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Published October 29, 2026 10:45pm

Rampart players dropped to the pitch in disbelief as the final horn sounded.

The Rams had not lost a home contest all season and rode a three-match winning streak into the playoffs. That didn’t matter.

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Windsor, the No. 22 seed, worked its magic and celebrated its 1-0 victory Thursday night at District 20 Stadium and upset the No. 11-seeded Rams in the 4A boys soccer first round.

“All it takes is one time, and we just couldn’t put it back together,” Rampart coach Karl Anderson said. “It’s one of those things where we’ve been on a roller coaster all season, and this was one of the downs. Windsor played a great game, and they deserved to win this one. All it takes is one mistake or one miss and there you go.”

Rampart (8-4-4) outscored its opponents 8-1 in its final three regular season matches and owned a 5-0-1 home record ahead of the contest with Windsor.…