SPARTAN BOYS SPLIT MANIAC DOUBLEHEADER

The Spartan boys soccer team split a doubleheader with the Orofino Maniacs here Sept. 23. In each game, the winner emerged with a 3-1 victory. The first went to Orofino, the second went to Priest River. Head coach Rob Lawler said the Spartans controlled much of the first game but made defensive mistakes that allowed Orofino to get one-on-one opportunities against Spartan goalkeeper Evan Barnes. Despite trailing 3-0 late in the game, Lawler said the Spartans refused to quit, evidenced by Cameron Bell’s goal in the 78th minute of the game. That tenacity carried over into the second match of the day, when Bell and Kris Morey struck early to give Priest River a 2-0 lead. After a Maniac goal later in the first half, the Spartans went to the halftime break with a 2-1 lead. Morey found the back of the net again midway through the second half to give Priest River a two-goal lead. “The Spartan defense held strong against the Maniacs key offensive players through the entire second half allowing the Spartans to walk away with the win in the second game,” said Lawler, who added, “All the players really stepped up after a long 4.5 hour bus ride and refused to give up even after falling short in the first game. I am very proud of each player on the Spartan team for the putting out their best performance so far this year and looking forward to watching them continue on this trajectory the remainder of the season and into future seasons. I am seeing players really clicking both offensively and defensively. Jackson Gilliland, Noah VanHoutan, Kris Morey, Brayden Hahn, and Bonin Nordby stepped up on the defensive end of the game and made a tremendous difference in these matches supporting our key defensive players Adam Irvine and Drayven Ayers. With the defense playing strong, we were able to get the ball to our offense and give them the opportunities needed to walk away with the win in the second match of the day. Cameron Bell, Eli Davis, Evan Barnes all were part of key plays in the offense. Jakia Irvine made key saves in the goal. We played with no subs, players that were sick with colds, nauseated from the curvy highway into Orofino, and minor ankle and knee injuries. We played tough through it all and this team is persevering through more adversity than any team I have coached.” Shots — Oro 20, PR 20. Saves — Oro 16. PR, Barnes, 18. First half — 1. Oro, Dartagnan Romero. 2. Oro, Romero. Second half — 3. Oro, Nate Dorbish, 55:00. 4. PR, Bell, 78:00. Shots — Oro 23, PR 23. Saves — Oro 14. PR, Irvine, 22. First half — 1. PR, Bell, 15:00. 2. PR, Morey, 21:00. 3. Oro, Rasmussen, 35:00. Second half — 4. PR, Morey, 63:00.

SPARTAN BOYS SPLIT MANIAC DOUBLEHEADER

Photo Credit: Priest River Lamanna High School Athletics

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