PREP BOYS SOCCER: Cd'A Charter boys win third straight district title

POST FALLS — Junior Luke Blasick had four saves in the shutout as the top-seeded Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy Panthers beat the second-seeded Bonners Ferry Badgers 2-0 in the 4A District 1-2 championship match on Saturday at The Fields at Real Life.

Kyle Guan and Aedan Aguirre scored for Coeur d’Alene Charter (14-2-1), which claimed its first state title in program history last year, advances to state Oct. 22-24 at Burley High.  

“Great all-around game from our boys,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Craig Daigle said. “We put together 80 minutes tonight. Luke had some very timely saves tonight. He really stepped up. We asked Elliott Engles to do a lot tonight offensively and defensively, and he didn’t disappoint. I was so impressed with his game tonight. Our seniors showed great leadership and it was great to see Aedan score late to lock up our third straight district championship.” 

Bonners Ferry (11-4-1) is ranked 10th in 4A by MaxPreps, which is used to seed the state tournament and will advance to a play-in match next Saturday. 

Coeur d’Alene Charter is ranked third. 

First half — 1, Charter, Kyle Guan (Brooks Judd), 5:05. Second half — 2, Charter, Aedan Aguirre (Judd), 77:00. 

Shots on goal — BF 5, Charter 13. 

Saves — BF, Kordale Burt 9; Charter, Luke Blasick 4. 

Lake City 5 

Post Falls 1 

COEUR d’ALENE — Senior Oliver Soumis had two goals and an assist for the second-seeded Timberwolves in a win over the third-seeded Trojans in a loser-out game in the 6A District 1 tournament at the Irma Anderl Soccer Complex at Lake City. 

Lake City (8-6) advances to face top-seeded Coeur d’Alene (12-0-1) in the championship match on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene High. The Timberwolves are ranked 10th by MaxPreps, which is used to determine seeding to state. 

Post Falls finished 3-11. 

First half — 1, LC, Oliver Soumis (penalty kick), 14:00. 2, LC, Cale Hanners (penalty kick), 23:00. Second half — 3, LC, Collin Rzepa (Liam Bradley), 61:00. 4, LC, Soumis (Jameson Meyer), 64:00. 5, LC, Leo Rubio (Rzepa), 66:00. 

Shots on goal — not reported. 

Saves — not reported. 

Sandpoint 3

Lewiston 0

SANDPOINT — The top-seeded Bulldogs spent the first 40 minutes of their 5A Region 1 tournament game against the Bengals sending shot after shot at the net to no avail. 

Lewiston’s backline and goalkeeper Adrian Lopez were stout, fending off nine corner kicks and countless scoring chances from the Bulldogs. Sandpoint coach Dan Anderson credited the Bengals’ formation, but said his team stuck with its halftime routine knowing that the first goal would break the dam. 

“For us, it was all about getting that first goal,” Anderson said. “We knew if we got that then we would get the second, and third and maybe even a fourth. Just continuing to stick to our game plan, our principles, pushing the tempo, taking the game to them.” 

Sticking to their principles proved to be the right call as junior Pax Longanecker sent a beautiful ball to Dixon Reed in the 52nd minute for Sandpoint’s first goal of the game. The goal gave Sandpoint a lead it would hold until the end, advancing the Bulldogs to the District 1-2 tournament championship game. 

“We wanted to let the ball do the work and pass the ball quickly,” Anderson said. “Then, again, trusting your teammates to be on the end of it and then put it away. It was a great play between Pax and Dixon to get us on the board.” 

Sandpoint dominated possession for the entire game, but it paid off in the second half. Just 10 minutes after Reed’s goal, Wesley Drube sent a ball to Will Piehl, who finished off the second Bulldog goal of the game. 

Down 2-0, Lewiston gathered itself and gained its first breath of offensive momentum. However, that was quickly snuffed out by the Bulldogs’ goalkeeper Landon Brinkmeier, who made a leaping save late to keep a clean sheet against the Bengals. 

Regaining their composure, Sandpoint reapplied pressure with Ashton Porter drawing a penalty kick. Porter gave the kick to senior Harrison Giles, who sent a screamer past a diving keeper in the 76th minute for his first varsity goal, which put the game on ice.

With the victory, the top-seeded Bulldogs advance to the Region 1 championship game against Lakeland on Tuesday at War Memorial Field. The time of the matchup will be announced at a later date. 

First half — None. Second half — 1, Spt, Dixon Reed (Pax Longanecker), 52:00. 2, Spt, Will Piehl (Wesley Drube), 62:00. 3, Spt, Harrison Giles (penalty kick), 76:00.  

Shots on goal — Lew 3, Spt 14.

Saves — Lew, Adrian Lopez 11; Spt, Landon Brinkmeier 3. 

Lakeland 2 

Moscow 1 

MOSCOW — The third-seeded Hawks advanced to the championship match of the 5A Region 1 tournament with a win over the second-seeded Bears at the Moscow School District Community Playfields. 

Lakeland (7-6) will face Sandpoint (13-1-2) on Tuesday, with the winner advancing to state Oct. 22-24 at the Field of Dreams in Ponderay. The loser is eligible for a play-in match next Saturday at site to be determined. 

Lakeland entered Saturday ranked eighth in 5A by MaxPreps, which is used to seed the state tournament. Sandpoint is the top-ranked team in 5A.