High School Boys Soccer: False start costs R.A. Long in District semifinal defeat at Hockinson

PHOTO GALLERY – Lumberjacks delayed by lightning in 3-1 loss to Hawks

R.A. Long’s Adrian “Beiro” Orozco (6) battles with Hockinson’s Gabriel Cannon for possession of the soccer ball while Hockinson players Ryder Cole-Vogler (6) and Xavier Ayala (20) flank the action during a 2A District IV semifinal, Tuesday, May 12, at Hockinson High School. The visiting Lumberjacks went on to lose 3-1. / Photo by Benjamin Hendrickson for Blast Zone Media

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2A Prep Boys Soccer / Report

HOCKINSON — The R.A. Long Lumberjacks saw the flash before they heard the clap on Tuesday in a 3-1 loss to Hockinson in a 2A District IV semifinal affair.

A pair of early goals by the Hawks put the Jacks in a hole they were never able to climb out of, even after a lightning storm provided an unplanned pause in the action and a natural opportunity to swing momentum back in their favor.

“Disappointing result,” RAL head coach Max Anderson said. “We were on the front foot most of the match.”

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