Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
ST. GEORGE – With Dixie on a bye, Snow Canyon had a chance to grab first place in Region 9 with a win Tuesday night against Canyon View. The Warriors did just that – but it wasn’t easy – by edging the Falcons at Warrior Stadium. Desert Hills also got a win, creeping within two points of Canyon View. And Pine View captured its first region victory by edging Hurricane.
Here’s a recap:
Snow Canyon 2, Canyon View 1
This match was originally scheduled to be played in the afternoon in Cedar City, but muddy field concerns had the two teams swap their home dates (SC will visit CV in April). So the Warriors faced a must-win situation at home.
Snow Canyon never trailed, although things got hairy in the second half when the Falcons scored and had a few late opportunities to get the equalizer. In the end, though, goals by Yetzel Carrillo (on a penalty kick) and Luis Gamez (on an assist by Richard Vichi) in the first half held up behind the Snow Canyon defense and goalkeeper Austin Mild.
“We looked really good at times,” Snow Canyon coach Marc Wittwer said. “It was good to get a win against a quality region team in windy conditions. Yetzel Carrillo worked hard all night.”
The victory momentarily puts the Warriors in first place with four wins and a tie for 13 points. Dixie has 12 points and was idle Tuesday. Snow Canyon byes Friday while the Flyers play at Pine View.
Canyon View, which got its only goal from Kellan Bowden, still holds third place with nine points and a 3-2-0 region record. The Falcons host Desert Hills Friday at 4 p.m.
Desert Hills 7, Cedar 0
After going 0-1-1 in their last two matches, the Thunder got back on the winning track with the blowout win at home against the Redmen.
The goals came fast and furious for Desert Hills. Sawyer Heaton had two of them and teammates Ben Simister, Garrett Lewis, Kelton Holt, Walker Heaton and Will Schroder each scored once. Simister leads the team with six goals on the season and Holt and Walker Heaton have four each.
Thunder keeper Preston Hodges got his fourth shutout of the year. D-Hills, 4-2-1 overall and 2-1-1 in region, is at Canyon View Friday at 4 p.m. Cedar, 1-5-0 and 0-4-0, is at Hurricane.
Pine View 3, Hurricane 2
The Panthers led 2-0 at intermission and then held on for a 3-2 victory at home against the Tigers.
Pine View, which got its second win of the season, got two goals from Alex Rodriguez, and a third from Kelvin Armenta in the win. They were the second and third goals of the season for Rodriguez.
Pine View hosts Dixie Friday night, while Hurricane will continue to seek its first win with a match at home against Cedar. Both contests start at 7 p.m.
Tuesday night’s results
Snow Canyon 2, Canyon View 1
Desert Hills 7, Cedar 0
Pine View 3, Hurricane 2
Region 9 boys soccer standings (region, points, overall)
Snow Canyon 4-0-1, 13, 4-0-3
Dixie 4-0-0, 12, 6-0-0
Canyon View 3-2-0, 9, 4-2-2
Desert Hills 2-1-1, 7, 4-2-1
Pine View 1-3-0, 3, 2-6-0
Cedar 0-4-0, 0, 1-5-0
Hurricane 0-4-0, 0, 0-7-0
Friday’s games Desert Hills at Canyon View, 4 p.m.
Dixie at Pine View, 7 p.m.
Cedar at Hurricane, 7 p.m.
Snow Canyon's Benton Kemp (2), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Richard Vichi (12), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Cole Trotter (10) and Canyon View's Beau Coates (18), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Cole Trotter (10), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Richard Vichi (12) and Canyon View's Beau Coates (18), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Canyon View's Scott Sanders (19), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Austin Mild (00), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Canyon View's Carter Cannon (00), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Yetzel Carrillo (23), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Canyon View's Kellen Bowden (16), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Sean Keetch (11), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Cole Trotter (10) and Canyon View's Beau Coates (18), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Yetzel Carrillo (23), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Cameron Morris (99), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Cameron Morris (99), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Yetzel Carrillo (23), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon's Richard Vichi (12), Snow Canyon vs. Canyon View, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2018, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
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Andy Griffin has been in sports media since 1989 and has covered BYU, Utah State and the Utah Jazz as well as all sports in southern Utah. A journalism graduate of USU, Andy has carried on a dual career as both a sports writer and a sports broadcaster and has been heard around the country. He has also been published in USA Today, Sport magazine, The Sporting News, Fairways magazine, the Los Angeles Times and locally in the Deseret News, the Salt Lake Tribune and the Spectrum. Andy was “The Voice of Region 9 sports,” for many years. He also hosted a daily sports talk show for three years called AG in the a.m.
Andy has been married to his college sweetheart Shelly for 28 years and has five children ages 13 to 25.