NorthWood - Tippy Valley 11-0 (7-0)

FIRST HALF - The threat of bad weather disappears by game time much like the Vikings defense. There is none of either. A nice crowd of an even 100 (there was plenty of time to count and recount the spectators during the game; the total does include the concession stand workers, the announcers and scoreboard operators and Kyle Cripe who really does a great job running the balls on the dug out side), observes a tame game with a solid result. It takes the Panthers more then 10 minutes to change the scoreboard but once C-Bass records his first assist of the season with a nice pass to Andre, who places ball over the line with accuracy, there is no stopping them. With goals in the 12th (Sebastian goal/Landon assist), 17th (Sebastian's second, Marshall assist), again the 17th (Kayden goal, Brock assist), 26th (Chandler unassisted), 28th (Andy assist, Andre assist) and 39th (Lucas goal -over GK- with a Sebastian assist), the scoreboard is showing a 7-0 half time score.Luke touches the ball only a few times in the goal and only when the ball is played back to him. Also noteworthy in the first half is the interesting approach from Andy Duran when he takes a corner where the flag becomes the opponent. The corner flag does a nice job because the corner is short and ineffective. HALF TIME - The focus at the half is on passing to feet, moving without the ball and scoring from outside the box. With an opponent like this, little can be gained; a practice would benefit us more. It is obvious that our opponent is a new soccer program that is in its infancy and clearly plays at a different level then we do at this time. SECOND HALF - More of the same is the theme after the break. A running clock helps but it is hard to get super motivated against this opponent. Highlights of the second half include a Kayden Newcomer goal in minute 48 (Kyle Luster assist), a 49th minute Andy Duran goal (Andre assist), a 51st goal by Andre (Parker assist) and the final goal in the 75th by C-Bass (another Parker assist off a corner). Andrew Graber defended the goal in the second half and provided the highlight of the night by tripping over a ball played back to him, while proclaiming "this field is awful" although some on the bench heard it as "I want a waffle". The final score is 11-0; Sebastian Guillen finishes the night with a hat trick, Andy Duran, Kayden Newcomer and Andre DeFreitas all finish with two a piece and Chandler Bontrager and Lucas Aukerman tally one each.NOTES - Coach Duerksen fixes the scoreboard before the game so it now runs the time down correctly. Thanks to Jason Thompson and Randy Cripe for taking care of the duties in the press box and also thanks to Kyle Cripe for helping out. Also a shout out to a good portion of the JV for supporting their Varsity team mates. Next up is the away game against Angola; the bus leaves tomorrow morning at 8 am! Todays practice is at the High School and will be done by 5 pm. THE PANTHERS WALK OUT BEFORE MATCH NUMBER1.