WVC falls on PKs at Merced in 3C2A 2nd round

WVC falls on PKs at Merced in 3C2A 2nd round

Ninth-seeded West Valley's brilliant 2024 season ended in gloomy Merced Saturday, as the Vikings fell 4-3 to No.8 Merced in a penalty-kick shootout after the teams were scoreless in regulation and overtime. The Vikings finished the year 12-4-4 with a second-consecutive Coast-South Conference crown and opened the NorCal playoffs with a 3-2 home win over No.24 Woodland.