Miami Country Day boys' soccer coach Jeff Watson celebrated his 400th career victory Friday with a 6-1 win against Miami Christian.

Tyrone Serrao led the Spartans (4-0-1) in the win scoring three goals.

Jacky Sasson added a goal and two assists, and Axel Halvorssen had a goal and an assist.

Watson has coached in Miami for 28 years, and the past 14 at Miami Country Day.

Watson, a native of South Carolina, moved to South Florida in 1981 and took the head coaching job at Archbishop Curley.

In his four years at Curley, Watson took the Knights twice to the state tournament, losing once in the state semifinal and once in the state final.

One of Watson's fondest memories as a coach was when he won 1989 FHSAA Class 4A state championship with Sunset High School.

''Winning the state championship was by far one of my greatest memories,'' said Watson, who coached Sunset for 10 years. ``It was the way they played. We scored five goals a game and shut teams down. People would say that it got boring to watch because they knew we were going to win.''

After Sunset, Watson jumped from West Miami-Dade County to the village of Miami Shores to coach Miami Country Day.

In his first season as the head coach, Watson was one game from the state tournament but lost in the regional final.

Recently, Watson has been able to enjoy another great feat in his career, when he got the opportunity to coach his children.

''It's special being able to coach my kids and be successful,'' Watson said.

BOYS' SOCCER

• Ronald Reagan 8, Westland 0: Micael Aronowicz and Nicolas Rodriguez led the Bison (4-0) with one goal and four assists each. Daniel Montoya had three goals.

• Columbus 3, Southwest 1: Pietro Machiarielli led the Explorers (3-1-1) with two goals. Mario Monge had one goal.

• Palmetto 5, Homestead 1: Mohamad Hijazi lead the Panthers (3-0-1) with two goals. Nick Britti had two goals. Dan Hentschel had one goal.

• Goleman 1, American 0: Fernando Bedoya led the Gators (4-0) with one goal. Kevin Arellana had one assist. Kevin Pilay had his second shutout.

• Miami Springs 3, Hialeah 1: Andrew Hibbitt led the Hawks (4-0) with one goal. Kevin Cobas had one goal. Christian Lycke had 11 saves in goal.

• Gulliver 7, Coral Shores 0: Rafael Faria led the Raiders (4-0) with two goals. Pierre Pacini and Camilo Ronderos each had one goal.

• Coral Reef 2, Southridge 0: Alejo Guerro led the Barracudas (3-0-1) with two goals. Dominic Apollon played outstanding defense. John Medina had one assist and played outstanding defense.

• Miami High 1, Miami Beach 0: Carlos Martinez led Miami High (4-0), scoring the game's only goal.

• Coral Gables 3, Sunset 1: Leandro Cora scored all three goals for the Cavaliers (4-1).

• Ferguson 4, South Miami 0: Lucas Atehortua led the Falcons (5-0) with two goals. Christian Velez and Santiago Schmid each had a goal.

• Pine Crest 4, Ransom Everglades 0

• Thursday -- Mater Lakes 4, Mater Academy 2: Adolfo Darocha led the Bears (2-2-1) with three goals. Hector Pajaro had one goal and Roddy Guerra had two assists.

• Thursday -- Doral 2, LaSalle 1: Gianmarco Leri led Firebirds (1-4) with the go-ahead goal. Gienluca Frenco scored the first goal, and Christian Yidios had one assist.

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