The JV finishes its season with a half game tonight. Every player on the roster gets playing time even though we only play 35 minutes. Despite the 0-0 draw, the game counts as a win because shortened games by a host count as a forfeit. Therefore the official season record for our Junior Varsity 6-5-2; a winning season! Coach Kyle Dijkstra coaches the JV tonight in Seth's absence. Congratulations JV on a good season! Speaking of winning seasons, the Varsity was assured one weeks ago! Tonight's game has an early start and fortunately for us, Senior Night won't start until after the Varsity contest so we don't have to sit thru another Senior Night -again-. FIRST HALF After introductions which don't go exactly smooth ("assisted by Coach Douche-ma"...what???), it is time to shake hands because at BCHS, the National Anthem is not played before sporting events. A boat load of ball boys and girls surround the very crowned pitch with 5 game balls ready to prevent any type of time wasting. The lights are on and brighten most of the field except for the corners. The Panthers don't have their usual quick start although a Sebastian free kick in the 4th does find Jerson's forehead but the early opportunity does not make it past the goal line. NW plays a little sloppy and a minute later, the Bruins take advantage of that. A negative trifecta with one player out of position, another too late at the ball and the keeper too far to his left, leaving the goal exposed, turns into an easy opportunity and subsequent goal for the Bruins, 1-0. It takes the Panthers about another 5 minutes before we actually start combining and playing the game we know how to. A very nice long ball from Trent Edwards in the 15" (the man will run his rear end off all night long earning him the MVP of the night) makes it to Andre. His fantastic touch -he doesn't try to kill it- goes to the right out of the keepers reach. Luckily for the Bethany keeper, the ball finds the woodwork and comes back out. In the 28th, Jerson Sanchez takes a shot at the goal and this effort finds the post as well. We play well but get extremely unlucky. Two minutes before the half, Joey Eshelman enters the box and reaches for the ball but gets tripped from behind. Looking more like a glider trying to crash land then a soccer player, his first solo flight earns him a PK. Sebastian places the ball decisively into the goal and we are tied, 1-1. Unfortunately, Bethany takes the ball from the kick off back to our defense and manages to score before the half; 2-1. HALF TIME- The Tea Time Talk is a positive one. After the first sloppy 10 minutes, we settled down and have played well. Two defensive miscues have put us in a hole but we have managed all year to get out of those without too many problems. It is also not our most important game but Bethany is a decent team albeit somewhat one dimensional. All they do is long ball it where we try to mix it up with possession, passing and a occasional long ball. We need to shape up a little defesively and finish our opportunities. SECOND HALF- Action on the pitch goes back and forth. The Bruins create few chances but are rarely dangerous. They end up with 2 goals on 4 shots on the night. A little past midway thru the half, the Panthers get a free kick. Chan is tired of their #10 Torres throwing the ball up and away after each free kick and tells him to give him the ball at which time Mr. Torres decides to call him a name. Chan's response is inappropriate and a scuffle ensues.
Both receive a red card and are ejected from the game and both have to sit out the next game. It is now 10v10 which means there is more space to run into. The arbiters are trying to stop the clock for injuries time and time again but the clock and scoreboard operator has decided to vacation in La La Land or hasn't figured out wwhere the button is to stop the clock. This irritating behavior meets with some screaming from the NW bench (mainly me). Speaking of irritating: as nice as the small boys and girls that run the balls tonight might be to their parents and grandparents, they are obviously too young to have the responsibility as ball people. Time and time again are they unaware of the game and do not know what to do with the ball and are unable to get the ball back into play quickly. Not their fault, you can only blame who ever thought it was a good idea to have the ball running done by people who have not been out of diapers that long. Despite these surrounding events, the Panthers persevere as they have all season long. It finally pays off in the 71st when Andre launches a free kick into the box. It is hard to figure out what happens in the ensuing melee. Let us just go with the unofficial version from the NW players, Jerson somehow gets the ball over the line. It looks to some of us more like an own goal but either way, the goal counts and the Panthers are level. Despite some anxious moments on the Bethany defense side, we are unable to push another one over the line. So we end in a stalemate. We feel we are the better team but we can live with the result, our first draw of the season. In the handshaking line we notice that Chan has learned his lesson and that Torres has not. He utters some disgusting language toward Chan who is wise not to respond. NOTES - The Panthers finish the regualar season at 13-2-1; a fantastic season. As a matter of fact the best season ever by a NW soccer team! 5-2 in the NLC is a school best as well. And now on to the 2019 NorthWood Sectionals. We play in Game 1 on Monday on our home turf -literally- vs West Noble (5 pm start). A preview of the game will be posted on Game Day! We have scouted West Noble and believe we have a good game plan and a good chance of beating them. Today's practice will run til about 4:45-5 and the extra practice tomorrow will be from 10-11 am; both will take place on our turf field in preparation of Sectionals.
