Fishers picked up its first Mudsock point of the year Tuesday night, as the Tigers’ boys soccer team beat Class 3A No. 4 Hamilton Southeastern 2-0 at the Royals’ field.
Fishers, ranked No. 2 in 3A, scored one goal in each half. Noah Reinhart put in the first goal, with Keiji Nakamae scoring the second goal. The Tigers’ defense also played well, with Tyler March making several big saves, including a couple in the final minutes to preserve the shutout.
“We work hard defensively and Tyler’s one of, if not the best goalie in the state,” said Fishers coach Phil Schmidt. “HSE did a lot of good things. Their boys played hard and it was a good game. Luckily, we were able to find the net and keep our net clean for another shutout.”
The Mudsock game is also a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game, and the Tigers’ win improved their record to 4-0-1 in the league, giving them first place. Overall, Fishers is 6-0-1 and plays at Pendleton Heights on Thursday.
Southeastern is 3-1-1 in the conference and 6-1-1 overall. The Royals travel to Perry Meridian on Saturday morning.
Noblesville, ranked No. 1 in 3A, kept its season rolling by beating county rival, 3A No. 17 Westfield 3-0 in a Tuesday HCC game.
It was the Millers’ Pink Out game, an annual contest that provides proceeds to the Megan S. Ott Foundation in support of cancer research.
Noblesville scored its first goal in the 26th minute. Brady Horn intercepted a pass and played it to Spencer Holland on the right side. Holland dribbled it down and passed to Jake Johns, who in turn passed it to Palmer Ault, who had come running down the field. Ault sent the ball to Kyle Goad, who passed the ball through the Shamrocks’ back line and sent it to Ault, who scored.
The Millers got two more goals in the second half. Holland found the back of the net after a throw-in by Brayden Doll. Noblesville added a third goal in the 69th minute; Michael Crandley passed to Doll, who sent the ball to Holland, who made the score. The game ended nine minutes early due to lightning.
Noblesville goalkeeper Gabe Ingle and the Millers’ defensive line of Brady Horn, Drew Cochran, Andy Stansfield and Cole Bramblett all stepped up and gave Noblesville its sixth shutout of the season.
“It was a great team win and everyone did a great job,” said Holland. “The defense made stops, the midfield tracked back and created opportunities, and the offense put away the chances which got us the win.”
The Millers improved to 2-0-1 in the conference and 8-0-1 overall. Noblesville will travel to Purdue University Fort Wayne on Saturday to take on St. Ignatius (Ohio). The Shamrocks are 2-2 in HCC play and 3-2-1 overall and host Culver Academies Saturday morning.
Carmel, rated No. 11 in 3A, beat 3A No. 13 Lawrence North 3-0 in a Tuesday Metropolitan Conference game at Murray Stadium.
Junior Will Latham, senior Will Morgan and senior Josh Martinez all scored one goal for the Greyhounds, with Latham and senior Baenan McKeown both handing out one assist. Junior Charlie Featherson got the shutout as goalkeeper.
“I thought our team shape, challenging for the first ball, and positioning for the second ball was really well done tonight,” said Carmel coach Shane Schmidt. The coach said his team “had some beautiful combination play” which led to “good and dangerous opportunities on goal.”
The ‘Hounds are 2-0 in the conference and 3-2-1 overall. They play another MIC game Thursday at Lawrence Central.
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Hamilton Heights, ranked No. 8 in Class 2A, won a Hoosier Conference and rivalry game Tuesday against 1A No. 9 Tipton 2-1.
Cassidy Felger and Ella Hickok each scored one goal for the Huskies. Felger assisted Hickok’s goal, with Jayla Logan assisting Felger’s score.
Heights is 3-0 in conference play and still perfect overall at 8-0. The Huskies host Kokomo on Thursday.
Carmel, ranked No. 3 in 3A, cruised past Lawrence North 5-1 at Lawrence North Tuesday in a Metropolitan Conference game. Due to lightning in the area, the game was shortened to 60 minutes.
Five different players scored for the Greyhounds: Ava Cabellon, Luci Bair, Claire Swigart, Lila Simmons and Kathryn Hartung. Emily Roper dished out two assists, with Bair and Megan Hamm both handing out one.
Carmel is perfect in MIC play at 3-0 and will host another conference team Lawrence Central, on Thursday. The ‘Hounds are 7-1-1 overall.
Westfield played to a 0-0 tie with 2A No. 2 Bishop Chatard on Tuesday.
The Shamrocks are 3-2-2 and will host 3A No. 1 Noblesville at 7 p.m. tonight in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.
Sheridan dropped a 2-0 game to 1A No. 13 Faith Christian on Tuesday.
Faith scored one goal in each half. The Blackhawks’ defense and goalkeeper Hailey Godby both had solid games.
Sheridan is 2-3 and will play at Beech Grove this afternoon.
University lost a 2-1 game to Cardinal Ritter on Tuesday.
The Trailblazers are 3-4 and host International this afternoon.