BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Telegraph Staff Writer
Aaron Wiley scored two goals as the Keystone Heights High School boys soccer team remained perfect on the season with a 3-0 win over District 4-3A opponent Fort White on Dec. 11 in Keystone.
The Indians (7-0, 4-0 in District 4) scored in the seventh minute when Wiley put the ball into the net off a Bryce Huntley assist. Goalie Tomas Harrigan made a save three minutes later to preserve the 1-0 lead.
Luke Brunt made it a 2-0 match when he was successful on a penalty kick in the 13th minute.
Brunt was just off the mark off a couple of long shots later in the half, while also getting a good pass from Wiley for another shot attempt that was saved by Fort White goalie Colt Patterson.
The score remained 2-0 until the 69th minute when Wiley was successful on a penalty kick.
It was the third shutout of the season for Harrigan.
Prior to the match, Keystone got two goals each from Brunt and Huntley in a 6-1 win over visiting Bell on Dec. 5. One of Brunt’s goals came off a penalty kick.
Wiley and Noah Jaramillo each had a goal as well, while Huntley, Jaramillo, Wiley, A.J. Nilsen and Sammy Wacha each had an assist.
The Indians followed that up with a 7-1 win over visiting Palatka on Dec. 7, getting three goals from Wiley.
Brunt was successful on a penalty kick and finished with two goals and two assists.
Huntley and Wacha each had a goal, with Wacha also recording two assists.
Wiley now has 17 goals on the season, which is second best in Class 3A behind Marianna’s Derrick Bennett, who has 21. Wiley is 17th in Florida regardless of classification.
Brunt and Wacha have eight and seven assists, respectively, which is fourth and fifth best in Class 3A and seventh and eighth overall regardless of classification.
Keystone travels to play district opponent P.K. Yonge on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. and will travel to play district opponent Newberry on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. The Indians travel to play Middleburg on Monday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. before returning home to play Fernandina Beach on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. That will be Keystone’s last match before the Christmas and New Year’s break.
