Kentucky Boys' Soccer

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KYKicks.com Strength of Schedule

Brutal

Trinity

South Oldham

DuPont Manual

Oldham Co.

Lexington Catholic

St. X

East Jessamine

 

Tough

Henry Clay

Bowling Green

Woodford Co.

Male

West Jessamine

Greenwood

Lafayette

Covington Catholic

North Oldham

Paul Dunbar

Kentucky Country Day

Tates Creek

Shelby Co.

Ballard

St. Henry

 

Ambitious

Bethlehem
Lexington Christian
Highlands
C.A.L.
Owensboro
George Rogers Clark
Madison Central
Bishop Brossart
Ryle

 

Decent

Montgomery Co.
Apollo
Madison - North Hopkins
Daviess Co.
Eastern
Southwestern
Elizabethtown
Henderson Co.
Owensboro Catholic
Berea

 

Mediocre

Graves Co.
Heath
Newport Central Catholic
Danville
Warren Central

 

Cup Cake

John Hardin
Louisville Collegiate
Anderson Co.
Central Hardin

 

 

Top Matches

9/11/08

#3 Manual 1 vs. #1 St. X 0

Manual slips one in, ends St. X's 26-game streak

 

For a few minutes after the game, even Manual's soccer players weren't sure who scored the goal that beat defending state champion St. Xavier 1-0 last night at Manual Stadium. 

They finally determined it was William Frentz who tapped in the shot with 10:59 to play, allowing Manual to snap a 26-game winning streak that St. X had compiled over two seasons.

#20 E'town 4 vs. Central Hardin 0

Elizabethtown cruises by hurting Bruins, 4-0

Photo by Jill Pickett

Elizabethtown's Jack Goblirsch fends off Central Hardin's Noah Wiersema during varsity action Thursday evening at T.K. Stone Middle School.

 

By NATHANIEL BRYAN

 

nbryan@thenewsenterprise.com

 

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Central Hardin Bruins are trying to fit the puzzle pieces together, while the picture is coming into focus for Jack Goblirsch and the Elizabethtown Panthers.

 

A junior center midfielder, Goblirsch scored his team’s first two goals and set up the latter two as the surging Panthers rolled past the hurting Bruins, 4-0 in 10th District soccer action Thursday night at Doug Smith Memorial Stadium.

 

“He makes us a lot better,” said Elizabethtown sophomore forward Beau Bouthilette, the beneficiary of Goblirsch’s second assist. “He knows a lot about the game. He helps me out and he helps the team out.”

 

The Bruins, who are missing four starters due to injuries, had no answer for Goblirsch. The area’s reigning Offensive Player of the Year notched four points as the Panthers remained unbeaten in regulation against district competitors for 30 consecutive matches dating back to 2004.

 

Elizabethtown junior wing Ty Strader got things started in the 23rd minute when his hard liner was knocked out of bounds over the crossbar by Central Hardin junior goalkeeper Dakota Bowen. Goblirsch’s ensuing corner kick was played to the opposite side of the field and was collected by Elizabethtown junior midfielder Eli Cabezas, who took a few dribbles before playing the ball back across to a wide-open Goblirsch.

 

Goblirsch doubled the Panthers’ lead with less than 4 minutes remaining in the first half as freshman Todd Lucas’ long right-side throw in went to junior midfielder Joe Raub, whose shot in the 18-yard box was deflected by the Bruins’ defense and right to Goblirsch.

 

“I can’t tell you how proud I am of Jack,” said Elizabethtown coach Jon Parsons, whose team is unbeaten in four of its last five matches. “When he’s on like that, it’s hard for any defense to stay on him. And not only is he scoring, but he’s our leader as well.”

 

After halftime, Goblirsch used his leadership skills to assist goals instead of scoring them.

 

The Panthers made it 3-0 with 7:29 remaining in the match when Goblirsch’s right-side corner went into the 18-yard box and Lucas finished it off.

 

“A 2-0 lead is not that comfortable of a lead. You want to try to get that third goal,” Goblirsch said. “I think Todd’s goal gave us a lot of confidence.”

 

Bouthilette put the finishing touches on the rout in the game’s final 4 minutes when he stayed onside long enough for Goblirsch’s pass to get through the defense.

 

“I thought I was offside, but Jack played that ball right through the defense enough to split them. He left me one-on-one with the keeper and you can’t ask for more than that out of a pass,” Bouthilette said.

 

Elizabethtown outshot the Bruins, 33-6 overall and 9-0 on frame, but Parsons said the Central Hardin team that Elizabethtown beat Thursday night isn’t the Bruin squad which rocketed out to a 5-0 start with four shutouts.

 

Junior forward Jordan Sosh (ACL tear) and sophomore defender Brenden Horn (ankle surgery) are both out for the season, while sophomore midfielder Zach Laux was standing on crutches on the sideline with an ankle injury and sophomore forward John Wallace, also a star kicker for the football team, recently found out the reason for his back pain was a fractured lumbar.

 

“You have to give Central Hardin a lot of credit. They have four starters out and that will take a toll on any team. That’s a different team we played tonight than the one I saw Tuesday night (in a 3-1 win over Nelson County),” Parsons said. “He (first-year Bruin coach Mike Wiersema) is trying to put the pieces back together. I really wouldn’t want to be in his shoes as a coach.”

 

Elizabethtown won the junior varsity game, 3-1.

 

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown hosts Warren Central at noon Saturday. Central Hardin hosts Winchester George Rogers Clark at 7 p.m. Saturday.

 

Upset Specials

#9 Highlands 1 vs. #14 Covington Catholic 1

#7 West Jessamine 1 vs. Lafayette 1

Franklin Co. 4 vs. #10 South OIdham 6

Providence, IN 2 vs. Oldham Co. 4

#16 Danville 1 vs. Madison Central 2

#12 Male 10 vs. Central 0

North boys rout Louisville DeSales, 5-1

Saints win rain-shortened match over East Carter, 2-0

Prep soccer: Cards hold off Bourbon County

South draws 2-2 with Corbin

Dylan Berry is tripped up by Corbin's Brian Muffly.
Photo by Denis House

Tigers, Eagles advance to State Cup

Eagles take crown at Barren

Short-handed Eagles fall to Anderson County, 4-1

Cols top unbeaten Marshals

Soccer Tigers rout Dawson, improve to 7-1
 

Ads rebound against Bearcats

It was the Danville boys against Kentucky Country Day at Admiral stadium Tuesday night in a rematch of last year’s classic All A Semifinal match.  KCD won that one in a shootout and defeated LCA to win the tournament and state title for Class A schools.  It was a different story tonight.

Both teams looked a little sloppy at the start, but just 6 minutes in the Ads took advantage.  Kris Frey (Daddy) collected a centering pass from Max Meckes, turned and drilled a shot low and inside the right post for a 1-0 Danville lead.  In typical fashion for this competitive matchup, KCD came right back a few minutes later when Daniel Mark found himself alone on the left side of the 18 and hit a low roller past a charging Ad keeper Byron Hempel.  Byron’s new green uni must have brought some Irish luck as the shot hit the outside of the post and rolled wide.  The rest of the half featured more action, with controlled passing and aggressive challenges of 50-50 balls.  Meckes was particularly active in the middle and worked for the best opportunity of the second 20 when he freed himself 1v1 only to be stymied by Bearcat keeper Matt Accardo.  KCD seemed to respond after this and had the better of the play for the last 10 minutes, but could not find the net. 

KCD came out re-energized for the 2^nd half and continued to press the action.  But the Ad defense was resilient and despite missing senior stopper Taylor (Bananas) Foster, continually disrupted the Bearcat attack.  Mark and striker Carson Gernert were at the center of the KCD offense, firing 15 shots between the 2 of them.  The DHS D forced most from long range, and the better opportunities were either wide of the mark or stuck in Hempel’s sticky mitts, who would then start the counterattack.  When the Ads played fast they found opportunities of their own, and with 21 minutes left on the clock (Mad) Max again broke free in the Bearcat box.  This time he was dragged down by a defender and the Ads were awarded a free kick, which Cole Steber efficiently buried for a 2-0 lead.  Despite heightened urgency from the KCD side they simply could not break through and DHS middie John Austin Coulter finished the scoring late by converting a nice corner kick from Kyle Snapp with a one-touch finish.  The play was identical to the one Coulter made at the same point in the match last week against Southwestern that was stopped to end a furious Danville rally.  This time it sealed the deal, and a 3-0 Ads win. 

