ENGLEWOOD — The last time that No. 1 Ralston Valley and No. 9 Boulder boys soccer faced off against each other, in just the second game of the season, the Mustangs opened the Panthers’ eyes to the adjustments necessary if they wanted to make a deep run in the playoffs.

On Saturday night at Englewood High School, the Panthers reversed the fortunes of that 4-0 bruiser and gave the Mustangs quite the scare during the Class 5A state quarterfinals. In the end, however, the game fell 1-0 in Ralston Valley’s favor.

The Mustangs will now move on to play No. 12 Cherokee Trail in the semifinals.

“We came a long ways from the first couple games,” Boulder head coach Hardy Kalisher said. “There were a lot of new players on varsity, a lot of seniors. These kids have known each other since they were i

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