The Wildcats boys soccer team came into their first district game against defending district champ, the Skyline Raiders, with a record of 4-2-1.

The ‘Cats only two losses came against Flower Mound Marcus, who was ranked #1 in the nation, according to the ESPN Rise Fab 50 ranking, at the time.

Led by senior goalie, Myles Osborn, sophomore defender, Abdoulaye Faly, and junior defender, Drew Donica, the Wildcats kept Skyline from scoring throughout the entire first half.

The 'Cats offense received a spark when sophomore forward, Joel Mendoza, fed junior, Emmet Kumeh, who then chipped the ball over the Skyline goalie to put Lake Highlands up 1-0 with 6:57 left in the first half.

Lake Highlands came up firing in the second half, when Kumeh had several close shots, one just missing over the cross bar.

Tough defense by the ‘Cats held up until just over two minutes were left in the second half, when Skyline was able to shoot it past goalie, Myles Osborn.

The late score by Skyline sent the game into overtime.

With the ‘Cats fans jeering at the Skyline players, Osborne made a huge play on Skyline’s first dribble up to give the Cats an edge.

Both Lake Highlands and Skyline made their next two dribble ups, but a miss by Lake Highlands on the third attempt allowed Skyline to tie it up.

Both teams made their fourth dribble ups, but Skyline missed its fifth, allowing junior captain, Emmet Kumeh to give the Wildcats their first district win of the season.

"The difference was our goalie play. Myles did a great job tonight, especially on that first shot," said Head Coach Hanes Brindley.

"All the guys stepped up tonight. We missed some good opportunities to capitalize on, but the guys battled till the end. It was a great win."

The Cats move to 5-2-1 (1-0 district) and are scheduled to play at Sunset this Friday at 7:00 p.m.

GO 'CATS!