On Saturday, March 11, the Vashon Excessive College (VHS) varsity boys’ soccer kicked off their season on residence turf in opposition to Cedar Park Christian College in a pleasant, non-league recreation.
VHS appeared good via warm-up and got here into the sport robust. The primary half was full of a number of possession from each groups, fouls, and photographs. By halftime, nonetheless, the Pirates had been down and had not but scored.
Inside quarter-hour of the beginning of the second half, freshman Isaac Newcomb scored the primary objective of the season for the Pirates, and issues started to search for.
Sadly, simply a few minutes later, Cedar Park scored as soon as once more.
However the Pirates continued preventing. It appeared very like the primary half: regardless of their greatest efforts and a second objective, the Pirates had been unable to catch up and misplaced 2-4.
Whereas the loss was an unlucky consequence, the match confirmed a promising season forward for the Pirates.
Three days later, the Pirates performed Life Christian Academy at residence within the first league recreation of the season. Life Christian caught the Pirates on their heels and was in a position to rating inside a minute. Regardless of Life Christian’s early objective, the Pirates had been having nice success with their staff enjoying and passing.
Midway into the primary half, Newcomb scored, beginning off the Pirate’s targets for a second recreation in a row. There continued to be good enjoying from each groups, though VHS dominated in possession.
Simply 5 minutes earlier than the primary half ended, freshman Lewis Thompson scored, giving the Pirates a 2-1 lead.
The second half began the identical as the primary with a fast objective from Life Christian tying the rating again up. Just one extra objective was scored within the second half by VHS, but it surely was sadly known as offsides. The rating stayed tied all through your entire half till the ultimate whistle was blown.
The gang was pleasantly shocked when it turned clear that there can be two five-minute halves of additional time for a golden objective, as the sport was so thrilling. Earlier than the primary 5 minutes had been over, senior captain, Moses Trundle-Strachan, obtained an enormous breakaway ranging from the 50-yard line.
Spectators had been getting antsy with the anticipation of a objective, however Trundle-Strachan was unable to attain as a result of a collision with the Life Christian keeper. The protection tried to clear the free ball with out success. Senior captain Nick Zuckerman had an open objective that he took, scoring the golden objective.
The ultimate rating was 3-2.
Since then, the Pirates have performed three league video games, held away from residence.
The primary recreation, on March 16, was in opposition to East Jefferson Excessive College in Port Townsend. The sport ended 7-0, with a formidable objective depend and shutout. Trundle-Strachan had a hat trick, whereas Thompson added two targets to his report. Each Newcomb and sophomore Rowan Marceau-Roache additionally had considered one of their very own. The second recreation, per week later, was in opposition to VHS rivals Bellevue Christian. It was an in depth recreation, with the Pirates popping out on prime, successful 4-3.
On March 28, the Pirates traveled to Annie Wright and had a terrific win, 8-0. Three days later, the Pirates went into spring break enjoying a non-league pleasant in opposition to Sultan Excessive College, with an unlucky 1-2 loss.
The staff continued their thus-far profitable season with an away recreation shutout on April 13, in opposition to Life Christian Academy, successful 1-0, thanks to a different objective by freshman Thompson.
The Pirates adopted that up with one more Nisqually League victory, dismantling the East Jefferson Rivals for the second time already this season — this time by a rating of 6-0, led but once more by Trundle-Strachan’s two targets, together with Lewis Thompson’s two targets and one help.
As of now, the Pirates have a formidable convention report of 6-0 and an general report of 6-2.
Linnea Heuschert is the staff captain of the VHS Women’ Varsity Soccer.
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