In girls soccer action last week, Coral Shores traveled to South Dade on Nov. 13 to take on the Buccaneers. The match was an intense defensive battle that resulted in a 0-0 tie. Despite not picking up a win yet, the Lady ’Canes remain undefeated after a tie with Key West in their season opener.
The Lady Fins are also looking for win No. 1, after falling to Archimedean and Westwood Christian last week. The Dolphins lost 6-1 to Archimedean on Nov. 12. Eighth-grader Ashley Strama scored the lone goal for the Fins. Two days later, Marathon kicked off its home opener, losing 6-0 to Westwood.
Key West made the most out of their single match last week, defeating Silver Palms in a road win on Nov. 3. The Lady Conchs scored eight goals in the mercy-rule victory. Maddie Kilduff netted two. Suena Marcily, Gabi Rodriguez and Lily Baxter each scored one. Baxter also assisted Lily Andrew on a goal and Capri Miner’s penalty kick cleared the goalie for another. A pass from Keirsten Tate turned into a defensive own goal to make it eight for the 1-0-2 Conchs, who remain undefeated in early-season action.
In boys soccer, Coral Shores fell to 0-3 after a pair of losses last week. The Hurricanes visited Archimedean Nov. 10, losing 2-1 to the Owls. Maica Avila found the back of the net to score for the ’Canes. Two days later, Coral Shores hosted Marathon in a physical match that resulted in three yellow cards by the end of the game. Both teams battled it out with fantastic effort in a rivalry match that lived up to the hype.
Marathon first-year head coach Christian Saltarin shifted Tariq Simpson from back to forward for the match, a move that paid off quickly. Within the first 20 minutes of play, Simpson netted a pair of goals to stun the Hurricanes. Moments later, midfielder Giordani Prieto added a third goal to give Marathon a commanding 3-0 lead. The Hurricanes responded with a goal from Alexis Polanco Cordero just before halftime, then the defenses stepped up and prevented any further scoring for the final 40 minutes of play.
Saltarin and his Fins wasted no time in picking up their second win to even up their record. The Dolphins hosted Westwood Christian on Nov. 14, winning 9-2 in front of a delighted Marathon crowd. Adiel Nunez, Kristel Morales and Simpson netted two goals apiece. Jayden Rosete, Angel Cardona and Jossu Gomez accounted for the other three. Prieto and Alnier Mendez were credited with three assists each, with Morales assisting on one.
The Conchs also evened their record to 2-2 in the early stage of the season, winning a pair of close matches last week. Key West hosted Ferguson on Nov. 10, beating the Falcons 1-0. Owen Lindley assisted Loubins Fleuridor for the only score of the game. Fausto Paz was credited with the shutout for the Conchs. On Nov. 13, a visit to Somerset Silver Palms resulted in a 3-2 win for Key West. Fleuridor and Sebastian Camargo netted one goal apiece for the Conchs. Nico Sulak and Evens Louis were each credited with an assist. Kieran Smith also added an assist to his stats after a strong throw-in resulted in a Silver Palms own-goal, a mistake that cost them the game and secured the win for Key West.
