Middle School Soccer: LaFayette boys continue to roll
After a 6-0 home win over Dade County back on Feb. 26, the LaFayette Ramblers made a return trip to Trenton last Monday night and once again blasted the Wolverines, this time by an 8-0 count.
Haidon Pickard netted the first two goals, one on an assist from Branston Branham and the other off the foot of Daniel Lopez assist. Jacob Brown also knocked home his first two goals of the season, while Carter Golden scored on a long shot over the Dade County keeper’s head.
Lopez, Alex Holloway and Caden Hinton all had one tally, while Hayden Rainwater picked up an assist in the victory. Rainwater and Pickard each had four saves in net.
LaFayette girls 0, Dade County 0
It was also a bit of déjà vu for the Lady Ramblers, who finished up in a scoreless tie with the Lady Wolverines after a 1-1 draw in the first matchup.
Laney Rayburn had five saves for LaFayette, while Rebecca Scoggins, Janie Pickard, Cecilia Forester and Alli Peterson were defensive standouts. Kira Crowe, Natalie Horn and Jenna Baker were praised for their offensive hustle.
LaFayette boys 10, Rossville 1
The Ramblers kept it going on Thursday, moving to 3-0 with a win in Rossville.
Pickard and Lopez each had hat trick, while Hinton scored twice in the win. Brown and Rainwater each had one goal.
Evan Ferguson scored the lone goal for the Bulldogs.
LaFayette girls 2, Rossville 0
The Lady Ramblers picked up their first win on Thursday as they got two goals from Shelley Warren to move to 1-0-2 on the year. Peterson and Baker were defensive standouts for LaFayette.
The Warriors last Monday evening, while handing the Bulldogs a loss in the first match of the season for both teams.
Stivan Galicia and Jalen Glover had two goals each for Lakeview (1-0), while Zach Heinrich, Jacob Sloan, Bryson Sullivan, Al Hastic, Domingo Marroquin ad Cooper Kirk all found the back of the net once.
Kirk dished out two assists, while Galicia, Marroquin and Glover all had one assist.
Kirk, Hastic, Jayce Yunyong and McKenzy Kimball were praised for their defensive efforts.
Rossville entered this week 0-2 on the season.
Rachel Lopez and Astrid Cantrell had two goals, while Emma Leverrett had a goal and three assists in the Lady Warriors’ win.
Piper Piatt, Makeena Redmond, Anesa Merdzo, Katelyn Bowman and Chloe Reile all scored once with Cantrell adding an assist. Lopez and Redmond were defensive standouts for Lakeview.
The Lady Bulldogs began this week with an 0-2 record.
Lakeview girls 6, Dade County 0
On Thursday, Leverrett and Lopez each netted two goals, while Cantrell and Merdzo picked up one each in a victory over the Lady Wolverines. Nice back-and-forth play resulted in two assists from Leverrett and one from Cantrell, while Lopez was also praised for her efforts on defense as well.
The boys’ varsity match was rescheduled for Wednesday, Mar. 21.
Heritage boys 6, Trion 0
The Generals finally got their season underway last Monday as they got two goals from Caedon Stafford in a shutout victory over the Bulldogs in Boynton.
Alex Bedwell, Sean Knowles, Josiah Cook and Anderson Britton also scored solo goals for Heritage (1-0), while the defense was led by Ayden Carpenter and Joseph Lyons. Preston McPheters, Braden McGee and Ethan