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BOYS SOCCER: Saturday's roundup, Chambersburg picks up victory over Waynesboro


CHAMBERSBURG >> Chambersburg's boys soccer team ran its winning streak to six games on Saturday by shutting out county rival Waynesboro 6-0 in a non-league encounter at Trojan Stadium.

Eric Dixon and Erik Espinoza each scored a pair of goals for the Trojans (10-2-2), who scored three goals in each half.

"The main thing – other than getting a shutout – was that we did the things we worked on in practice last week," Chambersburg coach Corey Grove said. "We need to move better off the ball, getting behind the defense and working more combination play. I thought every goal we scored today was a great goal – you could see it really working."

John Ramirez and Rafael Bonilla also found the back of the net for the Trojans, and assists went to Espinoza, Nathan Maynard, Griffin Redding, Dixon, Chuy Munoz and Inigo Macias.

For the Indians (6-9-1), goalkeeper James Barr made 10 saves.

Grove said, "It was nice to get Inigo back from an injury. We're pretty healthy and we're progressively getting better."

Chambersburg 6

Waynesboro 0

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First half — (C) Eric Dixon, asst. Erik Espinoza, 13th min., (C) Dixon, asst. Nathan Maynard, 23rd, (C) John Ramirez, asst. Griffin Redding, 30th.

Second half — (C) Espinoza, asst. Dixon, 53rd, (C) Rafael Bonilla, asst. Chuy Munoz, 69th, (C) Espinoza, asst. Inigo Macias, 75th.

Shots — Way 2, Chbg 20; Corner kicks — Way 0, Chbg 3; Saves — Way 10 (James Barr), Chbg 0 (Chandler Schur).

JV score — Waynesboro 1, Chambersburg 0.

FANNETT-METAL 9, CV CHRISTIAN 1 >> It took Fannett-Metal, coming off a huge win Friday night in McConnellsburg, 20 minutes of the first half to score a goal against Cumberland Valley Christian. But once they did, the floodgates opened in the non-league game.

Mikell McGee bagged his first score in the 20th minute for the Tigers (11-2). And then he scored in the 24th, 26th, 31st, 33rd and 36th minute for a total of six goals in a 16-minute span. He topped off his day with a seventh goal early in the second half, while teammates Dylan Seibert and Wyatt Thorne also added goals.

"Mikell certainly had a good day of finding the goal," Tiger coach Greg Best said. "We got a lot of people playing time and it was a nice day."

For the Blazers (5-11), Sterling Bard scored off an assist from Jackson Park.

CVC coach Stan Hott said, "Fannett-Metal just wanted it more. They went after every loose ball and made us look slow."

Fannett-Metal 9

CV Christian 1

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First half — (FM) Mikell McGee, 20th min., (FM) McGee, 24th, (FM) McGee, 26th, (FM) McGee 31st, (FM) McGee 33rd, (FM) McGee 36th, (CV) Sterling Bard, asst. Jackson Park, 38th.

Second half — (FM) McGee, 43rd, (FM) Dylan Seibert, 60th, (FM) Wyatt Thorne,

Shots — CVC 17, FM 29; Corner kicks — CVC 2, FM 6; Saves — CVC 21 (Eli Black 11, Aaron Johnson 10), FM 8 (Jamie Birgfeld).

JAMES BUCHANAN 2, NORTHERN BEDFORD 2, 2OT >> James Buchanan fell behind early in its non-league matchup against Northern Bedford, allowing the Panthers to take a 2-0 lead in the first half, but fought back to tie the game thanks to a two-goal performance from Isaac Shenton.

The Rockets had momentum headed into overtime thanks to Shenton's goals late in the second half, but didn't capitalize in extra time. James Buchanan (0-14-2) missed an open-net shot in the first 10 seconds of overtime, and spent both overtime periods on the attack, sending numerous shots at Northern Bedford keeper Jake Ishelman.

"This is a game we wish we could start again. Northern Bedford started the game with a good pace and capitalized on their opportunities," JB coach Randy Jarrett said.

James Buchanan 2

Northern Bedford 2, 2OT

First half — (NB) Michael Lazor, 10th min., (NB) Cameron Sherlock, 31st.

Second half — (JB) Isaac Shenton asst Alez Truett, 64th (JB) Shenton asst. Dalton Leab, 72nd.

Shots — NB 9, JB 22; Corner kicks — NB 3, JB 5; Saves — NB 8 (Jake Ishelman), JB 4 (Sean Martin).

WINDBER 3, SOUTHERN FULTON 1 >> Southern Fulton lost 3-1 to Windber in a non-league matchup after falling behind 3-0.

Chase Varner had the lone goal for the Indians (4-7), assisted by Cam McCray. The game saw lots of offensive action, with Southern Fulton and the Ramblers taking 21 and 17 shots, respectively.

Windber 3, Southern Fulton 1

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First half — (w) J.Vasas asst. J.Cominsky 14th min.

Second half — (W) M.Kaiser asst. Cominsky, 30th, (W) Vasas 14th, (SF) Chase Varner asst. Cam McCray, 22nd.

Shots — Wind 17, SF 21; Corner kicks — Wind 4, SF 5; Saves — Wind 8 (J.Guaetta), SF 10 (Juan Mazariegos, 7, Collin Bard 3).