The Admirals need to stick together and get back to playing team ball as things don’t get easier. They will face a hungry Madison Central team Thursday night at the stadium and the always tough Murray Tigers at the All A tourney Saturday in Frankfort.      

 Final Score:  Danville-3    KCD-0

Records: Danville: 7-2-0; KCD: 2-5-0

Rivals decide nothing, 0-0
BG keeper Russell plays full game in district showdown

Joe Imel/Daily News
Bowling Green’s Omar Anaya (right) and Greenwood’s Nicholas Wheeler battle for the ball Tuesday in their 0-0 tie at the Bowling Green Soccer Complex.
 

Prep soccer: Cards shut down Rowan

Bill Thiry/bthiry@winchestersun.com Clark’s Mark Saporito scored two goals, including this early breakaway score in the Cardinals’ 3-0 shutout over Rowan County Tuesday night at the Cardinal Soccer Complex.

2 in a row

After struggling to start the season, North Laurel has now won two games in a row

Cam Huff (8) goes high in the air to win this header against Middlesboro. Photo by Tim Branstetter

Top Matches

9/9/08

#13 Greenwood 0 vs. #5 Bowling Green 0

#1 St. X 2 vs. Providence, IN 0

Tates Creek 1 vs. #8 Woodford Co. 1

#7 West Jessamine 3 vs. Madison Central 2

#25 Dunbar 0 vs. Lafayette 1

St. Henry 2 vs. Boone Co. 2

Covington Catholic 1 vs. Cincinnati Turpin, OH 1

#17 Montgomery Co. 2 vs. Bourbon Co. 1

#12 Male 2 vs. Eastern 1

#13 Lexington Catholic 3 vs. #2 Trinity 2

#6 Oldham Co. 3 vs. Shelby Co. 1

#16 Danville 3 vs. K.C.D. 0

#3 Manual 2 vs. #15 Bethlehem 0

9/8/08

Southwestern 2 - Model 0

Bardstown 0 - #15 Bethlehem 4

Ohio Co. 0 - Owensboro Catholic 7

Panthers win Grant County tourney

Prep Roundup: Cards tie with Christian

Greenwood boys soccer drops two

By the Daily News

The Greenwood boys’ soccer team went 0-2-1 over the weekend at the Indiana-Kentucky Challenge in Evansville, Ind.

On Saturday, Greenwood dropped a 4-3 decision to Castle, Ind. Josh Settle had two goals for the Gators, while Tucker Sago added one. Sean McCarney had two assists and Chris Hamlet one.

Also Saturday, the Gators and Evansville Memorial finished in a scoreless tie. On Friday, Evansville Harrison picked up a 1-0 victory over Greenwood.

Greenwood (4-3-1) faces rival Bowling Green at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bowling Green Soccer Complex.

KyKicks.com Boys' Top 50

 

*** St. X has not played the toughest part of their KY schedule

1	Trinity
2	Henry Clay
3	South Oldham
4	DuPont Manual
5	Oldham Co.
6	Bowling Green
7	Lexington Catholic
8	St. X
9	Woodford Co.
10	Male
10	Bethlehem
12	West Jessamine
13	Lexington Christian
13	Greenwood
15	Lafayette
16	Montgomery Co.
17	Covington Catholic
17	North Oldham
19	Highlands
20	C.A.L.
21	Apollo
22	East Jessamine
23	Madison - North Hopkins
24	Daviess Co.
25	Paul Dunbar
26	John Hardin
27	Owensboro
28	Kentucky Country Day
28	Tates Creek
28	George Rogers Clark
28	Eastern
28	Southwestern
33	Madison Central
34	Bishop Brossart
34	Shelby Co.
34	Ryle
37	Elizabethtown
38	Henderson Co.
38	Owensboro Catholic
40	Ballard
40	St. Henry
42	Graves Co.
42	Heath
42	Newport Central Catholic
45	Danville
46	Berea
47	Louisville Collegiate
48	Anderson Co.
49	Warren Central
50	Central Hardin

 

PREP SOCCER: Knox boys claim title at Barren tourney

The News-Enterprise

 

GLASGOW — The Fort Knox High School boys’ soccer team defeated host Barren County, 3-0 on Sunday night in the championship game of the seven-team Trojan Classic.

 

Senior Gabe Velez scored twice for the Eagles (6-3-1), while sophomore midfielder Chris Whitaker had one goal and one assist and senior Robert Gray had one assist.

 

Fort Knox junior Dustin Nangle earned the shutout in goal with 18 saves.

 

Fort Knox went 3-0 in the seven-team tournament, beating Grayson County and Warren East in pool-play games Saturday by a combined score of 12-4.

 

UP NEXT: Fort Knox plays at Grayson County (1-4-2) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the teams’ third meeting in Fort Knox’s last eight games.

Bethlehem 4 - Elizabethtown 1

Jared Wolf has a hat trick...

BOYS' PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP

The News-Enterprise

The host Bardstown Bethlehem Eagles scored two goals in each half to down the 18th-ranked Elizabethtown Panthers, 4-1 on Saturday.

The No. 19 Eagles (6-2) improved to 2-0 against 5th Region competition and won for the third time in their last four games, while Elizabethtown (5-3-1) saw its two-game winning streak snapped.

“We played a better team. They beat us in every aspect of the game if you want to know the truth,” Elizabethtown coach Jon Parsons said. “This game proved we have a lot of work to do.”

Elizabethtown got on the board when junior midfielder Jack Goblirsch scored on an indirect kick from junior midfielder Nick Link in the second half.

Senior keeper Jacob Wilson made six saves.

The junior varsity game ended in a 1-1 tie.

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown hosts 10th District rival Central Hardin at 7 p.m. Thursday.

NO. 14 FORT THOMAS HIGHLANDS 5, CENTRAL HARDIN 3. The host Bluebirds (5-0) snapped the Bruins’ five-game winning streak and became just the second team to score against Central Hardin (5-1).

Freshman forward Noah Wiersema scored two goals, one coming in the 64th minute off an assist from sophomore forward John Wallace. Central Hardin’s other goal was scored by sophomore midfielder Zach Laux in the 12th minute from sophomore forward Taylor Sheeran.

Junior keeper Dakota Bowen made 14 saves.

Highlands led 4-2 at halftime.

The JV game was cancelled due to field conditions after Friday night’s football game between Highlands and Colerain, Ohio.

UP NEXT: Central Hardin hosts 5th Region rival Nelson County at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

WARREN CENTRAL 3, NORTH HARDIN 0. Sophomore midfielder Andrew Stewart headed in a pass from freshman midfielder Darren Lewis 10 minutes into the game, but the host Trojans (2-5) couldn’t hold on as the Dragons (5-5) closed the game with a trio of unanswered goals.

North Hardin junior goalie Michael Sears had four saves.

North Hardin won the JV game, 3-0.

UP NEXT: North Hardin plays at Louisville Butler (3-3) at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

FORT KNOX 3, GRAYSON COUNTY 2; FORT KNOX 9, WARREN EAST 2. The Eagles (5-3-1) advanced to the championship game of the Barren County Trojan Classic with a pair of wins.

n Sophomore midfielder Chris Whitaker scored a goal on a penalty kick and assisted on another as the Eagles beat Grayson County.

Senior forward Charlie Davidson scored off the assist from Whitaker and senior Robert Gray scored off a pass from sophomore midfielder Scott Heideman.

Junior keeper Dustin Nangle made 11 saves.

n Whitaker notched a hat trick as Fort Knox rolled past Warren East.

