Lehnhart said Colony is considered on of the better teams.

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Colony scored at midpoint of the second half on a header.

“A good score by them,” Lehnhart said. “They hit the post a couple of times. We missed a couple shots. Their keeper made a good save on Kai and Erik (JDHS sophomore keeper Erik Thompson) made a nice save to keep the game tied.”


“I think on the boys’ side there’s a lot of parity,” he said. “I guess what I’m surprised (by) is that we seem to be right there with the best and the way we’re playing right now we seem to be playing at that level. So I am pleased with that. I’m surprised how well some of the players that the young kids are playing and some of the kids that didn’t have a lo t country wise email marketing listof experience are really performing well and holding up. We really really well and I was surprised at how well we defended.”

JDHS next hosts West Anchorage, another team considered near the top of the standings. The Eagles are tied with South Anchorage and Chugiak at 3-1 in the Cook Inlet Conference.

JDHS will kick off with West at 7 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday.

“They’re a good challenge for us,” Lehnhart said. “Our kids have really committed to playing. We decided to play a certain style and we rotate a lot of people in. That requires that they play at a high pace and that’s what they’ve been doing. They’ve been selling out, willing to play less minutes and more effectively that kind of pace is paying off as more people are involved and you can do that if people can compete.”

That style also bolsters the soccer culture.

“It really does build a nice culture in the team where the people feel like they matter,” Lehnhart said. “So practices are better because players are engaged and also you can deal with injuries better as well.”

Lehnhart noted that Thompson played well over the weekend.