DEMAREST — Parsippany Hills High School’s boys soccer team stunned top-seeded Demarest, 2-1, on Wednesday, November 4, in the first round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 3 tournament. Santiago Restrepo scored the game-winning goal as the 16th-seeded Vikings knocked off the No. 1 seed on the road.
Gabriel Paixao-Nascimiento opened the scoring in the first half on an assist from Owusu Agyekum, giving Parsippany Hills a 1-0 lead.
Restrepo doubled the lead to 2-0 in the second half, and that goal ended up as the winner. Demarest answered later in the half to cut the deficit to 2-1, but the Vikings held on.
Goalkeeper Emanuel “Manny” Castellanos made five saves and the defense held on.
Parsippany Hills entered the tournament as the 16th seed and traveled to face a Demarest team that had earned the No. 1 seed in the section.
The Norsemen arrived on a high after winning the Bergen County Tournament on Saturday, October 31, beating Tenafly, 4-2, in the final for their first county title since 1977. Demarest entered that tournament as the 12th seed and eliminated defending champion Ramapo and top-seeded Bergen Catholic along the way. The loss ended Demarest’s season at 15-5.
With the win, Parsippany Hills improved to 6-8-6 and advances to the quarterfinals of the North 1, Group 3 tournament.
Author’s Note: Special thanks to Aarnav Sinha for providing information about the game and Ansh Patel for providing photos from the game. Follow his photography on Instagram: Ansh Patel (@flics.by.ap_).
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