MIDDLE POINT — Lincolnview and Allen East scored one time in each half and played to a 2-2 draw on Monday night.
It wasn’t a win and it wasn’t a loss, but both coaches felt as if they’d left something to be desired in the matchup between NWC teams.
“We still have some growing to do. That’s for sure,” Allen East coach Russell Bender said after the game. “I’ve seen it through experience in coaching at other schools, that if you warm up better, you play better. We’re just not there yet. We still have a lot of learning to do and a lot of growing up to do. We just have to have that leadership that’s pushing everybody else too.”
Allen East (1-5-1, 0-0-1 NWC) netted the first goal of the game with 15:38 left in the first half.
Manny Rettig dribbled the ball down the near side of the field and sent it into the center of the box, where Justin Houston was waiting for it. Houston sent a ball just past the reach of Lincolnview keeper Mason Waltmire.
Waltmire finished the night with seven saves, including a full extension layout in the first half where he knocked down a shot with his outstretched hands, preventing the Mustangs from making it a two-score game.
Waltmire’s offense rewarded his efforts by tying things up with 3:45 left in the first half on a strike from Caleb Buerher.
Lincolnview (1-6-1, 0-1-1 NWC) eventually took the lead at the 22:44 mark of the second half after Buerher and Cody Ricker made a few touch passes inside the box and Ricker found the back of the net.
The Lancers put 13 shots on goal compared to nine from Allen East.
Five minutes later, the Mustangs hit the equalizer when Garrett Jennings broke away from the defense and beat Waltmire with 17:15 left.
Top performers
Several area boys soccer players netted a goal in recent games:
• Hudson Phillips scored for Bluffton in a 6-1 loss to Van Buren. Chase Kelly and Jackson Brauen scored for Bluffton in a 3-2 loss to Ottoville. Brauen and Caleb Davis netted goals for the Pirates in a 2-1 win over Archbold.
• Coda Miller and Luca Fusillo scored for Shawnee in a 2-1 win over Liberty-Benton. Caleb Miller, Jake Dietering and Noah Scheid scored for the Indians in a 4-1 win over Bath. Scheid also scored in a 2-1 loss to Oakwood.
• Collin Davis (2), Rhettik Bowers and Bruno Larite scored for Continental in a 4-1 win over Temple Christian. Davis (3) and Bowers scored for the Pirates in a 4-0 win over Fort Jennings.
• Wes Tobe scored for Miller City in a 1-0 win over Delta.
• Ashton Miller (2), Ty Horstman (2), Jayden Saxton, Alex Leis, Nick Quartana, Caleb Mansfield, Jonah Buss and Alex Horstman scored for Ottoville in a 10-0 win over Cory-Rawson. Miller, Saxton and Quartana scored for the Big Green in a 3-2 win over Bluffton.
• Gavin Morman (2), Ross Maag, Wyatt Croy and Recker Searfoss scored for Ottawa-Glandorf in a 5-0 win over Wapakoneta. Croy (2), Searfoss, Jayden Kuhlman (2) and Carson Kimmel scored for the Titans in a 6-1 win over Fort Jennings.
• Brayden Van Horn scored for Bath in a 4-1 loss to Shawnee.
• Caden Looser (2), Owen Siebeneck, Cody Recker and Zach Unverferth scored for Kalida in a 5-0 win over Lincolnview.
• Braden Keller (3), Jake Ackroyd and Bradey Triplett scored for St. Marys in a 5-2 win over Delta.
• Calvin Menke of Fort Jennings scored in a 6-1 loss to Ottawa-Glandorf.
• Andrew Allen (2), Logan Jolliff (2), Nathan Williams and Max Purto scored for Ada in a 6-1 win over Fort Jennings.
