Emily McKinney isn’t primarily a goal scorer for Coronado’s girls soccer team. But the junior midfielder found her scoring touch Wednesday to send the Cougars to the state championship game.

McKinney scored two goals within a minute to break a scoreless tie in the first half of a Class 5A state semifinal at Valley High, pushing No. 1-seeded Coronado to a 3-0 win over No. 4 Centennial.

Coronado (18-1-1) will play No. 2 Faith Lutheran — a 4-0 winner over No. 6 Shadow Ridge in the other semifinal — at noon Saturday at Valley for the 5A state title.

“It’s the beginning of playoffs (for us), so it was a little shaky at first, but it was good to get out here and calm our nerves,” Coronado coach Dana Neel said. “(McKinney) was huge for us tonight and that’s the momentum of the game. We took th

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