Eastern Wayne Rolls Past Southwest Edgecombe 7-0 to Advance in 4A State Playoffs

GOLDSBORO - The Eastern Wayne Warriors opened their NCHSAA 4A boys soccer state playoff run in impressive fashion Monday night, shutting out Southwest Edgecombe 7-0 to advance to the second round.

Eastern Wayne wasted little time establishing control, taking a 3-0 lead into halftime behind a strong offensive performance and solid play in goal from goalkeeper Jermaine Parks.

Parks made multiple first-half saves, including stops at the 38:54 and 10:58 marks, helping keep Southwest Edgecombe off the scoreboard.

The Warriors opened the scoring at the 26:27 mark when EJ Roberson found the back of the net to give Eastern Wayne a 1-0 advantage.

With 9:54 remaining in the first half, Christ Yao converted a penalty kick to extend the lead to 2-0. Yao struck again just before halftime, scoring his second goal of the night with 22 seconds remaining to send the Warriors into the break ahead 3-0.

Eastern Wayne continued its offensive assault in the second half.

Yao completed his hat trick at the 35:35 mark, pushing the Warriors’ advantage to 4-0. Roberson followed with his second goal of the night at 29:25, making it 5-0.

Roberson scored his third goal of the night at the 24:20 mark, completing his hat trick and extending the lead to 6-0.

Alan Alvarez capped the scoring at the 13:07 mark, recording his first goal of the evening to give Eastern Wayne a commanding 7-0 advantage.

The Warriors maintained the shutout through the final whistle, securing a convincing first-round playoff victory.

Eastern Wayne scoring

• Christ Yao — 3 goals
• EJ Roberson — 3 goals
• Alan Alvarez — 1 goal

Final: Eastern Wayne 7, Southwest Edgecombe 0

With the victory, Eastern Wayne advances to the second round of the NCHSAA 4A boys soccer state playoffs.