Uncertainty loomed as Hoggard and New Hanover met in boys soccer for the first time in 2025 on Sept. 23.

The long-anticipated matchup pitted the three-time defending conference champion Vikings against a Wildcats squad rising to the occasion this fall.

Even as New Hanover (8-2, 1-1 CCC) battled inside Scott Braswell Stadium, the Vikings (9-1-1, 2-0 CCC) proved once again why they are Wilmington's top team, outlasting the Wildcats in a physical, gritty 1-0 win.

"I think we were just composed and ready," Hoggard coach Dwight Findlay said. "That's what these high school boys come out here to do: To compete and work hard."

Hoggard junior Sawyer Ingham scored the game's lone goal off a sharp assist from sophomore Harry Dyer. The second-half strike was all the Vikings needed in what prov

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