More history: Davie wins playoff game, Wiles gets 20th goal

Davie’s soccer team survived a shaky stretch — Kellan Wiles, take a bow — and got it done in the second round of the 7A playoffs, winning 4-2 over visiting South Iredell on Nov. 4. The historic season just keeps getting better. It’s the first playoff win in program history after a 2-1 overtime loss to North Mecklenburg in 2002 and a 6-1 loss to Myers Park in 2011, and it’s the first time in 25 years that a War Eagle (Wiles) has reached 20 goals. Davie, seeded third in the West Region, ran its record to 17-2 after receiving a first-round bye. The No. 14 Vikings closed shop at 12-10-3 with the third loss to the War Eagles, who won the regular-season meetings 3-2 and 2-1. “I am in awe of the season. I’m just in awe,” coach Nathan Stephens said. “I haven’t had time to celebrate and take it all in yet. One of these days I’ll be able to sit back and take it all in.” Playing their first playoff game in 15 years, the War Eagles were ruthless out of the gate.

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