HS Soccer: Dist 4 2A Soccer; Columbia River wins District Championship; WF West, RA Long & Tumwater headed to State

5/15/2025

The District 4 2A Boys Soccer tournamentwrapped on Thursday night with the Columbia River Rapids winning the District Championship defeating WF West. Both headed to the State Tournament. RA Long and Tumwater also earned State berths. Our full coverage of the entire District Tournament is all below.

Link to District Bracket

District Championship
Columbia River 3, WF West 0
(Vancouver, WA) Both teams already secured a spot in the State Tournament but certainly would like to go in to State on a winning note. The powerful Columbia River Rapids showed they’re ready to make a big run with a 3-0 blanking of the 3 seed out of the EVCO WF West Bearcats. Columbia River improves to 18-1 for the year while the Bearcats are now 10-9. Both teams find out Sunday what seed they earn and who they will face in the opening round on Sunday. For Game Stories check out the follwing links.
Game Story by Meg Wochnick in The Columbian
Game Story by Zach Martin on Chronline

Winner to State, Loser Out
RA Long 2, Hockinson 1
(Hockinson, WA) RA Long ended the Hawks season in tight match. The Lumberjacks will get into the State Tournament and will find out Sunday their seed and who, where and when they open State action next Week. The Lumberjacks improved to 13-6 for the season while Hockinson will end up with a 12-6 final record. For more coverage check out the following links.
Game Story in Blast Zone Media (Subscription required for full access)

Winner to State, Loser Out
Tumwater 5, Ridgefield 1
(Tumwater, WA) The Ridgefield Spudders were coming off a miraculous win over Aberdeen to get to this match when they scored 3 goals in the final 10 minutes to force overtime and eliminated the Bobcats in PK’s. Trying to carry that momentum over into this winner to state or your season is over match the Spudders came out firing and caught a slow starting T-Bird squad off guard when Grant Platta set up Ethan Sigman who fired the shot and scored giving Riudgefield an eartly lead in the 11th minute.

Ridgefield continued to press as Tumwater looked to be playing on their heels until the 15th minute when the T-Birds got a good run and Dylan Stevens got the ball into the box and then fouled giving Tumwater a PK. Stevens stepped up and scored firing the shot by keeper Drew Tretheway to tie the match at 1-1.

That seemed to kick start the T-Birds as a rein of attacks and shots would pummel the Ridgefield defense and Tretheway. Tumwater would score twice more before the break when Gavin Cuoio scored on an assist from Stevens inm the 28th. Stevens would then score again prior to halftimne in the 35th on an assist from Thomas Williams and the T-Birds led 3-1 at the half.

Tumwater knew they couldn’t take that lead for granted after what th Spudders did a few nights ago. So in the 2nd half Dylan Stevens would score his hat trick in the 52nd to go up 4-1. Cuoio would get a 2nd goal in the 66th to ice the match. The scoring chances didn’t stop as Cuoio had a chance at his own hat trick with a PK in the 70th b ut Tretheway came up with the stop. Despite giv ing up 5 goals you really can’t blame Tretheway if your Ridgefield who finished with 15 saves including shutting down a PK. That’s how much of an attack Tumwater through at the Spudders.

Tumwater’s defense alswo tightened up dramatically after the early goal. Keeper Davyn McGlivery had 7 saves and got a lot of help from Dylan Salapu, Malachi Vu0ng and Tony Hernandez. Tumwater coach John Hayes told us this was Hernandez’s best game of the year. This leads us to our Thorbeckes MVP of the game and despite the great defensive effort by Hernandez who was in the running we couldn’t ignore a hat trick and an assist by senior Dylan Stevens and Dylan is our Thorbeckes MVP.

The loss ended the Spudders season and they finished 7-13 after a magnificent run into the District tournament as the 5 seed from the GSHL.

Tumwater improves to 12-7 and qualified for the State Tournament. They will find out Sunday what seed they get and where and who they play in the opening round next Tuesday or Wednesday.

Link to full replay of Match on the NFHS Network (subscription required)

Video Highlights

Ridgefield takes the early lead

Tumwater goes up 2-1

T-Birds ice the match

Tumwater vs Ridgefield Photo Gallery

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2nd Round District Tournament Results
Tuesday, May 13

Consolation Bracket

Hockinson 6, Hudson’s Bay 1
Hockinson stays alive with a chance to advance to the State Tournament on Thursday when they host RA Long. Kick-off is 6pm. The Hawks offense exploded to end the Eagles season. The Hawks got goals from Brady Clark, Alonzo Flores, Ryder Cole-Vogler and Makhai Velazquez . Keeper Jasper Armstrong recorded 6 save.

