By Stephen Ramirez
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BELL GARDENS >> Schurr High School may be undefeated, but the Spartans don’t feel any pressure of playing with a spotless record in the postseason.
Schurr continued to show it Tuesday, scoring a 3-0 victory over Vasquez in a CIF Southern Section Division 6 girls soccer second-round game at Bell Gardens Sports Center.
Dana Navarrete had a goal and an assist and Rita Villagra and Gisell Ventura also had goals for the Spartans, who improved to 18-0-1 and will face either No. 3 seed Temescal Canyon or Colton at a site to be determined in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Vasquez finished 20-3-2.
“We were confident because we played this team twice before and came away with wins,” Navarrete said. “We were confident, but a little nervous.
“We worked as a team, kept it together and came away with the end product — we won. It’s a good feeling. We’re going on to the quarterfinals.”
Schurr dominated play, outshooting the Mustangs, 27-5, including 11-2 in the first half. The Spartans, after several early attempts were high, broke through in the 17th minute. Brianna Barriga led a rush in the attacking zone before feeding Villagra, who beat Emily Hammonds for a 1-0 lead.
“A lot of times teams can get flustered when they over-shoot and nothing is going in,” Schurr coach Elizabeth Oyarzabal said. “But what I like about this team is they feed off of that. The more shots they get, the more they feel they are in control. It allows them to keep pressing and keep going.”
It also forces the opponent into a mistake, which Navarrete took advantage of when she converted a penalty kick in 73rd minute for a 2-0 lead.
“Our coach always says the one who is the most confident should take the penalty kick,” Navarrete said. “I felt I’m confident, I want to do this. I was able to get the goal.”
Ventura made it 3-0 in the 77th minute.
OTHER SCORES
DIVISION 4
La Mirada 1, Valley View 0
DIVISION 5
La Serna 3, Rio Mesa 0
Cal 1, Palm Desert 0
THURSDAY’S QUARTERFINALS
DIVISION 4
Santa Monica at La Mirada, 3 p.m.
DIVISION 5
La Serna at La Quinta, 3 p.m.
Cal at Alta Loma, 3 p.m.
DIVISION 6
Schurr at Temescal Canyon, 3 p.m.