Jeronimo Agudelo Alvarez knows Revere is counting on him.
The Greater Boston League MVP is no stranger to scoring goals. But given the competition, the stage, and the impact, Wednesday may have been his biggest takeover yet.
The senior scored twice in the second half and cleared a Holliston chance off his own goal line, powering the comeback as the 11th-seeded Patriots took down the host No. 6 Panthers, 2-1, in a Division 2 second-round match.
“He’s amazing,” Revere coach Gerardo Rodriguezsaid. “We’re reaping the benefits of having him on our team.”
The Patriots (16-1-1) will face the winner of Thursday’s clash between No. 3 Northampton and No. 14 Amherst-Pelham in the quarterfinals.
In the first half, Holliston (14-4-2) controlled play — opening the scoring 10 minutes in with Jack Whitten latching onto Jesse Brodsky’s cross, and the Panthers kept forcing the issue at that end of the pitch.
Revere’s one clear-cut chance in the first half fell to Agudelo Alvarez, but his low shot was turned aside.
“I know that a lot of people are counting on me,” he said. “I know that if the first time, I miss, I’m going to have to score the next one. I just try in the moment to completely forget about it.”
Forget about it he did.
Fifteen minutes into the second half, he swept in Alejandro Hernandez’s free kick at the front post for the equalizer.
Nine minutes later, he cleared a corner off his own goal line after goalie Cristian Flores got a touch on it. Agudelo Alvarez doesn’t normally drop that deep, but he was ready.
A few minutes later, the Patriots launched up the field on the counter. Agudelo Alvarez flicked the ball to Francisco Navarrete, then kept his run going. He got the return ball and powered in a low shot to put the Patriots ahead.
“I feel like the momentum from that save allowed me to just run in and take the other shot and actually score,” Agudelo Alvarez said.
A frenetic finish followed, with the taller Panthers squad getting plenty of set piece opportunities. But Flores and his defense were up to the task.
“All of it comes down to them persevering and knowing how to mentally stay in the game,” Rodriguez said. “I’m very proud of them.”
Division 1
Cambridge 2, Winchester 0 — Junior Elias Hyland connected on a penalty kick to the lower-left corner in the 57th minute and added an insurance goal from the top of the 18-yard box in the 70th minute to lead the top-seeded Falcons (13-1-3) to a second-round victory over the No. 16 Red & Black (11-5-2).
Cambridge extended its winning streak to 11 with its second victory in two weeks over Winchester, which it dispatched, 4-1, in the regular season finale on Oct. 30.
“We knew [Winchester] would come in really hot,” said Cambridge coach Olf Mouyaka. “To us, it was about not getting scored on in the first [half] and then turning on the screws and playing our game in the second half, and that happened.”
Division 2
Oliver Ames 5, Bedford 0 — Sophomore Jack Donahue tallied two goals and two assists for the top-ranked Tigers (18-0-2) in a second-round romp over No. 17 Bedford (9-10-1).
Division 3
Medfield 6, Foxborough 0 — Junior Calvin Frey netted four goals in a second-round shutout for the top-ranked Warriors (19-1-0) over No. 16 Foxborough (9-7-4).
Nantucket 3, Fairhaven 1 — Juniors Stoyan Popov, Tigger Sirisophapong, and Aldo Lemus all scored for the eighth-ranked Whalers (14-4-2) in a second-round victory over No. 9 Fairhaven (13-4-2).
Division 4
Cohasset 4, Tyngsborough 1 — Seniors Tavin Casey and Mikey Giglio each tallied a pair of goals for the No. 1 Skippers (17-3-1) in a commanding second-round win over No. 17 Tyngsborough (13-5-2).
West Bridgewater 2, South Hadley 1 — Senior George Baroud’s corner kick was headed twice and glanced off the crossbar before sophomore Drew Spadea finally nodded it in to tie the game 1-1 with six minutes remaining.
“This year we’ve been a bit less formal with our corners, but with the clock starting to run out, we had to call a play and it worked,” said coach Mark Alessandri.
Spadea later slotted the winner six minutes into overtime to propel the second-ranked Wildcats (17-2-1) past No. 15 South Hadley (8-7-5) in the second round.
“It really was just great communication between our six [defenders] who kept their poise, and were able to get the ball back up to our midfielders to be able to put our offense back on,” said Alessandri.
Division 5
Hopedale 4, Holbrook 0 — Seniors Guilherme Cardoso (2 assists) and Luke Carneiro, and freshman Noah Westfield recorded goals for the top-seeded Blue Raiders (15-2-3) in a dominant second-round win over No. 16 Holbrook (12-7-1).
Mike Puzzanghera can be reached at michael.puzzanghera@globe.com. Follow him on X @mpuzzanghera.