Down 3-1 at halftime, a five-goal second half propelled Hockinson past Washougal 6-3 in the 2A Greater St. Helens League district play-in game on Thursday.
Mitchell Pinney scored three goals and Adam Jeschke had three assists for the Hawks, who advance to host Centralia at 7 p.m. Saturday in the first round of the 2A district tournament.
Washougal’s season is over.
3A soccer — Cody Schoene scored midway through the second half with an assist from Ryan Boe as the Chieftains clinched the 3A Greater St. Helens League title with a 1-0 win at Prairie.
Ian David made seven saves for River. Prairie played with 10 men following a first-half red card.
At 8-1-1 in league, Columbia River finished one point ahead of 8-2 Mountain View.
Columbia River and Mountain View will both play bi-district playoff games on May 15 at Kiggins Bowl. Prairie will play Kelso at 6 p.m. Monday at Kiggins Bowl to determine the league’s third bi-district entry.
4A soccer playoff — As expected, league champion Camas and runner-up Skyview will play for the GSHL top seed into postseason. That match, at 7 p.m. Saturday at McKenzie Stadium, follows a 5 p.m. match between Union and Heritage for the league’s third spot in the bi-district playoffs.
Stars of the Day
• Martin Kocurek, Heritage soccer, scored three goals as the Timberwolves beat Evergreen 5-3 to land its first district soccer playoff berth since 2007. Irvin Gonzalez and Bailey Thomason each had two assists.
• Austin Lauser, King’s Way Christian soccer, scored three goals in his program’s first win over White Salmon, 5-3.
• Isaac Streever, Mountain View soccer, scored twice in a 3-0 win over Kelso.
• Bennett Lehner, Camas soccer, scored three goals as the Papermakers wrapped their 4A GSHL championship season with a 5-0 win over Union.
