Lakeland-NorthWood 1-9 (0-6)

Cam gets introduced as EYEWAMA but that is about the only exciting event in the first 17 minutes of NW's first round in Sectionals at West Noble. With a chatty Lakers coach on the sideline, the match kind of lulls itself to sleep early on. It is clear from the beginning that Lakeland is no match for the Panthers and the only thing keeping the boys from LaGrange in the game is the fact that they defend with a minimum of six but more often then not, about 9 players stay around the box and behind the ball. A 0-0 end result must be the goal. That strategy disappears and disappears quickly when the Panthers score thrice in quick succession. Andre'S first goal comes in the 17th (Kayden assist) and as we have become accustomed to, Sebastian takes the next goal (20"; unassisted) and Andre again in the same minute (beautiful floater over the defense from our own Iguana Cam Eyewama). Dreams of a tie for Lakeland fly out the window in a span of 3-4 minutes. Kayden adds another assit in the 25th from a corner to Sebastian; 0-4. The 36th minute sees Ryne assist Andre for the 0-5 lead. Sebastian slips a nice ball to Andre on the ground a minute before the half. Andre chips it over the keep, 0-6 halftime score therefore. Not much to say at the half. Beebe plays center defense with Nick with Chase being out until Monday. He gets 80 minutes of practice to get ready for a tougher opponent. In the 43rd, Sebastian steals the ball from Lakeland at half field and dribbles all the way to the goal and then finsihes it with a nice goal, 0-7. Sebastian stays involved as he assists Andre for his last, NW's fifth and school record tying total career goals (59) to give us the 0-8 lead. Concentration is lacking as we give up a cheap goal in the 55th which means we once again do not get a shutout. Nine minutes before the final whistle, Cam assists again, this time to Joel Guzman. The player built as much for theTour de France as soccer, scores the way he would climb the French Alps and puts the scoreboard operator to work for the final time; 1-9. Next up West Noble (winner of PK's versus Wawasee after a 2-2 regular and OT tie) at 5 pm Wednesday. Thanks to Sarah DeFreitas for the snacks and delicious sandwiches! Practice at the High School today from 3-4:30.

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