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Published October 27, 2026 6:08pm | Updated October 27, 2026 8:04pm

Freddy Flores had a career-best scoring night, but that was one of the last things on his mind.

In last week’s Harrison soccer game at Palmer, senior Flores put up a career-best five goals on the way to the Panthers’ win in their regular season finale. But at halftime, with Harrison up 3-0, he received the devastating news that his mother-in-law had passed away.

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He could barely get through the halftime speech but quickly turned his emotions into the performance on the field.

“The support from my teammates really helped me a lot,” Flores said. ”They were able to help me get my emotions down and stay focused on the game, and I feel like that also contributed a lot to those goals I scored.”

With a new sense of purpose, Flores, a team captain, will lead No. 23 Harrison into Thursday’s 4A state playoff match against No. 10 Highlands Ranch.

“We just need to show up with a mindset of nothing to lose,” Flores said.…