EVERETT – In soccer, zeroes can be misleading.
Oak Harbor and Cascade fought to a 0-0 tie Thursday night in a Western Conference North Division girls game at Everett Memorial Stadium. An outsider might think not much happened, but Cascade coach Jamie Gay knows better.
“In general, both teams had lots of opportunities but both teams played well enough defensively not to give up a goal,” Gay said. “It was certainly played by two very good teams who knew what they wanted to do on the field.
“Unfortunately, we just couldn’t get that last touch in the net.”
The teams renewed their rivalry after placing 1-2 atop the Wesco North last year – Oak Harbor finished first. Goalkeepers Sheena Paddock (Oak Harbor) and Brittany Gegax (Cascade) stopped several scoring threats to keep their respective teams in the game, Gay said.
“Oak Harbor put us under a lot of pressure with their speed in the first half and had some good opportunities that (Gegax) saved.”
In the second half “we started to put (Oak Harbor) under pressure and (Paddock) did a good job of cleaning up.”
The absence of goals wasn’t frustrating because the quality of play was excellent, Gay said.
“We’re playing great soccer. We did a great job of knocking the ball around and getting forward. I think we’re playing really well.”
At Everett
Goalkeepers-OH: Paddock. Cascade: Gegax. Records-Oak Harbor 0-0-1 in league and overall. Cascade 1-0-1, 1-0-1.
Monroe 3, Mount Vernon 0: Keena Hopkins, Chelsea Bumbaugh and Brittany Chase all scored for Monroe in its Wesco North win.
At Monroe
Goals-Monroe: Hopkins, Bumbaugh, Chase. Goalkeepers-Mount Vernon: Higgins. Monroe: Wagner. Records-Mount Vernon 0-1-1 league and overall. Monroe 2-0, 2-0.
Snohomish 3, Marysville-Pilchuck 0: Brianna Clark, Jenny Gudmundson and Lacee Ross each scored for Snohomish in the Panthers’ Wesco North win.
At Snohomish
Goals-Snohomish: Clark, Gudmundson, Ross. Goalkeepers-M-P: VanBeek. Snohomish: Lee and Artim. Records-M-P 0-2 league and overall. Snohomish 1-0-1, 1-0-1.
Lake Stevens 2, Stanwood 1: Raelynne Lee and Kendra Anyan scored in the 15th and 21st minutes, respectively, to give the Vikings a 2-0 lead in the Wesco North game.
At Lake Stevens
Goals-Stanwood: Hansen. Lake Stevens: Lee, Anyan. Goalkeepers-Stanwood: Akens, Ludwig. Lake Stevens: Osborn. Records-Stanwood 0-2 in division, 0-2 overall. Lake Stevens 2-0, 2-0.
South Whidbey 16, Coupeville 0: Junior forward Jenna Wild paced South Whidbey’s non-conference rout with five goals. South Whidbey coach Paul Arand said he believes the 16 goals against Coupeville, a first-year program, are a school record.
At Langley
Goals-SW: Riggs, Watson, Kimmel 2, Falso 3, Pfeiffer, Baldwin 2, Wild 5, Roberts. Goalkeepers-Coupeville: Skvarla. SW: Riggs, Cotton. Records-Coupeville 0-1 overall. S. Whidbey 1-0.
Inglemoor 2, Kamiak 2: Kelli Stewart scored near the end of the first half and again in the 60th minute as Kamiak came back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the non-conference game.
At Mukilteo
Goals-Inglemoor: not reported. Kamiak: Stewart 2. Goalkeepers-Inglemoor: not reported. Kamiak: Vordahl. Records-Inglemoor 0-0-1 overall. Kamiak 1-0-1.
Anacortes 3, Mariner 2: Anacortes scored the game-winning goal on a breakaway in the 75th minute. Mariner’s Kelsey Ware scored on a penalty kick in the 21st minute and Patti Burnett tied the score at 2-2 with a Mariner goal in the 51st minute.
At Anacortes
Goals-Anacortes: not reported, Mackay, not reported. Mariner: Ware, Burnett. Records-Mariner 0-1 overall. Anacortes 1-1.
Bellingham 5, Meadowdale 2: Bellingham jumped to a 3-0 lead and Meadowdale never trailed by less than two goals through the rest of the non-conference game. Jessica Duty and Brittney Doran scored goals for Meadowdale.
At Bellingham
Goals-Meadowdale: Duty, Doran. Bellingham: Shannon, Gardner 2, Morgan 2. Goalkeepers-Meadowdale: Baumler, Tonkin. Bellingham: Fuller. Records-Meadowdale 0-2 overall. Bellingham 1-0-1.
Jackson 2, Sehome 1: Dani Oster scored the game-winning goal in the 70th minute of the non-conference game to boost Jackson to its first victory of the season. Christina Long gave Jackson a 1-0 lead in the fifth minute.
At Mill Creek
Goals-Sehome: Syvertson. Jackson: Long, Oster. Goalkeepers-Sehome: Halverson. Jackson: Wood. Records-Sehome 1-1 overall. Jackson 1-1.
Edmonds-Woodway 1, Sammamish 1: Edmonds-Woodway out-shot Sammamish 14-3 in the non-conference game. Maddie Forrest scored the Warriors lone goal.
At Edmonds
Goals-Edmonds-Wooday: Forrest. Sammamish: Edwards. Goalkeepers-Edmonds-Woodway: McKeown. Sammamish: Hassleblad. Records-Edmonds-Woodway 0-0-2 overall. Sammamish 1-0-1.
Squalicum 6, Lynnwood 1: Squalicum led 5-0 by halftime and rolled to the non-conference victory. Junior midfielder Caitlin Bonney scored for Lynnwood.
At Lynnwood
Goals-Squalicum: Mannino, Smith 2, Emerick, Norman, Olsen. Lynnwood: Bonney. Goalkeepers-Squalicum: Sandberg. Lynnwood: Hantke. Records-Squalicum 1-1 overall. Lynnwood 0-2.
Bothell 2, Bellevue 1: Kalley Mahaffey scored the game-winning goal in the 47th minute as Bothell defeated Bellevue in the non-conference game. Bellevue’s goalkeeper, Emily Evanson, had a game-high 11 saves.
At Bellevue
Goals-Bothell: Davis, Mahaffey. Bellevue: Melby. Goalkeepers-Bothell: MacIsaac. Bellevue: Evanson. Records-Bothell 2-0 overall. Bellevue 0-1.
Boys
Mount Vernon Christian 4, Master’s Touch 0: Jimmy Collins scored twice in the Northwest 1A/B game. Adam Mines and Daniel Westra each recorded a goal and an assist.
At Mount Vernon
Goals-MVC: Collins 2, Mines, Westra. Goalkeepers-MVC: VanderArk. Master’s Touch: Olin. Records-Master’s Touch 0-1 in league, 0-1 overall. Mount Vernon Christian 1-0, 1-0.
La Conner 4, Grace Academy 2: Leif Knudson scored on teammate Brian Ronk’s assist to give Grace Academy a 1-0 lead, but La Conner scored three straight times and went on to claim the season-opening Northwest 1A/B game. Ronk also netted a goal.
At La Conner
Goals-GA: Knudson, Ronk. LC: Costello, Strawn, Hernandez 2. Goalkeepers-GA: Lugg. LC: Smith. Records-G. Academy 0-1 in league and overall. La Conner 1-0, 1-0.
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