Region 9 soccer: Warriors edge D-Hills in defensive battle, Dixie rolls on

Written by Andy Griffin
April 8, 2015
Desert Hills vs. Snow Canyon, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Apr. 7, 2015 | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Undefeated Dixie continued to roll Tuesday night, while Snow Canyon pulled into a tie for second place and Hurricane is making a run at a playoff spot in Region 9 soccer action around southern Utah.

Snow Canyon goalkeeper Braydon Brough (0), Desert Hills vs. Snow Canyon, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Apr. 7, 2015 | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Snow Canyon goalkeeper Braydon Brough (0), Desert Hills vs. Snow Canyon, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Apr. 7, 2015 | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News

The Flyers held a slim 1-0 advantage at the half over the Cedar Redmen on a goal by Conner Beuhner. But Dixie exploded for four second-half goals en route to a 5-1 win. Beuhner added as second tally after intermission, his fourth of the season, and the Flyers got goals from Jonathan Acosta, Jose Morales and McLane Keenan to turn the game into a rout. Keenan now leads the team with seven goals this season.

Dixie improves to 7-0-1 in region, good for 22 points. That leads Pine View and Snow Canyon, who have 18 points each.

Cedar avoided the shutout with a goal by Mat Allen. The Redmen fell to 1-10-1 overall and 0-8-0 in region play.

Dixie is at Canyon View Friday while Cedar has a bye and then hosts Hurricane next Tuesday.

Desert Hills and Snow Canyon staged a defensive war Tuesday night, with the Warriors emerging with a 1-0 win. Braydon Brough got the shutout for SC. The only goal of the game came on a penalty kick by Yetzel Carrillo in the first half.

It was a critical win for SC and a devastating loss for the Thunder. Snow Canyon pulls even with Pine View in the standings with 18 points, though the 6-2 Warriors have played one more game than PV.

Desert Hills goalkeeper Trevor Ottenschot attempts a save at a penalty kick in the second half, Desert Hills vs. Snow Canyon, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Apr. 7, 2015 | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Desert Hills goalkeeper Trevor Ottenschot attempts a save at a penalty kick in the second half, Desert Hills vs. Snow Canyon, Soccer, St. George, Utah, Apr. 7, 2015 | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News

Meanwhile, D-Hills sees its lead over fifth-place Hurricane in the race for a state playoff spot drop to just two points. The Thunder are 3-5-0 in region, totaling nine points.

Snow Canyon, 10-2-0 overall, hosts the Tigers Friday night. Desert Hills, 6-7-0 overall, is at Pine View Friday night.

The Tigers got their second region win by blanking Canyon View 3-0. Kaden Jackson got the clean sheet for Hurricane, which is 4-5-2 overall and 2-4-1 in region (seven points).

Hurricane, which got goals from Addison Ashcroft, Noah Elison and Traycen Shamo, travels to Snow Canyon Friday night. Canyon View, 5-6-1 overall and 2-6-0 in region, hosts first-place Dixie Friday afternoon.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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.

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