Whitaker scored off assists from senior midfielder Kyle Spadie and Gray, while Gray added two goals off assists from Heideman and Davidson.

Sophomore midfielder Michael Johnson scored off an assist from Davidson, junior Sam Quintas scored off a pass from Heideman and Davidson and sophomore Patrick Ogden each added an unassisted goal.

Nangle made seven saves, while Kyle Gramig made one in relief.

UP NEXT: Fort Knox plays Glasgow or Barren County at 7 tonight in the championship game of the Trojan Classic.

GLASGOW 2, LARUE COUNTY 1; LARUE COUNTY 8, MARION COUNTY 0. The Hawks (3-4) split their first two games in the Barren County Trojan Classic.

n On Friday night, Glasgow (3-3) notched the win by converting on a penalty kick with just 2 seconds left on the clock.

Senior midfielder Justin Chelf scored for LaRue County in the 62nd minute off an assist from junior midfielder Chris Poteet.

LaRue County outshot Glasgow, 15-10 as sophomore goalie Bo Haun had nine saves.

n On Saturday night, LaRue County rebounded by blanking the Falcons (1-6).

Senior forward Tristen Hines scored three times, while senior midfielder Bradley Dyson scored twice and sophomore midfielder Cheyenne Perkins, freshman forward Shawn Hull and senior midfielder/forward Seth Clifford had one goal each.

Chelf and Poteet had two assists each, while junior midfielder Brandon Dyson, sophomore forward Dylan White, freshman defender Dakota White and sophomore defender/midfielder Dillon Walker had one assist each.

Haun had seven saves.

UP NEXT: LaRue County plays at 3 or 5 p.m. today against Warren East or Grayson County in its final game of the Barren County Trojan Classic.

Prep Soccer: Boyle boys blank Admirals

 

Boyle County High School senior Matthew Schumann embraces senior David Farmwald after Farmwald scored the Rebels’ third goal in a 3-0 win over Danville in the battle for the Constitution Cup on Saturday night at Admiral Stadium. (Jesse Osbourne photo)

North's Althoff pulls double duty

Oldham Era Online

By Mickey Patterson

 

Greenwave soccer players ‘kickin’ off the season

By SAM MORRISON
Messenger Staff

Now that all the preseason preparation is complete, the Meade County Greenwave soccer team began their 2008 campaign in the Franklin-Simpson Invitational, Aug. 22 and 23.

In their first match, the Greenwaves took the field against Fort Campbell High School. Being their first game, jitters can sometimes be a possibility but Head Coach Matt Pollock knew that it would not be the case.

“The kids really trained hard and showed good effort all preseason long,” Coach Pollock said. “I don’t believe that pregame jitters will be something our team has to deal with.”

As expected, the Greenwave machine rolled over Fort Campbell, 3-0, to notch their first win of the season. Meade County was led by a good balance of scoring. Mike West, Zach Brown, and Jonah Cundiff all scored for the Waves.

“We played very relaxed and our guys just let the game come to them,” Pollock added. “We really passed it well and spread the field.”

Early Saturday morning, the Waves took on their second opponent when Warren Central lined up against them. Central came out fired up and outplayed the Waves to a 3-0 victory.

“Being an early game, I hoped that this didn’t happen,” said Pollock. “We just simply got out-played from the start, but those things happen and we need to learn from games like this.”

Lastly, the Greenwaves finished their invitational by taking on the host Franklin-Simpson. Both teams came out swinging, but in the end the victor could not be determined and ended in a 1-1 tie. Scoring the only goal for the Waves was Mike West.

“Overall, I was pleased with their performance,” Pollock said. “They really played hard and represented us well.”

See this week's issue of the Messenger for more Meade County soccer news!

 

GCHS to host Forcht Bank Classic

Grant County News

When the boys’ soccer season began, Grant County High School coach Bill Simpkins knew right away scoring goals would be a problem for his team.

The Braves scored a total of 18 goals last season in 17 games, and in an earlier scrimmage against themselves this season, the team did not find the back of the net.

What Simpkins did not envision two games into the season was how his team would experience both ends of the spectrum in their mixed results.

In the season opener, the Braves fell 8-0 to Bishop Brossart, despite trailing 1-0 at the half. Grant County responded against Carroll County with a 10-0 victory.

Through two games, Simpkins said his team is where he expected to be record wise; however, he has been surprised.

“Losing 8-0 to Bishop Brossart was a disappointing loss. The win against Carroll County was not expected either with us bouncing back with a lot of confidence and great team play,” Simpkins said.

While the season is still young, Simpkins immediately knows where his team needs to improve.

“We have room to improve in all areas, but we really need to focus on consistency of play. We need to move more as a team, not just one or two attacking the goal. We have been good in our two and three person combination play. We need to get five to six on the attack and make good runs,” Simpkins said.

Currently, the Braves have gotten strong play out of four players, as Simpkins singled out the efforts of defensive leader Andrew Hemsath, Logan Barnett and forwards Alex Gregg and Anthony Clouse.

Clouse scored in the Braves’ 4-1 victory at Harrison County.

Forcht Bank Classic

Forcht Bank is sponsoring the Grant County High School Invitational on September 6.

Grant County has won the Invitational the last three years. They scored a goal in the final minute to tie the game last year and sent it to a shootout, which they won.

Grant County (2-1) and Frankfort (2-4) return from last year’s tournament teams. Conner (2-0-1) replaces Holmes and will play host Grant County at 11:30 a.m. in first round action and Frankfort takes on Covington Latin (4-1) at 1:15 p.m. The Boys Consolation game will be at 4:45 p.m. and the Boys Championship game at 8:15 p.m.
 

Top Matches

9/4/08

#8 Woodford Co. 1 vs. #3 Henry Clay 2

#15 Lexington Catholic 3 vs. #20 East Jessamine 0

#1 St. X 10 vs. St. Francis 0

Atherton 2 vs. #5 Trinity 6

#14 Highlands 2 vs. Campbell Co. 1

#4 Manual 6 vs. Central 1

Nelson Co. 1 vs. #11 South Oldham 4

Soccer showcase: Boyle County-Danville doubleheader returns

 

South ties with PCC, 4-4

Jeffrey Poston (4) fires a shot at the Perry Co. Central wall.
Photo by Denis House /

#18 Elizabethtown 3 vs. Meade Co. 1

E'town tops Meade County, 3-1

By GREG CREWS

gcrews@thenewsenterprise.com

BRANDENBURG — It took eight games and just over two weeks, but Elizabethtown High School boys’ soccer coach Jon Parsons finally saw what he has been looking for from his squad: Chemistry.

 

The Panthers jumped out front early on the homestanding Meade County Green Wave and fought off an early tie before halftime, going on to claim the 10th District match, 3-1.

 

“We’re starting to find each other. We’re stating to rely on each other,” Parsons said. “We have been playing enough now to realize who does what off the ball. … We’re finally getting some games under our belt and we are able to depend on each other and it’s not just a one-man team.”

 

Seniors Jack Goblirsch and Christian Fox led the way for Elizabethtown (5-2-1, 2-0 district) as they each tallied a goal and an assist.

 

“We played pretty good,” Fox said. “We passed the ball really well and we were able to do everything we wanted to do.”

 

A little less than 6 minutes into the game, sophomore forward Beau Bouthilette put Elizabethtown on the board when he scored on a rebound shot following an attempt by Fox.

 

“(Junior midfielder) Nick Link started that play with a nice cross to Christian Fox, who put up the shot. It was a good shot, the keeper (junior Jordan Compton) just made a great save,” Parsons said. “Unfortunately for him he wasn’t able to keep a grip on the ball and it slipped away. Beau made a great follow-up. He was just in the right place at the right time.”

 

It didn’t take long for Meade County (3-2-1, 1-1) to fire back, as junior forward Zack Brown scored the equalizer in the 12th minute.

 

Junior defender Gabe Buttram set up the goal with a high-lofting free kick from just beyond midfield, which Brown headed into the back of the net.

