Prep soccer: Cougars clinch league title

Southwestern Randolph’s boys’ soccer team secured the Four Rivers Conference championship with this week’s success.

Fernando Hernandez scored four goals and added an assist as the host Cougars outlasted Jordan-Matthews 6-3 to clinch the title. Aaron Avina, who assisted twice, and Yael Rebollar Ortiz had the other goals.

Next, Southwestern Randolph stepped out of conference to defeat visiting Bishop McGuinness 2-0, notching its 20th victory of the season.

Earlier this week, Southwestern Randolph whipped visiting Eastern Randolph 10-0. Braydon Tyl, Avina, Rebollar Ortiz and Hernandez all had two goals.

** Eastern Randolph had the only three second-half goals in a 4-1 home victory against Uwharrie Charter Academy. The outcome came despite Aidan Almond’s goal for the Eagles.

** Asheboro won back-to-back home games against Eastern Guilford by 11-2 and against Northeast Guilford by 9-0 victory, meaning the Blue Comets will finish no worse than second place in the Triad Area Athletic Conference.

Ivan Castaneda, Zamire Bush and Ozmar Martinez all had two goals in the Eastern Guilford game. Against Northeast Guilford, Martinez supplied four assists to go with one goal.

** Randleman allowed a first-half goal in a 1-0 defeat to visiting Montgomery Central in a matchup to determine first place in the Piedmont Athletic Conference.

The Tigers recovered for a 4-3 overtime victory against at Central Davidson.

** Trinity remained in first place in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference by topping visiting West Davidson 5-1 after losing earlier in the week by 3-2 at second-place Thomasville.

** Jake Edwards scored two goals, Easton DeWitt and Laurel Ortiz Suarez each had two goals and Carter Queen assisted three times in Wheatmore’s 4-3 road victory against West Davidson, giving the Warriors back-to-back victories for the first time since early September.

** Goals from Justin Morales, Kevin Bautista and Oscar Bautista helped Providence Grove defeat visiting Wheatmore 3-1. Ortiz Suarez had the Wheatmore goal.

State playoffs

Qualifying teams will receive their seeds with the unveiling of the brackets Friday. First-round games are scheduled for Nov. 3 with second-round games three nights later.