Bulldogs, Hearts, Wooden Shoes Win Soccer Matches

The Bulldogs celebrated Senior Night.

"We thank our seniors, Maddox Wiedman, Evan Meyer, Harrison Miller, Will Fearday, Elijah Poston and Sean Silva for their leaderhsip and hard work," said St. Anthony Coach Martin Reyes.

"In the first half our first goal came from an own goal after a shot taken by Harrison. Our second goal came after Harrison took a shot from the left and got the ball past the keeper in the top right corner of the goal.

"The third goal came from a second own goal when Maddox pressed the centerback from a corner kick. Our fourth goal was from a solo breakway and a Harrison shot. We ended up the first half leading 4-0.

"Evan Meyer scored our fifth goal from a breakaway after passing the defender and taking a shot to the bottom right of the goal.

"Elijah Poston scored our sixth goal on a long shot from the right wing that went over the goalkeeper on the top left corner of the net. Our last goal came from a corner, in which Maddox Wiedman scored after the ball bounced from Michael Fearday.

"I'm very proud fo the way we played today."

At Effingham

Effingham defeated Apollo Conference opponent Mattoon by a 4-1 count Tuesday, extending its record to 13-0 on the season.

"We are officially the last remaining team in all of Illinois that has won every game we've played," said EHS Coach Logan Arney. "I'm proud of our accomplishments so far this season. We have two more weeks of the season with eight more games to go.

"This is when our character, consistency and toughness shows. Tomorrow we play against a difficult opponent in Hillsboro at home with the varsity match starting at 4 p.m. Come support us as we look to tie the all-time win record of 14, which we set last year."

Sebastian Simoni had two goals and one assist while Connor Delong had one goal and two assists. Gage Kinder scored a goal. Maicol Sefton had one assist and Peter Rosen one save.

"Our junior varsity played a great game but couldn't quite find the back of the net as they ended in a scoreless draw of 0-0," said Coach Arney. "Brady Wilson had a strong game in goal ending with five saves."

At Newton

Teutopolis handed Newton a 2-1 loss in Tuesday action.

Wooden Shoes' goals were scored by Landyn Buening, assisted by Isaac McWhorter, and Joey Probst, assisted by Cooper Tegeler.

"Goalkeeper Noah Thompson played well and added another 15 saves to his tally," said T-town Coach Aaron Wendt. "The Eagles' lone goal was scored on a PK for a hand ball in the box. Thompson made a good effort and was just short of the save."

The Shoes move to 11-2-1 on the season.

Both the junior varsity and varsity teams will host Breese Mater Dei Saturday with the varsity match at 10 a.m. and the junior varsity to follow.