 

“Zack read the ball really well and it was a really good kick, too,” Meade County coach Matt Pollock said. “Gabe is a good weapon for us back there.”

 

Goblirsch, a midfielder, punched in the go-ahead goal with 17:55 remaining in the first half, bending a free kick into the right side of the net from about 25 yards out to send Elizabethtown into halftime with a 2-1 lead.

 

Both teams came out firing in the second half as they combined for 12 shots – four of them on frame — in the first 14 minutes of the period.

 

“I told the boys the next 10 or 15 minutes after the half, whoever scored next was going to win,” Parsons said. “We came out inspired to play and got to go up 3-1.”

 

Fox one-touched in the insurance goal for the Panthers on an assist from Goblirsch with 25 minutes remaining in the game, and in doing so seemed to take the wind our of the Green Wave’s sails.

 

“I received the ball and passed it to Jack in the middle and I finished my run around the 18(-yard line),” Fox said. “He passed it back and I finished it in the center of the goal.”

 

From there the tempo slowed down, with each squad taking only one more shot on goal apiece.

 

“When you see the scoreboard and see it’s 2-1, you know you have that chance to strike back and tie it up,” Pollock said. “Once they got that two-goal lead in the second half, that’s a tough deficit to come back from and it really kind of deflated us.”

 

Elizabethtown outshot Meade County, 16-14, while also holding the advantage in shots on goal, 8-5. Elizabethtown senior goalkeeper Jacob Wilson made four saves, while Compton recorded five.

 

Meade County won the junior varsity game, 1-0

 

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown plays at 5th Region rival Bardstown Bethlehem at 2:30 Saturday. Meade County plays at 10th District rival Fort Knox at 7 p.m. Sep. 16th.

 

Southwestern 4 vs. #16 Danville 3

Southwestern stops Ads

The Danville Admirals took to the road again to take on Southwest High School on a beautiful Thursday night in Somerset.  The Ads came in feeling good, but were up against a home side that featured 13 seniors and was looking for some retribution after falling 7-1 to DHS last year. 

Southwest left little doubt that this would be a competitive match as they took control early and pressed the action.  After playing their last 3 games on the short, narrow fields of Garrard County and Southwest’s neighbor Somerset HS, it seemed to take Danville time to adjust to the full size version, as they misplayed angles and had trouble covering to the lines.  Despite this, they managed to get on the board first when forward Kris Frey took a pass from JC Davis and got off a quick shot on charging SW keeper and former Danvillian, Michael Wright.  Wright got a piece of the shot, but Frey corralled the rebound and directed it into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.  Danville returned the favor a few minutes later when right mid Chris Campbell beat the defense and came in unmarked.  Campbell’s quick shot was deflected by Ad keeper Byron Hempel and the rebound cleaned up by Florion Klett to tie things up.  The rest of the half featured quality, physical play from both sides, with the defenses closing down any further opportunities quickly. 

The tenacity of the SW attack carried over into the 2^nd half and was rewarded with a foul call against the Ads in the box following a missed shot.  The resultant PK goal gave the Warriors the lead and the momentum.  Again the two teams took runs at each other producing end to end action, good scoring opportunities and defensive effort.  For the most part however, SW controlled the middle.  This allowed the Warriors to play lead balls to the wings that stressed the edges of the Danville defense.  Following a near miss from the DHS front line, two such feeds were converted to goals by the nice individual work of SW left mid Niklas Nielson, and with less than 15 minutes to play the Warriors had a seemingly comfortable 4-1 lead.  The question was - did the Ads have enough left in the tank to mount a comeback?  Despite the score, the black and blue never abandoned their offense and over the last 20 minutes began finding more space to work with as they took the attack to SW.  Cole Steber and Max Meckes stepped up the play and when Meckes was dragged down in the SW box with 6:34 remaining, Kris Frey had a PK opportunity.  He made no mistake & buried it to get to 4-2.  The Ads brought more pressure off the ensuing face off and a quick steal had them back in possession of the ball.  A sweet feed from Kris Frey to a streaking Meckes led to a nice finish low and under the Warrior keep and suddenly it was 4-3.  Again the Ads put the heat on, this time with a long ball down the left side.  With barely 2 minutes to go, Kyle Snapp played a perfect cross from the corner to a hustling John Austin Coulter just in front of the goalmouth.  His one touch was on the mark, but stopped by a diving Wright to end the threat.  Continued pressure led to two more Admiral runs and a corner kick opportunity, but with the clock on the field the whistle sounded, closing out the contest before the ball could be played.  Despite the outcome, the Ads could take solace in their effort: “….the boys shouldn’t be discouraged.  They played well against a quality opponent and put themselves in a position to win” said Assistant Coach JD Smith.

The Ads will have a night off before returning home to Admiral Stadium Saturday to face Boyle County in the annual Constitution Cup match.          

 

Central Hardin 2 vs. North Hardin 1

Central Hardin stays unbeaten with 2-1 win over visiting North Hardin

Central Hardin's Blaine Brawner and North Hardin's Andrew Cranmer both look to connect with the ball during Thursday's game at

Central Hardin High School.

Photo by Jill Pickett

By NATHANIEL BRYAN

nbryan@thenewsenterprise.com

CECILIA — The Central Hardin High School boys’ soccer team finally gave up a goal Thursday night, but Dakota Bowen didn’t let the Bruins give up their unbeaten status.

A junior goalkeeper, Bowen had nine saves as the homestanding Bruins rallied past the North Hardin Trojans, 2-1.

Almost half of Bowen’s saves came in the final 20 minutes, when there was no chance two of the Bruins’ four starting defenders could return to the field.

“Dakota’s always been solid in goal. He comes in strong and he doesn’t back down,” Central Hardin sophomore forward Taylor Sheeran said.

The Bruins came into the game 4-0 overall with four shutouts in their first season under 400-win coach Mike Wiersema, but the Trojans offered Central Hardin (5-0 overall, 2-0 in the six-team 10th District) its toughest test to date.

Holding onto the win got tougher as the game wore on for the Bruins, who lost sophomore starting defender Brenden Horn due to a foot injury in the first half – which required ambulance service to Hardin Memorial Hospital’s emergency room – and a starting defender midway through the second half due to a double yellow card.

“It could have been a lot worse,” Bowen said. “But we stayed focused, kept our composure and kept our cool and got the job done.”

Junior forward Tyler Blankenship have the Trojans a 1-0 lead with less than 27 minutes remaining in the first half when he one-touched a long right-wing indirect kick from sophomore defender Travis Harlan into the goal.

Just 107 seconds later, Sheeran and the Bruins had an answer.

Junior midfielder Matthew Huff played the ball forward and after it got through the North Hardin defense, Sheeran pounced on the loose ball for the equalizer.

“I don’t remember much about the play and I’m not really sure how it got through,” Sheeran said. “So I guess I was in the right spot at the right time and took my time to finish it.”

The Bruins’ momentum continued 8 minutes later as junior forward Blaine Brawner took a pass from sophomore midfielder Sean Keeney and used his left foot to slot the ball into the left side of the net for what proved to be the game-winning goal.

But the Bruins weren’t able to surge into halftime as Horn went down with less than a minute remaining in the half after being legally slide tackled on a 50/50 ball. Wiersema said he hadn’t heard from Horn or his family, but said the injury looked like a broken ankle, or at minimum, a dislocation.

“It was one of the nastiest things I have seen,” Sheeran said. “I don’t want to see something like that ever again.”

Wiersema said the loss of Horn, who broke his arm during a regular-season game last year, is huge.

“Brenden is one of our most consistent players. He brought stability to our back line. He’s going to be tough to replace,” Wiersema said.

North Hardin, which has lost two district games in three nights despite leading both contests, had nine more total shots than the Bruins (24-15) and had three more shots on frame (10-7).

“We dominated another game and came up short again. We should have won. We didn’t give up the game, but I thought we controlled in, especially in the second half,” said veteran North Hardin coach Jim Stone. “We really should have had about three more goals.”

