Oakwood/Salt Fork goal keeper Joshua Ruch made five saves on Thursday to record his 14th shutout of the season. We are not rushing it and just kicking it blindly.' 'That's teamwork and chemistry,' he said. That was evident on Thursday as four different players scored goals with sophomore Macen Phillips having three and Powell finished with a goal and two assists. Every one of them can do a little bit of everything.'

'Our front six, forwards and midfielders, are the best collection - overall - that we've had. 'They understand the game well and they are good athletes. 'It's the highest I've ever had on a team,' he said. In the past three seasons, Oakwood/Salt Fork is 28-3 in the league matches with only a contest next week against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin left on their conference slate.įenton said one of the strengths of this squad is their soccer IQ. 'Things have gotten better and better as we've gone along.' 'They have come a long way from their freshman year when we lost a lot of games. 'We've never had an undefeated conference title before, so to get a chance to do that this year is pretty cool,' said Oakwood/Salt Fork coach Eric Fenton, whose team previously claimed an outright VVC title during the Spring 2021 season. Oakwood/Salt Fork, which improved to 16-3-2 overall, has already clinched its second outright title in the past three seasons and the Comets have outscored their VVC competition 75-1. No matter how they have done it, their teamwork on the field has been exceptional this year in the Vermilion Valley Conference. We have developed a good comradery that way.'

'But, there is also a big group of us that will get together to have dinner after games and practices.

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