• Lukas Dunn (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Chase Ringwald (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sophomore Silas Pittman’s reaction after the Warriors failed to finish on a goal opportunity captures the mood of the evening, which ended with a 2-1 overtime loss to Phoenix. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Silas Pittman (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Nixon Mooney (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Nixon Mooney (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Team huddle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath celebrates its first-half goal. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Mateo Candanoza sends the ball in toward the 18-yard box in what ended up as the Warriors’ first goal on a shot by junior Favian Aceves. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brody Bushnell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Phoenix celebrates its overtime goal. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Teddy Benbow falls on the ball in the first half. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Seth Arthurs (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Seth Arthurs (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ian Alba (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Favian Aceves (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Favian Aceves (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Favian Aceves watches his shot go into the top of the net for what would be Philomath’s lone goal of the evening. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Favian Aceves (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Favian Aceves (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.