The Noblesville boys soccer team got a battle from Cathedral on Thursday before getting past the Irish 2-1 in a game at Hallmark Orthodontics Soccer Complex.
The Class 3A No. 1 Millers scored four minutes into the contest; Spencer Holland got the goal off an assist by Palmer Ault. Cathedral tied the game in the 12th minute on a counterattack. Noblesville got the game winner in the 59th minute, when Holland converted a penalty kick.
“The game was a hard fought and physical match, with the Millers putting up numerous shots on goal,” said Noblesville coach Ken Dollaske.
The Millers are now 9-0 for the season. Noblesville travels to Franklin Central on Tuesday for a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game, then hosts Lawrence Central on Thursday.
The Carmel boys team, ranked No. 6 in 3A, beat Warren Central 3-0 in a Thursday Metropolitan Conference game.
Jackson Carl scored one goal and assisted on the Greyhounds’ other two goals. Kyle Barbour and Matthew Gretz had one goal each. Josh Martinez made one assist and Henry Giesel got the shutout.
“I felt we moved the ball well in changing the point of attack,” said Carmel coach Shane Schmidt. “Our defensive shape limited them to a few opportunities and Henry did a great job denying those opportunities.”
The ‘Hounds are 5-0 in MIC play and 8-1-1 overall. Carmel hosts Homestead at 8 p.m. tonight.
The Greyhounds also won the junior varsity game over Warren Central 10-0. Meanwhile, the Carmel freshman beat Hamilton Southeastern 5-0.
The Hamilton Heights girls team, ranked No. 8 in 2A, played to a 3-3 tie with 2A No. 3 Bishop Chatard on Thursday.
The Trojans held one-goal leads three times during the game, but the Huskies were always able to answer back. Chatard scored first in the 13th minute off a corner kick, but Heights got the equalizer 10 minutes later, with Jenna Peterson scoring.
The Trojans scored again minutes later to go up 2-1, and the Huskies answered that one in the 34th minute. Peterson scored her second goal of the night, with Emma Hall making the assist.
Chatard pulled ahead 3-2 in the 56th minute, but Heights came back again, as Kyndall Ferguson scored on a pass through the middle.
“The entire game was back and forth with each team gaining and losing the momentum,” said Huskies coach Travis Kauffman.
Heights is 9-0-3 for the season and plays in the Hoosier Conference tournament next week.
The Hamilton Southeastern girls team, ranked No. 3 in 3A, lost to Mount Vernon 1-0 on Thursday.
The Marauders scored their goal with 54 seconds left before halftime.
Southeastern is 8-3-2 for the season and will host Zionsville Wednesday for its Think Pink game.