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If Justine Haynes-Mermis looked as if she had just spent 40 minutes diving in dirt, running from pillar to post and saving her team's season, it was because she did.

Haynes-Mermis, the Cienega girls soccer goalkeeper, was aided immensely by adept defenders as the host and fourth-seeded Bobcats preserved their halftime lead and beat Catalina 4-1 Tuesday in the 4A Kino Region tournament to secure a berth in next week's Class 4A-I state tournament.

"They wanted to win because it determined their (season's) continuation, but we were a little better," said Haynes-Mermis, who had 13 saves, many of them coming as No. 3 Catalina tried to rally from a 3-1 halftime deficit.

The Trojans, playing with a drastic sense of urgency in the second half, created numerous scoring opportunities directly in front of the goal in the final 40 minutes. But each time, Haynes-Mermis or her teammates thwarted the threats.

Elizabeth Field added a goal with three seconds remaining to cap the victory, giving coach Tom Balderrama a trip to the state playoffs in his inaugural season.

5A Southern

● Salpointe Catholic 14, Sunnyside 0: At Salpointe, the Lancers advanced to Thursday's semifinal game against Tucson, and it wasn't even close. For the second time in as many tries, Salpointe put up 14 goals to beat Sunnyside.

After T.C. Wilson opened up scoring in the fourth minute, Olivia Sitton scored off a Tara Farrell corner kick to make the game 2-0. In the second half, Rebecca Dejonghe had three goals and one assist in a 10-minute span.

— Jason Scheer

4A-II Gila

● Douglas 1, Santa Rita 0: At Desert View, Douglas scored early in the second half and came away with a victory.