The 2022 soccer campaign for the Carbon Dinos ended with a 9-6 overall and 7-1 Region 12 record which earned them the region title. The season ended for the Dinos on May 4 when they fell to Juan Diego 6-0.
The Dinos were lead this season by Jackson Griffeth with nine goals and five assists and Miguel Ordonez with eight goals and five assists. This was a great year for the Dinos despite the first round exit in the playoffs.
Below is a recap of all games played in the 2022 season.
March 8- Manti- Loss- 3-2
The Carbon soccer season got going on Tuesday in Manti as the Dinos met the Templars. Manti jumped out to a quick 3-1 lead by half time and the Dinos could not over come the Templars offense losing 3-2 and starting the 2022 campaign 0-1.
The Templars ended last season 14-3 overall and 11-1 in region play landing themselves in the No. 3 position in the season ending RPI, they ended up dropping their semi-final match against No. 14 Summit Academy, 1-0.
As for the Dinos last year ended with the No. 7 spot in the RPI and drew a match-up with the No. 10 Juab Wasps. The contest ended in regulation with a 1-1 tie and the Wasps would go on to win 5-4 in a shootout.
In the contest with Manti, the Dinos would find the back of the goal twice, once in each quarter off of the feet of Maxence Trikills and Edwin Acosta-Sanchez.
Manti scored three goals all in the first half from Kyle Steinfeldt, Auturo Ruiz and Devontae Cruz.
St. George Tournament March 11-12
March 11- Cedar- Loss- 1-0
In the first match of the weekend the Dinos faced the Cedar Reds, the Reds ended last season with an 8-11 record, falling to Dixie in second round of the state playoffs.
Both teams played a very defensive first half but in the end the Reds were able to put a goal on the board in the second half taking the 1-0 win.
March 11- American Leadership Academy- Win- 6-2
In the match with American Leadership the Dinos had their best offensive output of the season taking the 6-2 victory.
American Leadership ended last season 4-15 after falling to Morgan in the second round of the playoffs.
Jackson Griffeth led the way for the Dinos scoring three goals in the contest. Miguel Ordonez scored two goals and gathered two assists, Joe Morley added one goal. Solhaug added two assists while Trikilis and Parker Morgan had one in the rout.
March 12- Hurricane- Loss-3-2(OT)
In the final match of the weekend the Dinos faced the Hurricane Tigers from 5A. Hurricane is playing under first year head coach Rafael Novoa. Last season the Tigers went 3-13 and lost to Uintah in the first round of the state playoffs.
Both teams went goal for goal in the first and second half forcing the game to go to overtime where Hurricane was able to put one more goal up taking the 3-2 win in the extra period.
For the Dinos it was Oronez coming up with both goals, Griffeth was the assist man on both.
March 15- Richfield- Win- 3-1
The Dino soccer team earned their first win of the season last Friday in St. George at a tournament when they took care of business against American Leadership Academy 6-2. On Tuesday they were on the road again looking for another win as they faced the Richfield Wildcats. In the region opener for both teams, Carbon walked away the winner 3-1.
Carbon took the season series last year against the Wildcats, who finished with a 7-7 record and ended the season with a first round loss to Emery. This year new coach Bradley Shaw has four returners from last season and will be looking to improve on last year’s offensive numbers that saw them average less than two goals per game and the No. 8 defense that gave up almost two goals per contest.
Richfield was the first team to put a goal on the board in the first half holding Carbon scoreless.
In the second half Carbon found their offense putting up three goals, two from the foot of Miguel Ordonez, and held the Wildcats scoreless to take the win.
Jackson Smith found the back of the net once, Zac Chappell and Jackson Griffeth each added an assist.
Ben Evensen scored the lone goal for the Wildcats, with Parker Graham adding the assist in the loss.
March 18- Emery- Loss- 3-0
The Emery and Carbon boys soccer teams hooked up for the first time last Friday night on the new field in Castle Dale, and as a way to make the meeting even more special, they played under the lights. Emery imposed their will on the Dinos holding them scoreless, taking the 3-0 win.
Emery was coming off their first region contest, a loss on the road to Grand and Carbon was coming off their region road win over Richfield.
Emery started the scoring early, putting two goals on the board in the first half. They would find the back of the net in the second earning the region win over rival Carbon.
Carsen Childs collected two goals for the Spartans while Alex Noriega added the other. Koalton Curtis earned his third shutout of the season in goal.
March 22- Canyon View- Win 3-2
Coming off a region loss last Friday at Emery, the Dinos were ready to move on, and did so on Tuesday as they traveled to Cedar City to face Canyon View. This was the first time these two have met up this year as Canyon View joined Region 12 at the beginning of the school year. Both teams battled to a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation and took the game into a shootout with Carbon coming away with the 3-2 win.
The Dinos have been making their way through the schedule this season with wins over American Leadership at a tournament in St. George last weekend and region wins over Richfield and Emery. As we head into the last week of March with the regular season ending on April 25, Carbon has just seven games left on the schedule.
The game with Canyon View started slowly as neither team was able to put a goal on the board on the first half. That changed in the second half when they both found the back of the net, tying up the score and forcing a shootout, going back and forth until Carbon came up with the 3-2 win.
Luke Brady scored the lone goal for the Dinos, which allowed Carbon the opportunity to take the game into the shootout.
