Recap by Rich Ezzy, courtesy of Presque Isle Athletics.
On Wednesday, Sept. 24 on the Gehrig Johnson Athletic Complex turf in Presque Isle, two of the top early season teams in boys Class B North soccer battled for 80 minutes, with the Caribou Vikings pulling off the exciting 3-2 victory over the Wildcats, handing Presque Isle their first loss of the season.
Caribou built a first half 2-0 lead on two goals by Owen Corrigan, the first on a pass from Carter St. Pierre, and the second on a long lead pass from Nic Plourde. Isaac Gogain got the Wildcats on the board late in the first half on a feed from Pruet Dionne. Presque Isle tied it up when Jackson Greaves knocked in a direct kick by Brandon Porter into the net. The game remained tied until Declan Miller took a pass from Corrigan and tucked the ball into the corner of the net with just under seven minutes remaining in the game to give the Vikings the lead of 3-2. The goal held up. and Caribou pulled out the hard-fought victory. The Vikings move to a record of 4-1-1, and the Wildcats suffer their first loss, and are now also 4-1-1.
Scoring:
Caribou: Owen Corrigan 20′, 25′, Declan Miller 74′
Assists: Carter St. Pierre, Nic Plourde, Owen Corrigan.
Presque Isle: Isaac Gogain 36′, Jackson Greaves 47′
Assists: Pruet Dionne, Brandon Porter.
On Tuesday, Sept. 23 in Presque Isle, the Wildcats exploded for five goals in a span of six minutes to break open a close game, and cruised to a 7-0 victory over the Caribou Vikings.
Midway through the first half, Peyton Boinske followed up her own missed shot to register the only goal of the half. Less than three minutes into the second half, Boinske again scored unassisted to give Presque Isle the 2-0 lead, and open the floodgates to a flurry of goals. In the next six minutes, the Wildcats got two goals from Astra Laughton and single goals from Emily Collins and Allie Bartol. Delani Cyr wrapped up the scoring late in the game for the final margin of 7-0. Kolbie Langley and Samantha Argraves combined in goal for the shut-out. Presque Isle upped their record to 4-2, and Caribou fell to 0-6.
Scoring:
Presque Isle: Peyton Boinske 21′, 43′, Emily Collins 44′, Astra Laughton 48′, 48′, Allie Bartol 49′, Delani Cyr 76′
Assists: Marion Young, Peyton Boinske 2.
