Soccer squads brave elements on final day at Bethany

Kingfisher’s girls had about every result imaginable in last week’s Bethany Tournament.

The Lady Jackets won, lost and tied in their three games Friday and Saturday at the SNU Soccer Complex.

The tie came in the Lady Jackets’ first game when Dove Science and KHS scored one goal apiece early Friday morning.

The goal came on Maitland Pickle’s corner kick in the second half.

Paige Yeoman had 13 saves that afternoon, but the Lady Jackets couldn’t muster any goals in a 3-0 loss to Cache.

KHS got the win on a blustery Saturday morning when it blanked Classen SAS 4-0.

Chelsea Johnson delivered a first-half goal into the wind, then the Lady Jackets blew it open in the second half.

Nayeli Gutierrez scored back-to-back goals, the second of which was assisted by Johnson.

Gutierrez then assisted on the game’s final goal scored by Hanna Matthews.

Yeoman had three saves in the contest.

Kingfisher exited the tournament with a 4-3-1 record.

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Kingfisher’s boys had a tougher time in the tournament as they suffered three narrow defeats.

Dove Science got a late goal Friday morning to defeat the Jackets, 2-1.

Kingfisher, earlier in the second half, got a game-tying goal from Ali Padilla on a direct kick from about 25 yards out.

Dove Science got its first goal in the first half.

Yibram Perez had 13 saves for KHS.

Jose Marquez delivered 22 saves that afternoon, but Cache still managed a 1-0 victory over the Jackets. On Saturday, Omar Casillas and Padilla scored second-half goals, but the Jackets eventually lost, 3-2, after a shootout to Classen. Padilla assisted on Casillas’ goal and Zarek Pickle offered up the assist on Padilla’s goal.

The Comets outscored KHS 4-1 in the shootout. Kingfisher was 2-6 after the tournament.