Diamond Hill-Jarvis defender Edgar Rosales (11) brings the ball across midfield during the Class 4A D2 regional final UIL boys soccer playoff game at Keller ISD Stadium in Keller, Texas, Tuesday, Apr. 01, 2025.

Diamond Hill-Jarvis defender Edgar Rosales (11) brings the ball across midfield during the Class 4A D2 regional final UIL boys soccer playoff game at Keller ISD Stadium in Keller, Texas, Tuesday, Apr. 01, 2025.

Bob Booth

Special to the Star-Telegram

The Texas UIL high school boys and girls soccer playoffs kicked off on Thursday and Friday with the bi-district round. See round ups and scores for Fort Worth-area teams.

BOYSJoshua holds off South Hills in bi-district

Joshua got a couple of fortunate bounces and held off a furious second-half rally by Fort Worth South Hills as the Owls escaped with a 2-1 win in a Class 5A Division 1 bi-district match on Friday at Clark Stadium in Fort Worth.

Joshua (8-10-5) moves on to the area round of the UIL playoffs and will face Aledo (19-3-2) early next week. Aledo defeated Denton 3-2, winning a shootout 4-3.

Joshua got on the board early when a free kick by the Owls was headed in by a South Hills defender for an own goal and a 1-0 lead. Joshua made it 2-0 in the 32’ on another advantageous bounce.

Joshua’s Carson Kilcoin tried to corral a bounding loose ball in the South Hills’ goalkeeper box, but was only able to dribble it forward. The ball, somehow, skipped past the Scorpions’ keeper and into the net.

South Hills (13-5-2) answered back a minute later when a ball bounced off of three players in the Joshua keepers’ box before Daviel Najar headed it in to cut the lead to 2-1.

Joshua was content to play defense in the second half, packing the box in front of goalkeeper Maverick Ramsey who saw 18 shots with 6 on goal after the break. Almost the entire second half was played in the Joshua end, but South Hills was unable to get the equalizer.

South Hills’ best scoring chance came in the 56th minute off a free kick by Jonathan Gonzalez. The kick, from 30 yards out on the left side, was punched over the crossbar by Joshua keeper Maverick Ramsey. The ball then hit the football goal post crossbar and bounded down to Luis Duenas who headed it from point-blank range toward the net.

The ball, however, ever so slightly ticked Joshua’s Josh Martinez and deflected toward the Scorpion’s Diego Garcia who was in perfect position to punch it in. But Subrav Pokhrel showed up in the nick of time for the Owls to boot the ball clear and end the rush.

Sam Houston comeback thwarts Irving

Arlington Sam Houston scored three unanswered goals after trailing 2-0 in the first half against Irving on Friday night.

Pedro Medellin hit the game winner in the 61st minute and the Texans pulled out a 3-2 win in a Class 6A Division 1 bi-district match at Glaspie Field on the campus of Arlington Martin High School.

Sam Houston (22-2-0), riding a 16-game win streak, will play Allen (20-4-1) in the area round. Allen beat Hebron 1-0 on Friday night.

Irving, which beat Sam Houston 6-0 in last season’s bi-district round, scored in the 3rd minute and 29th minute to take a 2-0 lead.

Sam Houston cut the deficit in half during the 34th minute as Hector Ochoa hit a one-timer from 20 yards near the far post. The Texans drew fouls in the box during the 54th and 57th minutes.

The first penalty kick was wide and hit the left post, but Medellin took the second PK and scored the equalizer. The Texans grabbed their first lead at 3-2 when Antonio Zavala assisted on Medellin’s second goal from 10 yards out with under 20 minutes remaining.

It’s the first playoff win for Sam Houston since the 2017 season when the Texans reached the 6A state title game.

Paschal surprises Centennial to advance

Fort Worth Paschal got a goal from Max Halliday in the 44th minute and goalkeeper Emiliano Larios made it stand up as the Panthers eliminated Burleson Centennial 1-0 in a Class 5A Division I bi-district match on Friday at Clark Stadium in Fort Worth.

Paschal (14-6-1) will move on to meet Colleyville Heritage (11-5-8) in the area round early next week. Colleyville Heritage downed Fort Worth Chisholm Trail 3-1 on Friday.

Halliday, a defender, found himself in the keepers box where a solid cross found him. The senior buried a header into the net for the only score of the game.

Centennial (16-5-3), the District 8-5A champion, out shot Paschal for the game, but its 6 shots on goal couldn’t get past Larios.

Aledo needs a shootout to oust Denton

Aledo won a district title last year before suffering a heartbreaking loss in their playoff opener to cut the season short. Aledo made sure not to have that feeling again on Thursday night against Denton.

The Bearcats knocked off the Broncos 3-2 with a 4-3 advantage in a shootout in their Class 5A Division 1 bi-district game at Eagle Mountain High School in Fort Worth. Aledo (20-3-2), which hasn’t lost a game since Jan. 13, will play Joshua (8-10-5) in the area round after the Owls surprised Fort Worth South Hills 2-1 on Friday.

Harrison Kear scored a goal and assisted on one by Trapper Davis during regulation. Robby Sloan had the other assist. Meanwhile, in the shootout, the Bearcats got scores from Kear, Davis, Kyle Storck and Erik Soltow.

Wyatt explodes in overtime; eliminates Summit

FW Wyatt 7, Mansfield Summit 3 OT

Fort Worth Wyatt scored four goals after regulation to down Mansfield Summit 7-3 in a Class 5A Division 2 bi-district match on Thursday at Newsom Stadium in Mansfield.