The Trojans fell to 2-4 overall and 0-3 with two district games remaining with Elizabethtown (5-2-1, 2-0) and Fort Knox (3-3-1, 0-2), but Stone said the Trojans don’t have their finger near the panic button just yet.

“Nope. Not even close. We’re the team that when all is said and done and it comes right down to it, we’ll be right there,” he said. “We’ll probably be the lowest seeded but toughest team in the district.”

Prior to Thursday night, Central Hardin – which sat on top of the district standings before Elizabethtown matched it at 2-0 by winning at Meade County later Thursday – had routed Louisville Butler, Bardstown, Fort Knox and LaRue County by at least three goals each.

“Sometimes you win with real soccer and sometimes you win because of guts,” Sheeran said. “I think this one we worked our butts off for that kid (Horn) sitting in the emergency room.”

Central Hardin won the junior varsity game, 1-0.

UP NEXT: Central Hardin plays at Fort Thomas Highlands at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. North Hardin hosts Warren Central at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
North Oldham 2 - John Hardin 2

John Hardin ties North Oldham

The News Enterprise

JOHN HARDIN 2, NORTH OLDHAM 2. Junior forward Alex Dudley scored off an assist from junior forward Grant Zigos and junior midfielder Eddie Legaspi scored an unassisted goal as the Bulldogs (8-2-1) and North Oldham played to a tie.

Junior keeper Kyle Thomas made eight saves for John Hardin.

It was the fourth consecutive tie for North Oldham (4-1-4), which has tied Elizabethtown, Lexington Lafayette and Louisville Trinity in that span.

John Hardin won the junior varsity game, 2-0.

UP NEXT: John Hardin hosts North Bullitt at 7 p.m. Sept. 15.

 

Jaguars fall 5-3 to 'Jumpers

Cam Huff (8, shown against Berea) scored two goals fro North Laurel against Somerset.
Photo by Tim Branstetter

Scott County set to face Royals in the Cardinal Cup

By NATHAN PENISTON
Georgetown News-Graphic
9/4/2008

 

The News Enterprise

FORT KNOX 7, LOUISVILLE BROWN 0. Sophomore midfielder Chris Whitaker scored two goals as the Eagles (3-2-1) rolled in the 5th/6th Region All ‘A’ Classic at Bardstown Bethlehem.

Sophomore midfielder Scott Heideman added a goal and two assists, while senior Gabe Velez, senior forward Charlie Davidson and junior midfielder Robert Barrasa scored a goal each.

Junior keeper Dustin Nangle and Kyle Gramig combined for eight saves.

Fort Knox outshot Brown, 31-11.

 

UP NEXT: Fort Knox plays Bethlehem at 8 tonight in the championship game of the 5th/6th Region All ‘A’ Classic.

 

Soccer Tigers put away Dawson in second half

Caldwell's Cody Hooks fires the ball toward the net during the Tigers' win at Dawson Springs Tuesday at Riverside Park. Also pictured are Caldwell's Hunter Giannini (right) and T.J. Gilkey (left).

 

Franklin County routs Covington Latin, 10-1

 

Early goals power Cols

By Mitchell Stinson
Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Fans had barely settled into their seats when the Colonels struck in the third minute. Cole Childress started the barrage, winning a battle with the goalie for Colin Peters' crossing pass.

About four minutes later, Jordan Gregory dribbled through the box and had the ball deflected at the last moment. But he regained control and pounded an eight-yarder into the net. Gregory later followed up a teammate's miss and drilled one home from point blank distance.

With the score now standing at 3-0, the battle of traditional rivals was turning into a rout. The Aces finally broke through in the 28th minute when Jordan Sloan collected a rolling crossing pass and poked a short shot past Henderson goalie Ryan Crooke.

But the Colonels recaptured the momentum in the waning minutes of the first half, making it 4-1 on a Brandon Potts goal. The score remained unchanged until Catholic hit paydirt in the 75th minute.

Led by stopper Mitchell Mattingly and sweeper Ryan Lingerfelt, Henderson's defense controlled the action when it mattered most.

"It was a solid game all the way around," Crafton said. "Our defense did a very good job. They stepped to the ball."

Owensboro Catholic dropped to 4-2 with the loss, while Henderson County improved to 3-2.

Henderson Co. 4, Owensboro Cath. 2

 

9/3/08

#1 St. X 6 - Shelby Co. 1

#9 Male vs. Brown

Ryle vs. #16 Covington Catholic

9/2/08

#11 Lexington Catholic 3 - #12 Dunbar 2

Local colleges do well in polls

DII Mens --> LMU #1, Northern Kentucky #3
Link
http://www.nscaa.com/seniorRes.php?it=779

Kentucky boys at these schools
LMU --> Andrew Livingston Anderson County
NKU --> Keith Kelly, St Henry
Duston Downey, Owen County
Kevin Trespalacios, St Henry
Tony Ray, Seneca
Alex Oeswein, Manual

Congats boys you represent Ky well!

 

#14 GRC - #17 Madison Central

#15 South Oldham 5 - #19 KCD 1

#2 Bowling Green 10 - Monroe Co. 0

#8 Greenwood 2 - Warren Central 1

#20 Lexington Christian - Kentucky School for the Deaf

Lafayette 1 - Montgomery Co. 2

Nelson Co. 0 - #6 Oldham Co. 5

North Oldham 0 - #5 Trinity 0

#16 Daviess Co. 10 - Ohio Co. 0

Meade Co. 3 - North Hardin 2

Meade knocks off North

By NATHANIEL BRYAN

nbryan@thenewsenterprise.com

 

RADCLIFF — Logan Raley helped Meade County off to a fast start and a furious finish Tuesday night.

A junior midfielder, Raley scored the first goal and assisted on the final one to help the visiting Green Wave knock off the North Hardin Trojans, 3-2 in Meade County’s first of five 10th District contests.

Raley’s goal came midway through the first half as junior midfielder Quintin Franke passed to his left to a hard-charging Raley, whose shot was so hard and so well placed that it got stuck near the back left post of the goal.

“Quintin hit me in stride and I lit it up,” said Raley, who scored the first district goal of his career.

The second goal Raley was involved in was also an impressive play.

With less than 15 minutes remaining in the match, Raley dribbled the ball into the right corner. He worked his way around one Trojan defender and split two more North Hardin defenders with a pass near the penalty spot. Senior midfielder Kerry Rupe was waiting, unmarked, and deposited the pass into the bottom left corner of the goal for the game winner.

“Logan gave me a great ball and I just finished it off,” Rupe said.

Finishing was a recurring theme for the Green Wave, who scored on 60 percent (3-of-5) of their shots on frame.

Meade County’s other goal came from senior defender/forward Ryan Fackler, who drilled a left-footed shot into the top back right corner of the goal from more than 30 yards out with 28 minutes left to play to even the score at 2-all.

“From my standpoint, you can’t ask for anything more out of them as far as finishing,” said veteran Meade County coach Matt Pollock. “They were strong, well-placed shots which were all set up.”

Meade County’s first lead lasted all of 3 minutes as North Hardin senior midfielder Jacob Hughes crossed to senior forward Marcellus Hobbs in the center of the field roughly 25 yards in front of the goal. Hobbs’ hard shot glanced off a Meade County defender and soared into the net.

Hobbs, who helped tie the score, helped North Hardin (2-3 overall, 0-2 district) to its only lead as well. He chipped into the Meade County 18-yard box 5 minutes into the second half. With Meade County junior goalkeeper Jordan Compton charging, North Hardin junior forward Tyler Blankenship was able to head the ball over Compton and into the net.

North Hardin’s lead lasted only 7 minutes as the Trojans lost for the third time in four games and Meade County (3-1-1, 1-0) won for the third straight contest.

The Trojans had 16 shots, including five in the final 10 minutes of the first half and two in the final 2 minutes of the game which were deflected in the 18-yard box by Meade County defenders.

“They made two seeing-eye shots. They had five shots, but hit three. Soccer can be a funny game sometimes,” said veteran North Hardin coach Jim Stone. “I think we outplayed them in the midfield and I think we had more opportunities, but they had the better accuracy.”

