East to Play in Big Cat Kickoff Clash at Kenan Stadium

After a previous cancellation of the Big Cat Kickoff Clash, the games are back on in a much hyped-up preseason event that will take place in UNC's Kenan Stadium. East Chapel Hill will plan against Enloe High School at 9:00 PM on August 11th as part of preseason scrimmages that include local high school teams Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Games start at 6:00PM and all will be free of admission.

East Women's Soccer Capitalizes On Double Overtime Goal To Beat Broughton

East fought back from an early 1-0 first-half deficit to beat Broughton in their second straight double overtime victory of the state playoffs. Farrell Sweeney scored another game winner for the Wildcats and also scored the equalizer in the second half, assisted by Lauren Douglass. East looked to have sealed their victory when Abbey Underwood scored with just over five minutes remaining in the second period of overtime, but Broughton tied things up again by scoring with 55 seconds remaining. Farrell would score the game winner on a break away as the ball bounced past the keeper to advance East to the fourth round of state playoffs. And will play their quarterfinals game away this Friday against the winner of Leesville Road vs Green Hope starting at 7:00.

East Women's Soccer Defeats Wakefield On Penalty Kick in Double Overtime

After several missed opportunities from both teams throughout the game, East was able to prevail 1-0 on a penalty kick goal by Farrell Sweeney in the second period of double overtime. When asked what was going through her mind before the penalty kick, Sweeney said she felt that, "[She] had to make it." The penalty was drawn by Olivia Veneziano, who was pushed by a Wakefield in the box. Sweeney had this to say of the team's performance: "Everyone did what they needed to do individually to come out with the win." With the victory East advances to the third round of state playoffs playing Broughton High School on Wednesday, May 18 at home, start time to be announced.

East Men's Lax Falls To NW Guilford Because of Poor Start

East fell behind 7-0 after a dismal first quarter and could never really find it's groove in a 13-8 loss to Northwest Guilford during the state championship game. Ryan Lucey put East on the scoreboard early in the second quarter with his only goal of the game off of an assist from Chandler Zirkle, who finished with two assists. After falling behind 12-3, East scored five straight goals, including four goals by Steven Augustine and one by Ryan Dotson, to pull within four goals. Augustine also scored earlier off on an assist from Mark Trogdon and won 17 of 24 face-offs. Leo Moran also scored for East and Jackson Boyer recorded an assist. Congratulations to East on a fantastic season and especially to the seniors on their extremely successful careers at East.

East Women's Soccer Wins Close Match Against Cary in First Round of States

East advanced to the second round of state playoffs after Farrell Sweeney scored off of her own rebound to score the only goal of the game. Abbey Underwood was credited with the assist on the goal as she and Sweeney lead the offensive attack for the Wildcats taking 11 of the teams 17 shots (six of the nine shots on goal by the team). In a close game with low scoring, the defense played a huge roll in keeping East in the game. Sweeney had this to say of the team's play: "I felt good about it. I especially felt like our defense really stepped up and did a good job." The defense did a wonderful job at preventing Cary from taking shots, only allowing four in the game. When they did get shots off, goalkeeper Riley Foster was there, saving all four shots, including three after East took the lead. Katy Pugliese had a great opportunity in the first half at scoring off a free kick, when she got past Cary's goalkeeper and hit it off the post. East will play Wakefield High School at home on Saturday, May 14. The game will start at 7:00.

East Men's Lax Earns Shot at State Title After Victory Over Apex

East will play in the state championship game after defeating Apex 12-7 in the semifinals. Apex took down East in the playoffs last year, but East would see that things were different since they played at home this year. East was lead by Baxter Perkins' four-goal game and usual primary goal-scorer Ryan Lucey, who recorded two goals and four assists. Lucey had this to say about the opportunity to play in the state championship game: "I'm very excited. I couldn't imagine a better end to my career at East." Steven Augustine also had two goals, both in the final two minutes, and won 17 of 20 face-offs in the game. Apex drew first blood and quickly gained a one goal lead, but Leo Moran would respond two minutes later to tie it up and Ryan Dotson added a goal to give the Wildcats their first lead of the game and they would not fall behind again. Moran also posted two assists in the game. It would continue to go back and forth until late in the second quarter when East scored three straight goals to gain a lead they would hold onto for the rest of the game. After a quiet first half of the third quarter, Apex would score to move within two. Perkins then responded with a hat-trick to give East a commanding lead and the game would never get closer than three goals after that point. Ryan Dotson, Jackson Boyer, and Chandler Zirkle all had a goal and an assist. Will McEntee said this to say of the team's performance tonight: "We came ready to play and executed everything well. Hats off to Apex for a good game." East will play Northwest Guilford this Saturday in the State Championship game at 4:00 at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary.

East Men's Lax Uses Big First Half To Defeat Middle Creek In 3rd Round of State Playoffs

East used a balanced scoring offense throughout the game and a big second quarter to hold off Middle Creek High School in the third round of the state playoffs Friday night. Steven Augustine, who won 21 of 34 face-off attempts, led all scorers with five goals, including two during a 5-0 run in the second quarter, and also had an assist. Ryan Lucey was right behind with four goals and two assists. Baxter Perkins and Jaskson Boyer each posted hat tricks for the Wildcats. Perkins also recorded an assist. Leo Moran scored the first goal of the game for East after Middle Creek took an early 1-0 lead, a lead which they would never regain. Moran finished with two goals and an assist. Chandler Zirkle recorded five assists and has twenty-one in East's three playoff games so far this year. Goalie Levi Brown had this to say about the team's performance: "We played pretty well. I think our team is progressing and we're looking forward to our next big game." This big game will take place at East against Apex, who knocked East out of the tournament last year, next Tuesday, May 10 starting at 7:00. Former player Alex Mendes had this to say about the team he once played on: "Go East!"