In an all-county boys soccer showdown, Hamilton Southeastern beat Carmel 3-0 in a Saturday afternoon game at the Royals’ field.
The Class 3A No. 5 Royals got their first goal when Kam Greenwald passed to Harsahil Gandham, who then got past two defenders. Gandham sent the ball to Isa Sayeed, who scored. Gandham later got his own goal off an assist by Parker Gopsill.
With that, Southeastern led 2-0 at halftime. Sam Kay scored the third goal, with Ryan Mikels providing the assist. Meanwhile, the Royals’ defense, led by goalkeeper Jacob Kane, Jonah Barnes and Kay got its second shutout of the season.
Westfield’s girls team got a bounce-back victory at Plainfield on Saturday, by the score of 3-2.
Lauren Macdonald scored two goals for the Shamrocks, with Amiah Sprunger getting the other goal. Sydney Payne made eight saves. Madison Niehaus totaled 15 completed passes in the midfield.
Westfield plays Northwestern on Monday.
Fishers’ girls team beat Franklin Central 4-0 on Saturday, improving to 2-0 in Hoosier Crossroads Conference play.
Aubry Robinson scored an early goal, then Ellen Stump added two goals for the Tigers. Sami Bird scored the fourth goal.
“The game featured a total team effort both offensively and defensively limiting the Flashes opportunities,” said Fishers coach Ben Beasley.
Noblesville’s girls team sailed past West Lafayette 7-0 in a Saturday afternoon game.
The Class 3A No. 3 Millers are 2-0 for the season and play their HCC opener Wednesday at Avon.
Hamilton Southeastern’s girls, ranked No. 2 in 3A, played three games this weekend at the South Bend St. Joseph’s Invitational.
On Friday night, the Royals swept past Warsaw 11-1. Ashley Wilson scored four goals for Southeastern, with Izzie Wallace and Molly Harris both getting two. Lydia Self, Ashlynn Freeman and Madleine Bellaver each scored one.
The Royals picked up two more wins on Saturday, first beating 3A No. 4 Homestead 5-1. Bellaver scored in the first half, then Southeastern poured in four more goals in the second half, from Harris, Bellaver, Wallace and Layla Brown.
The Royals finished with a 3-0 win over 3A No. 11 Chesterton Saturday afternoon. Wallace, Brown and Wilson all scored.
Southeastern is now 4-0 for the season. During the tournament, Royals coach Greg Davidson picked up his 300th victory.
University’s girls, ranked No. 8 in 1A, battled 3A Pendleton Heights to a 0-0 tie on Saturday morning.
“The University defense led by Meggie Tanona and Lilly Fair shut down Pendleton as University had the majority of scoring opportunities,” said Trailblazers coach Chris Morrison. “It was bad luck that nothing found the back of the net. New comers Maddie Sears and Sierra Hinds had strong games and will continue to be an important part of the team. Although we did not score, we saw progress on the offensive side and know it is only a matter of time until everything clicks.”
Hamilton Heights’ girls gave 1A No. 1 Lafayette Central Catholic a battle at the Lebanon Invitational on Saturday before falling 2-1.
The Huskies controlled much of the first half, but the Knights took advantage of one of their counterattacks, and scored with under two minutes left in the half. Heights got the equalizer less than two minutes into the second half, with Jenna Peterson scoring from 12 yards out. Caitlin Hartwick got the assist. But Central Catholic scored soon after and held the lead from there.
The Huskies are 2-1 and play Monday at Sheridan.
Westfield’s junior varsity boys team beat Pike 1-0 Saturday morning.
Everett Fife scored the Shamrocks’ goal, with Yahir Lopez making the assist.