Lady Harvesters make history, advance past second round with win over Mineral Wells – Amarillo.com

Neither history nor the high wind gusts were going to stop the Pampa girls' soccer team from getting past the second round of the Class 4A playoffs.

The Lady Harvesters held on to win 3-2 against the Mineral Wells on Monday atMemorial Stadium inWichita Falls.

Head coach Hugo Aguillon said he took the wind into account in his game plan, opting to use the gusts to his squad's advantage in the first half.

Three goals in the first half put the Lady Harvesters in the driver's seat, but it meant Pampa had to defend against it for the second half. Aguillon told his players this heading into the second half as the wind picked up even more.

"It was a struggling second half, pretty much," Aguillon said.

Mineral Wells pulled a goal back via a free-kick outside the box aboutmidway through the second half. This put Pampa on high alert for the rest of the game.

"Those last 15 or 20 minutes was just fighting to stay 3-1," Aguillon said.

Then, the Lady Ramsscored a second with about eight minutes to play, putting the Lady Harvesters under even more intense defensive pressure. Aguillon said at that point the team was defending for its life and survive the final few minutes.

Aguillon creditshis group of seniors, which includes players such as twin pairing Annamarie and Christiana Murray. Annamarie is the team's leading scorer with 24 goals, while Christiana is a defensive midfielder who holds down the center of the pitch.

Center back pairing Aubrey Dorn and Jaqueline Jaime were crucial in the win, said Aguillon.

Pampa held on to win and broke a 20-year drought ofnot advancing past thesecond round of playoffs. Aguillon said that stretch wore on them mentally, especially since last year his team won the Region I-4A District 2 but the pandemic canceled all playoffs.

With that hurdle now cleared, Pampa is set to face the winner between San Elizario and Brownwood in the next round of playoffs.

CLASS 5A

BOYS

Del Valle 2, Amarillo High 1

Randall vs. El Paso Bowie, (n)

GIRLS

Amarillo High vs El Paso Bel Air,(n)

CLASS 4A

BOYS

Borger vs Graham, (n)

Dumas vs Stephenville, (n)

GIRLS

Canyon vsSan Angelo Lake View, (n)

Dumas vs Stephenville, (n)

CLASS 5A

BOYS

Palo Duro 2, El Paso Bel Air 1

CLASS 4A

GIRLS

Pampa 3, Mineral Wells 2

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