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Orcas Vikings beat Friday Harbor Wolverines 2-0 at state; play for Championship at 5 p.m. Saturday

Orcas Island Vikings will be playing in the Class 1B/2B Boys State Soccer Championship game against Providence Classical Christian at 5 pm Saturday, Nov. 20 at Sunset Chev Stadium in Sumner. The Vikings beat their inter-island rival the Friday Harbor Wolverines 2-0 in the semi-final game on Friday, November 19 to make it to the championship round.

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In their last meeting, Orcas won the Nov. 5 District 1/2 Championship in a thrilling shootout over Providence — the only team besides the Wolverines to beat them this season. The Vikings and the Highlanders were scoreless after regulation and two overtime periods but Orcas outshot Providence 7-6 in the shootout.

Providence Classical Christian beat Crosspoint 5-1 in the semi-finals. Friday Harbor and Crosspoint will play in the consolation game at 1 pm Saturday. The winner will finish their season in third-place, the loser in fourth place.

This is the Vikings (16-2)  fifth state tourney appearance. Orcas placed second in Class 1B/2B in 2018-19 and fourth in 2017-18.

 

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