Dominant Victory

Last Saturday Southridge took on last years 3a league and district champions Sunnyside. The Grizzlies returned two first team all conference forwards who know how to score goals in bunches. Sunnyside was coming off a 2-1 home defeat to Kamiakin and were looking to get a victory to put thier team closer to the top of the table.

Southridge couldn't have wished for a better start to the game as a Sunnyside defender handled a ball in the 18 yard box in the fourth minute. Junior Captain Jared Brisbin went to the penalty spot and converted his first league goal of the season. The rest of the first half saw our Suns miss a few golden chances in front of the goal but overall the half went really well as the team were winning all the important statistical categories. At half time the boys realized that they had a much better team and felt like they could go out and finish their opponents off. Two goals in the first minute and a half was exactly what it took to ice the game. Corey Grady's long throw to the top of the 18 yard box found Sophomore Bill Landefeld who made his first start of the year laser a shot underneath the keepers arms. On the ensuing kickoff Freshmen Jake Zoulek stole the ball from a midfielder and dished the ball to Brisbin who notched his second goal of the game. The Suns were happy to protect the 3-0 lead for the remaining 38 minutes and even rest some key starters. Sunnyside coach Juan Pineda admitted that the biggest factor in the game was the physical play of Southridge, he said "at times it was like playing a football team not a soccer team." Branden Hale made five saves and earned his second straight shutout.

Next Game is 3/31 at Richland, come root for the suns as they go for three in a row!