Ridgefield 4, Aberdeen 3 (4-2 Shoot-out)
The Spudders upset the Bobcats in the Harbor on Tuesday night coming away with a stunning 4-2 win in the Shoot-out. The game was heavy on the offense with both teams tallying 3 goals in regulation sending the match to OT. After two scoreless 5-minute Golden Goal OT’s the teams lined up for PK’s. This all after Ridgefield trailed Aberdeen 3-0 with just 10 minutes to play in the match.

Ridgefield will travel to Tumwater on Thursday in a winner to state, loser out game that kicks-off at 6pm. For more on the game read the story in The Daily World’s Soccer Round-up on the link below.
Game Story in The Daily World

Semifinals

Columbia River 3, RA Long 1
The Rapids scored late, twice to pull away for the win over the Lumberjacks. Columbia River will now host WF West on Thursday night for the District Championship. Both teams have qualified for the State Tournament. RA Long will travel to Hockinson on Thursday to face the Hawks in a winner to state, loser out game. Both matches begin at 6pm. For a full report on the Rapids win check out the link to Meg Wochnick’s story in The Columbian.
Game Story by Meg Wochnick in The Columbian

WF West 2, Tumwater 1 (2nd OT)
(Tumwater, WA) This was the 3rd time the T-Birds and Bearcats lined up against each other so there were no surprises. This was going to be a match based on execution. Who would be the one to simply be a touch better than the other and that’s exactly how it played out.

In the first half it appeared both teams would have not been able to take advantage of the many runs, corner kicks and other chances both offenses had and it would be scoreless at the break. But the T-Birds had different ideas as they had another run in them in the 38th minute.

Gavin Cuoio blocked a clearing pass and was able to shoot it low toward the near post and got it by Bearcat keeper Noel Montenegro to score the opening goal. Tumwater would take momentum and the lead to halftime.

When the 2nd half began the Bearcats were determined to to punch in the equalizer and did so on a nice play when Alex Mathuzima found Nano Jaimes cutting across and he fired the shot into the net past keeper Davyn McGilvrey. The goal tied the match in the 53rd minute.

The two teams then battled with runs and chances for each side to take control but it would not happen as both defenses were stingy and the match finished 1-1 in regulation.

This pushed the match into OT and near the end of the first 5-minute period the T-Birds got a free kick and Cuoio lined up to try and hit the game winner but sailed it just barely above the crossbar just missing the game winner.

The match advanced to the 2nd 5-minute OT and as the clock ticked down toward the 2:00 stoppage time mark Gage Grisham got on the ball and passed it to Moi Sanchez Hernandez who fired on frame and scored to end the match with the Bearcats headed to the District Championship game and more importantly to the State Tournament.

The Thorbeckes MVP went to Israel Lopez Cruz for his defensive effort controlling the mid-field. WF West will play at Columbia River on Thursday for the District Title kicking off at 6pm.

Tumwater drops into the consolation bracket and will host Ridgefield on Thursday in a winner to state, loser out contest.

ESN talks with Game MVP Israel Lopez Cruz

ESN Postgame Show

Tumwater Scores First

WF West Gets the Equalizer in the 2nd Half

The Bearcats Win in Double Overtime

Photo Gallery

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1st Round District Tournament Results
Saturday, May 10

Columbia River 3, Ridgefield 1
Game Notes: Columbia River beat Ridgefield for the 3rd time this season with a 3-1 win over the Spudders and will advance to the District Semifinal. Columbia River will RA Long on Tuesday with a trip to state and the district championship match on the line.

The Rapids suffered their only loss of the season in their season opener against RA Long 2-1. C Riv ended up splitting the season series with a 3-1 win on April 29th setting up this huge 3rd face-to-face showdown. Kick-off Tuesday at Columbia River is set for 6pm.

The Rapids advanced with scoring coming from Mason Renner, Johnny Avalos and Tyson Massengale. The spudders avoided the shut out with a goal by Adrian Merino.

Ridgefield falls into the consolation bracket and travels to Aberdeen on Tuesday for a 6pm , loser out match.

