Boys Soccer: Broncos Fall 1-0 in SoCal Semifinal

It was a long way to go to see your season come to an abrupt end, but the Rancho Bernardo High boys soccer team could reflect on a successful season on the ride back from Clovis, near Fresno.

The Broncos were eliminated from the Southern California Regional playoffs in the semifinal round, falling to Buchanan High 1-0 on Thursday on a goal with seven minutes left to play.

A red card forced Buchanan to play a man down for the final 20 minutes, but Josh Alvarez was able to get a crossing pass in front of the RB goal, where J.P. Medina tapped it into the net after the ball trickled past Bronco goalie Jake Fenlason, who got tied up with a teammmate while going for the ball.

The top-seeded Bears (22-2-3) will face second-seeded San Clemente (19-6-6) in the SoCal Division I championship game at 6 p.m. Saturday in Downey. Buchanan is ranked No. 17 in the current ESPN Rise Fab 50 national poll, one spot behind Rancho Bernardo (18-6-1). Broncos coach Kurt Trecker thinks his team may have lost to the ultimate champion.

"Buchanan has a very strong team," Trecker told the Fresno Bee. "I think that's the team that will go win it now."

Read the game story as reported in the Fresno Bee.