Thompson nets four goals in Tiger loss

ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Cape Central's Jon Mark Thompson scored four unassisted goals, but even that was not enough to prevent the Tigers from falling 7-4 in a first-round game in the Francis Howell Soccer Tournament.

Francis Howell North, which has won the tournament nine of the 13 years its been held, received four goals of its own from Matt Forrester and never trailed in the contest.

"We don't normally score four goals and get beat," said Cape Central coach Tom Doyle. "And their coach said they normally don't allow four goals and win."

Thompson scored twice in the first half which ended with the Knights leading 3-2. Francis Howell North and Thompson traded a pair of goals in the opening 18 minutes of the second half. Thompson's final goal, at the 58-minute mark, trimmed the lead to 5-4. The Knights added two insurance goals.

"To score four goals against a quality team like that, he was definitely on his game," said Doyle.

Central (4-2-1) will face the Washington-Quincy (Ill.)-Notre Dame loser at 10 a.m. today.

SOFTBALL

DELTA 6, NAYLOR 5

DELTA, Mo. -- Delta's Ashley Martin broke a seventh-inning deadlock as she singled home the winning run against district opponent Naylor.

Naylor led 5-2 after three innings, but Delta tied the score with a three-run fifth.

Rebecca Cook pitched 4 2/3 innings of hitless relief to pick up the win. Cook, who struck out eight and didn't issue a walk, relieved Martin in the third inning.

Cook and Martin, who had three RBI's, each had two hits as Delta (3-2) had seven overall.

-- From staff reports