The Mathews High School varsity soccer team holds a 1-4-1 record, heading into this week’s spring break, according to head coach Geoffrey Gregory.

“So far this season, the focus has been mainly on development,” Gregory said. “We are taking young players who are relatively new to the sport and teaching them to play the game properly. This is a long process. And while the team’s results in games have been mixed, there is a noticeable improvement in their skills every day. We are very proud of our student athletes and look forward to continuing the development of the soccer program at MHS.”

The Blue Devils’ season opened on March 16, with Lancaster beating Mathews, 3-2, at Ken Brown Field. MHS dropped its second game on March 18 in a non-conference matchup against Rappahannock, 7-0.

Mathews fell to 0-3 following a 2-1 loss to King William on March 23. The Devils broke into the win column on Friday, March 25, defeating the Northumberland Indians on the road, 5-2.

The following Monday, Mathews and Tidewater District foe West Point tied, 3-3, after one overtime period. In the final game before spring break last Wednesday, Mathews fell at home to the visiting Middlesex Chargers, 6-2.

Andrew Greve is the varsity’s leading scorer. Seth James, Ethan Long, Carson Brown and Fabian Cardenas Flores have also scored goals this season.

Mathews soccer returns on Monday, with away games at York High School (JV at 5:30, varsity at 7). The next home games will be on Wednesday, April 13, when the Devils face Northumberland for the second time this season, beginning at 5:30.

JV soccer

The JV Devils have had five games so far this season. And although they’ve had a few close ones, they haven’t been able to take home a win, according to coach Kayla Stearns.

The team, however, did manage a tie with King William at home. Elias Hidalgo has the most goals scored at this point. “However, without Adam Dustin, our goalie with the most saves, most of our games would be a completely different ball game,” Stearns said.