Monday, September 17, 2007

MONDAY SOCCER ROUNDUP

Astoria 3, Philomath 0...Alfredo Garcia scored a pair of goals and Jair Macareno had a goal and an assist as the Fishermen boys shut out the Warriors in Philomath. Macareno tallied in the seventh minute off an assist from fellow sophomore forward Sean Speer and Astoria held the slim lead until Garcia struck twice in the final ten minutes of the match. "I was happy with the effort in the second half," said Astoria coach Bill Patterson. "We just wore down a team that gave everything on the field, but they just couldn't stay with us." Two Astoria players, John Heick (back) and Zack Norton (knee), left the game with injuries. Astoria faces Newport on Wednesday night at Warrenton and Coach Patterson said he hopes to play several swing players to get them some experience heading into the district schedule, which begins Sep. 25 at Yamhill-Carlton. The Fishermen improved their nonleague record to 2-2 with the victory.

Seaside 4, Taft 3...Chris Senick scored another hat trick for Seaside as the Gulls survived a furious second half rally to come from behind and defeat Taft in Lincoln City. Senick scored off a Henry Broderick assist in the first half, then gave Seaside a 2-0 second half lead with a long shot from outside the 18-yard box early in the second half. That's when Taft junior Ryan Willoughby got hot, scoring three goals for the Tigers in a 10 minute span against Seaside's beleaguered defense. As the Gulls shifted defensive players around to try to halt Taft's momentum, Senick struck again, gathering a missed clearance to score his third goal of the match, tying the score at 3-3. With six minutes remaining, Broderick drew a foul just outside the penalty box. Senick's resulting free kick caromed off the Taft defensive wall to Broderick, who one-touched the ball into the net from just inside the 18-yard line for the decisive goal. Seaside improved to 3-2 with the victory, but are struggling on defense, allowing an average of three goals per game. "We've beaten the teams we oughta beat," said head coach John Broderick. "Gladstone and North Marion are clearly better teams than us. We've just gotta stop the bleeding somehow." The Gulls host another Valco opponent Thursday as Sweet Home visits the Warrenton soccer complex for a 5:00 p.m. nonleague match.

Central 3, Tillamook 1...The 5th-ranked Panthers improved to 4-0-1 with their second 3-1 win over the Cheesemakers this month. Tillamook, now 1-2-1, hosts Taft on Wednesday.

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