BRIEF: S-C wins Sedalia Derby

Sept. 28--Smith-Cotton beat Sacred Heart 3-1 to take fifth place in the Kickapoo Tournament Saturday in Springfield.

With the game tied 1-1 at halftime, the Tigers got a pair of second half goals. Jordan Lawson scored what proved to be the game winner with an assist from Thomas Todd. Jonathan Lopez assisted on a Luke Guier goal to give S-C added insurance.

Lawson assisted on a Guier goal for S-C in the first half.

Smith-Cotton lost its first game of the tournament to Nixa on a shootout. Tied 2-2 after regulation following goals by Carlos Aguire and Lawson, Nixa outscored the Tigers 7-6 in the shootout.

On Saturday, the Tigers beat Poplar Bluff 5-0. Todd set up Blake Grupe for the first goal. Guier added another later in the half assisted by Alan Castillo. Vlad Varshytskyy scored in the second half on an assist from Kevin salas. Jose Talavera scored the final two goals with Trey Goodson assisting on one.

The Gremlins lost their first game of the Kickapoo Tournament 3-2 to Glendale, but got a 1-0 win against Springfield Catholic on Saturday.

Max Martin scored the lone goal for Sacred Heart against Springfield Catholic.

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