MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 12th-seeded Columbia High School Columbia High School boy soccer team defeated No. 21 seed Belleville in the first round and upset No. 5 seed Montclair in the second round of the Essex County Tournament.
CHS defeated Belleville 6-0 on Thursday, Oct. 16, at Underhill Sports Complex’s Lynn V. Profeta Field. Junior Flynn Dannheisser had one goal and one assist; junior Yuta Goldberg, senior Jesse Fryatt, junior Kaly Rochette, senior Oliver Clarke and sophomore Felix Benediktsson each had one goal; and senior Nico Ranieri, junior Zev Podgursky, senior Noah Fontil and senior Barry Navan each had one assist. Junior goalie Jasper Harris had one save.
The Cougars then upset Montclair 2-0 in the second round on Tuesday, Oct. 21, for their fourth win in a row to improve to 9-8. The Cougars will visit No. 4 seed Seton Hall Prep in the quarterfinals on Friday, Oct. 24, at 3:30 p.m. at the Kelly Athletic Complex in West Orange. The semifinals are Monday, Oct. 27, at Livingston at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The final is Thursday, Oct. 30, at Caldwell at 5 p.m.
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