Spencerville’s Beau Kyler shoots against Allen East during Monday’s match at Memorial Field in Spencerville.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News
SPENCERVILLE — Spencerville closed out its Northwest Conference schedule with a physical 6-1 victory over Allen East on Monday night at Memorial Field.
Less than six minutes had ticked off the first-half clock before the Bearcats had a three-goal lead thanks to Noah Stewart who scored for the ninth time this season at the 36:43 mark and senior Jon Altieri who found the back of the net twice within 42 seconds.
“Jon (Altieri) has great feet and has had some trouble getting separation this season. Tonight, he was working the touchline and found space,” said Spencerville head coach Josh Van Gorder. “We know he can finish, and he found himself in position to create for himself and his teammates tonight.”
Spencerville outshot Allen East 11-3 in the first half.
The Mustangs last scored a goal on Sept. 5th in a 7-1 loss to New Knoxville but Manny Rettig snapped that skid with 1:44 to play in the first half to cut the lead to two.
“In the first half, we controlled the pace of play and our guys were hungry from the start,” said Van Gorder. “This is our first home game in over two and a half weeks and the guys were so excited to be here for senior night.”
Allen East carried that momentum from Rettig’s goal into the second half and became more aggressive on offense. The Mustangs fired a pair of quick shots at Bearcat keeper Chase Prine, but he didn’t flinch.
It was mid-way into the second half before Spencerville broke through again on Allen East’s defense. With 20:06 remaining, senior Beau Kyler scored to increase the lead back to three goals.
“In the second half, they spread us out a little bit more,” said Van Gorder. “They were a little hungry and we had trouble finding our pace, but we stuck with it. I don’t think they controlled us in the second half, it was just a little sloppy.”
In the late moments of the game, the Bearcats stretched out their lead with a pair of visually dramatic goals.
Jon Altieri completed his hat trick with 1:35 remaining on a bicycle kick that sent the ball into the right corner of the net. 28 seconds later, Zach Zerbe tacked on his team-high 10th goal of the season.
Goal scorers
Several area boys soccer players netted a goal in recent games:
• Braylon Smith (2) and Logan Kerner scored for Kalida in a 3-0 win over Allen East.
• Rhettik Bowers scored for Continental in a 4-1 loss to Van Buren. Bowers also scored for the Pirates in a 2-1 loss to Riverdale.
• Ashton Miller and Landon Horstman scored for Ottoville in a 2-0 win over Wauseon.
• Logan Jolliff scored 9 goals, which is a school record and tied for third all-time in OHSAA history, in Ada’s 13-0 win over Cory-Rawson. Nathan Williams, Andrew Allen, Tim Chrissobolis and Will Mosier also scored in the victory. Joliff (3), Allen (2), Williams, Mosier, Carson Conley, Chase Jarrett (2) and Lucas Henson scored for the Bulldogs in an 11-0 victory over LCC.
• Josiah Phillips (2), Ellie Bermudez (2), Keonte Newell, Cooper Twining, Issac Grundisch, Emmanuel Brito-Diaz, Lloyd Grant, Andrew Bowsher, Skylar Slaise and Antoine Cowan scored for Lima Senior in a 12-0 win over Woodward.
• Levi Antrim scored for Bluffton in a 2-1 loss to Ottawa-Hills. Antrim also scored in the Pirates’ 2-1 loss to Celina.
• Lorenzo Salinas scored for Lincolnview in a 1-0 win over Fort Jennings.
• Alex Ruck scored twice for Miller City in a 2-1 win over Pettisville.
• Peyton Liles scored for Bath in a 1-0 win over Wapakoneta. Levi Grime scored for the Wildcats in a 1-1 tie with Indian Lake.
• Luca Fusillo (2), Coda Miller (2) and Jake Deitering (2) scored for Shawnee in a 6-0 win over Ottawa-Glandorf.
• Ian Howbert (2), Brandt Menke and Chase German scored for Fort Jennings in a 4-0 win over Allen East.
• Carson Staudler and Zaden Rolfes scored for Celina in a 2-1 win over Bluffton.
• Braden Keller and Reid Kantner scored for St. Marys in a 2-2 tie with Maumee Valley Country Day.
