Sectional Rd 2 NorthWood-Wawasee 1-2 (1-0)

NorthWood goes ahead 1-0 on a Eli Aukerman PK (foul on Jaron results in the PK)in the second minute. With numerous chances for NW that do not find the net, we let Wawasee get into the game. The second half starts out with a PK for the Warriors in the 44th. With the game tied at 1-1, the officiating in the middle goes from horrible to horrendous to disastrous. This guy clearly has no business being a center at a Sectional and probably felt like checking his underwear since he seemed to be unable to control a High School boy's soccer game that was somewhat contentious. When you have to tell Captains that they need to take control of the game, it pretty much means that you, as a center ref, have no clue on how to control it. Thanks to the AR on the bench side, it was somewhat kept under control so no one got hurt. We let Wawasee, a team that really is not very good at all with the exception of #4, back in the game. Wawasee scores the game winner with 32 seconds left on the clock. Unfortunately, the season is over. Our seniors worked hard and fought hard in this game but unfortunately, despite our focus on Wawasee's #4, he was able to slip thru the defense and score on us in the last seconds of the game. Our back line performed admirably, our midfield worked hard although we were out of position at times and did not cover the gaps well. Jaron worked very hard, Jadon played well and had some good shots. Eli had a great PK (he was the #1 on the PK list). Josh, Mason and Brock (and Skyler when he subbed in ) have been a solid back three. Cody had a good game and a good season. Cody was the only four year starter on this year's Varsity. Micah was dangerous and worked hard when he came in. Landon and Corbin passed well. Lucas got to experience Sectional pressure as did Trent and Kyle Luster. Dylan Weldy did a nice job crossing the balls in and did well on the flank.Matt was a workhorse in the middle and Juan did well and worked well together with Jerson (something to look forward to next season). Look on this site for announcements for the Fall Awards and the Open Gym in the AC (OG/AC).