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. He works hard to get in a passing lane position and Brayton and Dennyz find him on numerous occasions. Our threat also comes from the back where our defenders not only do a nice job playing tight and tough defense but are also at the start of very many attacks. Connor and Juan do well in the middle, Pipp and Dylan defend the outside well. Tanner is a great vacuum cleaner and Derek has a nice night as well. Eli and Ethan work hard coming off the bench to make sure the level of play doesn't go down and that the intensity stays high. Isaac's positioning is better then it has been as of late. In the 63rd, Coach Duerksen disagrees with the arbiter on a call and just when we think the discussion has come to an end, the ref pulls a yellow and presents it to Coach. In the 67th, a Plymouth attack concludes with a shot on the post. A thru ball on the NW defensive third rolls in the box. Cody dives in and greets Plymouth cleats right in his face. The Panthers defense comes to Cody's defense and the melee that follows and involves just about all players, requires intervention from all referees. NW gets to take the free kick after all players have settled down. This was a good message to send and if we would play Plymouth again in the next week or so, this situation should not happen again. In the 68th a barrage of three ugly shots pepper the NW goal but Cody stands tall again and the score remains 0-0. A Brayton Taylor cross in the 69th almost finds AC and the net but the ball lands behind AC who inadvertently reaches for the ball with his hands. With 6 seconds to go, Plymouth (are they Rockies or Pilgrims?)crosses the ball in the NW box but Cody makes another save. NorthWood's best opportunity comes in the 75th minute of play when Connor launches a long ball over the Plymouth defense. Eli runs on to the ball and keeps the ball close to his feet. Once in the box, he tries to chip the keeper who at the last second, gets a finger on the ball to push the ball to the right side of the frame for a corner. The final score is 0-0. The coaches agree that this is one our best performances of the season (the Central game being the other one that stands out). We have had to make adjustments in the back, middle and in the front. With David out, it has taken time to adjust and he is still missed but we have to deal with the fact that he is not in the lineup now and it is how you deal with adversity that counts. If David can make a comeback in the next week it is only going to make us stronger! In summary, we played hard, we played physical -not dirty- and we played well. Next up is Bethany Christian tomorrow night (Senior Night previously known as Craven Night). Our Seniors Ethan Craven and Tanner Fervida (not Ferveeeeda as in Velveeeeta) will get their moment in the spotlight. Hopefully we can count on a big crowd. The rest of the practices will be at the game field. Today will be JV's last practice.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Plymouth-NorthWood 0-0 (0-0)
In a seesaw battle, the JV draws the short end of the stick despite scoring three goals. In a 4-3 loss, Tony Lopez scores twice and Matt Thornton once (after a nice Antonio Gonzalez free kick that explodes off the crossbar right in front of Matt). The JV game is a perfect prelude to an exciting Varsity contest which starts about five minutes late in front of a Plymouth Senior Night crowd. Fortunately for us, the festivities will not take place until after the Varsity game concludes. FIRST HALF- Plymouth has posted some robust numbers on both sides of the ball as of late so the pre-game talk does focus on tight defense, taking cracks at the Plymouth goal and working hard. If you were at the game or listening to 106.1 FM or 1050am on WTCA(we had some confirmed listeners), you would agree that those three talking points were well adhered to. On a cool but pleasant night, it is the Panthers who take some offensive control from the start. But in the 7th, Cody has to come up with a big save to avert disaster. In the 20th, same story, a near post shot needs a Cripe hand to prevent a goal. A nice Brayton to Isaac cross in the 24th has Isaac taking the ball to his right and he than passes it to AC. AC rips a nice shot that needs a tip from the beefy Plymouth keeper. Another Plymouth shot in the box in the 39th requires Cody to spring into action again. Even though the score board registers only 2 SOG's for NW in the first, our score book shows a couple more. HALF TIME- Coach Duerksen addresses a few minor issues and stresses that the work rate needs to remain at least the same. SECOND HALF- The game picks right back up where it left off in the first. Every loose ball is reason for a battle and the Panthers don't shy away from it. AC plays a rough and tough forward position (maybe he should start wearing "99" on his back).JPG)
