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West Hall girls soccer team completes comeback, reaches 2nd round of Class AAA playoffs

Lady Spartans top Jefferson in tense penalty shootout

West Hall players celebrate their penalty shootout win over Jefferson in the first round of the Class AAA state playoffs on Thursday at Jefferson High. - photo by Doug Chellew

0501WestHall — West Hall players celebrate their penalty shootout win over Jefferson in the first round of the Class AAA state playoffs on Thursday at Jefferson High. - photo by Doug Chellew

Charles Phelps

Updated: May 1, 2015, 3:00 AM

Published: May 1, 2015, 3:07 AM

JEFFERSON – With time expiring, and down 4-3, the West Hall Lady Spartans’ soccer team needed a prayer to make it to extra time against the Jefferson Lady Dragons. That prayer was answered off the foot of Izabel Salgado. Salgado booted through the season-saving goal as time expired in regulation and gave the Lady Spartans new life.

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