By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Western Alamance junior Grant Bacchus hit a boys’ soccer milestone last week – and then added to it.
Bacchus reached the 100-goal mark for his career as the Warriors continued their postseason march.
“That’s a big deal for a junior,” Western coach Camden Brooks said.
The 100th goal for Bacchus, a forward, came when the Warriors defeated Croatan 8-1 in the third round of the Class 5-A state playoffs.
Then Bacchus had the first goal in Thursday night’s 5-1 victory against fifth-seeded Seaforth in the fourth round of the East Region.
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Elio Anguiano added three goals and an assist for the Warriors. Franky Maya also scored, converting off Anguiano’s assist.
Based on the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s record book, only 46 boys’ players have scored more times in a career than Bacchus.
Top-seeded Western (23-1-1) will meet second-seeded Dixon (23-3), a 7-0 winner against sixth-seeded Montgomery Central in the fourth round of the state playoffs, on Tuesday night at home in the regional final.
The winner advances to the state championship game later in the week at Durham County Stadium. Hickory and South Point meet in the West Region final.
Against Seaforth, Western held a 2-0 lead before Olivier Pruiliere scored for the Hawks (17-7-1) with 20:27 remaining. The Warriors scored three times in the final 16½ minutes as Seaforth’s 10-game winning streak came to an end.
Williams bows out
In Class 6-A, fifth-seeded Williams lost 4-1 at top-seeded Middle Creek in Thursday night’s East Region game in Apex.
Aurelio Figueroa scored off Noah Pachano’s assist for Williams (19-5-3).
Middle Creek (19-3-3) broke a 1-1 tie with the final three goals. Cooper Riesenberg scored twice and assisted on one goal.
