The UIL regional football competitions start up Friday, with five region teams still alive and only two victories from advancing to their state competition. Express-News staff writer Terrence Thomas has a look at each team: Mustangs find their groove It wasn't as though the Jay children team didn't have the skill or experience once the season began. After all, the Mustangs came back 12 players, including eight starters, from the team that completed 19-3-3 and lost a heartbreaking shootout in the regional semifinals to eventual state champion Mission Sharyland. Yet despite being the area's No. 1-ranked team in the preseason, Jay finished third in a wide-open District 27-5A race. With Oscar Plascenica (14 objectives) leading the offense and goalkeeper Ricardo Prado (0.83 goals-against average) pacing the protection, the Mustangs (13-4-8) have hit their stride. In attaining the Region IV-5A tournament for the 2nd straight year, Jay has displayed both perseverance and visibility. The Mustangs opened the postseason by rallying past Corpus Christi King 3-2 in overtime, eliminating a 2-0 deficit in the final 25 minutes of regulation to win. They followed that with a blanking of top-ranked Judson and surrounded Churchill 1-0 on Tuesday to secure a spot in the local tournament in back-to-back times for the first time. DAjA vu for Chargers? Coming into this year, the Churchill women created challenging for the District 26-5A title and making still another long postseason function. With a solid nucleus returning from last year's Class 5A state-semifinalist membership, including defenders Rachel Gurinsky, Caroline McBrearty, Paige Farrimond and Zayne Saadi, these targets appeared plausible. But three failures inside their last five section games left the Chargers in fourth position. Advised that her staff also finished fourth in area in 2012 and still made it to convey, Churchill coach Jennifer Aguilar found little consolation. aThat was not the plan,a Aguilar said then. It's probably a safe guess now to state Churchill is not worrying an excessive amount of about its situation. The Chargers qualified for the regional event in consecutive periods for the very first time since 2,000, once they won the final of four right regional brands. Churchill (19-6-1) plays Del Rio (22-1-2) in the regional semifinals. The Queens, whose only loss was to Reagan in the ultimate of the North East tournament in January, are light emitting diode by senior forward Clarissa Leon. She's 225 goals throughout her high-school job, including 62 in 2013. Jaguars find redemption Most coaches and teams tend to be cautious about dredging up days gone by, especially when it's unpleasant. The Johnson girls, but, are not afraid to look in the rearview mirror. The Jaguars (19-4-3) are finding enthusiasm in last year's 1-0 drawback to New Braunfels in the very first round. aThat game just set the tone with this season,a opponent Adriana Garcia said. aIt made us determined.a So far, things have fallen into place. Brown won its first center name this season and has not missed a beat through the postseason. With Tiana Soulas, Nia Stallings, Caitlin Schwartz and Madelyn Carter leading the way in which, the Jaguars have scored 13 goals in three playoff games. Goalkeeper Morgan Stearns paces a security that's saved three straight shutouts in the playoffs. Brahmas regain their clutch gene For the better the main first two months of the summer season, the MacArthur boys were at their dramatic most readily useful. Irrespective of the obstacles or the chances, the Brahmas (15-5-6) always did actually prevail ultimately. They rallied to defeat Judson, Boerne Champion and Johnson a the latter with two goals in the ultimate 2 1/2 minutes of the teams' District 26-5A opener. The penchant helped MacArthur rise to the area's No. 1 rating and close to the top of center. But a 0-1-3 showing through the middle of the next half group play dropped the Brahmas to third invest 26-5A. MacArthur, nevertheless, has discovered its style for late-game heroics through the playoffs. The Brahmas, who're in the local contest for the very first time since 1996, won their past two games in overtime (3-2 over Reagan and 4-2 over Marshall). They rebounded after dropping a 2-0 halftime lead contrary to the Rattlers to get. aIt is not over before the whistle blows,a mentioned MacArthur's Victor Rivas, who'd the game-winning goal against Reagan. aIt feels good to be (planning to regionals). I am happy with my team. Work pays off with results.a Mules finally obtain success Elisabeth Uhl was a freshman in 2010 once the Alamo Heights girls advanced to the Region IV-4A event in Corpus Christi. Uhl admits now she was aoverwhelmeda by the time, and this time has made the situation a ablur.a Alamo Heights dropped to section competitor Boerne Champion 1-0 in a in the regional semifinals. Even so, that pale storage has been something Uhl, now an elderly, and the others of the Mules (20-4-1) have used the past three months wanting to recapture. After losing to Bandera in the 2011 playoffs and Cedar Park last period, Alamo Heights achieved its purpose of returning to the regional tournament with Tuesday's 1-0 shootout victory over Georgetown. Alamo Heights represents Victoria East (21-5-1) at 4:30 p.m. Friday in a local semifinal at Cabaniss Field. aBeing a senior, it's a whole new level to it all,a Uhl said. aI know this could function as the last game of baseball I could play. It is a great deal more demanding, but at once, more interesting. Amazement know what reaches risk, since we're older and much less naAve. I am absolutely having flashbacks.a
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