This was supposed to be a rebuilding season for the Duluth boys soccer team. Instead, the Wildcats won their first region championship in years, something not even their coach thought was a realistic goal.
"To be honest, it’s a very surprising year for me,” said Duluth coach Adel Mohsen, whose Wildcats host Grayson at 6:30 p.m., tonight in the opening round of the AAAAAA state soccer tournament.
The Wildcats won Region 7-AAAAAA, despite having an inexperienced goalkeeper, very few seniors and seven new starters. They did it with Mohsen’s aggressive offensive attack that is averaging 4.8 goals per match and features a pair of dynamic goal-scorers.
Notes:
Cross Keys will host Carrollton at 5:30 p.m., tonight at Adams Stadium. The Indians have a trio of double-digit goal-scorers in junior Gilberto Ramos (16), Roberto Martinez (13) and Jose Padilla (12). … Westminster won the Region 4-AAA championship and will host Johnson, Augusta at 7:45 p.m. Friday. Coach Scott Snyder points to the leadership of Trey Blasingame as one of the reasons Westminster heads into the AAA state tournament as one of the teams to beat.
