ADDISON COUNTY — The Middlebury and Mount Abraham boys’ soccer teams both won first-round Division II playoff games on Tuesday to set up a second-round head-to-head matchup, Vergennes cruised in its Wednesday D-III opener, while Otter Valley’s D-III upset bid on Tuesday came up just short.
TIGERS
The No. 2 Tigers improved to 12-3 with a 3-0 victory over visiting No. 15 Green Mountain Valley. The Tigers scored twice in the first seven minutes and allowed only one shot on two goalies during the game.
Eben Jackson opened the scoring in the fifth minute, and Alex Bleich, with an assist from Andy Giorgio, found the net two minutes later. Jackson closed the scoring in the second half, with a helper from Anthony Garner. Owen Lawton played in the Tiger goal in the first half without being tested, and Logan Pierson-Flagg made one save after the break as MUHS posted its 10th shutout. Ryan Turnbull made 10 saves for the 2-8 Gumbies.
The Tigers are scheduled to host the Eagles at 1 p.m. on Saturday, but officials from both schools are trying to move that game to 3 p.m. on Friday because the Eagle girls’ soccer team is potentially scheduled to host a game on Saturday.
The Tiger boys’ defeated Mount Abe twice this season, 2-1 at home and 2-0 in Bristol.
EAGLES
The No. 10 Eagles knocked off host No. 7 Montpelier, 2-0, as Branden Reynolds scored two late goals to snap the scoreless tie, one in the 67th minute with an assist from Eric McKean and one in the 79th minute from Sam Schoenhuber.
Goalie Ethan DeWitt worked a five-save shutout as Mount Abe improved to 9-4-2, while Max Weinstein made four saves for Montpelier (9-5-1).
COMMODORES
On Wednesday No. 5 Commodores made quick work of No. 12 Randolph, 11-0. VUHS (7-7-1) advanced to a Friday quarterfinal vs. No. 4 Green Mountain Union (10-4-1), which survived OV on Tuesday.
 VUHS scored three goals in the first five minutes against the 1-13-1 Ghosts and five in the first 16. Jonathan Willis led the way with three goals and four assists, and Josias Salomao also notched a hat trick, while adding an assist.
Kai Williams, Jarret Muzzy, Tucker Stearns, Jonah Mahé and Adam Sausville also scored for VUHS, and goalie Jeffrey Stearns made four saves.
 The Commodores have outscored their opponents by 25-0 during their current four-game winning streak.
OTTERS
The 2-13 Otters, seeded No. 13 in D-II, put a scare into Green Mountain Union in a 2-1 loss. Senior Sawyer Pierpont scored from long range in the first half, with Cole Letourneau assisting, to put the Otters on top. They held that lead until a penalty kick awarded for a handball allowed GMU to tie the score with 11 minutes to go. Everett Mosher then netted the game-winner for the Chieftains with 5:20 remaining. Ben Adams played well in goal for the Otters.