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Cape soccer pounds Lake 6-1

Cape junior Alex Shives shoots and scores the first goal of the 6-1 win over the Spartans. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
October 25, 2021

Cape used a balanced scoring attack by five different players to pace the team to a 6-1 win over Lake Forest Oct. 21 in Felton. Cape moves to 9-3-1 on the season with two games remaining.

Cape outshot the Spartans 18-4 and held a 9-1 advantage in corners.

Alex Shives started the scoring from a pass off the foot of Aldo Hernandez-Beccera five minutes into the first half. Freshman Evan Burris scored the second goal of the half on a header from a pass from big brother Gannon at the six-minute mark. After a Lake score from Aidan Garey, Niko Panyko hit the twine off an assist from Tiarnan Hefferan at 29:00. Hefferan then finished the first half with a centering pass from Angel Haro at 32:00.

Panyko scored his second of the game at the 50-minute mark from Brandon Somoza-Lima and Donovan Sandoval scored unassisted at the 57-minute to finish the game.

Cape goalie Dru Schneider made three saves in his first varsity start of the season.

“It was a great team win,” said Cape coach Patrick Kilby. “We were able to give our guys a lot of game experience. Dru Schneider played well in goal as it was his first start of the season. We struggled a bit with Lake’s backline, as they played a high line with an offsides trap. Although we scored six goals, I thought we could’ve adapted better to their system of play. It was a good win to transition into a tough week ahead as we prepare to play Caesar Rodney and Dover.”

 

Cape junior Mason Mendes boots the ball past Lake’s Ricardo Garcia.
Cape freshman Evan Burris scores off a header for the second tally of the game.
Cape’s Alex Shives, left, and Lake’s Cole Miller battles for a 50/50 ball.
Cape’s Aldo Hernandez-Becerra passes the ball up field away from Lake’s Coen Dempsey.
Senior Nick Schweitzer runs down a high ball in the offensive half.
Senior Nick Schweitzer passes over the Lake Forest front line.
Freshman Evan Burris pops a shot on Lake goalie Jackson Massey.
Niko Panyko takes a shot past Lake’s Case Dempsey.
Cape coach Patrick Kilby, right, explains a play to Daniel Shives.
Lake’s Jackson Starkey heads the ball away from the Cape offense.
Lake’s Coen Dempsey, right, goes for the trap on Cape’s Brandon Somoza-Lima.
Cape’s Niko Panyko avoids a save attempt by Lake goalie Jackson Massey and scores for the Vikings.
Cape junior defender Sawyer Dotterer clears the ball past Lake’s Nehemie Clerge.
Cape’s Tiarnan Hefferan puts a move around Lake’s Coen Dempsey.

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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. 

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