WF West 2, Hockinson 1
With the win WF West advances to the semifinals on Tuesday at Tumwater. Winner to the district championship and the State Tournament. Hockinson will host Hudson’s Bay in the consolation bracket in a loser out contest. Both matches begin at 6pm.
Game Story from The Chronicle on this link

RA Long 2, Aberdeen 1
RA Long picks up a road victory at Aberdeen and now will take on Columbia River in the semifinals on Tuesday. The Lumberjacks are the only team to have beaten the Rapids this season.

Aberdeen will host Ridgefield on Tuesday in the consolation bracket in a loser out match. Both games begin at 6pm.
Game Story in The Daily World

Tumwater 1, Hudson’s Bay 0

(Tumwater, WA) It didn’t take long the T-Birds to take the early lead when just 20-seconds into the match when Gavin Cuoio sent a pass to Lucas Oltion and he drilled it into the back of the Eagles net with a lightning strike goal. This would end up holding for the other 79:40 of the match.

Hudson’s Bay keeper Osvaldo Santos-Lopez was caught off guard right out of the gate but then settled in denying 7 shots and surviving 6 Tumwater corner kicks to hold the T-Birds right at that single goal scored.

The Eagles did score in the 2nd half on a nice break-away by David Jaras-Farias but he got the jump a second too early and was called for offsides taking the equalizer off the board.

The T-Bird defense did ther rest led by Senior Keeper Davyn McGilvrey with 8 saves including 5 in the 2nd half as the Eagles amped up the offense trying to tie the match up. The backline of Dylan Salapu, Grady Harroun and Avery Hartzell also helped intercepting and interupting an aggressive offense by Hudson’s Bay.

Our Thorbeckes MVP went to T-Birds Keeper Davyn McGilvrey with Oltien, Salapu and Cuoio in the discussion. Had the Eagles come back to win their keeper Santods-Lopez would have been at the top of the list along with Angel Villalobos and Liam Eptaimeros.

Tumwater will host WF West on Tuesday at 6pm in the semifinals. The winner will go to the District Championship match and qualify for the State Tournament. Hudson’s Bay falls into the consolation bracket and will travel to Hockinson on Tuesday for a loser out match that kicks off at 6pm.

ESN Postgame Show

Tumwater Strikes Early

Davyn McGilvrey with a save in the 57th minute

Photo Gallery

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Thursday, 5/8 Pigtail Results

Ridgefield 2, Centralia 1 OT (4-2 Shoot-out)

(Ridgefield, WA) The Spudders get the win in a shoot-out to end the Tigers season. Centralia finished the season with an 8-9 mark. Ridgefield improves to 6-11 and advances to District Tournament play on Saturday. The Spudders will travel to Columbia River to take on the Rapids at 2pm.
Game Story in The Columbian
Game Story in the Chronicle

WF West 5, Washougal 0

(Chehalis, WA) With the season on the line the WF West Bearcats came up big with a burst of offense in the 1st half scoring 3 goals in about a 7-minute period of time. Colin Bradley began the attack scoring in the 15th minute on an assist from Nano Jaimes. The opening goal gave the Bearcats a surge of momentum and usual starter Moi Sanchez Hernandez was coming off the bench as they were using him sparingly while he is getting over an injury.

It didn’t appear Sanchez Hernandez struggled much as he made an immediate impact scoring in the 18th minute on an assist from Braden Newman to make it 2-0. Sanchez Hernandez wasn’t finished and struck again in the 21st and the Cats led 3-0 going into the half.

Washougal got some good work from starting keeper Michael Jehne but he was under attack for a good portion of the game. The Panthers had a couple of good opportunities to get on the board late in the 1st half but could not find the back of the net.

Grant Cowart, Gavin Cowart and Noah Migaki got off some solid shots but the Bearcat defensive back line constantly interrupted runs prior to getting into the final 1/3 of the field and when they did Bearcat keeper Noel Montenegro was a backstop and left the match in the final 10 minutes with a clean sheet.

The Bearcats let it be known there would not be a comeback in this match as Alex Mathuzima scored less than a minute into the 2nd half on an assist from Moi Sanchez Hernandez to quickly make it 4-0. Sanchez Hernandez would then end the scoring and tally the hat trick with the final goal in the 50th minute.

It was an easy choice to make our Thorbeckes MVP, a hat trick and an assist will pretty much get you the MVP of the match every time so Moi Sanchez Hernandez was our Thorbeckes MVP.

Washougal’s season is over and they finish 4-11 for the season.

WF West is now 8-8 on the season and advances to the District Tournament and are guaranteed at least 2 more matches. They begin on Saturday traveling to Hockinson for a 5pm kick-off.

ESN Postgame Show