NEW BALTIMORE – Jake Preka doesn’t necessarily have a name picked out for his goal Tuesday night. Nevertheless, it was still a masterpiece.

Preka scored the game’s only goal with just 1:54 left, lifting Macomb Dakota to a thrilling 1-0 victory over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North in a Division 1 district semifinals clash at Anchor Bay.

“I guess I’ll just name it the Dakota Cougars won 1-0,” smiled Preka, noting his team’s total effort over 80 minutes. “Their midfielder took a touch in and it was a 50-50. I put my body into it, took a great first touch and I had time to rip it, so I put it into the corner.”

The goal was nothing short of a thing of beauty.

Preka found some open space some 35 yards out from the goal on the right side and in a fluid motion unleashed a banger that sailed on a ro

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