Lake Washington hangs on for OT win over Juanita, ties Islanders | Prep soccer
Published 11:08 am Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Renewing a rivalry match, the Lake Washington boys soccer team earned a 1-0 overtime win over cross town rival Juanita on Tuesday evening. The Kangs and the Rebels, formerly in different classifications, now play in the same league.
After battling for 80 minutes without scoring, Jordan Cox found his opening off an assist from Justin Manao in the 89th minute to give Lake Washington the win.
Friday, April 15 the Kangs hosted Mercer Island, holding the Islanders to a tie. Melin Granados scored off an assist from Taylor Stapf in the 18 minute of the game to give Lake Washington the lead, but 10 minutes later Mercer Island’s Jake Michael connected with the net for an unassisted goal.
The Kangs will play Mount Si on Friday, April 22, and Liberty on April 26.
Sammamish blanks Juanita
The Sammamish boys soccer team dominated Juanita on April 15 on the Totems home field. The Rebels fell 4-0 to Sammamish, with Taylor Berg picking up the first goal of the night in the 20 minute of the game. The Totems earned another goal in the 25 minute, followed in the 30 by the third of the night. Juanita held their opponent off until the 65 minute when Miguel Hernandez added the fourth and final goal of the night.
Juanita will play Bellevue on Friday, April 22 and Mount Si on April 26.
