TAFT – The road to the 2022 state championships went through Taft College. And now, that road is headed to Sacramento.

Thanks to a pair of second-half goals by Angel Navarro and Alexander Castrejon, No. 2 seeded Taft edged No. 3 Hartnell College by a final score of 2-1 on Saturday in Round 4 of the Northern California Regional Playoffs.

The regional final victory has secured the Cougars a spot among the final four at the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State Championships, set for Dec. 2 & 4 at American River College in Sacramento.

Joining Taft at the state championships are Merced, Oxnard, and defending champ Mt. San Antonio. The Cougars are the North's No. 1 seed and will face South No. 2 Mt. SAC on Friday at 10 a.m. followed by No. 1 South Oxnard against No. 2 North Merced at 1 p.m.

Tickets to the state championships are available online in advance at the CCCAA Tickets page. All games of the state tourney will be streamed live online for free at https://baosn.tv.

TC returns to the state championships for the first time since 2017. That season, the Cougars reached the state championship final, but suffered a 2-0 loss to Fresno City College in the title game. The 2017 state tournament was also held at American River College.

Taft won its lone state championship in 2007.

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