The San Ramon Valley High boys soccer team entered Wednesday night's Tri-Valley Classic in the driver's seat, and left it in even better shape after a 2-1 win over upstart Freedom.

The win, coupled with losses by Amador Valley and Monte Vista, leaves the Wolves six points clear and firmly in control entering Saturday.

Freedom was just three points off the pace entering the match, but needed a win to stay in the race.

San Ramon Valley (3-0-0) took control of what was an even game for most of the first half with a goal late in the first half, then scored again early in the second half.

"For it being so early in the season, I thought we did a lot of good things," San Ramon Valley coach Don Busboom said. "We tried to keep possession and get ourselves forward. It wasn't easy because Freedom is a good team and put a lot of pressure on us."

Jacob Wright scored the first goal, doing so on a ball that bounced around in the Freedom penalty area without being cleared and was finally put away.

The Wolves looked very dangerous to start the second half, and a Kalle Sjorgell shot rebounded to Alex Raymond, who put it away. Sjorgell almost had another goal, but was denied by Falcons keeper Ethan Marchetti.

Freedom (1-1-2) made the final minutes interesting as Larry Aguayo scored in the 73rd minute, leading to a furious finish as it sought an equalizer.

The Falcons had a couple of great chances early, but sophomore keeper J.T. Carlson did well when called into action to deny Jahrie Gray and Oscar Munoz.

Tri-Valley Classic Third round San Ramon Valley 2, Freedom 1

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High school boys soccer: San Ramon Valley beats Freedom