Prep boys soccer: Mount Vernon 1, Mariner 0

Published 8:51 pm Thursday, May 14, 2015

EVERETT — After nearly 73 scoreless minutes, Mount Vernon took advantage of a Mariner own goal and held on to beat the Marauders 1-0 in a 4A District 1 loser-out game on Thursday.

“When your back is against the wall you come out and you do what you’ve got to do,” Mount Vernon head coach Tony Dabbs said.

Mariner had its chances in the first half, but facing the sun in the second half opportunities were more difficult to come by.

“In the first half we talked about it being like a heavyweight bout and they threw a lot of punches,” Dabbs said. “They were tired in the second half. The pace of the game and possession really swung in our favor. We were worried about the sun in our eyes in the first half and we talked about that being a big half to overcome because now they’ve got to deal with it.”

The Bulldogs advance to play Snohomish or Kamiak in a winner-to-state/loser out game on Saturday, while the Marauders season comes to an end. Mount Vernon has lost to Kamiak twice and Snohomish three times this season, but Dabbs said that doesn’t matter now.

“I think you can throw the past out,” he said. “Whatever happened in the past is the past. We’re both going to be going into that game with one loss. I think it’s going to be a great game.”

At Goddard Stadium

Goals—Mariner own goal. Assists: none. Goalkeepers–Mount Vernon: Eli Strom. Mariner: Silvan Katynskiy. Records–Mount Vernon 10-9-0. Mariner 10-8-1.