Both Southside teams opened 6A-Central play with losses to Conway on Tuesday.

The Mavericks and Wampus Cats played to a scoreless tie before falling in a shootout. It’s the second shootout loss in less than a week for the Mavericks.

Conway hit each of its first two attempts, and the Wampus Cats’ Hunter Hull helped seal the win for Conway (3-2-1, 1-0) by making his attempt on the fourth attempt.

Southside (2-4, 0-1) evened the score on its first penalty kick attempt, when Cesar Mendoza’s attempt landed in the right corner. But the Mavs weren’t able to convert on their next three attempts.


Kailyn Pavatt proved to be the difference in Tuesday’s 6A-Central girls soccer opener at Jim Rowland Stadium.


Pavatt scored five goals, three of those coming in the second half, to help the Lady Wampus Cats hand Southside a 5-1 setback.

“The girls, they played their heart out,” Southside coach Bijan Timjani said. “We just don’t have what you would call enough depth. ... We just basically have a young team, and the combination of a lack of experience and lack of depth, that’s what we’re (facing).”

Pavatt opened the scoring for Conway (4-1-1, 1-0) with a goal early in the game. But the Mavericks (0-3-1, 0-1) were able to tie the score on a shot from Moorea Kleck off a corner kick midway through the first half.

The Mavericks host Cabot today.
