The Cleburne Yellow Jacket soccer team is 6-3-1 after a second-place finish at the Stephenville Tournament on Saturday.
The Jackets played three games on Saturday and defeated Waco High, 2-0, in the final pool play game before defeating Azle, 2-1, in the semifinals. Jaziel Lucio scored the first goal on a corner kick and Edgar Charro put in the second goal off a header.
In the tournament finals, the Jackets fell to Waco University, 2-0. Nelson Frias was named to the all-tournament team.
The Yellow Jackets head to the Little Elm Tournament Thursday through Saturday.
The Lady Jackets beat Mineral Wells, 1-0, off a goal by Charity Gonzalez to close out the Brewer Tournament.
Cleburne takes on Brewer at 5:30 tonight at Yellow Jacket Stadium.
The Joshua Lady Owls moved to 3-2-2 after winning the sHOOTout tournament with a 2-0 win over Arlington Seguin in the semifinals and a 1-0 win over Western Hills in the championship game.
In the semifinal win, Julia Tucker scored off an assist from Amber Campbell and Hailey Wright scored off an assist from Hayley Rohleder.
In the championship game, Joshua’s Lori Gaskill scored off an assist from Sami Rios.
“We didn’t allow a goal in the tournament,” Joshua Head Coach Jeff Brooks said. “I thought that was pretty sweet.”
Joshua plays at Burleson at 6:45 p.m. Friday.
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Cleburne’s Nelson Frias (7) moves upfield during the Yellow Jackets’ 3-0 win over Joshua on Thursday in the Stephenville Tournament. David Beans/Special to the Times-Review
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