North Hardin won the junior varsity game, 2-0.

 

UP NEXT: Meade County hosts district rival Elizabethtown (4-2-1, 1-0) at 7 p.m. Thursday. North Hardin plays at district rival Central Hardin (4-0, 1-0) at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Trojans’ first game this season outside the Radcliff city limits.

Central gets fourth shutout

The News-Enterprise

 

Not many boys’ high school soccer coaches haven’t gotten off to the start Central Hardin’s Mike Wiersema has.

The Bruins’ first-year coach notched his fourth consecutive shutout to open his career as Central Hardin beat visiting LaRue County, 8-0 on Tuesday night in the first-ever meeting between the area rivals.

Central Hardin (4-0) has also blanked Louisville Butler, 5th Region rival Bardstown and 10th District rival Fort Knox heading into Thursday night’s home showdown with 10th District rival North Hardin.

“Our season gets progressively tougher and our schedule gets progressively tougher. I’m not lured into a false sense of security at this point,” said Wiersema, who has more than 400 wins at other coaching stops.

The Bruins led LaRue County (2-3) by four goals at the half as junior midfielder Matt Huff scored off an assist from sophomore forward Taylor Sheeran in the seventh minute, sophomore midfielder Zach Laux scored an unassisted goal 4 minutes later, sophomore forward John Wallace scored in the 16th minute off an assist from junior forward Blaine Brawner and Brawner scored in the 23rd minute off a pass from freshman forward Noah Wiersema.

Brawner scored less than a minute into the second half off a pass from senior defender Ryan Ortiz, while Laux scored in the 65th minute off a pass from sophomore midfielder Nikos Mastoroudis, Josh Nichols had an unassisted goal in the 68th minute and sophomore midfielder Chris Wade completed the scoring in the 74th minute off an assist from Brandon Cox.

Central Hardin junior goalkeeper Dakota Bowen had one save in the first half, while sophomore goalie Andrew Trombley saved one shot in the second.

The junior varsity game finished in a 2-2 tie.

 

UP NEXT: Central Hardin hosts 10th District rival North Hardin (2-3, 0-2) at 7 p.m. Thursday. LaRue County plays Glasgow at 8 p.m. Friday in the Barren County Trojan Classic.

Ads take Holiday Victory at Garrard

 

The Danville Admirals took on the Garrard County Golden Lions in a rare Labor Day evening match at Garrard County High School.  The Ads came in off consecutive victories at the All A Cup, and the Lions split 2 games at the Hyundai Challenge in Pulaski County.

 

Maybe it was the long weekend or the warm temperatures or the fact that their bus didn’t break down on the way to game for a change, but the Ads looked a little lethargic early in this match.  It took almost 15 minutes before they had a quality shot, but they made it count when Jake Winkler chest trapped a centering pass from defender Karl Hempel at the 18, turned and fired to beat the Lion keeper low and right to make it 1-0 Ads.  10 minutes later John Austin Coulter headed in nice crossing pass from Cole Steber to make it 2-0 and just 22 seconds after that, Max Meckes ran on a through ball and finished neatly for his first goal of the year and a seemingly comfortable 3 goal halftime lead.    

 

Although most of the action was in the Garrard end, the Lions started to find some success with long ball counterattacks.  Just after the start of the 2nd half, one such ball found Angel Rayon who broke free 1v1 with the Ad keeper and beat him low and left.  The good news was that GC was on the board, the bad news was that would be their last shot of the evening.  DHS pressed the action and really controlled play from this point, eventually scoring twice more and taking a total of 38 shots.  J. Coulter was hustling all night and finished with 2 goals.  Midfielders Max Meckes and Cole Steber were also active, as was John Thompson filling in at center mid.  The center middies would have more than 20 of the Danville shots on the night, many of them handled by GC keeper Hunter Hensley who finished with 15 saves.   

 

The Ads were on the road for the 5th time in 6 games.  They will play at Southwest this week (Thur) before playing their first home game at Admiral stadium Saturday vs cross town rival Boyle County.

 

Final Score:  Danville-5    Garrard County-1

Records: Danville: 6-0-0; Garrard: 1-3-0

Shots:

Danville:         38                               

Garrard:         2                     

 Goalkeepers/Saves:

Danville (Hempel):   1                     

Garrard (Hensley):   15

 

 

 

Purple's Classic final...

#23 Bethlehem 0 vs. Lafayette 1

Here are some great pics from the Purple's Classic taken by Bill Wolf...

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Both BG squads finish 2-1 in Classic

Joe Imel/Daily News
Lafayette and Bethlehem battle Sunday in the finals of the Purples Classic Soccer Tournament at the Bowling Green Soccer Complex.

By the Daily News

 

#11 Covington Catholic 1 - #3 Henry Clay 0

Jeffrey Poston scored three goals for South Laurel against Lincoln Co.
Photo by Tim Branstetter

Poston's hattrick leads South past Lincoln

Cardinals down Patriots, 5-0

By Denis House
Sports Editor
 

STANFORD—Jeffrey Poston scored three goals last Thursday night to help lead the South Laurel Cardinals to a 6-0 win over host Lincoln Co. in boys’ soccer action.

Even though the Cardinals (2-1-0) scored six goals, it could have, and should have been, a lot worse.

“We probably had six to eight shots in the first half one on one with the keeper,” Coach Harmon Hodge said. “It could have been 8-0 at the half instead of 2-0.” For the game, Hodge said his Cardinals had around 30 shots on frame. “It was frustrating. We should have finished better.”

Caleb Spencer, Dustin Herron and John McClure added the other three South Laurel goals.

“We came out and scored three goals in the first five minutes of the second half,” Hodge said. “We controlled the game, especially in the midfield with the play of Poston and Dylan Berry. Dylan might be the unsung hero of the season.” He noted that the duo pushed Lincoln’s midfielders to the outside, which basically left them with no one in the middle.

Hodge was also pleased with his defense, as they kept the Patriots scoreless.

“Jessie Reed is real solid in the back, and I moved Austin Reynolds to stopper, and he’s doing a good job there,” Hodge said.

The Cardinals will now host Perry Co. Central on Wednesday.
 

Jaguars continue to struggle

North Laurel still looking for first win of boys' soccer season

Mario Martinez (right) looks to get past a Berea player.
Photo by Tim Branstetter

By Tim Branstetter
Sports Writer
 

SOMERSET—The North Laurel Jaguars traveled to Pulaski County to compete in the Hyundai Pulaski Cup on Wednesday and Thursday. After dropping two straight games without scoring, the Jaguars have been challenged by coach Becki Woodworth to turn things around.

“I think they need to be challenged,” Woodworth said. “It’s time to step it up if they don’t want the rest of the season to go this way.”

The Jaguars played a solid first half on Wednesday against Barren Co. before falling 4-0.

“We played pretty well in the first half,” Woodworth said. “We started fixing some mistakes and I liked the way they competed. I actually thought we were going to come back, but then they just fell apart.”

The Jaguars ran into a solid team on Thursday as they fell to Berea 5-0.

The Jaguars gave up two goals inside the firs 16 minutes of play. Berea increased their lead during the 21st minute of play for a 3-0 score.

“I told them they have to step up,” Woodworth said. “The only people that can control the way the rest of the season goes is us.”

Woodworth feels her team can take something from the two road losses and build on them.

“Berea is a good team and they communicate well,” Woodworth said. “You can’t hear a peep out of our guys. We need to communicate more. We did make some progress, so that was promising.”
 

Danville trips Jumpers to advance

 

The Danville Admirals took on the Somerset Briar Jumpers Saturday night in the championship game of the Region 15/16 Class A State Cup in Somerset.  The winner would qualify for the tournament finals set for Frankfort Sept. 13-14.  This one figured to be a hard fought contest, and did not disappoint.. 

