Archives for October 2006

The Joplin Eagles, seeded #3 this year, took advantage of a marvelous goal by freshman Max Duncan to knock off #2 Parkview this evening, 1-0. The goal came from a throw-in by senior John Duncan (yes, they are brothers) and Max took the ball, turned and unleased a shot from 25+ yards that ended up in the side netting. John was having a hard time finding the adjectives necessary to describe the shot and the satisfaction the Eagles took in reaching the District Final. A result that offers a salve for last years loss in PK’s to the Vikings who took this loss very hard.

On a larger stage, the Eagles would be described as a bunch of no-names, a team that seems to recognize it’s strengths (the Duncan’s) and works very hard to overachieve. It doesn’t hurt that the standard for hard work is set by the brothers, but this team fought off everything the Vikings threw at them. John McDermid exhibited a high level of confidence in goal, which he delivered on. His defense, led by #13 in the middle (pictured above) got to the ball first, negating the Vikings many corner kicks and centering passes.

The Kickapoo Chiefs faced off against the Nixa Eagles in the early match and shutout their southern opponent 7-1. The goal of the game was by senior Bryan King who delivered a bicycle kick goal that he and his teammates will remember for a long time. He was able to take a hard driven corner kick and bury it from just outside the six yard box. Update – Ole, the final score of the Chiefs v Eagles game was 7-1. The Eagles scored in the first half on Brady Hurlburt’s well timed header and the Chiefs had a narrow 2-1 halftime lead. The Eagles are a much better team than the final score reveals. The overtime match on the preceeding night took its toll in the second half and the Eagles simply ran out of gas. Hat tip to Ron Prater for his comment which I felt deserved to be up here.

The District 12 Final will be Chiefs versus Eagles on Thursday evening at 6:00 pm.

The District 11 games began this evening at Cooper Soccer complex with #5 Hillcrest facing off against #4 Lebanon. The two teams came in looking for a District win to add to their resumes and the result was a game that did not lack for attacking soccer. The Yellowjackets ability to score, combined with goalkeeper Matthew Gow’s effort, provided the difference and earned them a 5-0 shutout win. Goals were scored by …

In the second game, the #3 Waynesville Tigers faced off against the Central Bulldogs. The final score was Waynesville 5, Central 0.

The District 11 Semifinals will be Thursday evening at Cooper and will feature
5:00 pm #1 Glendale vs Lebanon
7:00 pm #2 Rolla vs Waynesville moroccan escort dubai

Plenty of excitement on the pitch this evening as six teams earned the opportunity to continue their season while another six finish with fond memories.

In Class 1, the seedings were accurate and we’ll have a new Springfield derby to cheer on Wednesday.

Greenwood Blue Jays – 3
College Heights Christian – 1
The Jays took a necessary first step tonight, getting two goals from Dylan Montileone and one from Brad Cook. Andre Chaney scored for College Heights, who earned the opportunity to play by beating Thomas Jefferson 1-0 on Saturday in the play-in game. They had beaten the Blue Jays 1-0 in late September in their previous meeting.

New Covenant Academy Warriors – 4
Aurora Houn ‘Dawgs – 1
The Warriors got two goals each from seniors Mitchell Scott and Danny Jeffries in holding off the Houn ‘Dawgs. Aurora’s goal was scored by junior midfielder Steve Young on a PK.

The final will be Wednesday at 6:00pm at Cooper Soccer Complex. Greenwood and NCA have faced each other two prior times, both in early September with Greenwood 2-0 in those matches. The first game was an 2-1 OT win for Greenwood and the second game a 3-2 win after forfeiting an early 2-0 lead.

In Willard, the Class 2 semifinal matches lead to a strong Final on Wednesday.

Bolivar Liberators – 2
Willard Tigers – 0
The Liberators obviously are enjoying playing their District games closer to home as they reach the final of the Class District playoffs with their shutout of the Tigers, who came on strong at the end of the season.

