Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Tigers roll to 5-2 boys soccer league home win over Gervais

Taft freshman Sammy Vasquez (File photo by Lon French)

The Taft High boys soccer team overcame an aggressive attack by visiting Gervais on Friday for a 5-2 Class 3A/2A/1A Special District 2 home victory.

“Gervais had a very good team that applied pressure early on,” Taft coach Ryan Ulicni said. “Our boys responded appropriately and lifted the pace even more to take control of the game.”

Both of the Cougars’ goals came by way of penalty kick and were overcome by quick passing and better communication, Ulicni said.

“The match was fully in our control,” he said.

Ulicni, whose team improved to 4-2-1 overall and 3-2-1 in league play, said all three of Taft’s team captains “stepped up to lead the Tigers in every way.”

Junior Edson Fuentes scored two goals and recorded an assist, sophomore William Calderon had a goal and two assists, and senior goalkeeper William Brooks notched seven saves.

Alex Del Valle scored a goal, and fellow sophomore Jose Flores had a goal, an assist and a save.

“This game had everything that anyone could ask for from their team,” Ulicni said. “It seemed the entire team stepped up and took back their confidence in the biggest way — not only in themselves, but in each other. That’s what makes a winning team.”

Jim Fossum
Jim Fossumhttp://SilverandBlackToday.com
Homepage Executive Editor and former longtime Sports Editor of the near-200,000 circulation Las Vegas Review-Journal, Fossum brings 40 years of award-winning experience covering virtually every facet of print and digital journalism to Lincoln City Homepage. The former longtime reporter for the Newport News-Times and Lincoln City News Guard is also Editor-in-Chief and Senior Columnist for SilverandBlackToday.com, which covers the NFL's Oakland (Las Vegas) Raiders.

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