10/16 Southwest Missouri High School Soccer Report

KhaiUyen Huynh (#3) celebrates with teammate K-Ro (#10) and Tyler Krahenbuhl after scoring

Nixa Eagles – 3 (OT)
Carthage Tigers – 2
K-Ro strikes again, 90 seconds into overtime, giving the Eagles the win and keeping their Central Ozark Conference large school title hopes alive. The goal came as sr Tyler Bartell sent a ball to the top of the box where it was headed down by Chandler Hale. Jr Kaleb Romero ran onto to the ball, heading it into the net from just outside the 6 yard box for the golden goal.

The Eagles struck first in the game, against the run of play, when KhaiUyen Huynh knocked a loose ball into the open net in the 36th minute. It came after the Tigers had seen several good opportunities go for naught as they pushed the Eagles to the limit. Nixa struck again 90 seconds into the second half, pushing the ball down the right side after Carthage had an early chance from the restart. In what a senior referee described as ‘the best individual effort goal I’ve seen this year’, Romero collected the final pass outside the box, beat his defender down the right side before turning the corner and taking the ball into the six yard box where he was able to flick it quickly to the near post after freezing the keeper.

The Tigers are too good a squad to stay down for long and over the next twenty minutes they were able to come back with a pair of goals of their own to tie the game. In the 48th minute, sophomore Joe Curti headed a rebound of a shot that caromed off of the cross bar into the net. The tying goal was scored in the 62nd minute and while the intent may have been to cross the ball, it sailed just over the goalkeeper’s outstretched arms and settled into the far side netting. Unfortunately for the Tigers, the final 20 minutes saw them neglect their quality midfield, opting for long balls and attempted break-aways rather then the patient, control game they are capable of playing.

A Carthage win this evening would have given them the inaugural large school Central Ozark Conference crown with a 6-0 record. The loss leaves them at 5-1 while the Eagles are 4-1 with a game at Branson next week. A win will ensure Co-Champion status with comparable 5-1 records, Nixa’s loss coming at Neosho.

Springfield Catholic – 2
New Covenant Academy Warriors – 1
Catholic positions themselves for the #1 seed in the upcoming District playoffs with the win against their Western neighbor. Jeremy Weimer opened the scoring in the 26th minute, giving NCA the initial lead only to see Justin Bowenschulte knot the score two minutes later on a header from a corner kick. The game winner came in the 60th minute as Adam Entrup runs onto a rebound in the box.

Cassville Wildcats – 4
Carl Junction Bulldogs – 1

Greenwood Blue Jays – 4
Monett Cubs – 2
Greenwood jumped out to an early 3-0 lead scoring goals in the 12th, 14th, and 23rd minutes of the first half. Monett scored in the 39th minute in the first half on a penalty kick by Mauricio Trujillo. The Cub’s got another goal from Jose Lopez (unassisted) in the 57th minute to close the score to 3-2 only to see Greenwood increase their lead once again in the 63rd minute to cap the scoring on this evening.

Bolivar Liberators – 3
Aurora Houn ‘Dawgs – 1
Goals scored by Matt Magana and Jake Condren (2). Not much else to say. Bolivar improves their record to 13-7.

Willard Tigers – 1 (OT)
Branson Pirates – 0
It took two full halves and five minutes of overtime to decide a great match that featured two teams playing great soccer. The winning tally came as the Branson defense attempted to clear a ball from the edge of the 18. Tyler Sevon won the ball and slotted a pass to Marian Lup who beat James Huffman with a shot to the far post giving Willard the victory. Both teams gave the large crowd a great show.

Parkview Vikings – 3
Neosho Wildcats – 0
Tim Griffin scores a brace around Matt Medley’s goal to get their 14th win of the season.

Joplin Eagles – 2
Ozark Tigers – 0
Joplin scores a pair of goals late in the game to get the win at Ozark.

Kickapoo Chiefs – 6
Hillcrest Hornets – 0

Columbia Rock Bridge Bruins – 3
Waynesville Tigers – 1
It was senior night for Waynesville and the boys would like to thank their families and all the fans that came out to support them. The goal for the Tigers was scored by Eric Iverson

Camdenton Lakers – 2
Jeff City Jays – 0
Rayder Bennet scored a goal in both halves to give the Lakers the win over their former District foes.