{"id":7491,"date":"2026-10-21T20:13:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=7491"},"modified":"2026-10-21T20:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:13:06","slug":"trojans-come-up-short-in-first-place-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=7491","title":{"rendered":"Trojans come up short in first-place battle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kelseyville ties Cloverdale 2-2; Clear Lake shuts out Middletown 3-0 in boys soccer action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LOWER LAKE >> The Fort Bragg Timberwolves held off the Lower Lake Trojans 2-1 in a North Central League boys soccer battle for first place Tuesday afternoon at Gordon Sadler Field in Lower Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Bragg (10-1-1 league, 15-4-2 overall) now leads Lower Lake (7-3-1, 9-4-3) by two full games in the league standings. Fort Bragg has two games remaining and Lower Lake three. The Timberwolves need only win one of their two remaining games to lock up the undisputed league championship. They tied Lower Lake and Kelseyville for first place last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the scoring took place in the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yael Viveros scored Lower Lake\u2019s lone goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trojans travel to Lakeport on Thursday to play Clear Lake at 6:15 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other league action Tuesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville 2, Cloverdale 2 (tie)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Cloverdale, the Cloverdale Eagles scored twice in the final 10 minutes, their last goal coming in the final seconds, to earn a draw with the Kelseyville Knights (6-3-3, 9-6-4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jair Inostroza Carrillo and Anthony Arias goals staked Kelseyville to a 2-0 lead. Gavin Cunningham had an assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe couldn\u2019t have played a better 70 minutes,\u201d Kelseyville head coach Kc White said. \u201cUnfortunately, the game is 80 minutes. We controlled the game beautifully and got a lot of shots up. We missed too many solid chances to increase our lead, and when you keep giving teams hope, it will bite you sometimes. We have given up multi-goal leads entirely too often this season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inostroza Carrillo scored in the 33rd<\/sup> minute on a 45-yard free kick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe has such a pure strike,\u201d White said. \u201cThat was one of 11 shots we had in the first half.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville added to its lead in the 62nd<\/sup> minute on a through ball from Cunningham to Arias, who struck it past the Cloverdale keeper for a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that, White said the Knights let their guard down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe let off the gas, started doing stupid things, and it cost us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White gave high marks to the play of Arias and Nick Arredondo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBoth had excellent games. I think that was Nick\u2019s best game of the year,\u201d White said. \u201cHe has really come into his own as the season has progressed. This is his first year on my team. He played football the previous three years of his high school career and, of course, he is a sharpshooter for our basketball team. I\u2019m going to try to get him to play volleyball for me in the spring this year, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added White, \u201cAnthony has had his ups and downs this year, but this was definitely one of his best games this season. He\u2019s starting to play more consistently as we get toward the end of the season, which is to be expected for a freshman playing center mid. I\u2019m happy to watch his growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville returns home Thursday to host Middletown at 6:15 p.m. It\u2019s senior night for the Knights, who will honor Inostroza Carrillo, Arredondo, Joey Watson, Angel Beernal, Julio Lopez, Gerardo Garcia and Erik Navarrete Mora after the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake 3, Middletown 0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Middletown, Clear Lake took the lead with a penalty kick in the first half and pulled away in the second half to beat the Middletown Mustangs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was another hard loss,\u201d Middletown head coach Katie Robinson said. \u201cWe went into the game hoping that switching to a 4-3-2-1 formation would give us better opportunities to create plays and get shots on goal. The change helped us generate more opportunities, but unfortunately Clear Lake\u2019s keeper was there to stop our attempts. We had great movement on the pitch and controlled the ball for much of the game, but we just couldn\u2019t find the back of the net.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robinson praised the play of Clear Lake\u2019s Levi Ewing, a striker who made the most of his opportunities for the Cardinals (6-4-2, 11-5-4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven when marked closely,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cOn our side, our two center midfielders, Wyatt Davis and Caleb Ahlmann, did a great job helping control and hold down the midfield. Nalu Johson and Harrison Brown also worked well together, continuing to strengthen our defensive line and limit Clear Lake\u2019s opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown had to play a portion of the second half with only 10 players after one of its players pickd up a red card, which contributed to Clear Lake scoring its final goal, according to Robinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake scoring was not reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlthough the final score wasn\u2019t what we wanted, there were positives to take away from the game,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cOur movement, possession and ability to create more opportunities showed progress. Now we need to keep building on that progress, be more clinical in front of the goal, and turn those opportunities into results. We\u2019re putting in the work, and we\u2019ll keep pushing forward together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown (4-7, 6-9-2) visits Kelseyville on Thursday at 6:15 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willits 4, Upper Lake 0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Upper Lake, Willits shut out Upper Lake, keeping the Cougars (0-11, 0-16-1) winless in league and on the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willits (5-3-3, 5-8-4) broke the game open with three second-half goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper Lake plays a non-league game Wednesday in Laytonville at 4:30 p.m. The Cougars resume league action Thursday in Cloverdale at 5:45 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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