RANDLEMAN When inexperience meets experience on any playing surface, the latter usually wins out.

Heading into Tuesday nights non-conference Randolph County battle the Asheboro High School varsity soccer team had a lot more 12s on its roster, while Randleman, which doesnt have a jayvee team, had the monopoly on 9s.

The result was an 8-0 win for the Blue Comets at Charles R. Gregory Stadium.

We have a lot of subs and its nice when you can get everyone some playing experience, Asheboro coach David Parrish said. Weve been telling them to just focus on improving for the next game and theyve bought into that mentality.

Despite the result, Tigers coach Sean Fitzgibbon said it was good for his team to get tested.

Give credit to Asheboro, he said. Theyre a great team. Their middle school team is good. Their jayvee teams been undefeated for five years. Playing against teams like this will help us later in conference. It makes us physically and mentally tough.

Fernando Avila notched a hat trick for the Blue Comets, scoring the first three goals of the game. The first came within the first 2 minutes of action off an Eluid Jaimes cross from the right.

Avila scored again less than 4 minutes later off a Moi Ramirez assist as he kicked a hard roller toward Randleman goalkeeper Robert Luis Valdez, who dove for the ball. The shot tipped off of Valdezs fingertips and went into the back of the net.

With less than 23 minutes left in the first half, Avila booted a high shot over Valdezs reach for a 3-0 Asheboro lead.

Still, the Blue Comets didnt score again until 18.5 ticks were left until halftime. Sidney Rogers kicked a shot that went off Valdezs hands and right to teammate Tony Depaz, who followed the ball into the net for a 4-0 Asheboro halftime lead.

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