Three players – a sophomore, a junior and a senior – each hit a goal and added an assist on Thursday (Sept. 30)  as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team shut out visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 3-0.

Those involved with the scoring were senior Joe Lashuay, junior Reef Pacot and sophomore Brody Taflinger.

Josh Ruch collected six saves while picking up his seventh shutout of the season and the second of the week.

The Comets held a 26-8 edge in total shot attempts.

On Friday (Oct. 1), the Comets posted their second shutout in two days, blanking Schlarman Academy 4-0 in Danville.

Powell and Ethan Merritt each netted two goals, one in each half for each.

Pacot, Taflinger and Cooper Myers had assists. Ruch was credited with three saves.

Oakwood/Salt Fork held a 41-5 edge in total shots.

On Saturday (Oct. 2), Powell broke two season records and one career mark as the Comets topped visiting Judah Christian, 8-1.

Powell had a hat trick and assisted on another goal. His three goals gave him a program record 25 for the season. He shattered the season record for assists with his 16^th and raised his career assist program record to 27. Powell had two assists against Judah.

Lashuay hit two goals against Judah. Taflinger and Ty Smoot each had one goal.

Other Comets with assists were Taflinger, Pacot, Ethan Merritt and Ruch.

Ruch also secured three saves.

Oakwood/Salt Fork held a 43-5 edge on total shots.

In their first 21 matches, the Comets have allowed 21 goals.

Oakwood/Salt Fork (14-7) returns to action on Monday (Oct. 4) against Tolono Unity.

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Dylan Diaz scored a season-high four goals on Thursday (Sept. 9) as Oakwood/Salt Fork ran its soccer winning streak to four matches with a 7-2 triumph at home over Rantoul.

Diaz notched two goals in each half.

Oakwood/Salt Fork led 3-1 at intermission.

Macen Phillips and Joe Lashuay also hit goals for the Comets.

Saul Carrillo and Brody Taflinger each ended with two assists.

Josh Ruch collected two keeper saves.

Oakwood/Salt Fork went 2-2 in the two-day Cornjerker Classic, in Hoopeston, which ended on Saturday (Sept 11).

The Comets opened with an 8-0 win over Clifton Central, then fell to Bloomington Central Catholic, 2-1, before rebounding to whip Hoopeston Area, 4-2. In their tourney finale, Oakwood/SF was shut out by Monticello, 4-0, in the third-place match.

Lashuay and Cooper Myers each netted two goals against Clifton. Also getting in on the scoring action were Diaz, Phillips, Carrillo and Reef Pacot.

Diaz and Pacot had assists as did Carlie Thompson, Ty Smoot and Grant Powell.

Ruch produced three saves.

Against BCC, the lone Comet goal was courtesy of Diaz, assisted by Lashuay. Ruch had 10 saves.

Against Hoopeston, Powell had two goals and one assist. Other goals were by Pacot and Phillips. Ruch collected five saves.

Despite the shutout loss to Monticello, Oakwood/SF has outscored its opponents 52-23 thus far this season.

Ruch had seven saves against the Sages.

Through 13 matches, six Oakwood/Salt Fork players have hit at least five goals, led by Powell with 12. Four players have at least five assists, led by Powell with 10.

Oakwood/Salt Fork (8-5) returns to action on Tuesday (Sept. 14) at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.

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Joe Lashuay and Reef Pacot scored goals on Thursday (Sept. 2) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team registered its first shutout of the season, 2-0, at home over Iroquois West.

Lashuay’s goal, assisted by Brody Taflinger, lifted the Comets into a 1-0 lead at halftime. Pacot’s goal was assisted by Grant Powell.

Goalkeeper Josh Ruch collected a season-high 10 saves.

On Saturday (Sept. 4), Pacot and Saul Carillo each scored two goals as the Comets shut out visiting Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 6-0.

The team’s other goals were scored by Dylan Diaz and Cooper Myers.

Powell had three assists, Taflinger had two assists and Macen Phillips had one assist.

Ruch ended with two saves.

Oakwood/Salt Fork (4-3) held an 18-12 edge in total shots against Iroquois West, but had a 41-4 advantage in shots vs. A-L/A-H. The team returns to action on Tuesday (Sept. 7) at Georgetown-Ridge Farm.

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