LAND O’ LAKES –
Sunlake is finally realizing it no longer is a underdog.
That was flattering clear as Connor Gilboy scored dual goals to lead a Seahawks (21-0) to a 2-1 win opposite crosstown opposition Land O’ Lakes (9-4).
The feat secures a No. 1 seed in a Class 3A-District 7 tournament, that beings Jan. 21 during Pasco, and solidifies Sunlake as Pasco County’s tip team.
“We’ve spent 4 years conference we’re a underdogs,” pronounced Gilboy, who has a county-leading 49 goals this season. “Now that roles have changed, we’re also not used to being down.”
Sunlake found itself in a discerning 1-0 hole opposite a Gators, who took a lead in a 12th notation when Stephen Garcia put home a miscarry off a dilemma flog by Mike Moran. Gilboy would tie a diversion before halftime on an considerable 30-yard shot that sailed over goalkeeper Tommy Kohen’s head.
“I suspicion removing that idea before a half was vital, since it would have been a totally opposite diversion if we’d been down in a second half,” Sunlake manager Sam Koleduk said. “I suspicion we left a lot of easy chances out there, too, though we really deserved to win.”
The Gators competence disagree, since a Seahawks’ second idea came in a 69th notation when a Gilboy shot deflected off Garcia in a box, afterwards bounced into a net. After clarification, Gilboy was awarded a goal, giving him 100 for his career as a four-year starter.
“I really took a shot,” Gilboy said, “so a idea is a goal.”
Land O’ Lakes will have to settle for being a second-best group in a town, though a Gators should be speedy by how they’ve played Sunlake in dual meetings. The Gators mislaid 3-2 progressing in a season.