BOYS SOCCER STANDINGS
Western Buckeye League
`WBL`All
Shawnee`7-0-0`12-1-1
Celina`5-1-1`10-4-1
St. Marys`5-2-0`10-5-1
Bath`4-2-1`7-5-3
Elida`2-3-2`3-5-3
Ottawa-Glandorf`2-4-1`5-8-2
Kenton`1-4-2`4-8-3
Wapakoneta`1-5-1`2-10-2
Defiance`0-6-0`1-12-1
Northwest Conference
`NWC`All
Bluffton`4-0-0`8-8-0
Spencerville`3-1-0`6-7-2
Lincolnview`1-2-1`4-9-2
Allen East`0-2-1`1-12-1
Lima Central Catholic`0-3-0`0-14-0
Western Ohio Soccer League
`WOSL`All
Botkins`5-0-0`12-1-0
Calvary Christian`5-1-0`11-3-1
New Knoxville`3-1-2`10-5-2
Spencerville`3-2-1`6-7-2
Jackson Center`2-2-2`8-6-2
Temple Christian`1-2-3`3-8-4
Fairlawn`0-5-0`0-13-0
Lima Central Catholic`0-6-0`0-14-0
North Central Ohio Soccer Association
`NCOSA`All
Liberty-Benton`5-0-0`14-1-0
Van Buren`4-1-0`13-1-1
Ada`2-3-0`12-4-0
Riverdale`2-3-0`8-7-1
Upper Sandusky`2-3-0`6-9-0
Cory-Rawson`0-5-0`1-16-0
Putnam County League
`PCL`All
Continental`3-0-1`6-6-2
Kalida`3-1-0`8-3-2
Ottoville`1-1-1`12-2-1
Fort Jennings`0-2-1`5-8-2
Miller City`0-3-1`7-7-2
RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Oct. 1
Kalida 3, Allen East 0
Van Buren 4, Continental 1
Liberty-Benton 4, Miller City 0
Ottoville 3, Wauseon 0
Riverdale 7, Temple Christian 1
Celina 3, Bath 1
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Ada 13, Cory-Rawson 0
Lima Senior 12, Woodward 0
Thursday, Oct. 3
Ottawa-Hills 2, Bluffton 1
Lincolnview 1, Fort Jennings 0
Miller City 2, Pettisville 1
Bath 1, Wapakoneta 0
Celina 8, Defiance 1
St. Marys 5, Elida 2
Shawnee 6, Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Temple Christian 1, Jackson Center 1
New Knoxville 5, Spencerville 2
Friday, Oct. 4
Kalida 2, Ottobville 0
Saturday, Oct. 5
Sidney 4, Lima Senior 1
Bath 1, Indian Lake 1
New Knoxville 4, Defiance 2
Bellefontaine 4, Kenton 0
Fort Jennings 4, Allen East 0
Spencerville 4, Cory-Rawson 0
Riverdale 2, Continental 1
Miller City 0, Evergreen 0
Monday, Oct. 7
Celina 2, Bluffton 1
St. Marys 2, Maumee Valley Country Day 2
Ada 11, LCC 0
Spencerville 6, Allen East 1
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Games ended after The Lima News deadline. Find scores, game stories, photos and more on LimaScores.com.
Wapakoneta at Lima Senior, 5 p.m.
Temple Christian at Bath, 7 p.m.
Elida at Riverside, 7 p.m.
Kenton at Kalida, 7 p.m.
Liberty-Benton at Ottawa-Glandorf, 7 p.m.
Continental at Pettisville, 5 p.m.
Ottoville at Fort Jennings, 5 p.m.
Otsego at Miller City, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Allen East at LCC, 5 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 10
St. Marys at Bath, 7 p.m.
Wapakoneta at Celina, 7 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Defiance, 7 p.m.
Kenton at Shawnee, 7 p.m.
Bluffton at Kalida, 7 p.m.
Lincolnview at Ada, 5 p.m.
Wauseon at Continental, 5 p.m.
Fort Jennings at Van Buren, 5 p.m.
Spencerville at Botkins, 7 p.m.
Fairlawn at Temple Christian, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 12
Elida at Bellefontaine, 3 p.m.
Ottoville at Shawnee, 1 p.m.
Marysville at Wapakoneta, 1 p.m.
Bath at Lincolnview, 12 p.m.
