Prep soccer: Southwestern Randolph Cougars avenge loss from state final

The Southwestern Randolph boys’ soccer team won a rematch of last year’s Class 2A state final by notching a 5-1 victory at Clinton last week.

That came with two goals apiece from Jonathan Hernandez and Aaron Avina plus one goal from Chris Betancourt as the Cougars stretched their winning streak to six games. Jonathan Perez made six saves.

Clinton won 3-1 in the 2024 title game.

Earlier in the week, Betancourt and Braydon Tyl each scored two goals in a 9-0 Four Rivers Conference romp past visiting North Moore.

** Ozmar Martinez scored three goals and assist on another when Asheboro defeated visiting Jordan-Matthews 5-0.

In a 5-5 draw with visiting Kernersville Glenn, Carlos Gonzalez had two goals for Asheboro, while Erik Gervacio, Julian Bitti and Martinez all scored one goal.

** Randleman topped host Wheatmore 4-1 behind Owen Leonard’s two goals and one assist along with one goal from both Ivan Collazo and Mitchell Carranza. The Tigers also whipped host Lexington 7-1 with Leonard scoring three goals.

But Randleman lost 4-1 at Montgomery Central.

** Two goals from Laurel Ortiz Suarez and one from Easton DeWitt weren’t enough for host Wheatmore in a 4-3 loss to Thomasville.

** In Central Carolina 3-A Conference, Providence Grove’s Seth Johnson scored in a 1-1 draw at West Davidson, while Trinity had the same score vs. visiting East Davidson.

Providence Grove’s Kevin Bautista had a goal in a 2-1 loss at Southern Guilford.

** Eastern Randolph drilled host Eastern Guilford 4-2 to snap a four-game losing streak.