Desert Christian head coach Al Robles led the Eagles to a region title in his first year. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)
The brackets for the 2A state soccer championships have been posted. Desert Christian and The Gregory School qualified from Southern Arizona on the boy’s side. There are no girl’s teams competing from Southern Arizona.
Desert Christian won the 2A South Region and The Gregory School took third place but finished higher than runner-up finisher Benson in the final power rankings.
The Eagles lost 4-0 to Blue Ridge at the Old Pueblo Soccer Classic in September.
FIRST ROUND
Wednesday, Oct. 25
No. 7 Desert Christian at No. 2 Blue Ridge, 3:30 p.m.
No. 8 The Gregory School at No. 1 Chino Valley, 6 p.m.
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