After closing out non-district play with a sweep of Lawton, the Durant High soccer teams ran into perennial power Bishop Kelley to drop their league openers on the road last week.
The Lady Lions rolled to a 4-1 triumph at Lawton ahead of the 5-1 defeat against Kelley on Thursday afternoon.
Meanwhile the Lions stayed unbeaten with a 7-2 thumping of Lawton before coming up on the short end of a 5-1 verdict for their first loss of the season.
Both Durant squads will be back on the road at Tulsa Rogers Friday for their next district action.
Girls
Coach Ryan Cook’s Lady Lions reeled off three first half goals at Lawton for a 3-0 advantage before holding check throughout the second half with Maggie Martens recording 11 saves in goal.
Durant spread around the scoring as J.J. Patten, Marigold Moore, Kira Hoffman and Kirsten Collins all tallied one goal apiece. Kamryn White, Riley Standifer and Katelyn Mauck each posted an assist.
Offense was much harder to come by against Bishop Kelley as the Lady Comets controlled possession much of the contest. White punched through the lone Durant goal off an Avery Blackburn assist.
Martens tallied 15 saves against the Kelley offensive assault.
Boys
Balanced offense was the story against Lawton as the Lions got rolling early and cruised to the win.
Joseph Flores blasted through a pair of goals with Konnor Shenas, Otto Baskin, Christian Ortiz, Luis Amaya and Carter Kemp all adding one goal apiece.
In the Bishop Kelley matchup at the University of Tulsa, the Comets notched the first two goals before Amaya put Durant on the scoreboard. Kelley punched through one more goal prior to intermission for a 3-1 edge at the half.
Durant’s defense tightened after the break but the Lions were unable to find the back of the net offensively again.
“It was a very physical match and we just couldn’t get any shots to go in the net,” head coach John Wilmoth commented. “Bishop Kelley is a really good team and should definitely be one of the favorites for the district title.”
