Boys Prep Soccer Roundup: Elma blanks Hoquiam in 1A Evergreen League matchup

Also: Montesano dominates Tenino to remain in first place

By Ryan Sparks • April 18, 2024 5:30 am
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma senior forward Cason Seaberg, left, dribbles away from Hoquiam’s Gilbert Rodriguez Madrigal (11) during the Eagles’ 4-0 win on Wednesday in Elma. Seaberg had a hat trick and now has 95 goals in his prep career.
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma senior forward Cason Seaberg, left, dribbles away from Hoquiam’s Gilbert Rodriguez Madrigal (11) during the Eagles’ 4-0 win on Wednesday in Elma. Seaberg had a hat trick and now has 95 goals in his prep career.

Elma and Montesano won league games as the 1A Evergreen League race heated up on Wednesday.

BOYS PREP SOCCER

Elma 4, Hoquiam 0

Elma scored three goals in the second half to beat Hoquiam 4-1 in a 1A Evergreen League game on Wednesday at Davis Field in Elma.

The Eagles (9-5 overall, 8-3 1A Evergreen) got on the scoreboard when senior forward Cason Seaberg fed a pass to junior midfielder Ivan Torres, who scored in the 17th minute for a 1-0 lead.

The game remained that way through the remainder of the first 40 minutes as Elma had the majority of possession but Hoquiam (4-10, 4-7) had its fair share of chances in a back-and-forth first half.

In the second half, Elma’s offense got to work.

Eagles senior midfielder Jose Perez got the ball forward to Seaberg, who poked a shot past Hoquiam keeper Mauricio Avila-Guzman for a goal in the 46th minute.

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma senior midfielder Jose Perez (11) had two assists in a 4-0 win over Hoquiam on Wednesday at Davis Field in Elma.

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma senior midfielder Jose Perez (11) had two assists in a 4-0 win over Hoquiam on Wednesday at Davis Field in Elma.

With Elma sustaining pressure inside the Hoquiam defensive third, Eagles senior Chance Plata was fouled in the penalty box, earning a penalty kick. Seaberg converted the PK for a 3-0 lead in the 62nd minute.

The Eagles would complete the scoring 10 minutes later when Perez sent an arcing lob toward the Grizzlies goal. Seaberg sped through the Grizzlies backline and tapped it into the net for a hat trick, his 29th goal of the season and 95th of his stellar prep career.

“In the second half, as far as coaching and what we planned, I was really pleased,” Elma head coach Carson Seaberg said. “We cleaned up a lot of (Hoquiam’s) opportunities, we won a lot of balls in the midfield and in the critical moments I felt like we were better than we have been.”

Avila-Guzman had six saves for Hoquiam, which had four shots on-goal as a team.

“Individually, all of our players played 100% and gave it their all,” Hoquiam head coach Corri Schmid said. “What we were missing was working as a team. I don’t know if that comes off the back-to-back losses to Monte and Eatonville … But I could tell after the Eatonville loss, yesterday at practice and even in warm-ups today, the kids’ heads weren’t there. We weren’t mentally focused on the game and it showed.”

Elma sits in fourth place in the league standings, a game back of Eatonville and Raymond-South Bend.

The Eagles take on Forks at 7 p.m. Friday in Forks.

Hoquiam sits in fifth place in league and will host Ilwaco at 6 p.m. on Friday.

Hoquiam 0 0 – 0

Elma 1 3 – 4

Scoring

First half – 1, Elma, I. Torres (Seaberg), 17th minute.

Second half – 2, Elma, Seaberg (J. Perez), 46th minute. 3, Elma, Seaberg, 62nd minute. 4, Elma, Seaberg (J. Perez), 72nd minute.

Montesano 7, Tenino 0

Montesano continues to take care of business in the 1A Evergreen League with a 7-0 win over Tenino on Wednesday in Tenino.

The league-leading Bulldogs (10-3, 10-1 1A Evergreen) dominated the Beavers (1-11, 1-10), peppering the Tenino goal with 24 shots, 12 on target.

Montesano sophomore French exchange student Jules Desjour got the Bulldogs on the board with a goal off an assist from junior forward Felix Romero in the 5th minute of the game.

Romero doubled Monte’s lead with a goal off a feed from sophomore midfielder Cris Tobar in the 23rd minute then gave the Dogs a 3-0 halftime lead with a goal in the 37th minute.

With just under seven minutes elapsed in the second half, senior midfielder Jio Torres assisted on a Tobar goal for a 4-0 advantage.

Monte put the game away when Desjour and freshman midfielder Daniel Schallon scored goals 1:11 apart from one another.

Romero completed a hat trick with a goal in the 65th minute to complete Monte’s 7-0 victory.

With the win, the Bulldogs remain a game up on both Eatonville and Raymond-South Bend for the top spot in the 1A Evergreen League.

Monte hosts Raymond-South Bend at 7 p.m. on Friday in a key league matchup.

Montesano 3 4 – 7

Tenino 0 0 – 0

Scoring

First half – 1, Montesano, Desjour (Romero), 5th minute. 2, Montesano, Romero (Tobar), 23rd minute. 3, Montesano, Romero, 37th minute.

Second half – 4, Montesano, Tobar (J. Torres), 47th minute. 5, Montesano, Desjour (Lovell), 61st minute. 6, Montesano, Schallon, 62nd minute. 7, Montesano, Romero, 65th minute.