LAKEPORT >> Kelseyville’s quick-strike offense has a way of putting opponents back on their heels in a hurry. And so it was again on Tuesday when Sergio Arias scored in the second minute of the Knights’ 8-0 victory over the Willits Wolverines in North Central League I boys’ soccer action at Kelseyville.
The league leaders didn’t have an easy time with the Wolverines in the first half but they also didn’t allow any goals while building a 3-0 lead, their final two goals in the half coming from scoring machine Victor Cacho, part of his four-goal afternoon.
“We had 20 shots on goal to their 10 (for the game), so it wasn’t like that,” Kelseyville coach Eduardo Ledesma said when asked if the Knights dominated from the outset.
Willits increasingly got itself into more trouble in the second half as Kelseyville (7-0-2 league, 7-4-2 overall) tacked on five more goals.
“They had a player pick up a red card, so they had to play with 10,” Ledesma said of the Wolverines.
Later in the half another Willits player received a red card, leaving the team with only nine players on the field to Kelseyville’s full compliment of 11 (you can’t sub for a player who had been red-carded).
Besides Arias and Cacho, Sam Guzman Adrian Ruiz and Leonel Lopez also scored for the Knights. Both Cacho and Pedro Hernandez had two assists apiece.
In other boys’ soccer action Tuesday:
Fort Bragg 3, Clear Lake 0
At Fort Bragg, the Clear Lake Cardinals gave Fort Bragg all it could want for more than a half before losing to the Timberwolves in NCL I aciton.
“We played them strong, even into the second half,” Clear Lake coach Tony Paskaly said.
The two teams were scoreless at the half. Fort Bragg finally broke through with a goal in the 55th minute.
“My guys played really well and we were missing three of our best players,” Paskaly said. “The score doesn’t show how well my guys played.”
Clear Lake is 0-8-1 in league and 2-10-1 overall.
Girls’ soccer
M’town 9, Lower Lake 0
At Middletown, Madison Ketchum had a hat trick – in the first half – and Caitlin Lemoine added two more first-half goals as the Middletown Mustangs shut out Lower Lake in NCL I action.
The Mustangs (6-0-3, 8-3-4) had a 7-0 lead at halftime and were emptying their bench sooner than that.
Also scoring for Middletown were Aly Ferguson, Kassi Agapoff, Holly Montelli and Mariela Martin del Campo. It was the first goal of the season for both Montelli and Martin del Campo.
Volleyball
Clear Lake def. Fort Bragg
At Lakeport, Kiana Richardson and Camille Donald did a number on the Fort Bragg Timberwolves as Clear Lake posted a 25-20, 25-17, 25-22 win in NCL I action.
Richardson finished with 17 kills and 11 digs while Donald had 12 kills, seven digs and three aces for the Cardinals, now 8-1 in the league standings.
Other team leaders were Angeles Espinoza and Madi Ferguson. Espinoza, subbing for the injured Valerie Hutton (foot), blocked four shots and had two kills. Libero Madi Ferguson also had 14 digs.
Kelseyville def. Willits
At Willits, the Kelseyville Knights made quick work of the Willits Wolverines, improving to 9-0 in the NCL I standings with a 25-13, 25-6, 25-16 win.
Setter Riley Goff had 29 assists for the Knights, Carli Mendonca led the team with 10 kills and Allison Bryant had a team-best six aces.
Upper Lake def. Tech
At Rohnert Park, the Upper Lake Cougars made quick work of Technology, prevailing 25-17, 25-3, 25-21 in NCL II action.
Upper Lake setter Natalie Karlson registered 12 assists to go along with three kills and five aces. She also had a string of eight consecutive service points in the second set. Isabel Rorabaugh added six kills and five aces, Dakota Fugate had four kills and two blocks, and Christina Wilson had four kills and one ace.
Upper Lake is 7-2 in league play.
