KENT - Class 1A Tri-District 1/2/3 champion and Nisqually League titlist Seattle Christian charged past Cascade Christian 1-0 in a first round boys state soccer match up on Tues., May 14, at French Field to advance into a quarterfinal round game against Highland, a Tues. night 2-1 winner over Quincy. The encounter is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sat., May 18, at Orting.

This was the third win against Cascade after previous 4-0 and 5-1 victories.

Although the score was close, the on the field action was dominated by the Seattle Christian Warriors (18-10

"We did everything well, except finish," said Warrior head coach David Peters. "There were plenty of shots, good passing and corner kicks.We kept bombing them with shots that hit cross bars or posts, but just couldn't get the shots to go in."

The one shot that did make into net came after the Seattle Christian team had quickly overrun the territory of the Cascade squad in opening action. SC threatened in almost every way possible until senior forward Grant Fremmerlid collaborated with midfielder Keaton Kerr who took a Fremmerlid pass to angle home a goal from the right side in the 15th minute of play.

"I had a nice run and got freed up," said Kerr. "Grant had the pass in and I ran to the ball. I thought to just kick it in."

Fremmerlid was even more specific.

"I saw that the ball that hit a player got through so I did my best to get to it," he said. "A defensive mistake made it possible and I was confident that someone would follow up from behind."

Forced into a defensive posture for the rest of the match by the hordes of invading Warriors, the Cougars grimly dug in to ward off the attacks while managing few offensive thrusts of their own, but always within one shot of a tie. SC kept buffeting the Cascade Christian side of the field.

When not shooting, Seattle Christian kept Cascade Christian occupied with precision ground passing that also drained time off the clock. The Cougars flung themselves into a last ditch offensive in the waning minutes, but the warriors stood fast until the end.

One of the staunch defenders of the Warrior cause described the effort and his team's reasons for success.

"I was confident even though the team just didn't finish," said senior defender Austin Baucom who constantly threatened CCH with long, strong and accurate throw ins that found the area in front of the opposition,s goal. "We have great ability and some secret weapons."

Tri-District champion Seattle Christian players are Conner Fremmerlid, Joshua Nguyen, Cody Gunhus, Benjamin Piehler, Keegan Jordan, Trent Siedenburg, Grant Fremmerlid, Keaton Kerr, Joshua Henry, Luke Edvalds, Nathan Da Dalto, Cooper Strout, Joshua Gehrke, Austin Baucom, Payton Gunhus, Zachary Stevenson and Andrew Gesell.

Assisting coach Peters is coach Mark Fremmerlid while Craig Wrolstad is the athletic director.