McDowell grabs win

Warren’s Quinn Norris battles McDowell’s Ty Turner (17) for possession in the Dragons’ 4-0 Region 5 loss on Tuesday at War Memorial Field.
Photo by Mark Evans

After a 5-1 loss earlier this season, Warren’s boys soccer team battled McDowell to a scoreless first half before the Trojans took advantage of every opportunity in the second half. McDowell is 8-0 in Region 5 after four unanswered second-half goals in a 4-0 win over Warren on Tuesday at War Memorial Field.

“Obviously, we’re disappointed with the result, but I’m proud of how we played,” said Warren coach Steffen Blair, whose Dragons are 6-4 overall and 4-4 in the region. “We came out and competed in the first 60 minutes and it started with team defense. We didn’t give them many chances and Chase (Sitler) and Dom (Holmberg) were huge for us in the back.

“As a team, we let conceding the first goal affect our mentality, and that’s something we need to improve on,” added Blair. “These boys are working really hard and we have a lot of faith in this team to put it together and start consistently playing our best soccer for 80 minutes.”

Warren’s Quinn Norris, Finn Ordiway, Trey Carrington and Casey Rich all had double-digit steals from the midfield.