By: BHS Sports Staff
October 3, 2024
As October rolls around, the Fall sports season is starting to wrap up, so it is time to honor our seniors.
Last Tuesday, the boys and girls soccer teams both held their annual senior nights, prior to a doubleheader contest against Lakeside.
The boys recognized seniors Jadyn DeLuca, Jaime Villasmil-Leon, Levon Miller, Jeffery Helmick, and Phillip Banaszak. The girls recognized seniors Isabella Lottig, Ra’mya Fleming, Antonia Torres, Aaliyah Chin, Rayanna Cogburn, Analise Gonzalez, and Ayvah Chin.
As for the games, the boys played first and were riding high with back-to-back victories against Independence and Bard Early College. Coming into this contest, the Hurricanes were 3-10, while the Lakeside Dragons stood at 2-8-1.
Early on, the Dragons struck first in the 12th minute to take a 1-0 lead. The Hurricanes had a couple of opportunities to even the score but could not convert. Shortly after another missed opportunity, the Dragons struck again, extending their lead to 2-0 heading into the half.
The defense was holding strong in the second half, but the Hurricanes offense continued to miss out on multiple scoring opportunities.
In minute 74, the Dragons tacked on one more goal to seal the game as the Hurricanes winning streak came to an end.
Final Score: Lakeside 3, Brooklyn 0.
With this loss, the Hurricanes fell to 3-11, while Lakeside improved to 3-8-1.
The boys will be back in action at home tonight against Euclid with a start time of 5:00.
As for the girls game, they came in with a record of 2-10-2, while Lakeside came in at 5-6-2.
The Lady Canes were coming off a 2-1 loss to Oberlin on Monday, and they were looking to bounce back; however, the Lady Dragons had possession for the majority of the start and scored in the 15th minute to put them up 1-0.
The defense held strong in the remainder of the first half and kept the visitors to just one goal heading into the break.
At the start of the second half, the Lady Dragons came out firing as they scored their second goal of the evening in the 46th minute and added another goal in the 52nd minute to extend their lead to 3-0.
The Lady Canes had a couple of shots on goal but could not get any momentum going as they fell victim for their second straight loss.
Final Score: Lakeside 3, Brooklyn 0
With this loss, the girls fell to 2-11-2, and the Lady Dragons improved to 6-6-2.
The Lady Canes will have their final home game of the season tonight against Fairview. Start time is at 7:00.
In other Fall sports, last Friday, the football team picked up their second win of the season against the winless Beachwood Bison. After trailing 7-0 in the first half, the Hurricanes stormed back in the second half en route to a 22-7 victory.
On offense, seniors Kevin Nguyen and Aiden Starr had huge games. Nguyen had 135 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns. As for Starr, he had 161 total yards and added one touchdown. On defense, senior Nick Supinski and junior Jonny Treska both constantly pressured the quarterback with Treska tallying two sacks and Supinski with one.
The football team travels to Independence tomorrow night to face off against the Blue Devils (2-4). Kickoff is at 7:00.
Finally, the girls volleyball team (3-15) is at home tonight as they take on the Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves. Game time is 6:00.
Go Canes!
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