Valley falls to Eastern, finishes on 3-game scoreless streak

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys soccer

Eastern (Greentown) 3, Tippecanoe Valley 0 (Wednesday): Austin Shafer had a goal and an assist, and Wade Colyer and Evan Williams also scored for Eastern in a win over Valley in a Class 2A, Sectional 22 quarterfinal at Northwestern Wednesday.

Shafer’s goal came on a penalty kick.

Emmett Newlin and Braylon Brooks combined to stop five shots on goal for the shutout. Brooks had three saves, and Newlin had two.

Francisco Ramirez Brito stopped four shots on goal for Valley. 

Valley (4-11-1) finished on a three-game scoreless streak. They did not score in nine of their losses. Three of their wins were against Class 1A opponents; the only one not against a 1A opponent was against Rochester.

Eastern (10-1-2) will take on Maconaquah in the semifinals at 7 p.m. today. Maconaquah shut out Rochester 5-0 in Wednesday’s other quarterfinal.