PORT ANGELES — Maddie Boe’s success-laden high school soccer career with Port Angeles has been an ever-evolving process.
As a freshman, she was an attack-minded forward with eyes on cracking the varsity staring 11.
Boe soon earned a starting spot, and finished second on the team in scoring and was named Olympic League honorable mention.
During her sophomore season, Boe stayed focused as a forward, leading the North Olympic Peninsula in scoring with six goals and four assists and being named All-Olympic League First Team.
As a junior, Boe moved to the midfield and directed the Roughriders’ offense while also being tasked with defending athletic opponents in midfield.
Her eight goals again led the North Olympic Peninsula, and she added three assists while earning another All-Olympic League First Team-honor.
During her senior year, Boe stayed in midfield and scored five goals for a Roughriders team that achieved the most wins (10) and goals (46) in 15 seasons.
Her All-Olympic League play helped Port Angeles to its second straight district playoff berth.
Boe’s performance has earned her the All-Peninsula MVP for the third straight season as determined by a poll of area coaches and the Peninsula Daily News sports staff.
“It’s certainly not a coincidence we have had winning records, and won 19 games the past two years,” Port Angeles coach Scott Moseley said.
“She’s had a big influence in those efforts.”
But Boe tried for a different impact this season, aiming to create more opportunities for a host of talented teammates.
“Maddie sacrificed some offense to play more defensively, but she still generated a team-high 11 assists,” Port Angeles coach Scott Moseley said.
All part of the plan, according to Boe.
“I wanted to get other people some goals, so I’d say getting more assists was my main individual goal,” Boe said.
“This made us a pretty well-rounded team. We had a lot of scorers, so helping others have their own moments was important to me.”
In a game indicative of her ability to fill many roles, Boe notched the game-tying goal and assisted on the golden goal winner by Emily Boyd in the Riders’ 2-1 overtime victory over rival Sequim.
“What’s fun about that pass that led to Emily’s goal was she won the ball so well in their half of the field,” Moseley said.
“She made a subtle, effective tackle that won the ball, had a neat little move to secure the ball and then the pass was superbly paced and accurate.
“That play really typifies her being able to be in the right place at the right time in critical moments.”
Moseley also was impressed with Boe’s consistency.
“It’s really hard to maintain that high level of play each year,” Moseley said.
“I’ve seen senior years be a letdown for some players, but she continued to work hard and was really an effective player for us.”
Boe pointed to the team’s 3-1 win over Class 1A defending champion Klahowya as a highlight.
Taylar Clark picked up a hat trick for Port Angeles and Boe notched an assist in the Riders’ first win over the Eagles in 15 seasons.
“Beating Klahowya was one of the bigger moments of the year,” Boe said.
“We hadn’t had much success against them, so beating them was a really satisfying feeling.”
Moseley said it will be tough to find a replacement for Boe next season.
“We will miss her leadership and her all-around play in the midfield,” Moseley said.
But another coach may have the chance to add her talents to their team asBoe is looking to continue her soccer career at the next level.
“I’ve talked with Bridgeport in Connecticut, a college in Minnesota has been talking to me, some community colleges, and I’m trying to get the [Pacific Lutheran University] coach to come watch me play,” Boe said.
“I’m hopeful I can play closer than clear across the country.”
Boe also may have the chance to play in her own backyard as she said the Peninsula College coaches also have kept in touch.
Looking back at her high school career, Boe was upbeat that her hard work was noticed by teammates.
“I hope that people can look at me as the type of player they want to be when they are older,” Boe said.
“Even now on the basketball team, the coaches say, ‘You want to get better, you have to play like Maddie Boe.’
“So for a legacy, I’d like everyone to strive to be better and to make PA a consistent playoff team every year.”
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Sports reporter Michael Carman can be contacted at 360-452-2345, ext. 5250 or at mcarman@peninsuladailynews.com.
