Boys soccer: Pascagoula throttles Brookhaven 8-0 | gulflive.com

PASCAGOULA -- The Pascagoula boys soccer team got one step closer to a return trip to Clinton on Tuesday, routing Brookhaven 8-0 in the first round of the 5A playoffs at War Memorial Stadium.

Mitchell Cecatiello scored three goals, giving him 25 this season, as the Panthers won for the 13^th straight time. Pascagoula will host West Jones in a second-round game on Saturday.

"We started putting balls in early and kept the ball on the (Brookhaven) side," said Pascagoula coach William Denton, whose team lost to Starkville in last year's state finals. "We maintained control of the game, and got some young guys in to get some experience. I'm real proud of the team. We played well enough to win and move on to the next round."

Pascagoula went on top 1-0 just seven minutes in when Tristan Garriga drilled the ball in from nearly 35 yards out. Landry Lofton scored less than three minutes later to make it 2-0.

Cecatiello's first goal in the 21^st minute put the Panthers up 3-0. Aaron McMillan and Cecatiello both scored late in the half to make it 5-0 at the break.

Angel Rosas and Griffon Sublett added goals in the second half, as did Cecatiello on a penalty kick. Panthers goalkeeper Jackson Graham turned away all four shots by Brookhaven, which ends its season at 8-8-1.

Pascagoula has not lost since a 3-1 defeat to Oak Grove on Nov. 8, which dropped them to 1-2-1 on the year. The Panthers have outscored their opponents 72-3 during their winning streak, with 10 shutouts.

"We're just clicking," Cecatiello said. "Everybody's playing their position well and our leaders are stepping up into their roles. We're just playing really well."

West Jones beat West Harrison 2-0 on Tuesday. Game times for Saturday will be set later in the week.

Source: http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2013/01/boys_soccer_pascagoula_throttl.html

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