. He works hard to get in a passing lane position and Brayton and Dennyz find him on numerous occasions. Our threat also comes from the back where our defenders not only do a nice job playing tight and tough defense but are also at the start of very many attacks. Connor and Juan do well in the middle, Pipp and Dylan defend the outside well. Tanner is a great vacuum cleaner and Derek has a nice night as well. Eli and Ethan work hard coming off the bench to make sure the level of play doesn't go down and that the intensity stays high. Isaac's positioning is better then it has been as of late. In the 63rd, Coach Duerksen disagrees with the arbiter on a call and just when we think the discussion has come to an end, the ref pulls a yellow and presents it to Coach. In the 67th, a Plymouth attack concludes with a shot on the post. A thru ball on the NW defensive third rolls in the box. Cody dives in and greets Plymouth cleats right in his face. The Panthers defense comes to Cody's defense and the melee that follows and involves just about all players, requires intervention from all referees. NW gets to take the free kick after all players have settled down. This was a good message to send and if we would play Plymouth again in the next week or so, this situation should not happen again. In the 68th a barrage of three ugly shots pepper the NW goal but Cody stands tall again and the score remains 0-0. A Brayton Taylor cross in the 69th almost finds AC and the net but the ball lands behind AC who inadvertently reaches for the ball with his hands. With 6 seconds to go, Plymouth (are they Rockies or Pilgrims?)crosses the ball in the NW box but Cody makes another save. NorthWood's best opportunity comes in the 75th minute of play when Connor launches a long ball over the Plymouth defense. Eli runs on to the ball and keeps the ball close to his feet. Once in the box, he tries to chip the keeper who at the last second, gets a finger on the ball to push the ball to the right side of the frame for a corner. The final score is 0-0. The coaches agree that this is one our best performances of the season (the Central game being the other one that stands out). We have had to make adjustments in the back, middle and in the front. With David out, it has taken time to adjust and he is still missed but we have to deal with the fact that he is not in the lineup now and it is how you deal with adversity that counts. If David can make a comeback in the next week it is only going to make us stronger! In summary, we played hard, we played physical -not dirty- and we played well. Next up is Bethany Christian tomorrow night (Senior Night previously known as Craven Night). Our Seniors Ethan Craven and Tanner Fervida (not Ferveeeeda as in Velveeeeta) will get their moment in the spotlight. Hopefully we can count on a big crowd. The rest of the practices will be at the game field. Today will be JV's last practice.
. He works hard to get in a passing lane position and Brayton and Dennyz find him on numerous occasions. Our threat also comes from the back where our defenders not only do a nice job playing tight and tough defense but are also at the start of very many attacks. Connor and Juan do well in the middle, Pipp and Dylan defend the outside well. Tanner is a great vacuum cleaner and Derek has a nice night as well. Eli and Ethan work hard coming off the bench to make sure the level of play doesn't go down and that the intensity stays high. Isaac's positioning is better then it has been as of late. In the 63rd, Coach Duerksen disagrees with the arbiter on a call and just when we think the discussion has come to an end, the ref pulls a yellow and presents it to Coach. In the 67th, a Plymouth attack concludes with a shot on the post. A thru ball on the NW defensive third rolls in the box. Cody dives in and greets Plymouth cleats right in his face. The Panthers defense comes to Cody's defense and the melee that follows and involves just about all players, requires intervention from all referees. NW gets to take the free kick after all players have settled down. This was a good message to send and if we would play Plymouth again in the next week or so, this situation should not happen again. In the 68th a barrage of three ugly shots pepper the NW goal but Cody stands tall again and the score remains 0-0. A Brayton Taylor cross in the 69th almost finds AC and the net but the ball lands behind AC who inadvertently reaches for the ball with his hands. With 6 seconds to go, Plymouth (are they Rockies or Pilgrims?)crosses the ball in the NW box but Cody makes another save. NorthWood's best opportunity comes in the 75th minute of play when Connor launches a long ball over the Plymouth defense. Eli runs on to the ball and keeps the ball close to his feet. Once in the box, he tries to chip the keeper who at the last second, gets a finger on the ball to push the ball to the right side of the frame for a corner. The final score is 0-0. The coaches agree that this is one our best performances of the season (the Central game being the other one that stands out). We have had to make adjustments in the back, middle and in the front. With David out, it has taken time to adjust and he is still missed but we have to deal with the fact that he is not in the lineup now and it is how you deal with adversity that counts. If David can make a comeback in the next week it is only going to make us stronger! In summary, we played hard, we played physical -not dirty- and we played well. Next up is Bethany Christian tomorrow night (Senior Night previously known as Craven Night). Our Seniors Ethan Craven and Tanner Fervida (not Ferveeeeda as in Velveeeeta) will get their moment in the spotlight. Hopefully we can count on a big crowd. The rest of the practices will be at the game field. Today will be JV's last practice.
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