Boys soccer: Sequim falls in shootout with Bremerton

By Michael Carman • May 8, 2024 1:30 am
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Mekhi Ashby, center, breaks through the Bremerton defense in the first half of the Wolves’ 4-3 home loss on April 30. Defending the play are Bremerton’s Evan Harvey (4) and Luis Funez Ramos (16).
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Mekhi Ashby, center, breaks through the Bremerton defense in the first half of the Wolves’ 4-3 home loss on April 30. Defending the play are Bremerton’s Evan Harvey (4) and Luis Funez Ramos (16).

Sequim’s boys soccer squad fell in a pair of heart-breakers leading up to the West Central Bi-District tournament this week, including a shootout loss to Bremerton on April 30.

The Wolves (6-8 as of May 6) came four minutes away from a regulation victory but was penalized late and the Wolves eventually dropped a penalty kick shootout 4-3 to Bremerton’s Knights.

“The game was great and hard fought on both ends,” SHS coach Dave Breckenridge said.

Sequim tied the game at 1-all in the first half.

“Nicco Musso scored the tying goal by an amazing drive by Finn Braatan breaking through down the right side to the touch line and driving through multiple defenders to send a beautiful through ball to the penalty mark where Nicco was to put it away,” Breckenridge said.

Mekhi Ashby put Sequim up 2-1 in the second half.

“He made a great turn at the top of the 18-yard box and blasted a screamer to beat the keeper near post,” Breckenridge said. “He absolutely threaded a needle to make the shot.”

The Wolves tried to possess the ball and keep the Knights in check.

“Bremerton continued to play boot ball and send their guy in the box,” Breckenridge said. “Unfortunately, we ended up at the mercy of another bad call [a penalty].”

Ashby and Braaten made their penalty kicks in the shootout but the Wolves had two attempts saved by the Knights’ goalkeeper.

“The boys played great … We still had a chance to get that victory and that’s on us for not finishing,” Breckenridge said.

Sequim also fell in a 1-0 contest at Kingston on May 2.

The Wolves finished the regular season at 6-8 in league play and overall, earning a tiebreaker over North Mason for the league’s No. 3 seed to the West Central Bi-District tourney.

The tournament is slated for May 7-11 at various locations, with 16 teams vying for six class 2A state tourney berths.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Sequim’s Colin Feik, right, vies with Bremerton’s Luis Farfan Reyes for the ball in the first half of the Wolves’ home match-up with the Knights on April 30.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell Sequim’s Colin Feik, right, vies with Bremerton’s Luis Farfan Reyes for the ball in the first half of the Wolves’ home match-up with the Knights on April 30.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s James Mason, left, gets his head on the ball as Bremerton’s Jerry Santos-Retes looks on, in an Olympic League match-up in Sequim on April 30.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s James Mason, left, gets his head on the ball as Bremerton’s Jerry Santos-Retes looks on, in an Olympic League match-up in Sequim on April 30.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim goalkeeper Nolan Valenzuela, center, keeps an eye on Bremerton attacker Adrian Ortiz, left, in the Wolves’ Olympic League home game on April 30. Bremerton edged the Wolves, 4-3.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim goalkeeper Nolan Valenzuela, center, keeps an eye on Bremerton attacker Adrian Ortiz, left, in the Wolves’ Olympic League home game on April 30. Bremerton edged the Wolves, 4-3.