Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s varsity boys’ soccer team beat Seekonk 6-0 in the first round of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association South Division 3 playoffs.

They played a strong offense, with nearly 20 attempts on goal. Seeded fifth, the Vineyard team had a 12-3-2 record, while Seekonk was seeded 12th with an 11-7-2 record.

“It was hard in the beginning,” Coach Esteban Aranzabe told the Gazette after the game. “They defended very, very well. It took 20 minutes to score the first goal. After we broke their back, we found a way to keep scoring.”

Wet and foggy conditions did not deter Vineyarders. — Mark Alan Lovewell

Miles Jordi assisted by Jason Lages scored the first goal with 13 minutes left in the first half. Less than five minutes later Gabriel Almeida assisted by Aksel Cooperrider scored the second goal.

By halftime, the score 2-0, the Vineyard’s home uniforms were more brown than white, partially because the heavy fog made the field slick, and partially due to the ferocity with which the boys played. Mr. Aranzabe called the conditions brutal and said he was happy no one was injured because of the dangerously slick grass.

Though most of the play had Seekonk on defense, they did get a few attempts on goal, all of which were blocked. Keeper Julian Carter started in the net for the Vineyard and Joao Gonsalves played the second half. Joao recently was cleared to play after recovering from an injury for most of the season.

“[Seekonk] had a couple of breaks that were dangerous,” Mr. Aranzabe said. “We tried to pressure them on their half of the field.”

Seekonk goalie's expression says it all. Vineyard plays next round on Sunday. — Mark Alan Lovewell

Midway through the second half Jason Lages made the third goal assisted by Pierre Bonneau with a clean hit into the lower left corner of the net. Two minutes later he scored the fourth goal straight into the middle of the net. Less than a minute later, Lages scored his third goal of the game assisted by Nevin Wallis, bringing the score to 5-0 Vineyard.

Spencer Dario made the final goal assisted by Lages in the last two minutes of the game. Mr. Aranzabe said he is going to keep the team focused on the present and take each match as they come.

“We’ll keep doing it little by little,” he said. “One game at a time.”

Their next game will be played off-Island on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m. against Scituate.