After spotting visiting Lisbon an early 1-0 lead, the Wolverines scored three unanswered goals and finished with a 3-1 Mountain Valley Conference soccer win Monday afternoon.

Ten minutes into the game, Cameron Poisson shot from just outside the 18-yard line to put the Greyhounds on the scoreboard first.

Wiscasset/Boothbay’s Chris Loyola tied the game at 27:21, booting in Tim Chappelle’s pass that came from the right side.

With 9:33 left until halftime, Matt Chapman broke free, carried the ball around three Lisbon defenders and scored, putting the Wolverines up 2-1.

John Hodson scored Wiscasset/Boothbay’s final goal with 4:24 left in the game. After Lisbon’s keeper Levi Levesque bobbled Tim Chappelle’s shot, Hodson very alertly was there for the rebound and booted the ball into the net to salt this one away for the Wolverines.

“He showed everyone on the team why you always follow the ball to the net,” Wolverine Coach Chris Cossette said afterwards.

Both teams were even at five shots apiece through the first 40 minutes of play but the Greyhounds finished with a 10-7 shot edge. Caleb Gabriele, the Wolverines’ goalie, finished with seven saves. Most of those stops came in the second half when the Greyhounds dominated possession of the ball. Levesque was credited with three saves.

“It was a big, big win for us,” added Cossette. The victory kept Wiscasset’s tournament hopes very much alive. Both teams are angling for a class C playoff spot. Lisbon entered the contest with the better record with three wins and five losses; Wiscasset/Boothbay is two and five. Before the game, the Greyhounds were ranked ninth in the latest SPA heal standing. The Wolverines were 10^th. The top nine teams qualify.

The two Mountain Valley Conference soccer rivals play each other only once in the regular season. Wiscasset Middle High School  has three more games this week,  all at home against Mt. Abram, Winthrop and Carrabec.

Mustangs win 2-0 at Monmouth

Hayden Fletcher scored twice, once in each half as the host Monmouth Academy Mustangs shut out the Wolverines 2-0 Saturday, Sept. 22.

Fletcher’s first goal, unassisted, came 25 minutes after the opening kickoff. With 17 minutes left in regulation, he scored again, this time with Gabe Martin picking up an assist. Wolverine goalie Caleb Gabriele recorded a dozen saves on 19 Mustang shots.

Connor Davies and Brock Bates split time in the net for Monmouth, combining for seven saves on 12 Wolverine shots on goal.

Cossette praised the play of Chappelle and Chapman in the midfield. Bayly Carrasco, Matt Smith and Josh Gabriele combined for another solid performance in the backfield.