Soccer: Several county boys teams get big wins

The REPORTER

The Hamilton Southeastern boys soccer team won a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game last Saturday, beating Franklin Central 3-0 on the road.

Drew McDonald scored for the Royals in the first half, with James Wells making the assist. In the second half, Rex Randy earned a penalty kick, and Cruz Jafiri put it in for the second goal. Randy then assisted Owen Gopsill on Southeastern’s third goal.

On Tuesday, the Royals played to a 1-1 tie at HCC opponent Avon. Jafiri hit another penalty kick in the first half, that one earned by MacDonald. The Orioles tied the game in the second half.

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Hamilton Heights cruised to a 3-0 win at New Castle last Saturday.

Seniors Cameron Wheat, Brayden Roosa and Micah Colvin each scored one goal for the Huskies, with Colvin and seniors Aiden Bryant and Sam Harpham all making one assist.

Heights beat Anderson 6-2 in a Tuesday game; stats will appear in a later edition. The Huskies are 4-0-2 and play Thursday at Kokomo.

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Westfield sailed to a 9-0 win over Northwestern last Saturday.

Junior Oliver Church scored three goals, followed by senior Liam Lara with two goals. The Shamrocks got one goal each from seniors Ben Church and Tyler Deiwert, and juniors Grant Myers and Ellis Nichols. Junior Avery Farris made two assists, with Oliver Church, senior Ben Church, senior Charlie Biehn and Lara all handing out one.

Westfield plays Thursday at Brebeuf Jesuit.

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Noblesville beat New Albany (Ohio) 2-1 in a home game as part of the Midwest Showcase.

The Millers scored a first-half goal when Sam Holland sent a pass to Ben Hewitt, who put the ball in. Noblesville put in a second goal when Hewitt scored off a loose ball.

In a Tuesday HCC game, Noblesville played to a 1-1 tie with Fishers. Results from that game will appear in a later edition. The Millers are 1-0-1 in the conference and 4-0-4 overall, and plays another HCC game Thursday at Brownsburg.

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Fishers cruised past McCutcheon 6-0 last Saturday.

Seniors Kyle Clayton and Will Sandlin both scored two goals for the Tigers, with juniors Caleb Hartman and Grant Scott each scoring one. Clayton also dished out three assists, followed by one each for sophomore Brady Grace and junior Reid Spittler.

Fishers is 2-1-1 in the conference and 3-1-2 overall, and plays Thursday at Carmel.

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Guerin Catholic dropped a 2-0 Circle City Conference game to Brebeuf Jesuit last Saturday.

The Golden Eagles fell to Cathedral 7-1 on Tuesday. Guerin Catholic is 0-2 in the conference and 1-5 overall, and hosts Bishop Chatard on Saturday in another CCC contest.