"Coolly stepping off the ball to draw a foul just inside the edge of the 18-yard box, Shafie earned a penalty kick and stepped up to the spot in the final moments of extra time. He took a couple steps and buried the kick off the hands of Alvarez's goalkeeper, giving Mountain View a 2-1 lead it would not relinquish."
"I knew the clock had stopped. It was two minutes, Shafie said. So that means the game ends at any moment. Anything I'm looking for, it's a goal or foul. And I saw the kid, he slid in. I decided not to touch the ball, so he hit me and it worked out perfectly."
"You want that guy who's confident, McGuirk said, and I haven't had a player more confident than Cyrus probably ever. Shafie has been the talisman for Mountain View (18-3-2) dating back to last year, when his scoring was essential for a team that lost six players to club ball during the season."
Mountain View High School captured the CCS Division I soccer championship by defeating top-seeded Alvarez 2-1 in extra time. Cyrus Shafie, described by coach Jim McGuirk as the best player in his 38 years at the school, drew a crucial penalty kick in the 100th minute and converted it past Alvarez's goalkeeper. Shafie had previously scored a hat trick in the semifinals. Goalkeeper Aiden Tassa made a critical save in the 94th minute to keep the match tied and allow Mountain View to pursue victory. The Spartans, seeded seventh in the tournament bracket, claimed their first Division I title in three years, mirroring their 2023 championship run.
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