Faced with one of the most pressure-packed situations on the game’s biggest stage, Djibril Doumbia never let the nerves overwhelm him.
It took 110 minutes of play and penalty kicks, but Kent Denver beat Jefferson Academy to win the 2016 Class 3A boys soccer title.
The Classical Academy left nothing to chance this time as it outscored Battle Mountain 7-1 to win the Class 4A boys soccer title.
Jefferson Academy’s Eric Strauss was terrific in regulation. But Kent Denver’s Ross Rainaldi was clutch in penalty kicks.
Two-time defending boys soccer state champion Broomfield will take on Boulder in the title game on Saturday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
The Classical Academy is getting yet another chance to capture that elusive state boys soccer championship.
Kent Denver and Jefferson Academy both advanced to the Class 3A boys soccer title game on Wednesday night.
Top-seeded Kent Denver got a 2-0 win over Colorado Springs Christian in the semifinals of the Class 3A boys soccer state tournament on Wednesday.
Broomfield knocked off top-seeded Denver East with a 2-1 win in the Class 5A boys soccer semifinals.
Boulder boys soccer beat Fossil Ridge 3-1 to move to the Class 5A championship game.