West Plains Zizzers – 3
Webb City Cardinals – 1
West Plains struck first, in the 7th minute when Justin Scicluna converted a PK. TJ Martin’s header in the 22nd knotted the score, only to see the Zizzer’s come back a minute later to once again take the lead. Stuart Ziegler scored on an assist from Chris Saner (Chris’ 11th assist of the season, a new team record). West Plains scored on a second PK in the 27th minute, this time by Stuart Ziegler. The Cardinals missed a PK in the second half in losing to the #1 seed.

The final between West Plains and Bolivar will be played at Willard on Wednesday beginning at 6:00 pm.

The Class 3 games at Kickapoo set the semifinals which are tomorrow.

Joplin Eagles – 1
Ozark Tigers – 0
Senior John Duncan scored the only goal, late in the game, as the teams battled to continue their seasons.

Nixa Eagles – 3 (OT)
Neosho Wildcats – 2
The late game saw two experienced teams fighting a pitched battle that went back and forth. Neosho drew first blood in the 7th minute, while Guillermo Zuniga equalized for Nixa later in the half. In the second half, Neosho went ahead on a PK following a hand ball in the box. It was in the 68th minute that sophomore Clinton Joslyn’s hustle brought the Eagles back. His high energy effort to get to a ball pushed wide by the Neosho defense, and his subsequent cross to the far post, found senior Brady Hurlburt who nodded the ball just inside the upright.

Nixa came close in the first minute of OT only to see sophomore DJ Welch provide a goal line clearance behind his keeper. It was during stoppage time that Guillermo Zuniga took a ball from Jon Durbin and sent a diagonal pass to the onrushing Hurlburt. Hurlburt’s touch pass, to the overlapping Danny Curro, sent him in alone on the keeper and the senior extended his single season scoring record to 21 with his game-winner.

Nixa thus earns the right to face a well rested Chiefs team at 5:00 pm Tuesday while Joplin will face off against Parkview in the 7:00 pm game. escort dubai outcall

From Saturday’s opening round games:

#3 seeded Jefferson City – 1
#6 seeded Camdenton – 0
On a muddy and sloppy field the Jefferson City Jays were able to capitalize early in the tenth minute with a goal off a rebound. The game was a defensive struggle with Camdenton the goalkeeper having several spectacular saves to keep the game within reach but the Camdenton squad just couldn’t find the net.

#5 seeded Smith Cotton – 4
#4 seeded Hickman – 2

The semifinals will be Tuesday evening as Camdenton continues their hosting duties.
#3 Jefferson City will play #2 Rockbridge at 5:00
#1 Helias will play #5 Smith Cotton at 7:00bangladeshi escort in dubai

Pretty simple report today. It’s District Playoffs this week, with Class 2 District 5 getting an early start this past Saturday while Class 3 District 11 will begin tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s the consolidated schedule.

Monday October 30th
Class 3 District 12 at Kickapoo
5:00 p.m. Joplin vs.Ozark
7:00 p.m. Nixa vs. Neosho

Class 2 District 5 at Willard
5:00 PM Bolivar vs. Willard
7:00 PM West Plains vs. Webb City

Class 1 District 6 at Cooper (Greenwood hosts)
6:00 pm Greenwood vs. College Heights at Cooper Field #1
6:00 pm New Covenant (2nd) vs. Aurora (3rd) at Cooper Field #2

Tuesday October 31st
Class 3 District 12 Semifinals
5:00 p.m. Kickapoo vs. Nixa
7:00 p.m. Parkview vs. Joplin

Class 3 District 11 at Cooper (Glendale hosts)
5:00 pm #5 Hillcrest Hornets vs #4 Lebanon Yellowjackets
7:00 pm #3 Waynesville Tigers vs #6 Central Bulldogs

Wednesday November 1st
Class 2 District 5 Final
6:00 pm at Willard – West Plains vs Bolivar

Class 1 District 6 Final
6:00 pm at Cooper Field #2 – Greenwood vs New Covenant Academy

Thursday November 2nd
Class 3 District 12
6:00 p.m. Final

Class 3 District 11 Semifinals
5:00 pm #1 Glendale vs winner Hillcrest/Lebanon
7:00 pm #2 Rolla vs winner Waynesville/Central

Friday November 3rd
Class 3 District 11
6:00 pm Final

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