St. John Paul Blanks Vail Mountain 3-0 in Playoffs
Luke Sri scored two goals and added an assist as the No. 5 seed St. John Paul the Great eliminated No. 12 seed Vail Mountain School in the boys 2A state soccer playoffs.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Soccer
St. John Paul the Great defeated Vail Mountain School 3-0 in the second round of the boys 2A state soccer playoffs on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, in Denver. Luke Sri scored two goals and recorded one assist for the winners, who advanced past the Vail Mountain squad that finished the season 7-10.
Why it matters
The result ends Vail Mountain's 2026 campaign after a first-round 9-0 win over Mile High Academy, and it extends a strong postseason run for St. John Paul the Great built around Sri's scoring. For Colorado high school soccer fans, the game closes out another playoff round in the state's 2A bracket.
The final score was 3-0, with Luke Sri entering the game with 33 goals in 13 games and having scored six in a 9-1 win over Front Range Christian on September 15. Vail Mountain finished 7-10 overall and 2-5 in league play, and the source does not indicate its opponents' full postseason results beyond this game.
The players
Luke Sri
Sri is the St. John Paul the Great forward who scored two goals and added an assist in the playoff win and entered the game with 33 goals this season.
Vail Mountain School
Vail Mountain School is the 12th-seeded boys soccer program that finished the 2026 season 7-10 and is the only 2A school in the combined 3A-2A Western Slope League.
St. John Paul the Great
St. John Paul the Great is the fifth-seeded boys soccer program that advanced to the next round of the 2A state playoffs with the 3-0 victory.
The details
Vail Mountain's Alec Uribe, Colm Kinney and Luca Dispense were among the team's leading scorers this season, while Vail Mountain graduates nine seniors, including eight starters. The Vail Mountain squad had won its first-round game 9-0 over Mile High Academy the previous week before losing to the No. 5 seed.
Timeline
September 15: Luke Sri scored six goals in a 9-1 win over Front Range Christian.
The previous week: Vail Mountain won 9-0 over Mile High Academy in the first round.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026: St. John Paul the Great beat Vail Mountain 3-0 in the second round.
Next fall: Vail Mountain looks ahead to the 2027 season.
Season Trajectory
The result sends St. John Paul the Great deeper into the Colorado 2A bracket while ending a 7-10 Vail Mountain season that followed a 2-5 league record in the combined 3A-2A Western Slope League. Vail Mountain's nine graduating seniors, eight of them starters, will leave a sizable gap for the program heading into 2027.
St. John Paul the Great advances in the 2A bracket, while Vail Mountain's season ends and the program will need to replace nine graduating seniors, including eight starters, for 2027. Fantasy and roster-watchers following Luke Sri should note his 33-goal season total entering the playoff game.
The takeaway
The loss closes Vail Mountain's 2026 season, but its graduating class leaves significant roster turnover, while St. John Paul the Great continues playing with its leading scorer in form.
Further reading
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