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By Brian Pitts

Enterprise Record

Davie’s JV soccer team, a winner in four straight games, is validating the faith that coach Chris Ferger had in his boys before the season started.

“This team is going to be special,” Ferger said during preseason. “It’s going to be one of the better JV teams we’ve had, if not the best.”

Davie 5, ED 0

After getting held to one goal in the first half, the War Eagles caught their stride in the second half and blew away visiting East Davidson on Sept. 9.

“We changed formations (at halftime) from a 3-5-2 to a 4-3-3,” Ferger said. “That gave us more attacking options up front and in midfield.”

The star was Ivan Bustamente, a freshman who knocked in three goals.

“It’s incredible what this kid can do,” Ferger said. “If (Russ) Fisher needed to move him up to varsity right now, I think he’d do well on the varsity level.”

Ezra Regalado and freshman midfielder/forward Seager Brooks also scored as Davie put up the most goals in 13 games and posted the largest win since a 5-0 blanking of North Davidson in January of 2021.

“(Regalado) just got moved down from varsity,” he said of the sophomore center midfielder. “I think this game was the first sign of the potential that Seager has. He’s got a very high ceiling that he could reach if he works toward it.”

Alex Serrano handed out two assists as Davie scored the most goals since a 6-2 win over Parkland last September. Talan Andrade and Jaden Godbey had one assist each.

Davie 1, East 0

In Kernersville on Sept. 11, East Forsyth gave Davie fits in the second half, but the War Eagles (4-1-1 overall) held on in the CPC opener while achieving the longest winning streak (four) in six years.

“It was the most stressful (game of the year) because in the second half we did not play as well as we did in the first half,” Ferger said. “All eight of their shots came in the second half.”

Davie got the goal in the first three minutes of the game. Emmanuel Perez sent a corner kick to Eric Martinez, who headed it over the goalie in the top corner.

“That was the first goal we’ve scored off a corner this season,” Ferger said.

That was the only goal Davie would need because of its tremendous defensive effort, particularly from freshman goalie William Martin, who filled in wonderfully for injured Porter Spann.

“William kept us in the lead,” Ferger said. “He was pumped up. I’m glad to have a backup keeper like him.”