Sammamish bounced out by Camas, 2-0 | Boys Soccer Roundup

CAMAS — The Sammamish Totems knew it was coming. They knew the Camas boys soccer team was quick, and would attack from many places.

Knowing what's coming doesn't make responding to it easy, and the Totems had to weather a shaky start to Saturday's Class 3A state quarterfinal match. At the end of the afternoon, they left Doc Harris Stadium feeling unlucky after the host Papermakers put away a goal in each half for a 2-0 victory that ended the season for Sammamish.

It was the 12th shutout of the season for third-ranked Camas (18-1), which advances to the semifinals for the fifth time in the last six seasons.

"We just couldn't find the back of the net," Totems senior co-captain Nick Rooney said. "We had plenty of opportunities, but when it came down to it, they had some lucky breaks and we didn't."

Camas defender Wyatt Brown completed an upfield run for the first goal in the 17th minute, working a give-and-go at the top of the box with midfielder Parker Roland and slotting a low shot past Sammamish goalkeeper Stuart Ellsworth.

The second Camas goal came 11 minutes into the second half, just when fifth-ranked Sammamish (14-2-1) appeared to be gaining some traction on the attack. The Papermakers picked off an attempted clearing ball and quickly sent freshman Nathan Beasley into the penalty area alone for the finishing touch.

The Totems weren't finished. Over the next 20 minutes they created five quality scoring chances, including two apiece for Austin Allison and Taylor Berg. But Camas goalkeeper Zach Anderson came up with three of his five saves in that stretch, and Papermaker defenders Michael Dyra and Adam Allison each cleared a ball off the goal line.

"They had the breaks and we didn't. And they capitalized on them. All the praise to them," Sammamish coach Darryl Gonyea said. "We could probably play another two hours today and not score. That's the way soccer is sometimes."

Rooney, whose size has been a presence on defense all season for the Totems, moved to the forward line in the second half. It's a role he played more regularly as a junior than he did this season.

"He's a talented kid," Gonyea said. "He's aggressive, takes up a lot of field space and wins the ball."

His presence on long throw-ins from Stephen Perkins was especially troublesome for the Papermakers.

"(Rooney) had his arms up and I couldn't see all the time," Anderson, the Camas keeper, said. "It makes it a challenge. But it's just another part of the game where you have to move around a little bit."

Ellsworth made five of his seven saves early in the match to keep the Totems in it. Camas had four glorious scoring chances in the first five minutes of the match.

"They play with speed. They came at us like nothing that we've seen this year," Rooney said. "We had trouble with it at the beginning, then got used to it. But in the end it wasn't enough."

1A quarterfinals

White Salmon 4, Seattle Christian 3

At Doc Harris Stadium, Mark Lovrin and Francisco Villanueva each scored twice and White Salmon survived a late push from the Warriors. John Gehrke, Todd Siedenburg and Matt Ventoza scored for Seattle Christian (16-3-1).

When Lovrin got his second goal in the 67th minute, White Salmon led 4-1. The Warriors got goals from Siedenburg on a penalty kick in the 71st minute and from Ventoza in the 73rd to make it close.

Austin Baucom hit the post with less than four minutes left, and Joey Grachek narrowly missed with 1:20 remaining.

Cedar Park Christian 1, Ridgefield 0

At Doc Harris Stadium, Victor Sviridyuk scored in the 31st minute as the Eagles (15-2) advanced to the semifinals against White Salmon on Friday at Sunset Chev Stadium in Sumner.

Sviridyuk broke behind the Ridgefield defense as two defenders tried to head the ball clear. Steven Dressler collected the ball and sent a pass to Sviridyuk. Ridgefield had high-quality chances early and late, but was shut out for only the second time this season.

"The key to shutting them down was we played as a team," Cedar Park Christian coach Ken Kerr said.

Eagles goalkeeper Kevin House made seven saves and got help from his defense to pick up the shutout.