Prep Boys Soccer Roundup: Kelso bests Mark Morris behind Trinidad's brace

Rivalry Week — Hilanders win one, lose one against Longview schools

In a dramatic leap, Mark Morris’ Nathan Ramos (6) player stretches into the air to get a touch on the ball, seizing possession from Kelso’s Anjel De la Trinidad during a cross-river rivalry boys soccer game on Friday, April 4, at Schroeder Field. Trinidad scored two first-half goals to lead the Hilanders to a 2-1 victory. / Photos by Skyler Smith for Blast Zone Media

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SCHROEDER FIELD — The Hilanders picked up its first win of the season and a half share of bragging rights on Friday night when they registered a 2-1 win at home over Mark Morris in a cross-river rivalry non-league boys soccer tilt.

It was a tightly-knotted affair that brought out the best in everyone on the pitch, regardless of which side of the Cowlitz River they typically wake up on. And while it’s been said time and time again that familiarity breeds contempt, it seems somebody forgot to tell the Monarchs and Scots about that arrangement.

“It’s always a good rival game versus Kelso,” Mark Morris coach Luis Garcia. “A lot of the kids on both teams are friends, so it’s always fun.”

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