Beacon soccer defeats Indians 1-0
The Beacon Middle School soccer team outlasted Selbyville Middle 1-0 Oct. 31 at home.
Barritt Ross scored the winning goal in the second half off a corner from seventh-grade midfielder Brandon Somoza-Lima.
“It was a solid performance against an always-strong Selbyville team,” said Beacon coach Justin Voorheis. “The defense stepped up with solid performances from Wilson Ingerski, Hussain Mahdi, River Elder and Dylan Rasin on defense. Spencer [Copeland] was perfect in goal.”
Vikings goalkeeper Spencer Copeland made six saves in Beacon’s shutout.
The Vikings move to 5-4-1 on the season with one game remaining against Mariner Middle at Cape’s Legends Stadium on Monday, Nov. 5.
Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.
