Smith-Cotton Soccer Wins at Clinton, Swim Team Second at Belton Swim Meet

The Smith-Cotton boys soccer team remained unbeaten in the West Central; Conference with a 4-0 win Wednesday night at Clinton. The Tigers got goals from Alex Esquivel, assisted by Riley Moore; Jordan Lawson, assisted by Esquivel; Serge Zayats, assisted by Lawson; and Trent Willis scored unassisted. Brody Barklage and Colby Edgar combined for the shut out. The Tigers are now 6-2 and 4-0 in conference.

The S-C JV also won, 7-1. Goals by: Mirai Ito (2), Viktor Tsymbal, Tommy Branstetter, Trent Leary, Connor Blackburn, and Rodrigo Rodriguez. Assists were recorded by Landon Naylor, Tsymbal, Keith Hawkins, Rodriguez and Daniel Deleon. JV is now 6-0.

Joshua Osorio won the 200-yard individual medley and Jeremy Acosta was first in the 100-yard backstroke as the Smith-Cotton boys swimming team finished second in a tri-meet at Belton High School. Ray-Pec won the meet with 279 points; S-C scored 172 and Belton had 155.

Other top finishers for the Tigers: the 400-yard freestyle relay team (Osorio, Acosta, Felix Sultanov, Mitchell Lake); (the 200-yard medley relay team (Osorio, Acosta, Sultanov, Lake) was third; Acosta, third in the 50-yard freestyle; Andriy Usyk, fourth in the 200-yard freestyle; Tim Spear, fourth in the 100-yard freestyle; Yeager Coen, fourth in the 100-yard butterfly; and the 200-yard freestyle relay team (Usyk, Spear, Jered Baker, Mike Husyev) was fourth.