Soccer: Greyhounds trump Tigers, Heights defends home front

The Carmel boys soccer team beat Fishers 2-1 Thursday in an all-county game between two of Class 3A’s ranked teams.

Junior Connor Dora scored a first-half goal for the No. 6 Greyhounds. The No. 3 Tigers tied the game in the second half, but Carmel’s Alex Kaczmarek put in the game-winning goal. Senior Braden Thomson made one assist.

“Tonight was a fantastic game to be a part of,” said Carmel coach Shane Schmidt. “The team is continuing to play better game after game.”

The ‘Hounds are 4-2-2 and play Tuesday at Lawrence North. Fishers is also 4-2-2 and hosts Hamilton Southeastern Tuesday in the Mudsock game.

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Hamilton Heights’ boys beat Kokomo 3-1 on Thursday to stay unbeaten at home.

Sam Harpham, Mathew Rezsonya and Phoenix Vondersaar all scored goals for the Huskies.

Heights is 5-1-1 and plays at the Hoosier Conference tournament next week. The Huskies will be seeded second at the event.

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Sheridan’s girls dropped a 2-1 game at Western Boone on Thursday.

The Blackhawks scored first when Mac Smith kicked the ball in the net from 19 yards. Cecilia Timme made the assist. But the Stars scored twice before halftime and held the lead throughout the second half.

Sheridan is 3-2 and plays 1A No. 4 Heritage Christian at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Paul Loggan Invitational at North Central.