{"id":79708,"date":"2022-11-01T19:54:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T19:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"\/sumner-high-school-boys-soccer-doubles-down-after-historic-season\/"},"modified":"2023-04-11T03:59:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T03:59:55","slug":"sumner-high-school-boys-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snapraise.com\/blog\/sumner-high-school-boys-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sumner High School Boys Soccer doubles down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>See how coach Todd Murray and the Sumner Spartans built one of the best high school soccer programs in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>An overtime header sneaks past the keeper, breaking a 0-0 tie. White jerseys drift dejectedly off the field. The game is lost \u2013 as is the opportunity to play for a state championship. Though this semifinals defeat is a bitter pill to swallow, it still represents the best finish in Sumner High School Boys Soccer history.<br \/>\n\u201cWe made a commitment to play good ball,\u201d first-year head coach Todd Murray said of his squad\u2019s landmark season. They certainly didn\u2019t disappoint.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_98512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98512\" style=\"width: 971px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-98512\" src=\"https:\/\/snapraise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SI09_timeout_inpost-971x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"971\" height=\"468\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coach Murray addresses the Sumner Spartans at the 2018 Washington State Soccer Championship semifinal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Spartans\u2019 thrilling 2018 season, during which they boasted a 14-2 record and took first place in the South Puget Sound League, culminated with their trip to the Washington 4A state semifinals. The Spartans faced off against Skyline High School of Sammamish to determine who would continue on to the state championship game.<\/p>\n<p>Before stepping onto the field, Murray warned his players that the semifinal can be a tougher game even than the final. \u201cYou\u2019re going to have to sacrifice. You\u2019re going to have to dig deep to get what you want,\u201d Murray told the Spartans in a pre-game locker room huddle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I promise you, they will not give you anything,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch the Sumner Spartans prepare for their semifinal matchup against Skyline<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Soccer Fundraising: Sumner High School Soccer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gUUFWom5u_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>As we know, Murray was right. In a hard-fought battle, the teams entered double overtime deadlocked at zero goals apiece. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewstribune.com\/sports\/high-school\/article211982264.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skyline\u2019s header off of a corner in the 87thminute sealed a 1-0 victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, the Spartans took out their frustration on Wenatchee\u2019s Eastmont High School, dismantling the Wildcats 6-1 en route to a third-place state finish.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the semifinal loss, Sumner returned home with a season for the books.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to their third-place title, the Spartans returned home having made school history: they were Sumner\u2019s first boys\u2019 soccer team to ever make it to the state semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>Some Sumner players went on to earn even more distinctions. Three Spartans landed a spot on the 4A all-state team, selected by the Washington State Soccer Coaches Association.<\/p>\n<p>One of these three athletes, a forward who finished the season with 24 goals and 13 assists, was also selected to join a handful of other American teenagers at Real Madrid\u2019s weeklong academy in August.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_98513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98513\" style=\"width: 971px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-98513\" src=\"https:\/\/snapraise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SI08_one_v_one_inpost-971x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"971\" height=\"468\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sumner captain takes on a Skyline defender at the 2018 Washington State Soccer Championship semifinal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The team is now preparing for the 2019 soccer season with a Snap! Raise fundraiser. In addition to providing quality equipment and training sessions, Murray said funds raised will go towards upgrading team gear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to outfit the group so we don\u2019t look a mess,\u201d Murray said. \u201cKeep our talent looking good. Dress \u2018em up. They deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t Sumner\u2019s first soccer fundraiser with <a href=\"\/connect-with-us\/\">Snap! Raise<\/a>. <strong>Over the past few seasons, the Spartans have raised over $20,000 with the help of the online fundraising platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the success of Sumner\u2019s previous Snap! Raise campaigns, Murray noted that Snap! Raise\u2019s ease and efficiency are what make it unique.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have done other fundraisers before but nothing like this,\u201d Murray said. \u201cSnap! Raise is way too efficient. You can touch so many different people and I don\u2019t think I would do anything different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For a team with so much potential, fundraising is more important than ever before. <a href=\"\/connect-with-us\/\">Snap! Raise<\/a> gives Murray and his Spartans the financial security they need to continue improving.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Snap! Raise fundraiser, Murray said preparing for the regular season includes leveraging early non-league games to develop his younger players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to get these guys in games, get them in early where they don\u2019t necessarily hurt you. They\u2019re not league games, so placement and standings aren\u2019t such a negative response.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_98514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98514\" style=\"width: 971px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-98514\" src=\"https:\/\/snapraise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SI03_field_walk_inpost-971x468.jpg\" alt=\"stock photo\" width=\"971\" height=\"468\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Athletes from Sumner High School and Skyline High School walk onto the field before the 2018 Washington State Soccer Championship semifinal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He\u2019s also depending on his more experienced talent, most of whom are seniors, to step up as team leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve got to teach these young guys and the young guys have to adjust to their speed of play,\u201d Murray said.<\/p>\n<p>So far, this season is looking up for the Sumner Spartans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year we definitely want to return to the final four,\u201d Murray said. \u201cAnd the boys are very eager to win the state title this year.<\/p>\n<p>With the right mentality and the right resources, the Spartans are certainly headed in the right direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a school-best third-place finish in 2018, the Sumner boys set their sights on the Washington state 4A soccer championship.","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":98513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[83],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sumner High School Boys Soccer doubles down | Snap! 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