By DAN HOEHNE
daniel.hoehne@newssun.com
SEBRING - The temperatures were going one way, the Blue Streaks another Thursday night.
For as the degrees plummeted during the evening hours, the Sebring soccer squad heated up, scoring five times over the final 60 minutes of the match for a 5-1 district win over visiting Lake Wales.
Byron Cobb got the scoring started, fresh from returning from his 11th-place finish in the State Diving Finals in Orlando, got the scoring goal with the Streaks first goal of the game.
Riley Watson added one of his own, as did Filemon Chavez.
Cobb then added another, perhaps taking out some vengeance that his diving scores couldn't have added a mere 2.25 higher and put him in the top-10, to all but put the match away.
Brian Dixon later added the final touches on the match with a goal to provide for the final margin.
"I feel like we were getting stronger offensively because we passed more and worked more as a team, " said Blue Streak senior Elias Salgado. "It went really well and I'm really glad we got another district win."
This puts Sebring at 2-0 in the early going of the district slate, after Tuesday's 2-0 win at Tenoroc.
The Lady Streaks, however, weren't able to make it two in a row as they fell on the road at Lake Wales, 2-0.
First-year varsity keeper, Shannon Bloemsma, had a fantastic night, turning back shot after shot to the tune of 16 saves.
But the Lady Highlanders managed to get two past and while Haylee Peters and Heather Bloemsma lead the Streaks with five and three shots on goal, respectively, none would find the net.
Both Sebring squads have a busy week, with three matches coming up.
The boys host LaBelle Monday, with the girls on the road against the Lady Cowboys, a similar home and away takes place Tuesday against Winter Haven and the teams flip the script with the girls hosting Auburndale Thursday and the boys on the road to face the Bloodhounds.
News-Sun correspondent Taylor Tubbs contributed to this article.
Sunday, November 11, 2012 - www.newssun.com/SUN-11-11-12-SebSoccer