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Cedar City • The Logan Grizzlies hadn't seen their own beds since Wednesday night. After a road win in the opening round against Dixie, they saw a familiar foe on an unfamiliar surface in their Class 3A boys' soccer quarterfinal game.
Jonny Guadarrama scored late in the first half and Fernando Mejia provided the insurance marker with less than 10 minutes remaining as Logan, the No. 3 seed from Region 11, beat Canyon View 2-0 on a windy Saturday afternoon. Not only did the Grizzlies (9-6-1) beat the Falcons for the second year in a row to advance to the semifinals, but they put an end to the home team's 14-game winning streak.
"We're a young team, but we play well together on both sides of the ball," Logan coach Sven Rasmussen said. "That goal from Jonny was big for the second half."
Guadarrama, who scored both goals in the Grizzlies' 2-1 win over the Flyers on Thursday, beat the defense by a step on a through ball, dribbled left and put the ball in the net past Canyon View keeper Matt Bench in the 31st minute.
Both teams had a quality scoring chance at each end of the field in the first minute of the second half, but Bench and Logan keeper E.J. Godinez kept the ball out of the net.
The Falcons controlled the ball through much of the final 40 minutes but couldn't break through. R.J. Batt hit a shot off the crossbar in the 47th minute and another Canyon View shot rang off the outside post in the 66th minute.
Bench had a chance off his own long-range free kick from the Falcons goal as well, but Godinez was able to handle the high, bouncing ball with no problem.
Mejia found himself in the right spot in close in the 71st minute, taking a pass from Miguel Martinez and beating Bench for the marker that gave the Grizzlies a cushion.
"The soccer gods weren't in our favor," Canyon View coach Spencer Davis said. "Things didn't fall our way."
The Falcons, who return to Region 9 next season, lost for the first time since March 9 and finished the season with a 14-3 overall record. —
Logan 2, Canyon View 0
• Logan eliminates Canyon View from the Class 3A boys' soccer playoffs in the quarterfinal round for the second year in a row. They will face Juan Diego, a 4-0 winner over Park City, in the semifinals.
• Senior Johnny Guadarrama scores late in the first half and has three of the Grizzlies' four playoff goals.
• Canyon View sees its 14-game winning streak snapped.