By Carl Cavrell (November 12, 2026)—
After winning their first 2 games in the Class S State Soccer Tournament, the Cougars entered the quarter final match once again as the underdog. Facing the higher seed Cromwell HS, who defeated the Cougars earlier in the season 4-0, the odds were not in our favor. But HK was not worried about the odd and proved it by getting on the board first early in the first half on a goal by Ethan Eddinger assisted by Strati Dhembi. Shortly there after, Luca Piacenti put the ball in the back of the net, but since he then collided with the goal keeper, the goal was disallowed. Cromwell then had renewed hope and translated that into a goal to tie the game before halftime at 1-1. In the second half the Cougars once again proved their resilience. With stout defense and continuous offensive pressure, Tristen Edwards eventually hit Luca with a nice pass that he used to score our second goal. But HK was not done as late in the half Gavin Orlando managed to get the ball to Tristen who netted the third HK goal ending the game with a great victory 3-1. HK will not move on the the semi finals next week, possibly Tuesday. TBA
