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Great showing at the Justin Bailey Memorial Shootout for the Varsity and JV programs!!

Varsity Results:
1-1 vs. University of Detroit Jesuit
2-1 vs. Traverse City West

JV Results:
2-0 vs. University of Detroit Jesuit
0-0 vs. Traverse City West

The boys start out Week 1 of the MIHSSCA Division 1 rankings at #3 in the state!!

MIHSSCA rankings

Great showing today at the Justin Bailey Memorial Shootout for the Varsity and JV programs!!

Varsity Results:
2-0 vs. Lowell
3-0 vs. Walled Lake Central

JV Results:
8-0 vs. Lowell
7-0 vs. Walled Lake Central

Both teams win twice! Great way to kick off the season today for the Varsity and JV programs!!

West Side Classic Varsity Results:
3-0 vs. University of Detroit Jesuit
1-0 vs. Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice

Mason HS JV Results:
4-1 vs. Mason
7-0 vs. Jackson

Some locations have changed for the August 11th varsity scrimmages. Click the link below for the updated schedule and location info.

Westside Classic 2018 Schedule

The boys ended an excellent 2017 season ranked third in the state. They went down at the hands of the 2016 State Champions, East Kentwood, in the Regional Final game. Their regional semi-final game was an instant-classic in crazy Michigan weather. The win came in overtime against Brighton, who had just came off a big win against Ann Arbor Skyline (at the time, ranked #1 in the state).

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The boys knock off Stevensville Lakeshore on PKs and advance to face rival Portage Northern Tuesday night in the SMAC Conference Tournament Finals at PC!!

The first season rankings that came out on Sept 4th had the boys ranked 11th in D1. They have since beat the defending state champs who were ranked #1.

MHSAA Ranking Website

The Varsity squad started the regular season off with two wins. A 1-0 win over Walled Lake Central and a 3-1 victory over Holland. The JV team had a 1-0 win against Walled Lake Central and were defeated in their afternoon game against Holland, 0-4.

The JV will play at New Buffalo on Tuesday (Aug 22nd) and both squads will play at Plymouth on Friday (Aug 25th).

The regular season kicks off with the Justin Bailey Memorial Shootout at the Portage Soccer Complex!! 18 schools will be competing, $5 gets you in the gates!!

The Varsity beat Mason 2-0 while the JV won 3-0 to wrap up the pre-season slate!!

The boys begin the regular season at the Justin Bailey Memorial Tournament this Saturday at the Portage Soccer Complex!!

The Varsity boys kicked off the fall soccer season with a couple pre-season scrimmages. They won the early morning game 1-0 against Forest Hills Central. The mid-day scrimmage versus Warren De La Salle ended knotted at 1-1.

The boys knocked off Kalamazoo Central 1-0 tonight and advance to the District Semis against Okemos on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 in Okemos!!

This is a rematch of last years District Semi-Final where Okemos knocked the boys out of the State Tournament!!

MLIVE article about the Portage Central and Portage Northern Conference Championship game.

http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/-6478430398718854578/portage-northern-captures-smac-soccer-title-finishes-regular-season-ranked-no-1/

The Varsity beat Mattawan 2-0 while the JV tied 0-0!!

The boys move along to the SMAC Conference Finals Tuesday night at Portage Northern!! They will face their across-town rival in rematch of the Portage Derby, which ended in a draw during the regular season match. It should be a good one! Stop by PN Tuesday night and support your Mustangs!

The Varsity boys lost 3-2 in OT after scoring a game tying goal in the final minutes of the second half. The JV squad lost 3-1.

Next up is Gull Lake at home on Thursday, SENIOR NIGHT!

The Varsity won 2-1 in overtime against Stevensville Lakeshore and the JV tied 1-1!!

With the win the boys clinch 2nd in the SMAC West Division and will face Mattawan in the SMAC Tournament semi-finals, at Mattawan, Thursday October 6th!!

In the 6th annual Portage Derby the Varsity boys were down by a goal early in the match against the #1 ranked team in the state. They came back to even it up in the second half. After 100 total minutes of grit, the rivalry ended in a tie!! Great result for the boys and the resiliency speaks for itself!!

Mlive article about the derby

Portage Central's own, Nick Kuppler, was recognized by a fan poll and the local media as the preferred high school keeper in the area to be in net for a game-deciding penalty kick.

Kuppler recognized in local fan poll

The Varsity boys remained knotted with St. Joseph through regulation and two extra periods, ending with a 0-0 draw.

The JV boys bested the St. Joseph JV squad with a 2-0 win.

The boys will spend the week prepping for the big rival game against Portage Northern on the 20th, THE PORTAGE DERBY!

The Varsity tied East Kentwood 1-1 and the JV lost 4-1!! A great result for the Varsity boys against another ranked MIHSSCA team!!

Next up is St Joe tomorrow night at home in a huge SMAC Divisional match up!! Come out and support the boys!!

The Varsity beat Loy Norrix 2-1 and the JV won 2-0!! With a depleted Varsity roster the boys competed all week and finished 2-0-1!!

The JV team capped the week with its third straight victory.

Next up is on the road against Grand Rapids powerhouse East Kentwood on Monday night!

The Varsity beat Niles 1-0 and the JV won 8-0!!

The Varsity boys have been answering the call with a depleted line up of injuries and only 2 subs coming off the bench!

The JV boys controlled every aspect of the game with an 8-0 mercy-rule win, ending the game 10 minutes early.

The Varsity tied Kalamazoo Central 1-1 and the JV won 5-2!!

The varsity boys started off slow but picked it up in the 2nd half. It was great to see them face adversity. While playing shorthanded, they were able to tie the game up in the final minutes!!

Next up is a home match against Niles on Thursday night. Make sure to come out and support the boys!

MIHSSCA Division 1 Rankings for Week 1 have been released and the boys are ranked #11!!

Time to put in the work to maintain the status and get better!!

MIHSSCA Division One Rankings

The Varsity beat Mattawan 2-0 and the JV tied 0-0!!

Great win to kick off the SMAC opener against the arch rival!!

Now time for rest and recovering heading into the holiday weekend!!

The boys are back at it Tuesday at Kalamazoo Central!!

The Varsity beat Jenison 2-1 and the JV tied 1-1!!

Great comeback after being down 1-0 at half by the boys!! Now onto Wednesday against the arch rival Mattawan at home!!

Come out and support the boys Wednesday night!!

The Varsity beat Grandville 3-0 and the JV won 2-0!!

Great night for the home opener, now time to rest, put in the work and prepare for a tough week ahead with Jenison on Monday and Mattawan Wednesday both at PC!!

The boys kicked off the season today at the Justin Bailey Memorial. The Varsity went 1-1-0 with a loss to Lowell in the first match but came back strong in a storm-shortened game against Zeeland East!!

The JV went 1-0-1 with a win in the first match against Lowell and a hard fought draw against Zeeland East in the second game!!

Lots of work to be put in but nothing better than kicking off the fall high school soccer season!!