Meridian boys’ soccer advances to bi-districts with win over South Whidbey
Normally, freshman forward Kevin Galiano would be taking aim at South Whidbey’s goal. But when Meridian and South Whidbey went to a shootout to determine which team would advance to the Class 1B Bi-District Tournament, coach Joe Spencer had other ideas.
“We’ve never had a true goalie all year and Kevin messed around in practice at goalie and was actually really successful,” Spencer said. “I figured there wasn’t a better time to try it than right now.”
It worked out for Meridian as Galiano made three saves which helped the Trojans win the shootout 4-3 on Saturday after being tied 2-2 at the end of regulation and going through two scoreless overtimes.
In regulation, Noah Richardson scored on a header after Jordan Birnel set him up with a corner kick in the 20th minute, but Meridian trailed 2-1 at halftime. Carlos Padilla-Solis knotted things up in the 63rd minute with a goal.
Mount Baker 3, Lynden Christian 2 – The host Mountaineers earned a win over Lynden Christian to advance to the Class 1A Bi-District Tournament, and end the Lyncs’ season. Mount Baker had to survive a double overtime thriller in which it beat South Whidbey 1-0 after winning a penalty kick battle 8-7. The Mountaineers lost to eventual district champion King’s in the semi-finals, but edged Lynden Christian to keep its season alive.
Scoreboard
NWC STANDINGS
All | NWC | |
School (Class) | W-L-T | W-L-T |
Squalicum (3A) | 15-0-1 | 12-0-1 |
Bellingham (2A) | 13-2-1 | 11-1-1 |
Lynden (2A) | 12-3-1 | 10-2-1 |
Sehome (2A) | 9-3-5 | 8-1-4 |
Anacortes (2A) | 8-7-1 | 7-5-1 |
Burlington-Edison (2A) | 8-7-3 | 6-5-2 |
Meridian (1A) | 8-8-2 | 6-6-1 |
Sedro-Woolley (2A) | 7-7-3 | 5-6-2 |
Ferndale (3A) | 6-8-2 | 5-7-1 |
Mount Baker (1A) | 7-10-1 | 5-7-1 |
Blaine (2A) | 5-10-2 | 4-7-2 |
Lynden Christian (1A) | 2-13-2 | 1-10-2 |
Lakewood (2A) | 2-12-2 | 0-11-2 |
Nooksack Valley (1A) | 1-14-1 | 0-12-1 |
This story was originally published May 7, 2017 at 8:27 AM with the headline "Meridian boys’ soccer advances to bi-districts with win over South Whidbey."