Meadowdale breaks out of scoring slump, beats Jackson

Published 1:11 pm Thursday, April 10, 2008

EDMONDS — The Meadowdale Mavericks broke out of a two-game scoreless streak on Wednesday.

The Mavericks used a Lukas Thompson goal in the 55th minute to snap the scoring drought en route to 1-0 victory over the Jackson Timberwolves in a Wesco South soccer game played at Edmonds District Stadium.

The goal was Meadowdale’s first since a 3-1 victory over Mountlake Terrace on March 28.

The Mavericks played scoreless ties in their prior two games against Kamiak and Shorewood.

“It was nice to come out and get a win and demonstrate to ourselves that we can compete with the bigger teams in the league,” Meadowdale head coach Sean Griffin said.

Thompson’s second-half goal was set up by a pass from Jack Gold. Thompson was angling toward the goal when he received the ball before chipping it over the top of the goalkeeper.

Jackson (7-2-0 overall) had entered the game with only one loss and Griffin believes this game may have turned a corner for his team.

“It was a good game. An extremely intense game,” Griffin said.

Neketa McDonald was in goal for the Mavericks, recording his sixth shutout of the season.

“Neketa McDonald, in the net, has been incredible for us,” Griffin said.

At Edmonds District Stadium

Goals—Meadowdale: Thompson. Assists—Meadowdale: Gold 1. Goalkeepers—Jackson: not reported. Meadowdale: McDonald. Records—Jackson 7-2-0 league, 7-2-0 overall. Meadowdale 4-2-3, 4-2-3.

Kamiak 5, Lynnwood 0: At Lynnwood, Dylan Gaddy scored all five goals for Kamiak in its Wesco South victory over Lynnwood. Goalkeeper Ipolitis Dunaravich recorded a shutout for the Knights.

At Lynnwood H.S.

Goals—Kamiak: Gaddy 5. Assists—Kamiak: Hawkinson, Rinke 2, Soleimanpaur, McIntosh. Goalkeepers—Kamiak: Dunaravich. Lynnwood: Bryant. Records—Kamiak 6-3-1 league, 6-3-1 overall. Lynnwood 0-9-0, 0-9-0.

Arlington 2, Oak Harbor 1: At Oak Harbor, Walter Flores’ second-half goal proved to be the difference in Arlington’s Wesco North victory over Oak Harbor. Zach Fulwiller added a goal for the Wildcats. Kevin Flavin scored the lone goal for Oak Harbor

At Oak Harbor H.S.

Goals—Arlington: Fulwiller, Flores. Oak Harbor: Flavin. Assists—Arlington: Smith. Goalkeepers—Arlington: Bayer. Oak Harbor: O’Neil. Records—Arlington 4-5-0 league, 4-5-0 overall. Oak Harbor 1-7-0, 1-7-0.

Marysville-Pilchuck 1, Everett 0: At Everett, in the 23rd minute, Marysville-Pilchuck was given a free kick after an Everett foul. Nick Burdett’s shot from about 25 yards out eluded the Seagulls’ goalie for the game’s lone goal.

At Everett Memorial Stadium

Goals—M-P: Burdett. Goalkeepers—M-P: Cruz. Everett: Gossen. Records—M-P 8-2-0 league, 8-2-0 overall. Everett 2-6-2, 2-6-2.

Monroe 2, Stanwood 0: At Stanwood, freshman Quinn Coan scored his first career goal for Monroe in the 50th minute to give the Bearcats the Wesco North win over Stanwood. Austin Cohn found the net right before the final whistle to add the second goal for Monroe.

At Stanwood H.S.

Goals—Monroe: Coan, Cohn. Assists—Monroe: Fortune, Aguirre. Goalkeepers—Monroe: Chavez, Garman. Stanwood: not reported. Records—Monroe 7-2-1 league, 7-2-1 overall. Stanwood 0-10-0, 0-10-0.

Edmonds-Woodway 3, Mariner 3 (2OT): At Everett, Edmonds-Woodway’s Max Doolittle tied the game in the final seconds of the second half and after two overtimes, the Wesco South game ended in a tie. Rodrigo Araiza scored two goals for Mariner and Yahir Sandoval scored a goal and had two assists.

At Mariner H.S.

Goals—Edmonds-Woodway: Wentzel, Doolittle, own goal. Mariner: Sandoval, Araiza 2. Assists—Edmonds-Woodway: Alexander 2. Mariner: Sandoval 2. Goalkeepers—Edmonds-Woodway: Kratzke. Mariner: Banuelos. Records—E-W 3-4-2 league, 3-4-2 overall. Mariner 1-8-1, 1-8-1.