Coronado’s boys soccer team set a high bar in 2024 that would have seemed tough to top in 2025.

A 28-0 record, a second straight Class 5A state title and eight state records. Among those were 169 goals — a state-record 60 scored by Gavin Flickinger and 38 by Dylan Flores — the most scored by a team in the season.

Some of those records didn’t even last a year.

Led by Flickinger and Flores, Coronado raised the bar in 2025 with a 23-0 record and state record of 179 goals scored by a team. That has made the Cougars the heavy favorites for a third consecutive 5A title.

The 5A state tournament begins Friday at Hug High School in Sparks. Coronado, the Southern Region champion, plays Sparks, the North’s No. 2 seed, in a state semifinal at 6 p.m. Palo Verde, the South’s No. 2 seed, plays Northe

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