The Wolverines remain in the hunt for a playoff spot following a 4-1 win over visiting Oak Hill Thursday night, Sept.30 under the lights at Wiscasset Middle High School.

Four different Wolverines scored as WMHS outshot the Raiders 20-4.

Just six minutes into the game, Max Sampson put the hosts on the scoreboard, with Russell Marr picking up an assist. Kevin James set the goal with a long throw-in from the sideline on the Oak Hill end of the field. Brandon Goud passed to Marr who scored at 10:27. Once again it was James who setup the play with a long throw-in. With two minutes left until halftime, Goud’s corner kick put the Wolverines ahead 3-0.

The Wolverines continued dominating possession of the ball into the second half but didn’t score again until late in the game. This time Marr found Grant Hefler open for a goal with 6:58 left in regulation. The Raiders’ J. Cafeta scored in the closing minutes, spoiling WMHS goalie Conlon Ranta’s bid for a shutout. Ranta finished the game with seven saves. The Raiders’ keeper saved a dozen.

The win was an important one, Wolverine Coach Chris Cossette said afterwards. “It evened out our record at 4-4 and moved us up to third place in the Mountain Valley Conference standings.” Monmouth Academy with a record of 7-1-1 and Hall-Dale at 6-1-1 are in first and second place, respectively. The Wolverines defeated both those teams in the first half of the season.

Wiscasset has five games remaining in the regular season. “We’ll take it one game at a time and see where we end up,” added Cossette. “We have to continue focusing on the small things like making good passes, communication and teamwork if we expect to be in the post season.”

The Wolverines begin October with back-to-back games against Winthrop High School, which is 1-6. WMHS was scheduled to play the Ramblers away on Tuesday, Oct. 4 and then return for the annual Homecoming game, Saturday, Oct. 8 under the lights. The tentative kickoff for the Homecoming game is 7 p.m. It follows the girls’ game.

On Oct. 11, WMHS will hit the road again to face Carrabec. WMHS hosts Dirigo, Oct. 13 and finishes the regular season at Lisbon Oct. 14.

Roadrunners win 2-0

Wiscasset’s game at Mt. Abram Sept. 26 is one the team would just as soon forget. The Wolverines were the victims of a 2-0 shutout. The Roadrunners goals came at 11:21 of the first half and with 5:23 left in regulation. The scorers were T. Hill and J. Jordan.

The Wolverines outshot their hosts by a two-to-one margin but in soccer that means very little unless the ball goes into the net. “One of their goals came on a fastbreak, the other on a direct kick,” Coach Cossette said.