The best advice one could give when watching the 2022 Elma Eagles boys soccer team is: Don’t blink, you might miss something.

Elma scored three goals in the first 12 minutes of the game en route to a 9-0 win over Hoquiam on Wednesday at Davis Field in Elma.

Elma (9-0-2 overall, 9-0 1A Evergreen) took an early lead on a goal by senior forward Canon Seaberg off a feed from Valencia Mendoza just 2:01 into the game.

Mendoza scored on a cross from senior Manny Hernandez less than two minutes later and Cason Seaberg made it a 3-0 game when he scored off Mendoza’s second assist in the contest in the ninth minute.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Elma senior forward Canon Seaberg takes a shot while being defended by Hoquiam senior Roman Bedolla during Elma’s 9-0 win on Wednesday at Davis Field in Elma.

Three minutes later, Mendoza scored the second of his five goals in the game off a feed from Canon Seaberg, putting Elma up 4-0 with less than a quarter of game time elapsed.

Mendoza scored again on a pass from midfielder Hank Doleman in the 31st minute to give the Eagles a 5-0 head at the half.

In the second half, Elma continued to play well together — communicating and connecting on passes — which led to excellent scoring opportunities. The Eagles scored four more times over the final 40 minutes of the match, with Hernandez and senior Josue Moreno scoring a goal apiece and Mendoza adding two more goals.

“It was a good game for us and I was really encouraged to see some play and positioning executed that we have been working on in practice,” Elma head coach Carson Seaberg said. “It’s a testament to these guys that they are striving to get better everyday out.”

Mendoza finished with five goals and two assists with Cason Seaberg and Hernandez each recording a goal and two assists in the contest.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Elma senior Manny Hernandez, right, is pursued by Hoquiam defenders Daniel Cortes Verdejo (11) and Mason Kelly (22) during Elma’s 9-0 win on Wednesday in Elma. Hernandez scored a goal and added two assists in the victory.

Elma is currently ranked No. 5 in the latest WIAA RPI rankings and will take on the 1A Evergreen League’s second-place team — the Forks Spartans — in a key league matchup at 6 p.m. on Friday in Forks.

Hoquiam (2-8, 2-6) hosts Tenino at 5 p.m. on Friday.

Hoquiam 0 0 — 0

Elma 5 4 — 9

Scoring

First half — 1, Elma, Canon Seaberg, 3rd minute. 2, Elma, Mendoza (Hernandez), 4th minute. 3, Elma, Cason Seaberg (Mendoza), 12th minute. 4, Elma, Mendoza (Canon Seaberg), 12th minute. 5, Elma, Mendoza (Doleman), 31st minute.

Second half — 6, Elma, Hernandez (Cason Seaberg), 42nd minute. 7, Elma, Mendoza (Hernandez), 46th minute. 8, Elma, Mendoza (Cason Seaberg), 69th minute. 9, Elma, Moreno, 73rd minute.

Montesano 6, Eatonville 0

Montesano snapped a two-game skid with a big offensive performance in a 6-0 win over Eatonville on Wednesday in Montesano.

It was the Felix Romero and Levi Clements show at Jack Rottle Field as the pair accounted for five of the Bulldogs’ six goals in the game.

Freshman forward Romero scored off an assist from Clements in the 25th minute to get Montesano started and scored goals in the 40th and 45th minutes.

In addition to his assist to Romero, Clements scored in the 33rd and 51st minutes of the contest.

Montesano’s Cole Ekerson added a goal in the 55th minute to round out the scoring.

The Bulldogs (7-3, 6-3) outshot the Cruisers (2-7, 2-7) 27-9, with 20 shots being on-goal.

Montesano keeper Jayden McElravy saved all five shots he faced to record the shutout.

Montesano currently sits third in the 1A Evergreen League and is scheduled to host fourth-place Tenino at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 27.

