Juneau-Douglas High School

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“I think that one was a little better just because placement wise it was a little farther towards the corner,” Ciambor said. “My teammates played great. I mean, the goals go on the stat sheet, but my teammates they did everything for me. They made it easy for me. I try to stay pretty humble about it because they are the reason that I am the way that I am and the reason that I play the way that I do. They bless me with the opportunities to play the way that I do. So I’m just forever grateful for them.”

: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Kellen Chester (10) works for a ball against West Valley junior Quinn Willis during the Crimson Bears’ 4-1 win over the Wolfpack on Saturday at Adair Kennedy Park. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire).
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Kellen Chester (10) works for a ball against West Valley junior Quinn Willis during the Crimson Bears’ 4-1 win over the Wolfpack on Saturday at Adair country wise email marketing list Kennedy Park. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire).

The second half started with JDHS applying pressure immediately across the pitch and junior Jesper Bennetsen came up with a huge defensive play to head a ball out of the Crimson Bears box and shortly after senior Ahmir Parker did the same.

A key momentum boost followed as Parker hit a corner kick into the West Valley box and Bennetsen headed it in with force for a 3-1 lead.

“Gary knows I’m tall and I can get in to the back and on defense I would use my head a lot like to clear out,” Bennetsen said. “So I just have to apply that in the goal and it just worked. The ball was through and I saw it, it’s like full momentum right into it…I love defense and I love being competitive and I kind of like slamming into people. I feel like that’s kind of fun but I love the scoring aspect too. I love to play offense but I like defense too and I’m better at defense.”

Ciambor would set up a final score as he blasted a shot into the West Valley box that rebounded out and junior Kevin Flores-Lopez nudged in a 4-1 final.

“We’ve struggled over the last two years with just having any kind of urgency in the box,” Lehnhart said. “I’m always surprised because I keep telling the guys it’s the way to score, get in there and score ugly. It’s remarkable how that is a skill just as much as anything else like dribbling or shooting, that feistiness to find a place to just knock it in. Jesper definitely has it. Noah (Ault, a junior) has it. I actually invented a belt. Like a wrestling belt that the professional wrestlers have that we give to guys who score goals that are ugly. And they love it. They love putting the belt on and whoever has the last one like today, Jesper had it but then he lost it. Because Kevin got another one right after him so Kevin gets to take it home.”