Close games mark start of soccer season
Boys’ high school soccer is underway in Aroostook County, but the schedule isn’t quite as busy as for the girls right now.
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Shoulder to Shoulder — Easton’s Holden Turner and Washburn’s Anthony Viola both break to the ball in soccer action from last Wednesday. Washburn defeated Easton 3-1.
Recapping some of the games played through Monday, Aug. 22:
Washburn 6, Wisdom 1 — In Washburn Monday night, Mitchell Worcester scored three goals and recorded two assists to carry the Washburn Beavers past the Wisdom Pioneer. Jordan McLaughlin chipped in with two goals for the 2-0-1 winners and Nick Bragg added a goal. Cameron Bragg notched two assists and Noah Farley had one. Zach Davis made 10 saves on 14 shots.
Easton 3, Wisdom 0 — Senior Reid Clark scored two goals in leading the Easton Bears to a 3-0 victory over the Wisdom Pioneers Saturday. Holden Turner provided a goal and an assist for the 1-1 Bears while Cody Halvorson also recorded an assist. Cody Thompson saved seven of 11 shots.
CAHS 4, Washburn 4 (4OT) — At Washburn, Spencer Stetson scored the game-tying goal for the Panthers with 11:04 remaining in the game as Central Aroostook of Mars Hill and Washburn battled to a tie through two overtimes.
Down at the half, the Panthers answered with goals from Mike McClung and Daniel Brewer midway through the second half. Joe Stiles scored the first-half goal while Brendan York recorded an assist on Stetson’s goal. Ross Grass made two saves on 11 shots. Jordan McLaughlin posted two goals in the first half for 1-0-1 Washburn.
Anthony Viola and Mitchell Worcester each added a goal. Zach Davis stopped five on 17 shots.
Van Buren 2, Limestone/MSSM 0 — Limestone Community School/MSSM drops to 1-1 on the year after falling to the Van Buren Crusader 2-0 on Friday evening in Limestone.
Wisdom 2, Ashland 1 — In St. Agatha on Thursday, Chris Ouellette headed home a cross from Shane Chamberland with 15:48 remaining in regulation to snap a 1-1 tie and give Wisdom its win over Ashland in a mutual season-opener.
Dan Coulombe staked Wisdom to a 1-0 lead off a Chamberland pass, but Royce MacDonald’s corner kick deflected off a Wisdom defender to draw Ashland even.
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Freshman vs. freshman — Washburn’s Michael Ericson tries to make a move to get around Nicholas Clark of Easton. Washburn defeated Easton 3-1.
Washburn 3, Easton 1 — On Wednesday in Easton, Washburn’s Jordan McLaughlin had the hat trick as the Beavers dropped Easton 3-1 in the season opener for both teams.
Cody Halvorson scored the lone goal for the Bears.
Limestone/MSSM 2, Fort Fairfield 0 — At Limestone Wednesday, the Eagles kicked off their season with a 2-0 win over the Fort Fairfield Tigers. Limestone Community High School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics goal scorers were Brandon Nadeau and Tristan Kirk.
Madawaska 4, CAHS 2 — Ian Lee and Aaron Thibeault each scored two goals Tuesday to lead Madawaska to a 4-2 boys soccer victory Central Aroostook in the first game of the season for both teams. Dylan Wetmore recorded two assists and Sam Cyr and Jake Gendreau chipped in with one assist apiece.
Dan Brewer and Spencer Stetson scored Central Aroostook’s two goals and Brewer and Dylan Murray each had assists.
