Section 6AA soccer play took place Thursday night at Hopkins High School as both St. Louis Park Orioles teams had their seasons come to an end.
The boys game was up first and freshman Clarence Weah broke a scoreless tie with 4:36 left in the first half that led the Royals to a 2-0 win over the Orioles.
Weah accounted for Hopkins only first half goal as he scored from the left side to give them a 1-0 halftime lead. Royals goalkeeper Ryan St. Clair kept the Orioles from tying the game with several outstanding saves. Hopkins would get an insurance goal from Andy Berris and St. Louis Park couldn't get anything past St. Clair as the senior goalkeeper helped the Royals advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Hopkins improved their record to 8-7-2 and will travel to Minneapolis Washburn to play the Millers in the semifinals at 3 PM on Saturday, October 15. St. Louis Park ended their season at 3-11-2.
In the girls game, Chance Douglass scored two goals to lead Hopkins to a 3-1 win over St. Louis Park.
Isabelle Olson would ring the Royal bell with the first half's only goal. She lined a shot from the left side and it went past Oriole goalkeeper Anna Roethler and into the net. Hopkins led 1-0 at the half.
Hopkins would go up by two in the second half on Chance Douglass' right side goal. St. Louis Park would get back in the game as Malaika Bigirindavyi would score from the center slot to cut the lead to one. Was overtime possible on this chilly Thursday night? It wouldn't be possible when Chance Douglass tripped in the penalty area and the official called a foul that awarded her a penalty kick. she made the most of the opportunity and sent the ball into the net.
The Royals improved their record to 11-5-1 and will head to Minneapolis to take on the Washburn Millers in the semifinals on Saturday, October 15 at 5 PM. The Orioles ended a 10 game unbeaten streak and finished their season with a record of 9-5-1.
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