EVERETT – Before the soccer season began, the Cascade boys team was picked to finish fifth in a coaches’ poll in the highly competitive Wesco North.
Last night, the Bruins (10-3-1) clinched a 4A District 1 playoff berth and moved into second place in the division by defeating Monroe 3-0.
“I’m so proud of the boys, we’ve exceeded (even our own) expectations,” said Cascade head coach Dagi Kesim. “But we are still shooting for second place.”
Cascade’s Vlad Voin scored the game’s opening goal in the 29th minute assisted by Tyler Wilkins.
Two second half goals, one by sophomore Reid Jones and a late tally by Mario Gomez, made the score 3-0 and put away a hard-working Monroe (4-8-1) squad.
“Monroe dominated the first 20 minutes … they play a good game,” Kesim noted. “Jones calmed our team down and as our playmaker, (he) controlled the second half.”
Bruin goalkeeper Derek Weigelt recorded his ninth league shutout, a single-season record at Cascade high school.
“Derek is doing a great job in one of the toughest leagues in the state,” Kesim said.
Senior captain Tyler Wilkins also added two assists.
At Everett Memorial Stadium
Goals-Cascade: Voin, Jones, Gomez. Assists-Cascade: Wilkins 2, Ungureanu. Goalkeepers-Cascade: Weigelt. Monroe: Chavez. Records-Monroe 4-8-1 league and overall. Cascade 10-3-1.
Arlington 2, Lake Stevens 1 (OT): At Arlington, John Tilton scored both goals for Arlington, the final one coming in overtime, to lead the Eagles to the Wesco North win. With the victory, the Eagles clinched a 3A District 1 playoff berth.
At Arlington H.S.
Goals-Lake Stevens: Holloway. Arlington: Tilton 2. Goalkeepers-Lake Stevens: Holt. Arlington: Bayer. Records-Lake Stevens 9-2-2 league and overall. Arlington 4-8-1.
Snohomish 11, Everett 0: At Snohomish, Brandon Kelley and Matt Berry each recorded hat tricks and added an assist as the Panthers rolled to the Seagulls Wesco North win.
At Snohomish H.S.
Goals-Snohomish: Kelley 3, Hund, Berry 3, Farand, Lacy, Sher, C. Moe. Assists-Snohomish: Berry, Petosa 2, Kelley, Cheff, Jenks. Goalkeepers-Snohomish: Johnson, MacArthur. Everett: Gossen. Records-Everett 0-13 league and overall. Snohomish 12-1.
Shorecrest 2, Mariner 1: At Everett, Elliot Richards netted the deciding goal in the final minute of regulation to preserve the Scots’ undefeated Wesco South season. Josh Rudnick tallied Shorecrest’s first goal, while Rodrigo Araiza scored Mariner’s goal.
At Goddard Stadium
Goals-Shorecrest: Rudnick, Richards. Mariner: Araiza. Assists-Shorecrest: Crudo, Cho. Mariner: Avalos. Goalkeepers-Shorecrest: McDonald. Mariner: Banuelos. Records-Shorecrest 13-0-1 league and overall. Mariner 4-9-0.
Meadowdale 4, Lynnwood 0: At Edmonds, Jack Gold scored one goal in the first half and two in the second to complete the hat trick and carry the Mavericks to a Wesco South win. Jordan Correa assisted two of Gold’s goals. Despite the setback, Lynnwood clinched a 3A District 1 playoff berth when Everett lost to Snohomish.
At Edmonds Stadium
Goals-Meadowdale: Gold 3, Marty. Assists-Meadowdale: Correa 2, Olson. Goalkeepers-Meadowdale: McLaughin, Honari. Lynnwood: not reported. Records-Lynnwood 3-10-1 league and overall. Meadowdale 5-6-2.
Jackson 3, Mountlake Terrace 0: At Mountlake Terrace, Devin Mendiola scored twice while Alex Taylor added a goal and an assist to lead the Timberwolves in the Wesco South game. Eric Hodel recorded the shutout for Jackson.
At Mountlake Terrace H.S.
Goals-Jackson: Mendiola 2, Taylor. Assists-Jackson: Taylor. Goalkeepers-Jackson: Hodel. Mountlake Terrace: Winters. Records-Mountlake Terrace 2-10-1 league and overall. Jackson 5-8.
Granite Falls 4, Lakewood 1: At Granite Falls, Sean Nelson scored in the first minute for the Tigers and they never looked back in the Cascade Conference game.
At Granite Falls H.S.
Goals-Granite Falls: Nelson, Brown, Walker, Cuddeback. Lakewood: unreported. Assists-Granite Falls: Nelson, Lundberg, Denoma. Goalkeepers-Granite Falls: Tuner, Ahrens. Lakewood: Hooks. Records-Lakewood 7-4 league, 8-5 overall. G. Falls 7-4, 7-5-1.
Cedarcrest 3, South Whibdey 2: At Duvall, Keeyan Ghazansarpour scored the first of three first-half goals for Cedarcrest, which held on to win the Cascade Conference game.
At Cedarcrest H.S.
Goals-S. Whidbey: not reported. Cedarcrest: Ghazansarpour, Olson, Sorenson. Assists-Cedarcrest: Sassler, Johnson. Goalkeepers-S. Whidbey: not reported. Cedarcrest: Long, Debrecht. Records-S. Whidbey 4-7 league, 5-7 overall. Cedarcrest 10-2, 12-2.
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