Soccer roundup Aug. 21

 MOREHEAD CITY - Storm Tootle's goal not only gave Swansboro a win in its season-opener, but provided Doug Kidd his initial victory as the Pirates head coach.

Tootle found the net off an assist from Tim Riggs with about 11 minutes remaining in Swansboro's 2-1 victory over non-conference foe West Carteret on Wednesday night.

"We held strong and found a way to win," said Kidd. "It was a tough game."

Christian Rhue gave the Pirates a 1-0 edge when he scored off an assist from Jason Morton about eight minutes into the contest. But 21 minutes later, the Patriots' Chris Fisher tied the outing and both teams shared momentum in the second half before Tootle's deciding goal.

"We came out and did a good job possessing, we knocked the ball around and found their opening, which is how we got that first goal," Kidd said. "But it seemed as if after we scored we relaxed a little ... and we gave up the tying goal."

Andrew Miller recorded a pair of saves for Swansboro.

 Swansboro     1    1  -    2

West Carteret 1    0  -    1

GOALS - S: Rhue, Tootle. WC: Fisher. ASSISTS - S: Morton, Riggs. IN GOAL - S: Miller (2 saves). WC: Matt Pino (11 saves). SHOTS ON GOAL - S 7, WC 3. CORNER KICKS - S 3, WC 1. RECORDS - S: 1-0, vs. Leesville Road Friday in the Brittany. WC: 0-1.

JACKSONVILLE 2, D.H. CONLEY 0: At Greenville, Zach Odum scored each Jacksonville goal in the Cardinals' non-conference win over D.H. Conley.

Odum found the net off an assist from Jimmy Johnson about 10 minutes in and his second coming off an assist from Patrick Lynch about 17 minutes into the final half.

"We were sloppy, our decision making was not very good tonight," said JHS head coach Dave Miller. "We didn't finish some point-blank opportunities ... this was one of those games where we scored early, relaxed and allowed them to hang around.

"But it's early in the season and we are still trying to put together our starting 10 in the field."

Holland Hammond registered six saves for the Cards.

"Holland did a good job for us tonight," Miller said. "And we didn't play bad defense."

 Jacksonville   1    1  -    2

D.H. Conley    0    0  -    0

GOALS - J: Odum 2. ASSISTS - J: Johnson, Lynch. IN GOAL - J: Hammond (6 saves). SHOTS ON GOAL - J 17, D 7. CORNER KICKS - N/A. RECORDS - J: 2-0, vs. Hickory Saturday in the Brittany. D: 0-2.

LEJEUNE 7, NORTHSIDE 0: Jordan Valdov recorded a hat trick and added an assist to lead Lejeune over Northside in a non-conference game aboard Camp Lejeune.  

Valdov's goals came consecutively as he helped the Devilpups extend a 1-0 lead into a 4-0 cushion. Scott Griffith scored the first goal while Gunner Hasting tallied a pair of goals and Sam Gallagher notched a score. Gallagher, Hasting, Marvin Whitehurst and Ryan Hawley each had an assist.

"It took us a while to get started," said Lejeune head coach Glen Davis. "We moved some players up about 10 minutes into the second half and that seemed to fire the players up, because they started producing from there."

Brian Weiss had five saves for Lejeune.

"They're a much more mature team," Monarchs head coach John Stafford said.

 Northside       0    0  -    0

Lejeune           2    5  -    7

GOALS - L: Griffith, Valdov 3, Gallagher, Hasting 2. ASSISTS - L: Whitehurst, Gallagher, Hasting, Hawley, Valdov. IN GOAL -N: Zachary Colburn (7 saves). L: Weiss (5 saves). SHOTS ON GOAL - N 1, L 20. CORNER KICKS - N 6, L 4. RECORDS - N: 0-1, vs. Randleman Friday in Brittany Showcase. N: 0-1, vs. Randleman Friday in the Brittany Showcase. L: 1-1, vs. Kerr-Vance Saturday in the Brittany Showcase.

RICHLANDS 3, TOPSAIL 1: At Richlands, the Wildcats trailed at halftime, but rallied for a non-conference win over Topsail.

"We made some adjustments," said RHS head coach Mike Roed. "It was a well-played game from both teams and we were just fortunate to come away with a victory."

Bradley Dixon scored Richlands' first goal on a free kick from about 25 yards out, with Edgar Garcia scoring the second on a penalty kick. Pat Bell later scored on a corner kick.

Jeff Harris tallied Topsail's one goal off a penalty kick.

 Richlands       0    3  -    3

Topsail            1    0  -    1

GOALS - R: Dixon, Garcia, Bell. T: Harris. IN GOAL - R: Farris (4 saves). T: Hall (5 saves). SHOTS ON GOAL - R 13, T 6. CORNER KICKS - R 9, T 3. RECORDS - R: 2-0, at North Lenoir Friday.

DIXON 4, SOUTHWEST 0: Dixon was able to spread the ball around and record a shutout over host Southwest.

"Dixon moved the ball extremely well," said Stallions head coach John Sweeney. "They have a lot of speed up top and they were able to get behind our defense."

James Hansley, Jordan Oliver, Colby Goehagen and Christian Rhodes each scored a goal for the Bulldogs.

"The center and midfielders did a great job of distributing the ball and finding a good amount of players to attack," Sweeney said. "We did not do a good job at possessing the ball and that's what made it difficult for our defense."

 Dixon              2    2  -    4

Southwest      0    0  -    0

GOALS - D: Hansley, Oliver, Goehagan, Rhodes. ASSISTS - D: Kris Cotter. IN GOAL - D: Brian Gendron (3 saves) and Kyle Parker (2 saves); SWO: Michael Allen (6 saves). SHOTS ON GOAL - D 10, SWO 5. CORNER KICKS - D 3, SWO 4. RECORDS - D: 1-1, Fayetteville Academy Friday at the Brittany.. SWO: 0-2, Greenfield Academy Friday at the Brittany.

WHITE OAK 3, CROATAN 1: At Broad Creek, White Oak didn't slow down its attack from Tuesday as the Vikings defeated Croatan in non-conference action.

"We countered a lot," said WOHS head coach Buddy Carroll. "We found a lot of holes in the defense."

Mac Cargile tallied four goals against Southwest on Monday, but this time found the net once. But it was teammate Tyler Vandervender who stepped up to score twice for the Vikings. Both came off free kicks.

"He made good contributions with the free kicks," Carroll said. "He pushed us on through."

Croatan head coach Paul Slater liked the fact his team faced a tough opponent.

"There was a difference mentally between our kids and their kids," Slater said. "They have a lot of kids playing year round where I have only a few.

"That's the reason why we schedule them to make us better."

Gabe Moore scored the only goal for the Cougars.

 White Oak      2    1  -    3

Croatan           1    0  -    1

GOALS - WO: Vandervender 2, Cargile; Cro. Moore. ASSISTS - None. IN GOAL - WO: Justin Kellun (2 saves); Cro: Mike Young (3 saves). SHOTS ON GOAL - WO 12, Cro. 4. CORNER KICKS - WO 0, Cro. 0. RECORDS - WO: 2-0, at Richlands Monday. Cro.: 1-1, at Havelock Monday.