 

The Ads were banged up following Thursday’s qualifier and were forced to reshuffle their lineup, moving players out of position and starting others for the first time.  Danville Coach Brent Beauman: “This was a real test…we were playing without 2 key starters due to injuries.”  They were facing a Somerset squad that was returning their top 2 scorers and a host of other upperclassmen.  The ‘08 Admirals are nothing if not resilient however, and they continue to work together to get the job done.  They had the better of the play early, and after a take down in the box in the first 20 minutes, Kris Frey converted a PK to get on the board first. When Max Meckes fed Jake Winkler at the 18 for a 2-0 lead early in the second half it looked like the Ads had some breathing room.

  

But this game was long from over.  The Jumpers attack, featuring striker Alex Pence, continually found space in the Danville end.  Playing on the Somerset home pitch in front of a vocal crowd, the story of this night was the Ads defense.  Louis Beto, Byron Hempel and company were outstanding as they continually spoiled opportunities for the Somerset side.  As minutes ticked away, the intensity grew and the action heated up.  The Briar Jumpers pressed hard and the play got physical.   Danville’s Frey Daddy and Jumper defender Cory Moss exchanged pleasantries and a few forearms before they were shown red cards and booked with about 15 minutes to play.  Now without 3 seniors and the teams at 10v10, the Ads were counting on the defense to pull them through.  “We played great all over the field, but our back line was exceptional tonight” said Coach Beauman, “they disrupted many of the fast Somerset forwards.  When they did break through, Byron would make the save.  Byron had a big game tonight.  He is doing a great job this year.”  When the final whistle blew, the Ads found themselves with a 2-0 win and a birth to the All A Cup.  “I am very proud of the boys, we fought a hard battle against a great Somerset team…the boys passed (this test) with flying colors” said the DHS coach.

 

The Class A State Cup has been held annually since 2000.  This will be the 5th consecutive year that the Ads have been regional champs.  In 2007 the Ads lost to eventual state champs KCD in a shoot out in the semifinal round.  This year they will face the winner from Western KY Region 1/2 in the quarterfinal round, which is shaping up to be either Murray or University Heights.  The Ads face Garrard County (1-3-0) Labor Day night at 7pm at GCHS.     

 

The News-Enterprise

Junior forward Blaine Brawner scored four goals to lead the homestanding Central Hardin Bruins to a 5-0 win over 10th District rival Fort Knox on Saturday.

Brawner’s goals came in the 5th, 18th, 50th and 63rd minutes off assists from sophomore midfielders Nikos Mastoroudis and Zack Laux and senior defender Nick Laux.

“Blaine creates chances for himself every day,” Central Hardin coach Mike Wiersema said. “It’s just a question of whether he’s finishing them or not. He does a great job of creating chances and getting himself into the right positions. When he’s on, he’s going to score three or four goals.”

Sophomore midfielder Ryan Squires scored the final goal off an assist from Mastoroudis.

Junior keeper Dakota Bowen made four saves, while sophomore reserve Andrew Trombley made three in the final 15 minutes.

Junior keeper Dustin Nangle made 20 saves for Fort Knox (2-2-1 overall, 0-2 in district).

It was the third consecutive shutout for Central Hardin (3-0, 1-0), which has outscored its opponents 12-0 in Wiersema’s first three games as the Bruins’ coach.

Central Hardin won the junior varsity game, 3-0.

UP NEXT: Central Hardin hosts LaRue County at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Fort Knox plays Louisville Brown at 7:15 p.m. Monday in the 5th/6th Region All ‘A’ Classic at Bardstown.

JOHN HARDIN GOES 2-1 IN BOOTS & BUTTS CLASSIC. The Bulldogs (8-2) beat Graves County and Murray, and fell to Marshall County in the five-team tournament.

n Marshall County handed John Hardin its second loss of the season with a 2-1 win Saturday afternoon.

The Marshals led 1-0 at halftime before John Hardin junior defender Josh Johnson notched the equalizer 7 minutes into the second half off an assist from junior forward Grant Zigos.

Junior keeper Kyle Thomas made six saves.

n Johnson and Zigos combined for two goals as the Bulldogs blanked Murray earlier Saturday, 2-0.

Johnson scored off an assist from junior forward Alex Dudley, while Zigos scored off a pass from junior midfielder Kevin Stafford.

Thomas made three saves.

n Thomas made four saves as John Hardin held on against Graves County on Friday, 2-1.

Graves County scored with 15 minutes left, but could pull no closer.

Senior midfielder John Mullendore scored off an assist from Zigos to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead in the second half. Dudley scored off a cross from junior midfielder Kevin Owens for the decisive goal.

UP NEXT: John Hardin plays at North Oldham at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

ELIZABETHTOWN GOES 1-1-1 IN BOWLING GREEN PURPLES CLASSIC. The Panthers (4-2-1) beat Bourbon County and tied North Oldham on Saturday, after falling to Lexington Lafayette on Friday.

n Elizabethtown erased a one-goal deficit with two goals in the second half against Bourbon County.

Junior midfielder Nick Link notched the equalizer off an assist from senior forward Christian Fox and junior midfielder Jack Goblirsch scored the game-winner 2 minutes later off a pass from junior midfielder Ty Strader.

“It’s great. I’m very proud of the team for how we battled back,” Elizabethtown coach Jon Parsons said.

Senior keeper Jacob Wilson made three saves for Elizabethtown, which outshot Bourbon County, 16-5.

n The Panthers gave up two penalty kicks in a 2-2 tie with North Oldham earlier Saturday.

Elizabethtown trailed 1-0 after allowing a penalty kick 30 minutes in, but Goblirsch scored an unassisted goal from 35 yards out to tie the game.

North Oldham notched another penalty kick in the 72nd minute, but Link scored off an assist from Goblirsch for the equalizer.

n Elizabethtown was limited to nine shots on goal in a 4-0 loss to Lafayette in the first pool play game on Friday.

The Panthers had five corner kicks in the game, but couldn’t put one in the back of the net.

Wilson made eight saves in goal.

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown plays at 10th District rival Meade County at 7 p.m. Thursday.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

HOPKINSVILLE HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 3, NORTH HARDIN CHRISTIAN 1. Steven Packer scored an unassisted goal, but the homestanding Falcons (3-2) fell for the second time in three games.

Sophomore keeper Ben Naething made seven saves.

UP NEXT: North Hardin Christian hosts Louisville Evangel at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

State Journal

Franklin County’s Zach Newman tries to shield himself as Frankfort High’s Matt Talson attempts to steal the ball during the Rotary Capital City Classic Thursday. FCHS won 3-1.

Wolverines come together, win Classic

 

Madisonville deals Tiger soccer squad first setback
 

Top Matches

8/30/08

#1 St. X 2 - Erie Cathedral (PA) 0

# 3 Henry Clay 4 - Heath 3

#2 Bowling Green 3  - #25 East. Jessamine 0

#22 Elizabethtown 2 - North Oldham 2

#23 Bethlehem 1 - #25 East Jessamine 0

#24 Danville 2 - Somerset 0

Southwestern 1 - #23 Bethlehem 0

#22 Elizabethtown 2 - Bourbon Co. 1

North Oldham 1 - Lafayette 1

 

Top Matches

8/29/08

#2 Bowling Green 0 vs. #23 Bethlehem 1

#22 E'town 0 vs. Lafayette 4

#25 East Jessamine 3 vs. Southwestern 1

The Central Hardin -Elizabethtown J.V. Tournament needs 2 teams

First round games will be on (SAT)/(SUN) 10/4 and 10/5 at Central and E'town fields with the finals the following (SAT) 10/11 at E'town

Please send kykicks@kykicks.com an email if your team is interested in competing against some of the best J.V. teams in the state.  Teams this year include Trinity, South Oldham, Dunbar, Lexington Catholic, Greenwood, and Daviess Co.

Male and Manual settle nothing on soccer field

Archrivals aren't that unhappy with 0-0 tie

By Bob White • Special to The Courier-Journal

Manual's Tony Wilbar (6) and Male's goalkeeper Taylor Hafling battle during last night's game between two of the state's top five teams. By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal

No one likes a tie.

Or do they?

