BY Carl Cavrell (November 9, 2026)—
For their second game of the Class S State Tournament, the Cougars drew Morgan HS fresh off winning the Shoreline Championships. HK, however, was not intimidated by the Huskies. The first half was very competitive, going back and forth, but HK seemed to be pressing the attack more. The Cougars had several shots on goal and a few corner kicks. Finally, in the 31st minute, Gavin Orlando droppped a nice corner kick right into the goalie box where Stratti Dhembi poked the ball into the net putting HK in the lead 1-0, where the score stood at the half. Fortunately for HK, the second half started off quickly. In just the 44th minute, Luca Piacenti took a nice pass from Gavin and put it in the back of the net for our second goal. About 20 minutes later Stratti notched his second goal again from a Gavin Orlando corner kick(his 3rd assist) to increase the score to 3-0. Unfortunately, HK was called for a trip in the penalty box which allowed Morgan to get on the board, but it was not enough against a formidable effort by the entire HK team.
