Game 15: 14 October vs. Dodge City at STA (2-1)
9-4-2, nowWell, it wasn't a perfect week but it was pretty darn good. We finished the week tonight knocking off the defending 6A state champs, #6 in country, undefeated Dodge City. And guess what they are very good.
They are so good on the ball, having the ability to touch, touch, touch, touch and then have a shot. Just great on the ball. We applaud our boys for staying in shape, creating redundancy on defense. Just a great job.
BWhite named Spencer Mogren (what a great game by our keeper) and Jack I-got-all-the-goals Mason as the co BWhite Players of the Match.
I want to give a huge shoutout to Gabe Kraft. He came in to become a 5th midfielder in the second half, and Dodge couldn't build anything. They scored only when we fouled them at the top of the box. DuanJuan had one fine deadball.
Maybe it won't be true, but it sure feels as if we defeated the large class champ in both Kansas and Missouri in the same week. Our boys had quite a week.
We will finish this off on Tuesday at Lee's Summit North. Let's finish this right!
STATS:
Saints: Shots: 5 (4) Corners: 4 (Wirt 2, Mason and Esty)
32:08 Mason (Wirt boxes it)
Demons: Shots: 3 (1) Corners: 1
2nd Half:
Saints: Shots: 3 (1) Corners: 1 (Este)
17:08 Mason (Stoecklein finds Jack)
Demons: Shots: 6 (3) Corners: 3
11:22 DonJuan (set piece from top of the 18)
Aquinas Snaps Dodge's Win Streak
SAINTS WIN HIGHLIGHTS 810 VARSITY SOCCER SHOWCASE
St. Thomas Aquinas dealt Dodge City its first loss in two years. (Photo: Michele Gress)
Dodge City entered the 810 Varsity soccer showcase with a 35-game win streak. The Red Demons left looking to start a new win streak.
St. Thomas Aquinas edged the nation's 12th-ranked team, 2-1, on Saturday afternoon in the second annual 810 Varsity Soccer Showcase at STA high school. Dodge City entered the matchup at No. 12 in the country per USA Today, and the defending Class 6A champions were No. 1 in the state per Top Drawer Soccer.
The Saints, ranked No. 4 overall in Kansas, built a 2-0 lead, but a late barrage by the Dodge City (14-1) made for a wild ending.
The Saints got on the board after a Landon Wirt pass from the right corner in transition found Jack Mason in front of the net for a goal midway through the first half put St. Thomas Aquinas on the board.
Play remained scoreless until Mason connected again, unassisted, right before the 16-minute mark.
But Dodge City finally broke loose on an unassisted Joshua DonJuan goal 15 feet in front of the net with 11:15 left to pull to 2-1.
Two more DonJaun attempts and a shot by Josue Castillo each went over the net.
Dodge kept at Aquinas with a couple offensive flurries, but Aquinas countered with a couple possessions into Dodge territory and preserved the win.
BV Southwest 6, Oak Park 1
The Northmen actually took a 1-0 lead on the nation's No. 3 team, but Blue Valley Southwest eventually pulled ahead, 2-1, at half, then opened up the offense late to remain undefeated.
Washburn Rural 1, Lee's Summit 0
The No. 5 team overall in Kansas and a Class 6A semifinalist took a first-half lead on the Tigers and held on for the win.
SM East 1, Park Hill South 0
The Lancers scored in the opening five minutes, then held on for a win that was shortened to just one half due to storms opening up.
- 1-25
- 26-50
| Rank (Prev.) | School | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | St. Benedict's Prep Newark, NJ | 12-0-0 |
| Ronald Mafunzwaini scored the first goal five minutes into the match and then added the game-clincher as St. Benedict's defeated Salesianum (Del.) 3-1. Sebastian Chalbaud scored the Gray Bees' other goals. with the game at 1-0, sophomore keeper Aurie Briscoe made a save on a PK that proved to be a game-changer. St. Benedict's now has wins over nine teams that entered the match undefeated, including three teams in the FAB 50. | ||
| 2 (3) | Whitefish Bay Milwaukee, WI | 16-0-0 |
| Matthew Comiskey had two goals and four assists as Whitefish Bay defeated Nicolet and Cedarburg last week. | ||
| 3 (5) | Conestoga Berwyn, PA | 12-0-1 |
| Conestoga has scored at least four goals in all but three outings this year. Last week, the defending state champs defeated Ridley (5-0), Garnet Valley (5-1) and Unionville (6-1). | ||
| 4 (2) | Libertyville Libertyville, IL | 12-0-2 |
| Libertyville was held to a 1-1 draw with Top 25-ranked Waukegan last week in a battle of highly ranked Chicagoland programs. Parker Jachim scored the tying goal, which leaves Libertyville and Waukegan tied for the league title. | ||
| 5 (8) | Martin Luther King Manhattan, NY | 10-0-0 |
| Gassasou Coulibaly had three assists in MLK's 10-0 win over Stuyvesant last week. Earlier in the week, MLK topped Hicksville 3-1 as Aly Camara scored twice and Yaya Bakayoko had a pair of assists. | ||
| 6 (7) | Dodge City Dodge City, KS | 12-0-0 |
| Seniors Mario Martinez, Joshua Donjuan and Miguel Baca each had hat tricks on Senior Night as Dodge City made easy work of Thomas More Prep 11-1 last week. Martinez also scored three goals in the team's 7-1 win over Hays, which wrapped up a fourth straight Western Athletic Conference title for Dodge City. | ||
| 7 (9) | Delbarton School Morristown, NJ | 11-0-1 |
| Second-half goals from Colgate commit Kian Alberto and Liam McSorley carried Delbarton to a 2-1 win over Mount Olive. | ||
| 8 (10) | Blue Valley Southwest Overland Park, KS | 10-0-0 |
| Junior Aidan Bates had three goals and three assists last week as Blue Valley Southwest held off Mill Valley and rolled to a one-sided win over Blue Valley. | ||
| 9 (12) | Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH | 13-0-2 |
| Georgetown commit Luke Kiley scored three goals as Dublin Coffman posted its most impressive result of the season in a 5-2 win over reigning state champion St. Ignatius. | ||
| 10 (15) | Naperville North Naperville, IL | 18-1-1 |
| Naperville North defeated Waubonsie Valley and Joilet West last week to remain on the move up in the FAB 50 rankings. | ||
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