March 24- Grand- Win- 3-1
Thursday afternoon the Dinos soccer team continued it’s region schedule as they welcomed the Grand County Red Devils to town. Coming off a win over Canyon View in Cedar City, Carbon took to the field unable to find the back of the net in the first half then regrouped and came back to score three times and take the 3-1 win.
Grand was a powerhouse last year with a perfect 8-0 record in region play. This year they have a new head coach and sit at 2-3 overall and 2-1 in region.
The Red Devils were the first ones to put points up in the opening half of play. In the second half the Dinos came out like a team on a mission, holding Grand scoreless and finding the back of the net three times to take the victory.
Maxence Trikilis, Miguel Ordonez and Luke Brady did all the scoring for Carbon, Ordonez had two assists and Zac Chappell earned one.
March 31- Richfield- Win 5-1
The Wildcats came to town and faced the Dinos for the final time this regular season. Back on March 15 Carbon traveled to Richfield and returned home with the 3-1 victory.
The game Thursday was an offensive explosion as the Dinos added four goals in the first half and another for good measure in the second.
Jackson Griffeth found the back of the net three times, Maxence Trikilis and Jackson Smith each put up one goal in the win. Trilkilis added two assists and Dylan Curtis, Miguel Ordonez and Parker Morgan each added an assist of their own.
April 1- Summit Academy- Loss- 2-1
The Summit Academy Bears were in Price on Friday and the Dinos must have been enjoying the win over Richfield, as they could only find one goal and fell short 2-1.
Luke Brady scored the lone goal for the Dinos off of the assist from Joe Morley.
April 14- Emery- Win- 2-1
Carbon and Emery met up for the last time in the regular season on Thursday in Price. Back on March 18, under the lights in Castle Dale, The Spartans got the better of the Dinos in a 3-0 shutout win. The change of scenery was good for Carbon as they were able to get the win this time around 2-1.
Emery was on the defensive for the majority of the first half holding the Dinos to just one score. These are two teams that like to get out and run and both also showed off tremendous footwork at times.
In the second half already up 1-0, Carbon came out ready to keep the Spartans on their heels, but Emery was able to find the back of the net one time in the period. The Dinos added one more goal for good measure taking the 2-1 win moving Carbon to 5-1 in Region 12 play.
The Carbon Dinos have earned a 6-5 record and sit at No. 13. Carbon welcomes Canyon View to Price on Tuesday and they will wrap up their region season on Thursday when they travel to Moab to face Grand. The regular season will come to a close on the road Monday the 25 of April when they travel to Roosevelt to take on Union.
April 19- Canyon View- Win- 3-1
With a win on Thursday against Grand, the Dinos soccer squad could claim the Region 12 title, but first things first, on Tuesday they welcomed Canyon View to the pitch in Price. The Dinos jumped out to a quick lead and carried it all the way through the contest winning 3-1.
The Dinos found the back of the net three times in the first half with goals from the feet of Tyler Morris, Miguel Ordonez and Jackson Griffeth. Jackson Smith offered up an assist as well.
Grand came back in the second half scoring one goal but on the defensive side Carbon limited them to the single score.
Carbon is now sitting at 7-5 and 6-1 in region play. The RPI has been removed from view and won’t be available until April 27, when the final seeding for the state tournament will be released.
April 21- Grand- Win- 3-2
The Carbon Dinos are Region 12 champs after a come from behind victory in Moab on Thursday over the Grand County Red Devils 3-2.
Carbon has quietly compiled an 8-5 overall record and an impressive 7-1 region mark with the only loss coming at the hands of the Emery Spartans.
The game with Grand looked like it was going to be a loss for the Dinos, who were outscored 2-1 in the first half.
Coming out in the second half, Carbon found the back of the net twice while goalkeeper Dylan Curtis dug into shut out Grand in the second half.
Jackson Griffeth found the back of the net and Tyler Morris added another goal and an assist in the big win for the Dinos.
April 25- Union- Win- 2-1
Coming off a win on Friday that clinched a region title for the Dinos, Carbon was back on the field on Monday in Roosevelt to face the Union Cougars. Both teams scored all of their goals in the first half and turned up the defense in the second as Carbon came home with a 2-1 victory in the final game of the regular season.
The region title was the first for the Dinos in recent memory as the Dinos put up a 7-1 record in conference play as well as a 9-5 record overall.
Jackson Smith and Tyler Morris both found the back of the net in the contest with Morris and Parker Morgan turning in an assist.
Second Round of 3A State Soccer Championships-
May 4- Juan Diego- Loss- 6-0
The Carbon Dinos survived the regular season coming out on top of Region 12 with a 9-5 record and going 7-1 in conference play, but on Wednesday a new season started and all team were 0-0 again knowing that their next loss would end the season. Carbon earned the No. 9 spot in the final RPI which meant they would be on the road for the opening round, traveling to Juan Diego in Draper. Carbon had a hard time finding the back of the net, and were outgunned by Juan Diego in the 6-0 loss.
Juan Diego turned to Emmanuel Trujillo and Jeremy Ortega who combined for a shutout between the pipes.
On the offensive side they were very balanced as they scored three in the first half and another three in the second. Last year Juan Diego was the No. 1 seed in the 4A playoffs dropping down a division to 3A this season. They will face the No. 1 seeded Layton Christian Academy on Saturday .
The loss brings an end to an otherwise successful season for the Dinos, finishing 9-6 and 7-1 with a region title. Carbon will be moving on from four seniors and will have plenty of underclassmen willing to step up looking to go back-to-back as Region 12 Champs.