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The Evergreen boys soccer team is gearing up for its first playoff appearance since 2018. The Cougars have had up-and-down seasons in the win column and a tough Jeffco League for a few years. But in 2024, Evergreen looks as dominant as any boys soccer team in the metro area.
The Cougars are 10-3 overall and 8-1 in the 4A/3A Jeffco League, with their only league loss suffered to the 11-0-1 Wheat Ridge Farmers. Wheat Ridge remained undefeated in league play after an electric rollercoaster win over Evergreen on Oct. 15. In just 90 seconds, three goals were exchanged between the teams with Wheat Ridge winning 2-1 in a nailbiter.
“We haven’t made playoffs in a few years. We are taking that personally,” Evergreen senior captain Isaac Arnold told Dennis Pleuss after the Cougars’ 4-1 victory over Bear Creek in September. “We want to win league and make a showing in playoffs.”
Though playoffs are on the horizon, the Cougars could have clinched the league with a win over the Farmers. It would have been the program’s first league championship since 2015.
If Wheat Ridge wins out, they win the league. But it’s still up in the air for Evergreen, Wheat Ridge and Golden depending on how the final week of the regular season plays out.
Until the narrow loss to Wheat Ridge, the Cougars enjoyed an eight-game win streak against all Jeffco League opponents. During the steak, the Cougars outscored their opponents 35-3. The other two losses for Evergreen were back in Week 3 against Air Academy (a 2-0 loss) and Week 4 against Columbine (3-1).
The 2024 season has been a lightning rod for the Cougars who have had relatively mediocre seasons in recent years. Last season Evergreen finished 6-6-1. In years prior, the Cougars had middling seasons:
The Cougars’ 2024 start is the first 10-win season since the 2016-17 team when Evergreen finished 10-6-2. It was the year following the dominant 17-2-1 season when the Cougars won the league and clinched the 4A state championship, the program’s second all-time and first since 1989.
The team is led by seven seniors eager to return to postseason play.
Senior Nico Seaman leads Evergreen with 13 goals on the season, followed by Arnold (nine) and junior Will Rapp (eight). Junior Callum Moffat and Arnold lead the team with eight assists, and senior goalie Liam Kelly has 79 saves.
Evergreen’s final two games of the season are at rival Conifer on Oct. 22 and at Battle Mountain on Oct. 24. Then, all eyes shift to the playoffs and making the most of a promising year.
Editor’s note: This story went to press before the Cougars’ final two regular-season games. View updated stats and more at MaxPreps.com.
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