That question was asked after Male and Manual, the Nos. 2 and 5 boys' high school soccer teams in the state coaches' preseason poll, battled to a 0-0 deadlock last night at Male.

"Against our rivals it's better than a loss," Male's Dylan Terry said after the Bulldogs sophomore saw his free kick deflected with 3:56 left in the game and another shot sail wide less than a minute later.

The loss dropped Male's record to 2-1-1. Manual, which tied Lexington Henry Clay 0-0 en route to winning the Fayette County Soccer Spectacular tournament Aug. 19-23, fell to 4-0-2, but the Crimsons came close to scoring in the final minute when Ryan Garvey got the ball near the left side of the goal.

His attempt was blocked, but not by Male goalie Taylor Hafling.

"My defender, Ben Miller, came across and blocked it," Hafling said.

"I didn't catch it right," Garvey said. "I hit it on the side of my foot."

What did Hafling think about the tie?

"In this case it's OK," he said. "We got to keep the Cup."

Male and Manual play in the regular season for the Crimson-Gold Cup. Last year the teams tied 1-1. The Bulldogs won two years ago 1-0, so they keep possession of the trophy.

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Male's Josue Romero thumped a header while being pursued by Ryan Garvey of Manual. By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal

Kentucky high school rules prohibit overtimes in regular-season games. Overtimes are allowed in postseason tournaments.

Garvey, who overshot the goal from in close with 17:31 left, seemed unhappy about the deadlock.

"It's definitely pretty frustrating," he said. "Those were two good goalies in the game. We've been strong on defense all year, and Male kept us off balance. We'll see them again (probably in the 12th District Tournament)."

Late in the first half, Male's Chris Pesyan broke away down the middle and had a chance to score, but Manual goalie Zach Torp made a diving stop.

Each team had only seven shots on goal.

"In this case it was a defensive game from start to finish," said Bob Ramsey, the Crimsons' coach of 13 years. "There were two strong goalies in there and not a lot of shots. It was a conservative game by both teams. We were trying to get a sense of what kind of team the other had."

Male's new head coach, Damien Sweeney, praised his team's defensive effort.

"Our seniors stepped up," he said. "Manual's a tough team. I thought we missed a few chances. We were really unlucky."

Defenses dominate as LCA, Lexington Catholic play to scoreless tie

 

8/28/08

#7 Male 0 - #4 Manual 0

#15 So. Oldham 5 - #22 Elizabethtown 1

#5 Trinity 1 - Louisville Collegiate 0

#9 Woodford 5 - #21 Montgomery Co. 0

#14 GRC 1 - Harrison Co. 0

Eastern - #19 KCD

#20 Lexington Christian - Marion Co.

Sayre 1 - #3 Henry Clay 5

#1 St. X 10 - Brown 0

#11 Covington Catholic 0 - Cincinnati Sycamore 7

#24 Danville 7 - O.B.I 1

Bullitt East 3 - John Hardin 2

Ads roll in first round of All A

 

The Danville Admirals took on Oneida Baptist Institute Thursday in the first round of the statewide competition for single A schools – the Class A State Cup.  The qualifying rounds are being played at Somerset High School to determine the Region 15/16 champion.

 

OBI was playing only their second game of the season and came out a little slow and tentative against a swarming group of Ads.  They were pressured early and often in their own end by the DHS front line.  Senior forward JC Davis pulled a muscle in warmups and tried to go, but had to be subbed for in the first minute and Jake Winkler was moved from the midfield to take his spot.  It would turn out to be a good break for Winkler who, assisted by the pressure being applied by his side, banged home 3 goals in less than 5 minutes.  The first two came off deflected outlet passes, and the 3rd followed a pretty feed from Kris Frey.  The assault ended as quickly as it started however, as the Ads seemed to relax a little in the 2nd 20 minutes.  Given a chance to breath, Oneida regained their composure, and started displaying some very good individual skill.  Fullbacks Albert Momo and Melan Sayeh in particular stepped up their play.  In the 23rd minute Momo intercepted a half hearted Danville pass in his own end and blew through 4 or 5 defenders before beating Ad keeper Byron Hempel to get his squad on the board.  The half ended 3-1, but with Oneida gaining more control of the midfield.

 

The Blue and White got back to basics following a halftime ‘chat’ with the DHS coaches and came out for the second half with more energy and purpose.  The defense stiffened and caught Oneida off sides repeatedly, while Louis Beto chased down any remaining runs.  They found the net 4 more times in the half, including 2 more from Winkler to complete a 7-1 victory and insure advancement to Saturday’s regional championship match.  A satisfied Coach Beauman put it this way following the game:  “Anytime you win by six goals and can advance to a tournament final it’s a great game.  I am very pleased with how we have been playing and our overall team chemistry.  I was excited to see Jake step up to cover for an injured John Clay the way he did.  He gave us the effort and execution we needed to win the game.  There are some areas that we need to tighten up to be able to get past a quality team like Somerset.  We will discuss these points tomorrow at practice and rely on our good senior leadership to get us prepared to defend the title.”  

 

The Ads will take on Somerset (10-0 winners vs Campbellsville) Saturday night at 7:30pm.   

Trojans knock off Atherton; E'town falls

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The North Hardin Trojans weren’t down for long on Thursday.

 

After falling behind a goal to visiting Louisville Atherton, the Trojans tied the game 13 minutes in en route to a 4-1 win.

Junior forward Tyler Blankenship scored the equalizer off an assist from junior defender Alan Wells.

Less than 7 seconds into the second half, North Hardin (2-2) scored the game-winner as senior midfielder Jacquez Leandre scored off an assist from Blankenship.

Blankenship tallied his second goal of the night off an assist from senior midfielder Jacob Hughes and junior defender Andrew Messer finished off the scoring on a feed from Blankenship.

Junior keeper Daniel Padilla made 12 saves.

 

North Hardin won the junior varsity match, 1-0.

 

UP NEXT: North Hardin hosts 10th District rival Meade County at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

NO. 15 SOUTH OLDHAM 5, NO. 22 ELIZABETHTOWN 1. The homestanding Panthers (3-1) trailed 2-1 at halftime, but South Oldham (4-0) pulled away in the second half.

“We played a great team for that reason: To see what we need to work on. We’ll be all right. It was a good learning experience,” said Elizabethtown coach Jon Parsons.

Junior midfielder Nick Link scored Elizabethtown’s goal off a penalty kick in the sixth minute to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead. It was all South Oldham after that.

Senior keeper Jacob Wilson made four saves.

 

The JV game ended in a 2-2 tie.

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown plays Lexington Lafayette at 8 tonight in the Bowling Green Purple Classic.

BULLITT EAST 3, JOHN HARDIN 2. The visiting Bulldogs (6-1) fell behind 3-0 at the half and couldn’t recover in the second half despite out shooting Bullitt East (4-1), 17-4 for the game.

Junior forward Grant Zigos scored off an assist from senior midfielder Daniel Johnson and junior midfielder Kevin Stafford had the other goal off an assist from junior forward Alex Dudley.

The JV game ended in a 0-0 tie.

 

UP NEXT: John Hardin plays Graves County at 8:30 tonight in the Boots and Butts Classic at Hopkinsville.

NELSON COUNTY 5, LARUE COUNTY 2. After falling behind 2-0 at the half, the Hawks (2-2) pulled within a goal of the home standing Cardinals, but Nelson County scored two goals in the final 15 minutes for its third win in four games.

“We scared them, but we couldn’t finish it,” said LaRue County coach Chuck Holloway.

Senior midfielder Bradley Dyson and junior midfielder Todd Gozzard each had an unassisted goal for LaRue County.

Nelson County won the JV game, 3-0

 

UP NEXT: LaRue County plays at 5th Region rival Central Hardin at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

 Pulaski downed by Berea, 6-3

Pulaski’s Jared Burgett (left) hustles for a loose ball against a Berea defender in the Maroons’ 6-3 loss in pool play at the Hyundai Challenge Pulaski Cup at Pulaski County High School on Monday night.
Steve Cornelius Photo / Commonwealth Journal