CCS DI boys soccer finals: Alvarez falls in overtime to Mountain View

Last minute: Cyrus Shafie’s penalty kick in stoppage time of extra time lifts Mountain View to CCS D-I crown

SANTA CLARA — It had to be him. Cyrus Shafie had a hat trick in the Central Coast Section Division I semifinals on Tuesday, and longtime coach Jim McGuirk called him “the best I’ve coached” in his 38 years at Mountain View.  So it was only right that in the 100th minute of the Spartans’ championship match with top seed Alvarez, Shafie would be the one to draw the fateful penalty.  Coolly stepping off the ball to draw a foul just inside the edge …

CCS DI boys soccer finals: Alvarez falls in overtime to Mountain View

SANTA CLARA — Playing back history was certainly not the plan. Yet, when regulation ended, Alvarez High found itself in the exact same situation it was in last year with Mountain View on the pitch. With one significant difference. Instead of it being a semifinal boys soccer showdown, the two powers were playing for the Central Coast Section Division I title — which the Eagles hoisted last year. Not only was Alvarez attempting to defend its secti…

Late penalty secures CCS title for MV boys soccer

A year after losing on penalties to Everett Alvarez in the CCS playoffs, it was appropriate that a penalty in the dying minutes of extra time from winger Cyrus Shafie for Mountain View secured a CCS championship this year.