Polk County’s Cooper Meyer started and played 46 minutes as the West rolled to a 3-1 victory over the East in the East-West All-Star Soccer Game on Tuesday at Truist Point Stadium in High Point.
The win snapped a long drought for the West, which had not won in the previous five all-star games. The East had gone 3-0-2 over that stretch.
Fernando Hernandez of Southwestern Randolph scored twice for the West, with both goals assisted by Southwestern Randolph teammate Aaron Avina.
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The West carried a 1-0 lead into halftime before the East equalized early in the second half. Newton-Conover’s Josue Macias put the West back in front at 50:31, and Hernandez added the insurance goal at 72:49.
Meyer, a recent Polk County graduate, became the ninth Polk County soccer player or coach to take part in the East-West games.
