SHELBY TOWNSHIP >> The Utica Eisenhower Eagles rolled past the Stoney Creek Cougars 4-0 in the opening round of D1 districts Wednesday night at Swinehart Field.

Stoney Creek started strong and even hit the crossbar less than five minutes into the game. But from then on, the Eagles slowly took over the game playing a bit better in each segment of play, and near the end of the first half, they finally broke through on the scoreboard. The increased pressure produced a turnover, and Devyn Raymond pounced on the poor clearing attempt to rifle a quick shot into the net from 30 yards out.

That gave Eisenhower the lead with 10:48 remaining in the first half. The Eagles doubled their lead about seven minutes later when Maryn Smith took a cross, juggled once to settle the ball a bit, then snapped a volley home from near the penalty spot. That gave Eisenhower a 2-0 lead and seemed to take the air out of the Cougars.

“I thought we stared a little bit slow, and we got lucky the first five minutes. They (Stoney Creek)