High School Soccer Teams Heading to Quarterfinals
High School soccer always hits tournament time when the air is frosty in Northern Maine and the fans fill the bleachers huddled in blankets.
The Eastern Maine Quarterfinals kick off Tuesday, October 29th for girls’ teams and Wednesday, October 30th for boys’ teams. In the meantime, several schools are battling it out for a spot in the Quarterfinals.
Here’s how Aroostook County teams are faring in the preliminary round:
Friday, October 25th Scores:
Class B Girls Prelims
- #5 Caribou beat #12 Presque Isle 1-0
Class D Girls Prelims
- #11 Easton upset #6 Shead 6-0
- #8 Schenck defeated #9 Limestone/MSSM 4-2
- #4 Penobscot Valley blanked #13 Wisdom 1-0
Class D Boys Prelims
- #9 Washburn beat #8 Penobscot Valley 1-0
- #12 Fort Fairfield toppled #5 Southern Aroostook 2-1
- #2 Bangor Christian shut out #15 Van Buren 5-0
- #7 Wisdom defeated #10 Central Aroostook 2-1
- #3 Ashland beat #14 Woodland 5-0
Saturday, October 26th Schedule:
Class B Boys Prelims
- #4 Presque Isle defeated #13 Gardiner 3-0
- #8 Waterville downed #9 Caribou 3-2
Class C Boys Prelims
- #8 Houlton shut out #9 Penquis 1-0
Class D Girls Prelims
- #5 Van Buren put away #12 Bangor Christian 4-2
Teams that received a bye in the preliminary round include Washburn, Fort Fairfield, Ashland, Houlton and Madawaska girls and Easton, Fort Kent and Madawaska boys.