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Okland Sets School Record with 6 Goals as Comets Defeat Otters 8-1

By Rod Jensen, 10/14/21, 9:00PM CDT

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The Hillcrest Lutheran Academy Boys Soccer Team defeated the Fergus Falls Otters Thursday afternoon in quarter finals match up of section 8A by the score of 8-1. 

The Comets scored seven minutes into the game, when Striker Abram Ness, flicked the ball over Otters Keeper, Leighton Buckmeier, off an assist from Simon Kleven.  Four minutes later, Endre Økland, pressured the Otters backs and stole the ball scoring with shot to the top left corner of the net, unassisted.  30 seconds later, Simon Kleven attacked up the left side and placed a shot off the right post.  Endre Økland was there for the put back into the net.  Midway through the half, Abram Ness was taken down in the box and awarded a PK.  Endre Økland took the honors and scored his third goal of the contest.  With just 35 seconds remaining in the half, Endre Økland, scored his fourth goal off an assist from Jiun Moon, ending the half with the Comets up 5-0.

49 minutes into the game, Endre Økland scored, off an assist from Simon Kleven.  At 55 minutes Endre Økland scored again off an assist from Abram Ness, breaking a school record of six goal in a game!  At the 65 minute mark, Comet’s “spark plug” eighth grader Drew Fischer placed a beautiful shot in the Otters net off a throw in from Matthew Knutson. At 70 minutes, the Otters Shane Zierden scored a goal, ending all scoring for the game with the Comets on top 8-1.

“I commend the Otters and head coach Joel Heikes on a great season,” said Hillcrest Head Coach Rod Jensen. “With the new MSHSL three class system, I look forward to both our teams section play opportunities in the future.  Also, what can I say about Endre Økland?  Every time he touched the ball today, he was shooting on goal and he converted on several, breaking an HLA school record for most goals in a single contest.”

The Comets now 12-4-1 face off against the number 2 team in section 8A, Pelican Rapids, at 1:00pm Saturday, in a semifinal match up.