A quarter of the way through their regular season schedules, the Fort Fairfield Tiger girls’ and boys’ soccer teams are sporting perfect records.
Both teams survived difficult tests last week to each move to 4-0. Their next opponent will be East Grand Thursday in Danforth.
The girls needed overtime last Tuesday to defeat Central Aroostook in Mars Hill, 3-2. FF grabbed a 2-0 lead on goals by Chelsey Pelkey and Alexis Coiley before the Panthers knotted the score in the second half with goals by Delaney Grass and Jadeyn Giberson.
Pelkey’s second goal of the match, which came in the second overtime period, ended it.
Fort’s Sarah Watt saved two of nine shots and CA’s Ashlee Harris saved nine of 14.
The Tiger boys had to rally from a 3-1 deficit at intermission Friday in beating Southern Aroostook, 4-3. Ryan Player had a pair of unassisted goals 2:02 apart early in the second half to tie the score before Yoni Majia converted a Player assist for the game-winning goal.
SA took the early lead thanks to two goals by Jackson Mathers and a single goal by Tyler Batchelder, with Chris Gill scoring in the first half for Fort Fairfield.
The Tigers outshot the Warriors, 23-9, with Dalton Cassidy making six saves for FF and Nolan Altvater 13 for SA.
The Fort Fairfield girls defeated Southern Aroostook that afternoon, 7-0.
The Washburn girls (1-7-1) have not scored in five consecutive matches as Easton handed the Beavers a 1-0 defeat Thursday in Washburn and they dropped two to Ashland, 11-0 last Tuesday and 9-0 Monday. The Beavers had been outscored by a 38-0 margin over their last five contests heading into Monday’s rematch against the Hornets.
The boys’ team at Washburn picked up a pair of big wins, blanking Ashland, 2-0, behind a pair of goals by Jovanni Taveras last Tuesday and then stopping Easton in a home game Thursday, 3-1. In the latest game, played at home Monday against Ashland, the Beavers dropped a 3-2 decision. Andrew Gumphrecht and Taveras scored second-half goals in the defeat. Coach Ben Goodwin’s Beavers are now 5-4.
The Limestone-MSSM teams were swept in a doubleheader played Friday in Fort Kent. The girls lost, 7-0, while the boys were beaten, 5-1. Both teams sat at 0-2 heading into Tuesday’s matches in Van Buren. Next on the schedule are home games against Hodgdon Friday.
The Viking girls were victorious over Presque Isle last Wednesday, 3-1, as Eileen Patton, Gabrielle Marquis and Maddie Doucette came through with goals for the home team. Taylor Williams scored for the Wildcats, but Jaelynn Doody had 10 saves on 21 shots for the win in goal. Jillian Flynn recorded six saves on 16 shots in goal for PI.
The Caribou squads were both shut out at Mount Desert Island Saturday. The girls lost, 2-0, and the boys were bested by a 5-0 final. The teams were back on the road Monday with matches against Foxcroft Academy. Maddie Doucette had a hat trick in the Caribou girls’ 4-1 win, while the boys suffered a 7-1 loss. The girls are now 3-1 and the boys are 1-3. The Viking squads host Old Town Saturday in a doubleheader that begins at 1 p.m.
