Nov. 7 marked the official start date for regular season soccer across the state of Florida. In boys soccer, Marathon and Coral Shores met up in Marathon on Nov. 8 for an early matchup. Marathon showed sparks of greatness during the game, including an early goal off a corner kick by Oscar Cardona and one later in the game by Brayam Gonzalez-Cinto off a Mikail Marshall assist, but it would not be enough to carry the Fins into a win.
Coral Shores outscored Marathon 8-2 with goals coming from six different ’Canes. Robert Temkin and Makani Burga each had a pair of goals while Wilman Avila, Preston Carroll, Leonardo Vazquez, and Jackson Garcia each had one in the win.
Directly following the Marathon/Coral Shores game, Key West took the field in Marathon to take on Somerset Silver Palms. Originally scheduled to be played in Key West, the contest was moved to Marathon due to a lack of officials in the Lower Keys. Key West outscored the Stallions 3-1 in the match, with two goals from Jonathan Gvili and one from Sebastian Camargo.
Marathon hit the road on Nov. 10 to play Westwood Christian and found their scoring groove in the match, netting eight goals from six different Fins. Mikail Marshall led the scoring with a hat trick, and Henry Herrera scored two while assisting on four others. Scoring one goal each for Marathon were Yuni DeLeon, Oscar Cardona, Brayam Gonzalez-Cinto and Juan Vasquez. Marathon’s win evened up its record to 1-1 heading into week two of regular season play.
Key West also played on Nov. 10 against St. Brendan School in Miami. The Conchs had a solid second half but could not come back from a rockier first half that saw the Sabres score three goals against them. The final score was 4-2, giving Key West an even 1-1 record in regular season play.
Girls Soccer
Key West and Coral Shores played one another on Nov. 9. The Conchs scored six goals in the first half, then secured the win with two in the second half. Kathryn Smith scored four in the matchup and Grace Andrew, Madison Kiduff, Nikole Tomita and Victoria Davey-Willy each had one in the 8-0 victory. The Conchs played again on Nov. 11 against Ransom Everglades, losing 3-0 in the away match.
The Lady Fins began their season at Somerset Silver Palms on 15, losing 9-3.
