CA boys top Beavers, move into first
Easton claims second win of season on Turner hat trick
by Kevin Sjoberg
The Central Aroostook Panthers find themselves at the top of the Eastern Maine Class D boys soccer standings.
The Heal Point rankings are in the early stages as several teams from outside of Aroostook County have yet to play a game, but they reveal that last year’s EM runners-up are certainly looking like a playoff team once again through the midway point of their regular season.
CA (4-4 record, 19.7704 tournament index) leads Washburn (5-2-1, 15.7781), while Fort Fairfield is currently in fifth (2-3-1, 6.773) and Easton seventh (2-5, 1.4286).
Ashland is at 0-4 and still looking to break into the win column.
Summaries of games played through Monday, Sept. 6 follow:
Washburn’s Jordan McLaughlin scored twice, including the game-tying goal with 10:50 left in the game, as the Beavers and Fort Fairfield Tigers battled to a 3-3 stalemate through two overtimes in schoolboy soccer action Thursday.
Mitchell Worcester scored a goal and assisted on two others for the 5-2-1 Beavers. Zach Davis blocked 15 of 18 shots.
Travis Noyes netted two goals to pace Fort Fairfield. Andrew Tuck added a goal while Jay Williams and Derek Dufour each had an assist. Chris Weeks stopped 10 of 13 shots.
At Madawaska Thursday, Matt Deschenes scored what proved to be the game-winning goal with seven minutes remaining in the first half as Madawaska topped Central Aroostook of Mars Hill.
Ian Lee and Jon Lee each netted a goal in the first half for the 4-2 Owls. Corey Nadeau picked up an assist. Tim Deschenes and Kyle Blanchette combined to make five saves on 10 shots.
Kyle Murray and Dan Brewer each scored a goal in the second half for the 4-4 Panthers. Tyler Rusby collected an assist and Ross Grass stopped 17 of 23 shots in goal for CA.
At Easton last Tuesday, Holden Turner scored three unassisted goals to lead the Bears to victory.
Reid Clark scored, also unassisted, for Easton and Cody Tompkins made eight saves on 13 shots.
Kenny Tarr tallied an unassisted goal for 0-4 Ashland. Jayme D’Ozier saved 19 of 26 shots.
At Mars Hill last Tuesday, Spencer Garrison collected two goals and an assist to propel Central Aroostook by Washburn.
Brewer and Rusby each netted a goal for the 4-3 Panthers. Joe Stiles and Murray each had an assist. Grass blocked nine of 13 shots. McLaughlin notched two goals for 5-2 Washburn. Nick Bragg posted an assist while Davis made 12 saves on 25 shots.
