Alexa Perreira looks at the ball as she attempts to make a pass with her head during a 1-0 bi-district playoff win over Hebron at Tommy Briggs Cougar Stadium in The Colony on Friday, March 20. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media
By David Wolman
One year after making the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, the Plano East girls soccer team showed during Friday’s 1-0 victory over Hebron in a Class 6A Division I bi-district playoff game that it wasn’t satisfied with making the first round. They didn’t want to be one-and-done in the playoffs for the second consecutive season with the goal of making a long postseason run.
The Lady Panthers backed it up, and now they are onto the area round for the first time since 2009. And they will get to host a home game with Arlington Martin set to visit Tom Kimbrough Stadium on Tuesday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
Led by a stout defense, Plano East kept Hebron’s offense in check during a game that was played at The Colony’s Tommy Briggs Cougar Stadium.
Alexa Perreira scored midway through first half, and it was a lead that the Lady Panthers never relinquished.
Plano East held possession for 65 percent of the match.
Meanwhile, the Plano East boys, making its first postseason appearance since 2018, was unable to break through on offense in a season-ending 2-0 loss to Coppell at Buddy Echols Friday, also on Friday.
Coppell held Plano East to five shots on goal while taking advantage of limited chances. The Cowboys took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Ian Wanemba in the 23rd minute for the lone score of the first half. Sebastian Duran gave Coppell a 2-0 lead with 7:01 remaining on a five-yard goal in traffic.
Plano East’s best scoring chance came on a strike by Kolby Lee in the 65th minute, but Coppell goalkeeper Chase Anderson got low to make a save.