MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — The Columbia High School boys soccer team hopes to make a strong run in the Essex County Tournament.
The sixth-seeded Cougars, who received a bye in the first round, will host No. 11 seed Bloomfield in the second round on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Underhill Sports Complex’s Lynn V. Profeta Field at 2 p.m. The winner will advance to the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, Oct. 20, against either No. 3 seed Seton Hall Prep, No. 14 Livingston or No. 19 Barringer. The top seed is St. Benedict’s Prep. West Orange is No. 2.
The Cougars defeated Barringer 6-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Underhill Sports Complex’s Lynn V. Profeta Field. Senior Flynn Dannheisser had three goals and two assists. Senior Zev Podgursky had one goal and one assist. Seniors Sam Brash and Mason Beaupierre each had one goal. The following had one assist: senior Yuta Goldberg, senior Zane Merriweather, junior Nathaniel Boatfield Bell and senior Jasper Harris. Harris also made six saves.
The Cougars lost at Morris Hills 1-0 on Saturday, Oct. 10, in Rockaway. Morris Hills moved to 7-4-1.
CHS defeated Mount Olive 1-0 on Monday, Oct. 12, at Underhill to move to an 8-3-1 record on the season. Podgursky scored on an assist from Dannheisser. Harris made six saves and junior Rafael Romanowsky five saves.
In earlier action, the Cougars defeated Nutley 3-0 on Monday, Sept. 28, at Nutley. Junior Felix Benediktsson, sophomore Cooper Schwartz and Dannheisser each scored a goal. Podgursky, Dannheisser and Beaupierre each tallied one assist.
The Cougars lost to Montclair Kimberley Academy 5-2 on Monday, Oct. 5, at MKA. Beaupierre and Dannheisser each had a goal.
Podgursky had one assist. Sophomore goalie Mattias Calderon Chubb made six saves.
CHS led 2-1 at halftime, before MKA scored four goals.
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