The Noblesville boys soccer team beat Cathedral 3-1 Thursday in an away game, marking its sixth win in the last seventh games.
Jackson Latham scored the Millers’ first goal, making good on a free kick. Latham then assisted the second goal, slotting a pass through to Kole Thompson, who put the ball past the Irish’s on-rushing goalkeeper. Cathedral scored its goal in the first half on a penalty kick.
Noblesville scored its third goal in the second half, with Latham assisting again. He ran down the left flank and sent a pass across the goal mouth to Nicolai Anderson, who kicked it into the back of the net.
The Millers are now, and will play two games at the Fort Wayne Canterbury Invite on Saturday. Noblesville takes on Northridge at 9 a.m. and Valparaiso at 1 p.m.
Hamilton Heights beat Northwestern 3-2 on Thursday thanks to a dramatic last-minute goal.
With 55 seconds left, the Huskies had the ball after the Tigers received a yellow card. Heights got the ball to Logan Fakes, who was taken out in the goal box. That gave the Huskies a penalty kick, and Josh Thorpe made it to give Heights the win.
The game was a roller coaster from the beginning. The Tigers scored the first goal quickly, converting a corner kick three minutes into the game. The Huskies got the goal back soon thanks to the Stuart brothers: Freshman Caleb found junior Jackson for the score with 14 minutes left in the first half.
Northwestern took the lead back three minutes later by hitting a penalty kick. But Heights answered right away, tying the game at 2-2 after Drew Tomaszewski scored off a Logan Fakes assist. That would be the halftime score, with the Huskies outshooting the Tigers 9-2. Heights kept the pressure on in the second half, and eventually got the win.
“Player of the game could go to almost any of the Huskies, however, Jackson Stuart receives it tonight with his smart control and poise in the entire game,” said Heights coach Derrick Dean.
University, the No. 3-ranked team in Class 1A, ran past Liberty Christian 4-0 on Thursday, clinching first place in the Pioneer Conference Division.
Ryan Williams scored two goals for the Trailblazers, with Sam Gailey and Jacob Masoncup each scoring one. University will play Central Christian at 2 p.m. Saturday at Davis Park in Anderson for the PAAC championship.
Carmel, ranked No. 19 in 3A, beat Warren Central 3-0 on Thursday.
Ben Clark, Caleb Hussain and Jackson Bruun all scored goals for the Greyhounds. Ben Godden and Sam Hildebrand each made one assist. Goalkeepers Jake Davis and Brody Sullivan split the shutout.
“I thought that as the game progressed, our ball movement and possession improved,” said Carmel coach Shane Schmidt. “I was really happy with how we were switching the point of attack and our movement off the ball.”
Hamilton Southeastern, ranked No. 4 in 3A, took care of Mount Vernon 6-1 on Thursday in the annual Pink Out game.
Darian Ghaffari, Kevin Leffers, Jacob White and Zaden Eby-Holmes all scored goals for the Royals, who are now 10-1-1 for the season. Southeastern plays at Pike on Saturday morning.
Guerin Catholic scored a 3-1 win over 3A No. 16 Avon Thursday.
Sam Grocki, Noah Dewaal and Andrew Garvey all scored goals for the 3A No. 14 Golden Eagles, who are now 8-1-1 for the season.