Motivated in part, perhaps, by the knowledge that the recent Southwest Region Coaches’ Poll-Class 3 placed the Waynesville Tigers ahead of the Parkview Vikings in rankings, the varsity squad came out Tuesday night to prove the poll wrong. Led by senior Tom Marlow, the team scored five times (one goal was helped in the net by a Waynesville Tiger) while holding the Tigers scoreless.

Marlow connected three times with the back of the net and also assisted on a goal by sophomore Tim Griffin. Two of Marlow’s goals were unassisted; the third was assisted by senior Joey Ekstam. After 80 minutes of play, the game ended with Parkview 5, Waynesville 0.

The junior varsity game produced a nearly-identical outcome for the Vikings. Five goals were scored and the Vikings won. The only difference was that Waynesville was able to score one of the five goals in this game.

Despite the fact that the Vikings comfortably controlled play, keeper Jonathan Malter had to make several great saves to hold the Tigers scoreless for most of the game. By the time they did put the ball in the Viking net it was a case of “too little, too late.” And to boot, the Vikings came right back and scored another goal to reastablish their three-point lead. The game ended with the Vikings on top, 4-1.