The JV finishes its season with a half game tonight. Every player on the roster gets playing time even though we only play 35 minutes. Despite the 0-0 draw, the game counts as a win because shortened games by a host count as a forfeit. Therefore the official season record for our Junior Varsity 6-5-2; a winning season! Coach Kyle Dijkstra coaches the JV tonight in Seth's absence. Congratulations JV on a good season! Speaking of winning seasons, the Varsity was assured one weeks ago! Tonight's game has an early start and fortunately for us, Senior Night won't start until after the Varsity contest so we don't have to sit thru another Senior Night -again-. FIRST HALF After introductions which don't go exactly smooth ("assisted by Coach Douche-ma"...what???), it is time to shake hands because at BCHS, the National Anthem is not played before sporting events. A boat load of ball boys and girls surround the very crowned pitch with 5 game balls ready to prevent any type of time wasting. The lights are on and brighten most of the field except for the corners. The Panthers don't have their usual quick start although a Sebastian free kick in the 4th does find Jerson's forehead but the early opportunity does not make it past the goal line. NW plays a little sloppy and a minute later, the Bruins take advantage of that. A negative trifecta with one player out of position, another too late at the ball and the keeper too far to his left, leaving the goal exposed, turns into an easy opportunity and subsequent goal for the Bruins, 1-0. It takes the Panthers about another 5 minutes before we actually start combining and playing the game we know how to. A very nice long ball from Trent Edwards in the 15" (the man will run his rear end off all night long earning him the MVP of the night) makes it to Andre. His fantastic touch -he doesn't try to kill it- goes to the right out of the keepers reach. Luckily for the Bethany keeper, the ball finds the woodwork and comes back out. In the 28th, Jerson Sanchez takes a shot at the goal and this effort finds the post as well. We play well but get extremely unlucky. Two minutes before the half, Joey Eshelman enters the box and reaches for the ball but gets tripped from behind. Looking more like a glider trying to crash land then a soccer player, his first solo flight earns him a PK. Sebastian places the ball decisively into the goal and we are tied, 1-1. Unfortunately, Bethany takes the ball from the kick off back to our defense and manages to score before the half; 2-1. HALF TIME- The Tea Time Talk is a positive one. After the first sloppy 10 minutes, we settled down and have played well. Two defensive miscues have put us in a hole but we have managed all year to get out of those without too many problems. It is also not our most important game but Bethany is a decent team albeit somewhat one dimensional. All they do is long ball it where we try to mix it up with possession, passing and a occasional long ball. We need to shape up a little defesively and finish our opportunities. SECOND HALF- Action on the pitch goes back and forth. The Bruins create few chances but are rarely dangerous. They end up with 2 goals on 4 shots on the night. A little past midway thru the half, the Panthers get a free kick. Chan is tired of their #10 Torres throwing the ball up and away after each free kick and tells him to give him the ball at which time Mr. Torres decides to call him a name. Chan's response is inappropriate and a scuffle ensues. 
Both receive a red card and are ejected from the game and both have to sit out the next game. It is now 10v10 which means there is more space to run into. The arbiters are trying to stop the clock for injuries time and time again but the clock and scoreboard operator has decided to vacation in La La Land or hasn't figured out wwhere the button is to stop the clock. This irritating behavior meets with some screaming from the NW bench (mainly me). Speaking of irritating: as nice as the small boys and girls that run the balls tonight might be to their parents and grandparents, they are obviously too young to have the responsibility as ball people. Time and time again are they unaware of the game and do not know what to do with the ball and are unable to get the ball back into play quickly. Not their fault, you can only blame who ever thought it was a good idea to have the ball running done by people who have not been out of diapers that long. Despite these surrounding events, the Panthers persevere as they have all season long. It finally pays off in the 71st when Andre launches a free kick into the box. It is hard to figure out what happens in the ensuing melee. Let us just go with the unofficial version from the NW players, Jerson somehow gets the ball over the line. It looks to some of us more like an own goal but either way, the goal counts and the Panthers are level. Despite some anxious moments on the Bethany defense side, we are unable to push another one over the line. So we end in a stalemate. We feel we are the better team but we can live with the result, our first draw of the season. In the handshaking line we notice that Chan has learned his lesson and that Torres has not. He utters some disgusting language toward Chan who is wise not to respond. NOTES - The Panthers finish the regualar season at 13-2-1; a fantastic season. As a matter of fact the best season ever by a NW soccer team! 5-2 in the NLC is a school best as well. And now on to the 2019 NorthWood Sectionals. We play in Game 1 on Monday on our home turf -literally- vs West Noble (5 pm start). A preview of the game will be posted on Game Day! We have scouted West Noble and believe we have a good game plan and a good chance of beating them. Today's practice will run til about 4:45-5 and the extra practice tomorrow will be from 10-11 am; both will take place on our turf field in preparation of Sectionals.
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