“We started off a little shaky, but we just had to take few minutes to get going,” Brain said. “Once we started clicking and started moving the ball on a one-two touch, that’s when we played our best game.” 

Two Stars recorded two points. Junior midfielder Sam Widdifield scored the game’s first two goals and junior forward Luke Kamm recorded a goal and an assist.

Coach Brad Carlson of Southwest Christian, located in Chaska, praised the quality of play up and down the Stars’ lineup. 

“Our mantra is to first get the ball, then find our forwards’ feet, then attack, attack, attack,” Carlson said. “We have guys who are good at soccer but are not selfish. That really makes a difference.”

Despite the loss, Proctor coach Anthony Woods sees this season as a big success. The Rails (9-10-1) won their three Section 7 tournament games by a combined score of 20-3, including two shutouts. 

“I couldn’t be more proud of our guys and what they’ve done for the game of soccer in our community,” Woods said. 

“We couldn’t have done this without our seniors; we wouldn’t be here without them, so getting our program to the next level by making it this far is an ode to them.”