Stage set for Wake County Cup soccer championship game

Rain or shine, the Wake County Cup boys soccer championship game is set for Saturday at Cardinal Gibbons.

This year’s final includes two undefeated teams. After winning both of their pool play games, Heritage (12-0) will face host Cardinal Gibbons (9-0-1) for the title.

It will be Heritage’s first time in the final. To earn a spot, the Huskies beat Green Hope 4-3 and East Wake 9-0.

Gibbons is making its third appearance and won the 2014 Cup. Gibbons defeated Panther Creek 6-3 and Knightdale 4-0 in group play.

In order to avoid the conference rematch of Panther Creek versus Green Hope, there is no true third-place or fifth-place game on that day. Instead, East Wake will play Panther Creek at 3 p.m. and Knightdale will play Green Hope at 5 p.m.

The Huskies and Crusaders will play for the title at 7 p.m.

New this year to the tournament, the JV teams from all schools (except East Wake, which does not have one) will be playing on the upper field at Cardinal Gibbons at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Previous Wake County Cup champions are: Apex (2013), Cardinal Gibbons (2014), Apex (2015), Green Hope (2016).

This story was originally published September 14, 2017 at 2:21 PM with the headline "Stage set for Wake County Cup soccer championship game."