Marshfield’s boys soccer team seized control of the Sky-Em League race and moved to the top of the Class 4A power rankings by beating visiting Marist Catholic 3-1 on Thursday night.
The win, coupled with an earlier 1-1 tie with the Spartans, left Marshfield alone atop the standings at 9-0-1 in league play with two matches to go. Marist Catholic fell to 8-1-1.
The Pirates also are 10-0-2 on the season and now hold the No. 1 spot in the power rankings ahead of Cascade (11-0-1).
Marshfield, which also won at Junction City 3-2 earlier in the week, has matches remaining at home Tuesday against Elmira and at North Bend on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Elmira is last in the league standings, just behind North Bend.
The Bulldogs lost both matches during the week, 5-2 at South Umpqua and 1-0 at home against Cottage Grove.
North Bend is at Junction City on Tuesday and hosts Marist Catholic on Thursday.
CLASS 3A DISTRICT 3: The combined Coquille-Myrtle Point squad had a win and a tie during the week and is in the playoff mix with just one match to go at league-leading St. Mary’s.
The DevilCats tied the Lost River-Bonanza squad 3-3 at Rogue River on Monday and beat visiting Douglas 5-0 on Thursday.
Coquille is at St. Mary’s in Medford on Tuesday trying to spring a huge upset against a squad that has won every match in league play by shutout and under the mercy rule.
St. Mary’s is 12-0 while Coquille is 7-4-2, Brookings-Harbor is 7-4-1 and Illinois Valley is 6-3-3. The league gets three spots in the upcoming playoffs.
CLASS 2A-1A DISTRICT 3: Pacific remained perfect in league play with a forfeit win over Rogue Valley Adentist and a 5-0 win at home against Rogue River.
The Pirates host Gold Beach on Tuesday and then have a big match at second-place Umpqua Valley Christian on Thursday. Pacific beat the Monarchs, who have just one league loss, 4-2 when they played on their home pitch.
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SKY-EM LEAGUE: Marshfield saw a five-match unbeaten streak end when the Pirates fell at home to Marist Catholic 8-0 on Thursday. The Pirates had won two matches and tied three following their earlier 9-1 loss at Marist Catholic.
This week, Marshfield hosts Elmira on Tuesday. The Pirates finish the regular season at second-place North Bend on Oct. 27.
The Bulldogs beat South Umpqua 8-0 and Cottage Grove 2-1 to strengthen their hold on second going into matches this week at Junction City on Tuesday and at home against Marist Catholic on Thursday.
The Spartans are unbeaten at 9-0 while North Bend is second at 7-1-1, the tie coming against Marshfield. The Pirates are 4-2-4 and Cottage Grove is 4-3-2.
The league gets two guaranteed spots in the Class 4A playoffs and the third-place team will reach the playoffs if its power ranking is higher than at least two of the other third-place teams.
CLASS 3A-2A-1A DISTRICT 3: The Coquille-Myrtle Point squad split its league matches during the week, falling at home to Rogue River 4-2 and winning at Glide 3-1.
The DevilCats, who will miss the playoffs, finish the season at home against Brookings-Harbor on Thursday.
Coquille is 3-6 in league play. The district gets four guaranteed playoff spots and the top teams are St. Mary’s (8-0), Rogue River (8-2), Brookings-Harbor (7-1), Lakeview (5-2-1), Siuslaw (5-3-1) and Sutherlin (4-3-3).