Columbus North High School

August 26, 2024 - Columbus North boys soccer improved to 3-1 for the season after two 1-0 victories at the Trojan Classic hosted by Center Grove on Saturday, August 24. The Bull Dogs started the morning with a 1-0 victory over Castle. After a scoreless first half, North put the only goal of the match on the board in the 65th minute as Konnor Gribbins found Leo Iorio for a header. The Dogs held on for the shutout victory despite being down a man for the last 30 minutes after a red card was issued. Both teams had seven shots with four on-goal for Castle and two by North. JJ Salcedo and Noah Marsh split time in goal, with each recording two saves. In game two against Elkhart, the Bull Dogs jumped out early with a Parker Gribbins goal off of a Jonny Reteria assist. The Dogs put a total of 11 shots on goal for the match (among 16 total shots) and held on for the 1-0 victory. Salcedo and Marsh again combined for the shutout, again each recording a pair of saves among six total shots by the Lions. North will be on the road at New Albany on Tuesday before hosting Columbus East on Thursday. Photo: Noah Marsh split time in goal at the Trojan Classic, recording four saves in a pair of 1-0 victories by Columbus North.