Marble Falls boys soccer repeats as district champs
The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team defeated Florence 3-0 March 1 to clinch the District 25-4A title.
It’s the Mustangs’ (16-2-1, 8-0) second time to win this district championship. Last year they shared it with Austin Achieve.
Marble Falls scored all three goals against Florence early in the first half.
Ivan Espino scored a goal and had two assists, while Esteban Dominguez added a goal and an assist. Jett Marcum scored the final goal.
The quick lead allowed head coach Rick Hoover options on the line-up.
“We’re coming off a long season, we’re getting ready for a break,” he said. “Florence plays on a grass field that’s narrow and not in great shape. So we wanted to sub everybody pretty early.”
As happy as the coach was with the win, he was more impressed with the Mustangs’ intense defense.
“I’ve been singing their song,” he said. “They really did a good job. I don’t think they had a legitimate shot to score. I’m not sure they had one. A big part of that is because of how well our defense played.”
The Mustangs have allowed three goals in district play, 15 this season. Meanwhile, they have scored 88 goals.
“Offense gets a lot of credit,” Hoover said. “I like to point our our defensive guys. They’ve had a phenomenal year.”
Hoover noted the Buffs looked different than from the first round.
“Florence was significantly improved,” he said. “I told their coaches, ‘Defensively, your guys have gotten extremely better.'”
Marble Falls travels to play at Jarrell with the junior varsity taking the field at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity to follow.
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