Gopaul's Four Goals Lift Cascade Christian Past King's

4/26/2025

(Sumner, WA)

Josiah Gopaul scored not once, not twice, but four times. Kyle Hughes added a brace, with Maddox Miller, and Josh Taylor adding goals for Cascade Christian. The Cougars upended King’s 8-1. Dashiell Stein scored the only goal for King’s on the evening.

The King’s Knights came into the evening in the midst of a turnaround season for head coach Danny Calles. After a 4-7-2 record last year, King’s invaded Sunset Stadium with a 7-2-1 mark. The lone tie came against defending State Champion and #1 ranked Overlake. King’s in their last match defeated Bear Creek 7-0. Cascade Christian won their last six matches in a row after falling to Vashon Island several weeks ago. The Cougars upended Charles Wright Academy in their last match by a count of 6-0.

Cascade Christian got the scoring started early in a sign of things to come. Josiah Gopaul fired a shot by Nehemiah Hostetler in the fifth minute to put the Cougars in front. Kyle Hughes tacked on a goal late in the half to put Cascade Christian up 2-0. The Hughes goal was set up by Josiah Gopaul from goalkeeper Taylor Yeh. The Cougars took the 2-0 into halftime.

In the second half, Cascade Christian put the match out of reach. Josiah Gopaul registered a pair of goals from the penalty spot in the 43rd and 47th minute. Kyle Hughes added a fifth Cascade Christian goal in the 57th minute from 20 yards out. Josiah Gopaul scored his fourth goal in the 60th minute. Maddox Miller converted on a penalty kick in 67th minute for CCS. And, Josh Taylor scored the Cougars’ final goal in the 75th minute. In the closing minutes, Dashiell Stein scored in the 78th minute for King’s to put the visitors on the board.

Cascade Christian’s 8-1 win elevated their record to 10-1. King’s dropped to 7-3-1.

Our Thorbeckes MVP was Josiah Gopaul who scored four goals and an assist.

Up Next: King’s heads on the road against The Northwest School at 4pm before their home finale against Nooksack Valley. Cascade Christian embarks on a two game road trip, that starts Tuesday at Klahowya. The short road trip includes a massive league match against last year’s semifinalist Vashon Island next Thursday.

To catch the full game broadcast Click Here (Subscription Required). After the game, ESN caught up with Josiah Gopaul and Kyle Hughes along with Cascade Christian Head Coach Gil Teobaldo. The full interviews and highlights from the match can be found below.

ESN Interviews Josiah Gopaul and Kyle Hughes