Selects send message to rest of zone with lopsided win at Creston Blitz tourney
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The Nelson Selects looked good in a tune up for the Kootenay Zone Playoffs by sweeping away the competition in the U14 Boy’s Division of the Creston Blitz Youth Soccer Tournament Sunday in the East Kootenay City.
The Selects, defeating Columbia Valley 4-0 in the Final, outscored the opposition 17-1 in the tournament.
Micah May and Sam Woodward, jumping on a rebound from a James Miller shot, scored late in the first half to give Nelson all the goals it would need.
May and Nolan Percival completed the scoring in the second half.
“This was a dominant performance by Nelson over the team that knocked them out at provincial playdowns last season,” said coach Dan Szabo.
Trevor Giles registered the shutout in goal for Nelson.
The Selects host the Kootenay Zone playdowns June 11-12 at Lakeside Pitch in Nelson.
The Selects opened the tourney with two wins Saturday, overcoming very poor field conditions.
Spencer Szabo scored three times to lead the Nelson past Kootenay East of Cranbrook 4-0. Percival had the other goal.
Nelson then advanced to the final with a one-sided 9-1 rout of Kootenay South.
The Selects were no match for Kootenay South, scoring the first goal a minute into the contest. Nelson added two more goals before the five-minute mark.
Percival, U13 call-up Quinn Dawson and May each scored twice while Nicholas Wethal, Galen Boulanger and Szabo added singles.
Four teams, including Nelson, Columbia Valley, Kootenay East and Kootenay South, will meet for the Kootenay title.
The winner represents the zone at the B.C. Provincial B Cup in July. The tourney is hosted in Penticton.
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