The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears boy’s soccer team continues to wear out opponents as they bested visiting Lathrop on Friday night 7-1 on the Thunder Mountain High School pitch.

“I think our intensity was the key,” senior captain Jackson Lehnhart said. “Our speed and the way we play, and if we can possess the ball a bit more against teams we are going to be a lot better.”

JDHS had control of the midfield and used that ball possession and their team speed to attack the Malemutes’ goal numerous times.

The Thunder Mountain High School boy’s soccer team was at a disadvantage before the start of Thursday’s home match against the Lathrop Malemutes.

Down nine players due to the Region V Music Festival in Juneau and the seasonal cold bug, the Falcons rallied around a spirited bench to battle the side from Fairbanks.

Lathrop struck first as the Malemutes’ Conner Matheny put a shot in at the 24-minute mark of the first half and teammate Nathan Barnett was yellow-carded for taunting.

The Thunder Mountain High School boy’s soccer team could not rebound from an early first half deficit to the visiting Ketchikan Kings on Wednesday night and fell 3-1 at Falcons Field.

“We came out flat,” TMHS coach Sam Greely said. “We had some illness and colds going around, but we were just flat.”

Ketchikan senior Gabe Creasy scored off a corner kick that was pinballed in front of the Falcons goal 10 minutes into the game that gave the visitors a 1-0 advantage.

The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain track and field teams have made a steady improvement into the state rankings.

Last weekend’s dual meet was not a sanctioned competition so improved times and marks do not count for the overall state standings.