Perkins routs Norwalk for title share

NORWALK — Perkins took the suspense out of its boys soccer match against Norwalk just seconds into Wednesday's match at Contractors Stadium. Titus Normington-Slay scored a goal 21 seconds into the match and the Pirates cruised to a dominating 8-0 win at Contractors Stadium, clinching their fifth straight Sandusky Bay Conference title. Perkins improved to 14-0-2 overall and 10-0-1 in the SBC, tying Edison (16-0-1) for the league title. Perkins has outscored its opposition 129-16 this season. By the end of Wednesday's match, everyone on the team had broken a sweat. Normington-Slay finished with four goals — all in the first half — to bring his season total to 36, which is a Perkins single-season record. The junior scored his second goal at the 23:09 mark of the first half. Normington-Slay added his third goal less than a minute later and gave Perkins a 5-0 lead 16:55 before halftime. His first goal set the tone. Camp scored two goals. He used his speed to blast one home at the 38:29 mark in the second half, triggering a running clock the rest of the way. Anthony Bonica added a laser from about 30 yards out midway through the second half and Wells finished the scoring with a penalty kick. Bonica added three assists. Normington-Slay, Wells and Camp each had one. Norwalk fell to 10-6 overall and 9-2 in the SBC, good for third place in the conference. Up next, the Truckers will make a two-hour trip to St. Marys Memorial to take on the Roughriders (11-2-3) in a Division III sectional semifinal at 5 p.m. Monday.