Outlaws boys soccer team victory

Luck and the ball both bounced the Outlaws' way when the boys varsity soccer team shut out the Sweet Home Huskies 3-0 at home on Monday, October 15.

For most of the season the Sisters players have felt that they've outplayed their opponents but that it has never been reflected in the score at the end of the game. That all changed for them this last week.

Rod Helwig got Sisters off to a quick start, scoring an unassisted goal in the 10th minute of play. Helwig used some fancy footwork to move through a sea of green and yellow jerseys to score within the six-yard box.

Just 10 minutes later, Alan Dale extended Sisters' lead to 2-0 off an assist from Towner Dyer. The score remained 2-0 at halftime.

Jeb Partner picked up his game and scored the Outlaws' third and final goal of the game in the 55th minute of play. His goal came off an assist from Dylan Quiros.

This was Partner's first goal of the season.

"Dylan punted the ball to me," Partner said. "I knew it was going to bounce off the defender so I ran in back of him, headed it so it would go in front of me and then dribbled toward the goal. Their goalie didn't come out, so I just tapped it in."

The Outlaws had 20 shots on goal compared to Sweet Home's 10. They also controlled possession of the ball for most of the game.

Curiously, the boys were not in a celebratory mood after their win.

"We're humbled at this time by our season's play," Coach Chris Rogers said. "We finally beat a team we're supposed to beat. We should have won 3-4 games in league play by this time. It's about time we started finishing!"

Rogers added, "We realize we should have gone farther. We should be going to playoffs. Instead we'll be home."

The last two games have seen Dylan Quiros and Scott Schriener sharing time in the goalie box.

Coach Rogers explained, "I wanted to give Dylan some time in the field. He's been in the box all year. On the field he chases things down, he's a fighter. I wanted to give him a shot at getting a goal.

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And as for Scotty -- he's pretty crafty and he does a good job for us," Rogers said.

Quiros said he really enjoys the chance to play on the field and feels he can give more insights to what's happening on the field to his teammates.

"When I'm in the box I can see the whole field," he said. "I'm able to see what players are doing wrong that they're unaware of. When I come out of the box I can help my teammates see those mistakes and hopefully we can correct them."