Leesville Road scored two goals in the final nine minutes to nip Chapel Hill 2-0 in the third round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4-A girls soccer playoffs on Tuesday.

"Chapel Hill played extremely well, and their keeper made some good saves," Leesville Road coach Paul Dinkenor said. "They were packed back in on defense, and it was tough to get a shot."

Nitang Jones broke the 0-0 tie after taking a pass from Kathryn Page.

"It was a really nice goal," Dinkenor said. "She made a really good effort."

Moments later, Page passed to to Ally Shiveler, who banged in a goal from 25 yards out.

The Pride has 20 shutouts this season and has given up only three goals.

Leesville Road (21-2) will play at Apex in the fourth round in a repeat of last season's playoffs.

The Cougars defeated Leesville Road in overtime in the fourth round last season and went on to win the state title.

Apex defeated Leesville Road 1-0 in the first game of this season on Feb. 25.

"That feels like ages ago," Dinkenor said.

COZZARELLI HELPS APEX: Andie Cozzarelli, one of the top distance runners in the state, helped Apex defeat Wilmington Hoggard 2-0 in the third round of the NCHSAA 4-A girls soccer playoffs.

Cozzarelli is known for her state distance running championships, but she also plays midfield for the Cougars (18-2-3) in soccer.

She had one goal and Kelly Dodd had a goal and an assist for Apex, which won the 2007 4-A championship.

CAPS TOP GREEN HOPE: Broughton (19-3-1) scored four goals in the second half to power past Green Hope (17-3-1) and move into the state 4-A girls soccer quarterfinals.

Megan Eberle, Casey Kilburn, Alexis Miller and Barkley Minton scored for Broughton.

Reilly Brown scored for Green Hope, which entered the playoffs as the No. 2 seed from the Tri-Eight.

"Green Hope came out playing very well and probably had the better play in the first half," Broughton coach Izzy Hernandez said. "But we came out in the second half and played better."

Hernandez said the victory didn't feel like a 4-1 margin.

"We were able to finish a couple of balls with headers," he said. "We played much better in the second half. We did less chasing and possessed the ball and moved it a little bit better."

The Caps will play at East Chapel Hill in the fourth round.

ECH GETS SHUTOUT: East Chapel Hill recorded its 22nd shutout of the season as it blanked Enloe 1-0 on Tuesday in the NCHSAA 4-A girls soccer playoffs.

Taylor Boone scored the goal.

Broughton will play at East Chapel Hill, the top-ranked team in the soccer coaches poll, in the fourth round.

WINGO LEADS ST. MARY'S: Macky Wingo scored three goals to lead Saint Mary's to a 4-0 girls soccer win over Ravenscroft.

The victory sends Saint Mary's into the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3-A semifinals on Friday at Greensboro Day School. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Saint Mary's, the No. 2 seed, will play Durham Academy, which defeated Charlotte Country Day 3-0.

Durham Academy is the No. 3 seed.

In the other semifinal, top-seeded Charlotte Latin will play Greensboro Day.

CARY CHRISTIAN WINS: Cary Christian advanced to the semifinals of the NCISAA 2-A tournament with a 4-0 victory over St. David's.

Cary Christian (15-1-1) will play Southlake Christian in the semifinals at Fayetteville Academy on Friday.

GIBBONS PLAYS TONIGHT: Cardinal Gibbons, one of the NCHSAA 2-A favorites, plays at Eastern Guilford in its third-round game tonight.