Warriors end Eagles’ hot streak
John Paul II boys soccer opened its season with a 5-1 road win over Beaufort Academy on Monday, handing the Eagles their first loss of the season.
Jackson Ogden netted a hat trick and Nic Richardson dished out three assists to lead an impressive offensive performance for JPII. Anthony Hill had a goal and an assist, and Austin Floyd added the final tally for the Golden Warriors.
Sam Rembold and Peter Torinese paced the defense in front of keeper Evan Slusne, who made seven saves, allowing just Gavin Midyette’s second goal of the season.
JPII (1-0, 1-0) is on the road again Friday at Irmo. BA (3-1, 2-1) hosts Holy Trinity on Thursday.
BA boys start with three straight wins
Beaufort Academy boys soccer picked up its second region win in two nights with a 7-0 road victory at Colleton Prep on Wednesday.
Powered by a hat trick from Zeke Gonzalez, a brace from Evan Rankin, and goals from Sammy Siler and Patrick Good, the Eagles were in command from the start.
Freshman keeper Isaac Leslie had his first clean sheet of the season with help from a stingy defense anchored by Jack McDougall, who was named BA’s man of the match.
A day earlier, BA routed Hilton Head Prep 7-1 at home. After taking a 1-0 lead to halftime, the Eagles erupted for six goals in the second half to claim their first region win of the season.
Andrew Butterfield scored a hat trick to lead the way, while Grady Lamm added a goal and two assists, and Braydon Dineen, Siler, and Luke Miller each tallied a goal.
Mighty Lions edge Patriots in PK shootout
Andrew Jennings made two huge saves in a penalty shootout to help Holy Trinity boys soccer secure a region win over visiting Patrick Henry on Tuesday.
After playing to a 1-1 tie in the first half, the teams were deadlocked again at full time at three goals apiece. Neither side could break through in two overtime periods, sending the match to penalties.
Jennings came up with two big saves in the shootout and six overall while his teammates came through in the clutch to win the shootout 3-1.
Banks Scarpa, Ashton Stacks, and Michael Smith each scored a goal in regulation and converted penalties in the shootout to lift the Mighty Lions to the win.
Dolphins bounce back to down Red Devils
Battery Creek’s boys continued their hot start to the season with a 7-2 win at Wade Hampton on Friday, scoring five goals and shutting out the Red Devils in the second half.
Isaac Vega and Ashton Morgan each scored a pair of goals, and Talmedge Magbee, Juan Jaimes, and Ivan Huerta added a goal apiece for the Dolphins, who limited the Red Devils to four shots on goal with Noah Northway making two saves.
The Dolphins mustered only five shots, three on goal, compared to Hanahan’s 19 in a 1-0 home loss to open the region campaign Thursday.
Jonathon Cruz and Juan Jaimes each notched two shots on Hanahan’s keeper while Magbee took the other shot on goal.
Battery Creek (4-1, 0-1) was slated to return to Region 8-3A play Tuesday at Academic Magnet.
Bucs start regular season with back-to-back wins
Bridges Prep boys soccer kicked off its regular-season slate by knocking off the defending SCISA 1A state champions Thursday, downing Holy Trinity on the road 5-1.
Both teams found the back of the net towards the end of the first half to draw even, but the Bucs rode a dominant four-goal second half and a brilliant performance from goalkeeper Darick Fisher to pull away from the Mighty Lions.
Sophomore Zaire Nelson led an impressive offensive output, scoring two goals while Clay Sanders, Liam Sanders, and Timothy English each added one. Fisher shut down the Mighty Lions in net in the second half and finished the match with six saves.
The Bucs picked up their second straight victory with a 6-0 shutout of the War Hawks on the road Friday, as English netted a pair of goals and assisted on another, and Michael Legier added a brace to lead the way.
Zaire Nelson and Liam Sanders also scored goals for the Bucs, and Jeremiah Ponder had an assist. Clay Sanders made three saves to preserve the clean sheet.
Bridges (3-1) hosted Royal Live Oaks for a region game Tuesday.
Bobcats down Eagles in region opener
Luis Rojas scored a pair of goals and Humberto Rodriguez added one to lead the Bobcats to a 3-1 home win over the Region 7-4A rival Eagles to open the regular season Friday.
Beaufort (0-1, 0-1) travels to James Island for a region clash at 7 p.m. Friday.
