quincy — Midway through the second half, the Quincy High School soccer team went on the offensive, creating chances in front of the Cascade High School goal. The shot went over the crossbar.
Quincy coach Hector Vaca said that kind of play summed up the Jackrabbits' 3-0 loss at Quincy on Tuesday.
“I feel like Cascade took advantage of the opportunity and we didn't,” Vaca wrote in response to email questions from the Columbia Basin Herald.
This game clinched the Caribou Trail League title. Cascade (Leavenworth) is undefeated in his CTL, with two of his wins coming against Quincy. On March 28, the Kodiaks defeated Quincy 3-1.
Quincy continued to play well in the first half, pushing most of the action to Cascade's end of the field. Quincy had several chances with cascading goals but couldn't convert.
Cascade took advantage of the change in momentum and forced the ball into Quincy's side. A sideways pass in front of the net and a shot to the open side was scored by Quincy goalie Romualdo Sandoval, giving Cascade a 1-0 lead with about 33 minutes to play.
Vaca wrote that the Kodiaks' first goal was the turning point in the match.
“I think it went very well until Cascade's first goal,” he wrote.
Both teams had chances in the second half. Cashmere's breakthrough was saved by Sandoval to keep the score at 1-0, but the Kodiaks counterattacked from a missed shot around the 60th minute to push the score to 2-0.
The confusion in front of the Cascade goal resulted in a free kick for Quincy, but the shot went wide. Cascade's Angel Sandoval broke through the defense downfield and scored in the 57th minute to tie the game.
Vaca said he saw some good play from the Jacks.
“Brajan Nunez played a very solid game, creating chances and winning many battles in the midfield,” Vaca wrote. “Rafael Perez and Jose Garcia both played very solid defense, Eric Zepeda was very solid and dangerous on the wing. Casey Toevs was winning aerial balls in the middle of the pitch many times. ”
The Jacks conclude the CTL season tonight against Cashmere in Cashmere and conclude the regular season with a game against the Warden on Monday. By finishing second in the conference, Quincy will host a playoff game on May 4th.
Cheryl Schweizer can be reached by email at cschweizer@columbiabasinherald.com.
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Alexander Murillo, 11, attempts a kick from the sideline during the Quincy vs. Cascades game.
Quincy midfielder Lester Chakaji, 10, fights for the ball with two Cascade midfielders.
Quincy players carry the ball up the field during Tuesday's game against Cascade.