The Washington Demon boys soccer team opened the season Friday on the road against county rival Highland.

The Demons set the tone early and rolled to a 5-1 win. Washington turned up the pressure fast, accounting for four shots on goal in the games first three minutes. The Demons cashed in on their fifth shot of the game as Abdullah Talal found the back of the net in the fourth minute to put Washington’s up 1-0. Washington’s Caleb Suchan added back to back goals in the 27^th and 29^th minutes to increase the Demon’s advantage to 3-0 going into the halftime break. In the second half it was more of the same, just four minutes in Talal netted his second goal of the night and Mohammaed Alghofili scored in the 47^th minute to cap the Washington offensive effort and give the Demons a 5-0 lead. Highland got on the board in the 54^th minute on a Caleb Brase goal.

The Demons totaled 25 shots on goal in the game to just six for Highland. With the win the Demons are now 1-0 on the year. They are back in action tonight when they battle the Keokuk Chiefs. A season ago, the Chiefs swept the Demons in a regular season two game set. Action begins tonight at 4:30 at Washington.