SOCCER IN CLASS 4..AS STAR- STUDDED AS THEY
COME..
INCLUDING THE
BLACKSBURG
BOYS..
BLACKSBURG BOYS.. 13 VHSL STATE
TITLES, INCLUDING
LAST YEAR.
TODAY-- A TOUGH
MATCHUP AGAINST
CHANCELLOR IN
THE STATE SEMIS
COACH
BLUMENTHAL NOW
THE WINNINGEST
COACH IN VHSL
HISTORY...GETTING
HIS BOYS PREPPED.
SCORELESS FIRST
HALF....CHARGERS
SCORE FIRST IN
THE SECOND...IT’S A
KICK OFF THE
INSIDE FOOT OF ELI
CARR FOR THE 1-0
LEAD. LESS THAN A
MINUTE LATER
CHANCELLOR
SCORED AGAIN TO
TAKE A 2-0 LEAD.
BLACKSBURG
DOWN BUT NOT
OUT. 2-1 NOW
STORE-- STURE FORESMAN ON A HEADER...BOUNCES
ONE INTO THE
CORNER OF THE
NET AND WE’RE
TIED AT 2.
BUT WITH UNDER 4
MINUTES TO
PLAY...CHANCELLO
R THE GO-AHEAD
GOAL. FROM 35
YARDS OUT IT’S
JAKE PETERSON
AND CHANCELLOR
TAKES DOWN THE
DEFENDING CHAMP
BLACKSBURG 3-2.
CLASS 3
BOYS...NORTHSIDE
PLAYING IN ITS
FIRST EVER STATE
SEMIFINAL GAME
AGAINST TABB.
BOTH
GOALKEEPERS
BOTH GOALKEEPERS WERE KEPT BUSY
THROUGHOUT THE
DAY.
BRANDON KAMINER
TRYING TO PLACE
THE BALL NEAR THE
NET FOR A
TEAMMATE BUT
SCOTT NEWMAN
COMES IN FOR THE
SWEEPING SAVE TO
TAKE IT AWAY.
VIKING
DOMINATED
VIKING DOMINATED POSSESSION...TOBI
DOMINATED POSSESSION...TOBI ROLON IS AT A
PRIME POSITION TO
SCORE. SHOOTS IT
AND CONNOR
GUIDO IS AT THE
RIGHT SPOT FOR
THE SAVE.
NORTHSIDE
BREAKS THROUGH
HERE IN THE
SECOND HALF. IT’S
A FREE KICK BY
DANIEL
PEREIRA...KISSES
DANIEL PEREIRA...KISSES THE CROSSBAR
AND INTO THE NET
FROM 20 YARDS
OUT.
NORTHSIDE ADDED
AN INSURANCE
GOAL FOR THE 2-0
VICTORY TO
ADVANCE TO THE
CLASS 3 FINAL.
ALLEN: I THINK OUR
TRUST FACTOR
REALLY PUSHED US
TO THE EDGE AND
OUR WORK RATE.
WE MADE SURE AT
THE END OF THE
DAY WE HAVE TO
CONTINUE TO
PUSH. THEY
PUSHED BACK BUT
WE MADE SURE WE
COUNTERED THEM
TO FINISH OFF. SO
I’M REALLY PROUD
OF THE GUYS. OH I
SO PROUD OF
THEM.
ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE CLASS
3 BRACKET... IT’S
NORTHSIDE WILL
PLAY W-A AT 3PM IN
THE FINAL
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
KYLE STENZEL GETS THE LEEMEN UP FIRST WITH THIS
PENALTY KICK TO
MAKE IT 1-0
GILES WORKING
NEAR THE BOX,
THEY TRY BUT
CULLEN WALLACE
STOPS IT
BUT NATHAN OREY
MAKES A SAVE OF
HIS OWN LATER IN
THE GAME
BUT ROBERT E LEE
WILL WIPE OUT
GILES 7-1
ONTO
MARTINSVILLE
ONTO MARTINSVILLE TAKING ON
GEORGE MASON...
FIRST HALF
BULLDOGS WITH A
GOOD CHANCE
HERE, JUST NOT
HARD ENOUGH OF A
SHOT
LATER, BEN
JARRETT WITH THE
NICE LOOK FOR
THE RED AND
WHITE, JUST A
LITTLE WIDE FINAL MINUTES, OFF THE CORNER,
SEYED SHAMS
WITH THE HEADER
AND GEORGE
MASON DEFEATS
MARTINSVILLE 2-0
IN THE SEMI FINAL
CLASS 1
CLASS 1
SEMIFINALS...AUBU RN VS. RAPPAHANNOCK.
THE RAIDERS WERE
THE AGRESSORS
THROUGHOUT A
SCORELESS GAME..
AND INTO
OVERTIME..
THIS IS EDWARD
HEADLEY THE SOLO
FLIGHT..BUT
GOALKEEP CARTER
BROCKMAN...WAS
IMPENETRABLE---AL
BROCKMAN...WAS IMPENETRABLE---AL L DAY---GREAT
STOP HERE.