Eatonville 0 0 — 0

Montesano 3 3 — 6

Scoring

First half — 1, Montesano, Romero (Clements), 25th minute. 2, Montesano, Clements, 33rd minute. 3, Montesano, Romero, 40th minute.

Second half — 4, Montesano, Romero, 45th minute. 5, Montesano, Clements, 51st minute. 6, Montesano, Ekerson, 55th minute.

Aberdeen 2, Centralia 0

Despite not playing at peak form, the Aberdeen Bobcats found a way to win in defeating Centralia 2-0 on Wednesday in Centralia.

Aberdeen (7-2-1, 6-2 2A Evergreen) lacked a good first touch and crisp passing early on, resulting in a scarcity of offensive opportunities in the first half.

With the game locked in a scoreless tie at halftime, Aberdeen began to find its game. The Bobcats did a better job of controlling possession over the final 40 minutes of the match and were rewarded for their efforts.

Aberdeen senior forward Daniel Guzman ran down a ball and sent a cross toward the front of the Tigers net. The ball deflected off a Centralia defender and across the line for a 1-0 Bobcats lead in the 50th minute.

Ten minutes later, Guzman chipped a ball over the Centralia defense toward senior striker Miguel Martinez — playing in his first game in over two weeks due to injury — who beat the keeper 1-on-1 for a 2-0 Aberdeen lead.

Led by defenders Alan Alavez, Colby Mendoza and Hugo Garcia, Aberdeen kept Centralia from creating any threatening scoring chances to preserve the victory.

“We were not great at the outset, but we found our touch as the game progressed and put a lot of pressure on the Tiger defense the entire night, doing just enough to get the important win,” Aberdeen head coach Larry Fleming said.

Aberdeen sits alone in second place in the 2A Evergreen League and will host fourth-place Rochester at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Aberdeen’s junior varsity team tied 2-2 with Centralia JV.

Juan Serrano and Austin Gomez scored the goals for Aberdeen JV.

Aberdeen 0 2 — 2

Centralia 0 0 — 0

Scoring

Second half — 1, Aberdeen, Guzman, 50th minute. 2, Aberdeen, Martinez (Guzman), 60th minute.

PREP BASEBALL

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 12, Mossyrock 0

A big inning and dazzling pitching led to Pe Ell-Willapa Valley defeating Mossyrock 12-0 in five innings on Wednesday in Mossyrock.

The Titans (7-5, 3-2 2B Pacific) got a sparkling performance from starting pitcher Garrett Keeton, who allowed no runs and just one walk with 10 strikeouts in tossing a five-inning no-hitter.

With PWV up 2-0 in the top of the fourth inning, the Titans erupted for 10 runs to put the game in mercy-rule territory. Keeton had a bases-loaded triple and an RBI single while teammate Hudson Barnum drove in two runs with a double in the frame.

Keeton struck out two of the final three batters he faced to secure the five-inning victory.

PWV, currently ranked 20th in the WIAA RPI rankings, is scheduled to host Naselle at 4 p.m. Thursday in Pe Ell.

PWV 002 (10)0 — 12 7 0

Mossyrock 000 00 — 0 0 4

PWV — G. Keeton (2-2, 3B, 2R, 4RBI), Barnum (1-4, 2B, 3R, 2RBI), D. Fluke (1-3, R, RBI), Adkins (1-2, 2R), Howard (1-4, R), Ritzman (0-4, R, RBI), Krafzyk (0-2, R, RBI). WP – G. Keeton (5 IP, 0H, 0R, 10K, BB).

Mossyrock — Comer 0-1, BB). LP – Kolb (3 IP, 4H, 6R, 3ER, 4BB).

YOUTH SOCCER

Hoquiam Middle School finishes undefeated season

The Hoquiam Middle School boys soccer team completed its inaugural season with a 6-0-2 record to finish unbeaten in eight games.

Eighth grader Santiago Martinez led Hoquiam with 28 goals and three assists.