In an all-county boys soccer game on Tuesday, Class 1A No. 2 University beat Hamilton Heights 3-0 at the Huskies field.
Sam Ricketts and Tayato Yusada both scored goals in the first half for the Trailblazers. Constantine Stefanidis added another goal in the second half. University was coming off a big win over Park Tudor Saturday for the Pioneer Academic Athletic Conference championship, so the ‘Blazers avoided a letdown.
“That was one of the big things we talked about pre-match, coming off that euphoria of a massive match,” said University coach Alex Baumgart. The coach said the team has “a lot of boys that still wanted to prove themselves and it wound up working out for us.”
“Throughout the season, we’ve been pretty stout offensively,” said Huskies coach Drew Colvin. “And we just didn’t get any finishes tonight. Defensively, we played decent, we let down three times and just didn’t stay marked. It was a good effort. I think they controlled the middle of the field the majority of the time. We just have to get back into our shape again.”
The Trailblazers are 9-2-2 and host Greenwood Christian Academy this afternoon. Heights is 8-6-1 and hosts Western on Thursday.
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Hamilton Heights girls team hosted a first-round Hoosier Conference tournament game Tuesday on the Huskies’ turf field. Heights beat Tipton 5-0.
The 2A No. 13 Huskies led 3-0 at halftime, with Cassidy Felger scoring the first two goals and Sarah Toll adding the third. Ella Hickok and Toll both scored second-half goals.
“I’m happy with our control of the game,” said Heights coach Travis Kauffman. “Our offensive possession was pretty dominant and that’s what we wanted to see. We certainly had to work for goals. They’re not given to us. And I was glad to see us working, but also defensively to keep the ball, to keep pressure on their defense.
The Huskies are 10-2-1 and play 2A No. 19 Northwestern Thursday in the tournament semi-finals. The site of the game is yet to be determined.
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Westfield’s girls cruised past Pendleton Heights 6-0 in a Monday game.
Kate Malin scored three goals for the 3A No. 15 Shamrocks, with Ava Smith, Arrianna Cooke-Dennis and Lindsey Cassady all scoring one.
Westfield is 6-4-3 and plays a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game today at Brownsburg.
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Guerin Catholic’s girls beat 3A No. 8 Cathedral 1-0 on Monday.
Sutton Worman scored the goal for the 2A No. 6 Golden Eagles, with Mia Gatz providing the assist.
The Golden Eagles are 6-4-2 and play two games up north on Saturday, taking on 3A No. 5 South Bend St. Joseph at 1 p.m. and Penn at 6 p.m.
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Sheridan’s girls team took care of Eastern 4-1 Monday in a Hoosier Heartland Conference game.
Ji Warren scored the first goal of the game to get the Blackhawks on the board. The Comets tied it up a few minutes later, and the 1-1 score stood at halftime. Sheridan regrouped and dominated the second half.
Emma Alexander hit a corner kick that bounced off an Eastern player and went in the net to put the ‘Hawks up 2-1. Mac Smith added Sheridan’s third goal, and Chaney Smith completed the scoring with the fourth goal. Lilly Chesney handed out two assists and Makenzy Terry had three goalkeeper saves.
The ‘Hawks are 3-0 in the conference and 7-4 overall, and play another HHC game today at Rossville.
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Fishers’ boys beat Avon 3-0 in a Tuesday HCC contest.
Noah Reinhart scored two goals for the 3A No. 3 Tigers, with Santi Morales putting in the third goal. Kyle Clayton and Alex Sanchez each had one assist. Goalkeepers Gavin Clayton and Miles Hardy combined for the shutout.
Fishers is 4-1-2 in the conference and 9-2-3 overall, and plays Saturday at Kokomo.
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Sheridan’s boys played two games this week.
On Monday, the Blackhawks tied with Tipton 2-2. Patrick Orlando and Jackson Aleman each scored one goal, with Donovan Aleman and Carsen Aleman both making one assist.
On Tuesday, Sheridan dropped a Hoosier Heartland Conference game to 1A No. 5 Carroll 7-1. Carsen Aleman scored the goal, with Jackson Aleman getting the assist.
The Blackhawks are 2-1 in the conference and 4-8-1 overall. Sheridan hosts Eastern Thursday in another HHC contest.
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Westfield’s boys dropped a 2-0 HCC game to 3A No. 15 Brownsburg on Tuesday.
The 3A No. 20 Shamrocks are 2-2-2 in the conference and 3-5-3 overall, and play at Harrison Thursday.
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Hamilton Southeastern’s boys fell to 3A No. 2 Zionsville in a 1-0 HCC game on Tuesday.
The 3A No. 4 Royals are 4-2-1 in the conference and 9-2-3 overall. Southeastern makes a trip to Fort Wayne on Saturday to play Carroll and Homestead.