Boys Soccer: West Essex Beats West Essex, 3-1

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Orange scored two goals in the second half to defeat West Essex, 3-1, in boys soccer on Tuesday.

Sophomore Dario Carraha scored with four minutes to go in the first half with an assist by Kalleo Mendes to give West Orange (7-1-1) a 1-0 lead. Mendes scored nine minutes into the second half with an assist by Musie Weldeghergis to extend the Mountaineers’ lead to 2-0.

With three minutes left in the game, Tyreke Wray connected off a pass by Mendes for a 3-0 West Orange lead. Sebi Morello of West Essex (4-4-2) scored in the final minutes to avert the shutout.

AJ Petrucci finished with five saves for West Orange. Ryan Leach of the Knights made 10 saves. West Orange outshot West Essex, 13-7.