BOYS SOCCER STANDINGS
Western Buckeye League
`WBL`All
Shawnee`2-0-0`5-1-0
Ottawa-Glandorf`2-0-0`4-2-1
Celina`1-0-0`4-1-0
Wapakoneta`1-1-0`2-5-0
St. Marys`1-1-0`3-4-0
Kenton`0-1-1`3-1-2
Elida`0-1-1`0-3-2
Van Wert`0-0-0`0-0-0
Bath`0-1-0`1-4-1
Defiance`0-2-0`1-5-0
Northwest Conference
`NWC`All
Spencerville`2-1-0`3-2-1
Bluffton`1-0-0`2-5-0
Allen East`0-0-0`1-5-0
Lincolnview`0-1-0`1-6-0
Lima Central Catholic`0-1-0`0-5-0
Putnam County League
`PCL`All
Continental`2-0-0`3-3-1
Kalida`1-0-0`4-1-2
Miller City`0-1-0`4-3-0
Fort Jennings`0-2-0`2-4-0
Ottoville`0-0-0`6-1-0
Western Ohio Soccer League
`WOSL`All
Spencerville`2-0-1`3-2-1
Botkins`2-0-0`5-1-0
Calvary Christian`2-0-0`6-1-1
Jackson Center`1-1-0`4-3-0
New Knoxville`1-1-0`4-4-0
Temple Christian`0-1-1`2-3-1
Fairlawn`0-2-0`0-7-0
Lima Central Catholic`0-3-0`0-5-0
Toledo City Athletic League
`TCAL`All
Bowsher`1-0`1-0
Lima Senior`1-1`2-2
Scott`0-1`0-1
Start`0-0`1-0
Waite`0-0`0-0
Woodward`0-0`0-0
RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Sept 3
Continental 4, Temple Christian 1
Van Buren 6, Bluffton 1
Shawnee 2, Liberty Benton 1
New Knoxville 4, LCC 0
Maumee 4, Miller City 1
Bryan 3, Elida 1
Allen East 7, Cory-Rawson 1
Thursday, Sept. 5
Miller City 1, Delta 0
New Knoxville 7, Allen East 1
Ottoville 3, Bluffton 2
Continental 4, Fort Jennings 0
Ottawa Glandorf 5, Wapakoneta 0
Shawnee 4, Bath 1
Kalida 5, Lincolnview 0
Calvary Christian 4, Temple Christian 0
Spencerville 2, Jackson Center 0
Kenton 0, Elida 0
St. Marys 5, Defiance 0
Van Buren 6, Ada 1
Saturday, Sept. 7
Bluffton 2, Archbold 1
Ottawa-Hills 5, Continental 0
St. Marys 5, Delta 2
Oakwood 2, Shawnee 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 6, Fort Jennings 1
Maumee Valley Country Day 8, Wapakoneta 0
Monday, Sept. 9
Ada 6, Fort Jennings 1
Allen East 2, Lincolnview 2
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Games ended after The Lima News deadline. Find scores, game stories, photos and more on LimaScores.com.
Kenton at Bath, 7 p.m.
Shawnee at Celina, 7 p.m.
Elida at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7 p.m.
Wapakoneta at St. Marys, 7 p.m.
Bluffton at Liberty-Benton, 7 p.m.
Continental at Cory-Rawson, 5 p.m.
Kalida at Miller City, 5 p.m.
Temple Christian at Ottoville, 5 p.m.
Botkins at LCC, 5 p.m.
Fairlawn at Spencerville, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept 11
Lima Senior at Start, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 12
Bath at Allen East, 5 p.m.
Kenton at Bath, 7 p.m.
Napoleon at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7 p.m.
Benjamin Logan at St. Marys, 7 p.m.
Temple Christian at New Knoxville, 5 p.m.
Ada at Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 13
Continental at Ottoville, 5 p.m.
Fort Jennings at Miller City, 6 p.m.
Pettisville at Kalida, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 14
Botkins at Celina, 11 a.m.
Defiance at Archbold, 11 a.m.
LCC at Elida, 12 p.m.
Archbishop Alter at Shawnee, 2 p.m.
St. Marys at Spencerville, 10 a.m.
Wapakoneta at Toledo Central Catholic, 1 p.m.
Ada at Old Fort, 1 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 16
Bath at Elida, 7 p.m.
Celina at Kenton, 7 p.m.
Defiance at Shawnee, 7 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at St. Marys, 7 p.m.
Riverdale at Wapakoneta, 6 p.m.
Bluffton at Allen East, 7 p.m.
LCC at Lincolnview, 5 p.m.
Ada at Spencerville, 5 p.m.
