The Gloucester High School varsity boys split a pair of games in recent soccer action. The Dukes fell at Warwick, 3-1, on Friday but blanked Bethel, 2-0, in Newport News on Monday. 

Friday night against the Raiders, the Dukes went up early as captain Trip Vaughan threaded a pass through the defense to Austin Williams on a streaking scoring run up the sideline. 

Warwick responded with a pair of goals to go up 2-1 before Gloucester keeper Ryan Mahoney received a yellow card after a collision with a Warwick attacker. Mahoney then received a red card for objecting to the call.

Playing a man down, the Dukes conceded a final goal in the second half for a 3-1 loss.  Gloucester dominated possession in Monday’s game with Bethel and controlled the tempo. A stunning half-volley from center midfielder Andrew Mortensen sailed into the lower right corner of the net for an early 1-0 advantage.

The second goal was scored by defensive stopper Robert Hargrave on a hard shot that...