MANCHESTER — Oneida Baptist is only two wins away from making history, capturing the boys’ soccer program’s first state championship.
It’s been an amazing season for the Mountaineers, who have compiled an impressive 19-4 record while capturing the 49th District, 13th Region and 13th Region All ‘A’ Classic Tournament championships.
Oneida Baptist started the season with nine consecutive wins and hasn’t slowed down.
The Mountaineers are now winners of six straight games after defeating Lawrence County (4-0), and Powell County (5-0) during the first two rounds of the KHSAA Boys’ Soccer State Tournament.
Henry Clay stands in the way of Oneida Baptist advancing to the state championship game.
The Blue Devils are the top-ranked team in the 11th Region. They possess a 19-3-4 record while riding a seven-game win streak. Their RPI rating is .67552 while Oneida Baptist’s stands at .60993.
Henry Clay has outscored its opponents 102-19 this season. The Blue Devils possess two solid keepers.
Nash Florence has 49 saves while allowing only 0.6 goals per game. Teammate Kaden Vandervort has 28 saves and is allowing only 0.2 goals per game.
Twenty different players have scored at least a goal for the Blue Devils. Braden Cundiff leads the team with 23 goals while dishing out 10 assists. Marco Messerli has 16 goals and a team-best 17 assists while Shukuru Hamisi has 16 goals and two assists.
Oneida Baptist has scored 101 goals this season while allowing 26 goals.
Keeper Jason Fan has 165 saves, and eight shut outs while allowing 0.4 goals per game. Jesse Dare-kuforiji has 85 saves and two shutouts, allowing 1.1 goals per game.
Here Khajohnsupawatchara leads the team with 24 goals and 17 assists while Amadeus Martin has 21 goals and 19 assists. Enrique Gabardo has 21 goals and eight assists while Noah Fan has nine goals and 12 assists. Eleven different players have scored at least one goal for the Mountaineers this season.
