Valley boys soccer roundup: Garcia scores twice in loss to Central Noble

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys soccer

Central Noble 3, Tippecanoe Valley 2 (Aug. 21): Damian Garcia scored twice for Valley in a loss to Central in their home opener Aug. 21.

Valley dropped to 0-3.

Central Noble led 2-0 at halftime.

Winamac 8, Tippecanoe Valley 1 (Aug. 19): Damian Garcia scored Valley’s lone goal in a loss to host Winamac Aug. 19. Rylan Hill had an assist. 

Eric Murillo had six saves in goal, and freshman Eliott Fawley had five saves.

Lakeland Christian 5, Tippecanoe Valley 1 (Aug. 16): Junior Eric Murillo scored the lone Valley goal off a Pablo Arriaga assist in Valley’s season-opening loss to host Lakeland Christian in Winona Lake Aug. 16.

Francisco Ramirez Brito had eight saves in goal, and Eliott Fawley added seven saves.

Jashawn Zielasko had a hat trick for the Cougars, and Zaiden Miller added two goals.

Lakeland Christian led 4-0 at halftime.