4A boys soccer roundup: No. 15 Littleton shocks No. 2 Kennedy

The Class 4A Jeffco League will likely have Littleton, Evergreen, D’Evelyn, Standley Lake and Golden all make the 32-team field for the 4A state tournament. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics

Littleton was not ready to call it a season. The Lions went into the second round of the Class 4A boys soccer tournament as the No. 15 seed and were faced with the daunting task of facing No. 2 Kennedy.

Seniors Zach Maguire and Ethan Schwartz didn’t care. Neither did junior Ruben Cervantes. All three scored goals as Littleton beat Kennedy 3-1 to advance to the 4A quarterfinals.

The Lions also got a standout performance in goal as Luis Ramos played all 80 minutes and turned away five shots to get the shutout.

(8) Skyline 1, (9) Durango 0

Skyline defended its home field against a tough Durango team that poised a threat in 4A all season long.

The 1-0 win over the Demons put the Falcons into the quarterfinals where they will see No. 1 Air Academy.

(3) Niwot 3, (14) Battle Mountain 2

Jason Rodriguez scored twice for Niwot, but it was Magnus Hansen’s game-winner that kept the Cougars alive in their hunt for a 4A championship.

The Huskies got goals from seniors Jorge Membreno and Juan Macias.

Niwot will host Denver North in Saturday’s quarterfinal matchup.

Other scores:

(1) Air Academy 4, (16) Windsor 1.
(5) TCA 4, (21) Steamboat Springs 0.
(4) Montrose 2, (20) Standley Lake 0.
(6) Denver North 3, (11) Sand Creek 2.
(7) Centaurus 2, (10) Silver Creek 1.