Tuesday's soccer game was so intense! Unfortunately I forgot my camera, so the picture above is Eric playing at Sedro Woolley last Saturday. But yesterday we played Lynden Christian up in Lynden. No score for the whole game, but the whole thing was practically a shoving match. That team is very physical, and their style of play caught our boys off guard. But the defense we had was fantastic. Anyway, Eric went into the game 1/2 way through the first period, played hard, then played most of the 2nd period and both overtimes. His coach told him after the game that he did a really good job. Then, Eric's name was in the paper today!
Tigers score shootout win over Lyncs
"Hunter Torset stopped two shots in a shootout and scored once himself Tuesday as the Burlington-Edison boys' soccer team remained unbeaten with a 1-0 win over Lynden Christian.The teams were scoreless through regulation and two overtimes in the Northwest Conference opener for both. Each squad missed its first penalty kick and made the second, then the Tigers scored on the next two while Torset stopped both to end the shootout 3-1.
'The first one he saved was a great save, ' Tigers coach Jay Powers said. 'He also buried our second kick, so it was the Hunter Torset show in the shootout.'
Eric Schenk and Diego Soto had good games for the Tigers, Powers said.
'Lynden beat us mightily in the first half,' he said. 'We came out and played much better in the second half' ".
Keith brought the sports page home from the Richeson's with him tonight. Luckily Ron saw it or we would never have known! You should have seen the giant grin on Eric's face when he saw his name in print! Haven't seen him smile like that...well, maybe ever! Good stuff!
