Sunny Hills goalie Priscilla Avila (99) and Trinity Blaho (20) await the arrival of their jubilant teammates after Blaho’s penalty kick gave the Lancers a penalty kick victory. (Photos courtesy Jim McCormack)
Sunny Hills girls soccer team, seeded second in the CIF Division 2 playoffs, is off to the championship game.
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Sunny Hills goalie Priscilla Avila blocks a shot during the penalty kick phase of the Lancers' CIF Division II semifinal soccer playoff match with Poly High.
Sunny Hills' Jocelyn Pineda (11) and Poly's Aniah Cutler (9) compete for the ball.
Sunny Hills' Jazmin Montavlvo heads the ball away from Poly's Emily Hardest (14).
Sunny Hills' defender Taylor DeGuxman and Poly's Skylar Herrera (18) hit the turf after colliding in front of the Sunny Hills' goal.
Poly's Morgan King (5) and Sunny Hills' Trinity Blaho (20) race for a sideline ball during Saturday's CIF Division II soccer semifinal.
Sunny Hills' defender Taylor DeGuzman (14) deflects a shot by Poly High's Skylar Herrera (18) during the teams' CIF Division II soccer semifinal.
Poly High's Kelsey Adams and Sunny Hills' Jocelyn Pineda, right, chase the ball.
Sunny Hills' Auburn Burnett (27) saw this shot slide wide right of the goal in the first half.
Sunny Hills' forward Brianna Figueroa takes the ball on a run upfield.
The Lancers defeated Long Beach Poly 4-3 in the semifinals Saturday at Long Beach Wilson to advance to the title match this weekend against Mira Costa. The match was tied 0-0 after regulation and decided by penalty kicks.
The day and location of the finals will be announced Monday by CIF officials.
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