Columbus North High School

October 7, 2026 - Columbus North boys soccer had to guard against looking ahead to a rematch with Center Grove in the East Central sectional semifinals and focus on their first round opponent, Shelbyville. The Dogs made an early statement that they did not plan to take Shelbyville lightly and scored two goals (both by Luccas Peda) in the first three minutes en route to a 9-0 victory over the Bears. Peda had a total of three goals and two assists for the Bull Dogs, now 8-3-4. Other goals were credited to Manuel Valle, Farid Garcia Renteria, James Moreno, Edwin de la Cruz, Jackson Gribbins, and Noah Corney. Assists were earned by Jake Roeder, Mathiang Kak, de la Cruz, Migual Salomao, Corney, and Mateus Alves Silva. Michael Larson kept goal for 48 minutes, with Jaden Andrade finishing the final 32 minutes in net for the Bull Dogs. The Bull Dogs will face Center Grove on Thursday at 6:00 in a rematch of a 2-1 victory by the Bull Dogs to start the season. Center Grove (6-6-4) drew a first round bye in the sectional tournament.