Game 18: (16-2)31 October: Region 1 Finals at STA vs. Sumner Academy (4-1)
Sumner pretty much looked like the team we expected. They were extremely good on the ball. The did have a very good keeper—I am not sure we expected that. They were also pretty savvy defending set-pieces. We did finally break through on a few, but this game was still 0-0 with 5 left in the first half.
BWhite had to name Parker Stoecklein as the BWhite Player of the Match: he scored 3 more goals, and we only notched 4. He moved his goal total to 21 on the season.
The boys rang up 17 corners for the game, Parker creating 6 of them, Russell, 4 of them.
We did give up our first goal at home all year. And we gave up our first deadball goal of the year. It was a nice strike, off a corner, as we did not get it cleared.
We did have a couple more guys make varsity debuts tonight. Peyton Reboulet and Ryan Pope got in to provide us with some nice minutes.
We did win our boys'-soccer-state-best 28th Regional Title, and we did extend our streak to 18 in a row, but we are back in the State Quarterfinals against BV Southwest once again. We did beat them 1-0 the first time we played them, but this will be a whole lot of want-to from both squads.
Don't miss this one. The winner becomes a huge favorite in the Final 4 for the whole thing.
STATS:
Saints: Shots 9 (6) Corners: 6 (Parker 2, White, Morrisette, Martin, Russell)
4:50 Kraft (Bryson bends it in)
Sumner: Shots: 1 Corners: 0
Second Half:
Shots: 18 (10) Corners: 11 (Parker 4, White, Eames, Russell 3, Pope, Kraft)
28:23 Stoecklein (He starts the deadball with his long throw to a Gabe flick, but by the time we get the shot off, he's in there to take it)
19:44 Stoecklein (Great build from Welch to Kitts to White for the D-ball right to Parker's head)
2:48 Stoecklein (Parker pulled down in the box on the deadball)Sumner:
Sumner Shots: 2 (2) Corners (1)
24:11 Aguilar (Belmanes crosses it backside)
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