The Philomath High School boys soccer team fell into a 3-0 hole in the first half Tuesday night at Cascade and then gave up five goals over the first 15 minutes of the second half in an 8-0 loss.
The game was stopped in the 55th minute under the eight-goal mercy rule.
Cascade, which is sitting at No. 2 in the OSAA rankings, scored in the ninth, 13th and 34th minutes to take a three-goal lead into halftime. The Cougars then broke the game open quickly after the break with goals in the 41st, 43rd and 45th minutes. Cascade added another in the 51st minute before the final goal in the 55th minute brought an early end to the match.
Cascade leads the Oregon West Conference with a 7-0-1 league record and improves to 12-0-1 overall.
Philomath drops to 4-8-1 overall and 3-5 in conference play, which puts the Warriors in fourth place in the standings.
The Warriors stay on the road Thursday with a trip to Independence to face Central. The start time is listed as 6:30 p.m.
Philomath then returns home Oct. 27 for its Senior Day game against Stayton at 3:30 p.m.
Cascade 8, Philomath 0
Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Cascade HS, Turner
Teams (Record) 1 2 F Philomath (4-8-1, 3-5) 0 0 0 Cascade (12-0-1, 7-0-1) 3 5 8
Note: The game was stopped in the 55th minute on the eight-goal mercy rule.
FIRST HALF—1, Cascade, 9th minute; 2, Cascade, 13th minute; 3, Cascade, 34th minute.
SECOND HALF—4, Cascade, 41st minute; 5, Cascade, 43rd minute; 6, Cascade, 45th minute; 7, Cascade, 51st minute; 8, Cascade 55th minute.