SECOND 5 MINUTE
OVERTIME STILL
SCORELESS.
CARTER
SCORELESS. CARTER SHELOR..PLAYS IT
AHEAD TO GAGE
PHILLIPS...
AND PHILLIPS
CLEANS UP THE
REBOUND AND
WATCH THE
EAGLE...TAKE
FLIGHT
EAGLE...TAKE FLIGHT THE AUBURN BOYS
INTO THE STATE
FINALS FOR THE
FIRST TIME---GETS
IT DONE WITH
DEFENSE..AND A
DEADLY
COUNTERPUNCH
DEADLY COUNTERPUNCH TO BOOT
WE LOOK TO
POACH A GOAL
WHEN WE CAN BUT
WE ARE ALWAYS
SOLID IN SHAPE
DEFENSIVELY JUST
MAKING SURE THAT
WE’RE NOT LETTING
BALLS IN BEHIND
AND THEN WE JUST
WAIT FOR A
MOMENT OF
BRILLIANCE AND IT
JUST HAPPENED AT
THE VERY END OF
THE GAME TODAY."
GALAX DYNASTY
GOING FOR 5TH
TITLE IN SIX YEARS.
SEMIFINALS VS
NORTHUMBERLAND.
THE MAROON
TIDE’S ERIC
ESCOBAR LEADS
CHRISTIAN
ROJAS.....WHO
CHRISTIAN ROJAS.....WHO CONVERTS ...IN
FRONT.... A 1-0 LEAD
LATER
ESCOBAR....THE
LATER ESCOBAR....THE PENALTY SHOT FOR
A HAND BALL IN THE
BOX.. THAT’S
MONEY...2-0
AND THEN..WATCH
ESCOBAR..FROM 20
YARDS OUT.
THE BLAST ...TOP
SHELF....AND IN..
GALAX..ROLLS 3-0
TO REACH
ANOTHER STATE
FINAL..
FINAL..
JAMES RIVER’S SPRING SPORTS SUCCESS..HAS
OFTEN BEEN IN
SOFTBALL..
BUT THIS
AFTERNOON..THIER
GIRLS SOCCER
TEAM TAKES THE
TURF IN STATE
SEMIFINAL ACTION.
FACING MAGGIE
WALKER IN THE
CLASS 2
SEMIFINALS...
WALKER..WITH
SEMIFINALS... WALKER..WITH QUICK STRIKE
CAPABILITY..
WATCH THE
CENTER FOR MIMI
KEMP..WHO
HANDLES IT.
THEN BURIES IT...
1-0 IN THIS ONE.
THE DRAGONS
KEPT THE
PRESSURE
ON...KATIE SMITH
THE POINT BLANK
SHOT, TURNED
AWAY BY KEEPER
COLEEN PEERY..
REBOUND SHOT
DENIED AS WELL..
BUT MAGGIE
WALKER
DOMINATES 5-0 TO
ADVANCES TO THE STATE FINALS VS GEORGE MASON
TOMORROW.
MORE CLASS TWO
ACTION, RADFORD
VERSUS GEORGE
MASON, STILL
RAINING....
MUSTANGS STRIKE
FIRST, JUST OUT OF
SADIE HURST’S
REACH. 1-0 IN THE
9TH MINUTE
LATER,BOBCATS
DOWN 2-0 BUT
TAYLOR HAMBLIN
SEES AN EMPTY
NET AND SHE
SCORES!
BUT TIME WILL
EXPIRE AS GEORGE
MASON WINS IT 2-1
AUBURN FACING
OFF AGAINST
RAPPAHANNOCK,
FIGHTING FOR A
SPOT IN THE
INAUGURAL CLASS
1 GIRLS STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP
20TH MINUTE
EAGLES UP 1-0,
ABBY LAFON WITH
THE NICE SHOT
HERE, THEY GO UP
BY 2
SECOND HALF,
LINDSAY HARRIS
FINDS THE BACK OF
THE NET HERE TO
MAKE IT 3-0
ONE MORE GOAL
LATE IN THE GAME
WILL SEAL THE WIN
4-0 FOR AUBURN,
ONTO THE
CHAMPIONSHIP
EAST MONT
TRYING TO GET
INTO THE
CHAMPIONSHIP
WITH RIVAL
AUBURN...
STONEWALL
AUBURN... STONEWALL JACKSON STRIKING
FIRST, KYLENE
FRANKLIN JUST
UNDER THE
CROSSBAR IN THE
6TH MINUTE
SECOND HALF,
GENERAL WILL TRY
AGAIN BUT MADDIE
SMITH FLIES IN
WITH THE SAVE
STONEWALL JUST
COULD NOT BE
STOPPED,
ANOTHER SHOT BY
FRANKLIN
AND THE
GENERALS MOVE
ON 3-1 OVER
EASTERN
MONTGOMERY
EASTERN MONTGOMERY
MONTGOMERY
GAME FOUR
GAME FOUR TONIGHT...RAPTOR S LEADING 2-