Seven Seaholm players scored as the Maples blanked Detroit Renaissance 8-0 in an MHSAA District 13 quarterfinal on Thursday, Oct. 15, at home in Birmingham, according to a School Kudos recap.
The mercy-rule win moved the No. 2-seeded Maples to 12-2-4 and into the district semifinals, the recap reported.
The Maples put seven goals on the board before halftime. Junior midfielder T.J. Kotila opened the scoring at the 34:59 mark off an assist from senior captain Gavin McLoughlin. Senior forward Rowan Hanoosh made it 2-0 just over two minutes later, redirecting a corner kick.
Junior defender Michael Chang pushed the lead to 3-0 at 28:21 on an assist from sophomore Brady Smith. McLoughlin then scored at 21:03, set up by Chang.
Kotila netted his second of the night at 17:42 with help from senior Ivo Goertz. Senior Andrea Ardanese converted another Goertz assist just 26 seconds later, and sophomore defender Tristan Blumentritt capped the first-half run at 14:09 to make it 7-0 at the break.
Senior Umberto Bevione added the eighth at the 21:21 mark of the second half on an assist from senior Federico Fussi. Officials halted the game by mercy rule.
Senior captain Brody Feldmaier recorded the shutout in goal for head coach Greg Perkins' squad. Hanoosh leads the Maples this season with 10 goals and three assists, according to the School Kudos recap. Kotila has five goals and four assists, while Liam Kerr also has five goals. Noah Baldwin paces the team with five assists.
Seaholm faces Berkley in the district semifinal on Monday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. at Troy High School, according to the recap. The district championship is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. at the same site. Troy’s official district announcement confirms both rounds’ dates, times and location.
