FERNDALE — Anacortes boys soccer scored three goals in the final 10 minutes to open its season with a 3-0 victory against Ferndale Thursday, March 13 at Ferndale High.
“It was an evenly matched game,” Ferndale coach Rigel Weis said. “Anacortes has some dangerous players. We had a chance before they scored the first one but soccer can be cruel sometimes.”
One of Ferndale’s best opportunities came in the 68th minute when Ryder McCllelan had a diving header miss wide left of the net.
“Ferndale had a couple good shots but Ashton (Gere) is a wall in the goal so it is hard to get around him,” Anacortes coach Ross Ramsdell said.
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In the 70th minute, Anacortes senior Riley Walgamott received a through ball pass and snuck the ball underneath the goalkeeper for the first goal of the game.
A couple of minutes later, Owen Foley nailed a free kick from 20 yards out into the upper left corner to make it 2-0.
“Once we got those free kicks, we gave Owen the freedom to go for it and that was as good as it gets,” Ramsdell said. “Riley decided he wanted to finally finish and scored two goals. Overall, the team vibe is high.”
In the final seconds of the game, Walgamott battled through a couple of Ferndale defenders and fired a shot with his left foot into the upper left corner to end the game.
Anacortes (1-0) next plays at Kingston at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15, while Ferndale (0-1) will host Squalicum at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17.
“It’s a long season,” Weis said. “I made sure everyone got some playing time tonight so we can have an idea of everyone’s potential tonight.”
Nick Zeller-Singh is CDN's sports reporter; reach him at nickzellersingh@cascadiadaily.com; 360-922-3090 ext. 104.