Wyatt (15-7-1), which finished in a tie for third place in District 7-5A, will play Grapevine (20-2-3) in the area round. Grapevine ousted Fort Worth Brewer 4-2 on Friday.

Desire Kyanga picked up the hat trick with three goals while Brayan Reyes chipped in two goals. Luis Mendoza and Hamid Amiri also scored. Six players had an assist with Venas Abubakari having two.

Summit’s season ends at 11-11-3.

Brownwood slips past Godley

Brownwood’s Aiden Jimenez broke a 0-0 tie with the game’s only goal, off an assist from Raven Prado, as the Lions earned a 1-0 win over Godley in a Class 4A Division 2 bi-district match on Friday at Briles Stadium in Stephenville.

Brownwood (13-1-2) moves on to the area round to face Lake Worth (13-10-2) early next week. Lake Worth downed Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis 4-3 on Friday.

Godley (12-7-0) lost the season opener to the Lions 5-2, but things were different for the 5-4A champions from Brownwood this time around. Godley, the fourth-place team out of 6-4A, battled to what looked like would be an overtime game or a shootout.

But Jimenez quelled that in the 76’ to break the scoreless tie. Hudson Fry was stellar in goal for Brownwood as the Lions extended their unbeaten streak to 14 matches.

Brownwood defeated Lake Worth, 2-0 in a playoff warm-up game in Brownwood on March 12.

Click here for Fort Worth-area UIL boys bi-district soccer scores

GIRLSWeatherford edges Byron Nelson

Stella Adams finished off an assist by Landree Cooper in the second half to lead Weatherford to a 1-0 win over Trophy Club Byron Nelson in their Class 6A Division 2 bi-district game on Thursday night at Kangaroo Stadium.

Weatherford (18-2-3) advances to the area round and will face Midland (11-9-2) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene. Midland beat El Paso Pebble Hills 1-0 on Thursday.

It was the first playoff win for the Roos since 2008 when Weatherford defeated Abilene in the playoff opener. Following the 2008 season, the Kangaroos were 0-10 in playoff matches.

It was also the first goal in a playoff game since 2015 against Midland. Weatherford had been shutout in the postseason in its previous six games.

Arlington blasts Nimitz to advance

One year ago to the day, Arlington needed overtime to beat Irving Nimitz 2-1 in its playoff opener. On Friday, the Colts left no doubt – erupting for four goals after the intermission to win the Class 6A Division 2 bi-district game 5-0 at Glaspie Field on the campus of Arlington Martin High School.

Arlington (19-4-3), which finished third in District 8-6A, will play Prosper (16-2-5) in the area round. Prosper knocked off defending 6A D2 state champ Flower Mound Marcus 2-1 on Friday.

Nimitz (9-11-1) was called for a foul in the box in the ninth minute, setting up Adelina Martinez with the penalty kick. Martinez scored to give Arlington a 1-0 lead.

Senior goalkeeper Chloe Gonzalez kept the Vikings in the match during the first half with a pair of saves coming in the 14th and 35th minutes. Martinez scored again in the 47th minute and less than a minute later it was 3-0 when Emma Ivie drew a foul in the box and Alexis Amigon converting the penalty kick.

Mayla Dawkins and Sharyah Smith added goals in a 20-second span to extend the lead to 5-0. Keepers Ella Morris and Fatima Beltran combined to post the clean sheet.

Centennial blanks Arlington Heights

After a scoreless first half, the Burleson Centennial scored two goals and their defense locked down Arlington Heights 2-0 in a Class 5A Division 1 bi-district match on Thursday at Scarborough-Handley Field in Fort Worth.

Centennial (16-1-4) will play North Richland Hills Birdville (18-1-2) in the area round. Birdville blasted Keller Fossil Ridge 6-0 on Friday.

Both defenses did a good job, holding the game scoreless through 60 minutes. Centennial finally broke the drought in the 62nd minute when Andie Hafner found Mardie Frye for the goal and 1-0 lead.

Centennial added its second goal with 17 seconds to play – Hannah Furney feeding Valentina Almansa. Along with the Spartans’ back line, goalkeepers Elissa Ferguson and Addison White posted the shutout.

Arlington Heights (14-7-1) had trouble on offense as the Jackets didn’t get off a single shot on goal.

Colleyville Heritage rallies to boot Aledo

The Panthers rallied back from a 1-0 deficit to beat Aledo, the District 5-5A champ, 2-1 in their Class 5A Division 1 bi-district match on Thursday night at Eagle Mountain High School in Fort Worth.

Colleyville Heritage (14-3-2) will play Fort Worth Paschal (17-5-0) in the area round. Paschal downed Cleburne 2-0 on Friday night.

After Aledo (13-8-1) took a 1-0 lead, the Panthers tied the game when Addison Atkins passed a through ball for a goal by Emma Koester to tie it 1-1 at the intermission. Heritage took the 2-1 lead in the second half when Atkins got the score off an Emersen Andries assist and the Panthers’ defense held on late to advance.

Argyle runs past Azle

Argyle pitched a shutout at Azle 4-0 in a Class 5A Division 2 bi-district match on Thursday night in Argyle.

Argyle (16-3-3) will host Burleson (16-8-0) in the area round of the playoffs at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Burleson defeated beat Fort Worth South Hills 5-0 on Thursday.

Hannah Lee scored two goals while Sara Begaj and Ava Atkins added one each.

Click here for Fort Worth-area UIL girls bi-district soccer scores