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Capers scored 3 goals in the first 10 minutes, kicking off the Hawks.

South China-It was raining at Erskine College, but the offense from Cape Elizabeth did not.

The seventh seed Capes scored three goals in the first 10 minutes and defeated the second-ranked Ers 5-1 in the quarter-finals of the B Southern Boys Football on a vibrant and breezy Tuesday afternoon. gold.

Towering senior Tiernan Lathrop scored twice and added assists for Cape Elizabeth (10-5-1), who will meet third-placed Gardner in the regional semifinals. The Tigers defeated Meadowmac ​​2-0 on Tuesday.

"We had a pretty good start," Cape Elizabeth coach Ben Raymond said, despite the wet and cold weather, he was still wearing shorts. "They had a few chances at the beginning, but we settled down a little bit, tried to keep the ball, try not to lose the ball, and found some open players."

"This is a difficult day for anyone, so we focus on hitting the ball as much as possible, and it works very well."

Eagles coach Kylie Raraby said that in addition to fighting the weather, Erskine (11-3-1) also dealt with an experienced team. Erskine participated in the Kennebec Valley Games, and the coach said that the league gave her team "an excellent timetable for the game." However, Cape Elizabeth competed with football royals at the West Maine Conference, such as Yarmouth-five of the past six B championships-and Greeley.

"We played a great game," said Laraby, whose team won the first eight games this season. "When we were arranged to compete with these kids who had the opportunity to play more football in the South (the bracket), it was really difficult for us in KVAC, so they touched the ball faster and faster. When they were young. Many of our children are not that experienced, I think it shows (today), but they fought a great battle."

 The Cape Town players celebrated after scoring a goal in the first half in the quarter-finals of the B-level Southern Football held in China on Tuesday. Joe Phelan/Kennebeck Magazine

After the team had an early emotional period, Cape took the lead in the 9th minute when Eddie Caldera, who was stationed on the left side of the penalty area, converted Lathrop's pass from the outside and crossed over. After the diving Erskine goalkeeper Timber Parlin (seven saves), his neon jersey has become muddy from the warm-up before the game. Lathrop rewritten the score to 2-0 in the 14th minute. He resumed the fight in front of the net and scored his second goal three minutes later. After Erskine made a tackle in the penalty area, Stewart Kelly of Elizabeth Corner rewritten the score to 4-0 in the 32-minute penalty shootout, leading the Caper team to halftime.

After the intermission, the capers did not relax, because Ben Altenberg's header in the 45th minute changed the score to 5-0. Erskine ended the Cape home run in the 69th minute, when Malachi Lowery's direct kick flew past Cape goalkeeper Dimitri Cooper (3 saves).

Despite the difficult end of the season, La Rabbi is optimistic about the Eagles' prospects in 2022. Erskine lost six senior players, including four starters.

She said: "This year we have excellent leadership skills for the elderly. I think this culture has been passed on to our young children. We have a large group of juniors and sophomores following them." 

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