The Parkview Vikings Varsity squad faced off against the Hillcrest Hornets on Tuesday night, ending in a 5-1 victory for the Vikings. Hillcrest took an early lead when Bryce Collier was able to finish a goal on the counter attack only 10 minutes into the match. Only five minutes later the Vikings were able to answer with a goal of their own to tie the score at 1-1. Matt Medley earned the assist with a beautiful ball over the top that Tim Griffin was able to settle and slot into the back of the net.

The second Viking goal, and eventual game winner, came when Tim Griffin led Jared Moore in space. Moore was able to keep the ball with speed, cut off his defender, and finish the ball high and wide into the back of the net. The next two goals for Parkview came on crosses, with Morgan Holt finding Tim Griffin off a corner, and Leland Ekstam connecting with Vance Marlow (both on corner kicks). In the 78th minute Jared Moore sent a through ball right to the feet of Tim Griffin in the open field and Tim finished it far post for the first hat trick of the year and a 5-1 final score.

The Junior Varsity match found the Vikings with a shot on goal that should have been put away less than 15 seconds into the match, and although this first chance wasn’t finished, the Vikings were able to score 9 other opportunities on their way to a 9-0 win. The first goal of the match was scored by Tanner Bennett, which was not only his first of the season, but the team’s first as well. Other goals in the match were scored by Daniel Vasant, Cameron Wolf, Brian Otradovec, Jim Smart, and others. Kristian Dalmas had a notable 2 assists as well. Evin Barber earned the shutout, his first of the season.

Both the Varsity and JV records are now at 1-1. On Wednesday the Vikings will face Ozark on JFK, with the JV set to start at 5:30 p.m., and the Varsity to follow around 7:00 p.m.