The Parkview varsity took the field against a good Kickapoo squad on a beautiful day and lost 6-1. Kickapoo’s first goal came in the 8th minute when a scrum in the box ended up with a ball in the back of the net – we think it was Kyler Temple’s goal. The teams played evenly for the next twenty minutes, and then in the 31st minute Zach Hay scored off a corner kick to make it 2-0 and it remained that way at the end of the half. In the second half Ian Kennedy played a nice through ball to Heath Melugin who cut the ball at the top of the box and deposited it for a 3-0 Kickapoo lead. Zach Hay played a long ball from the back to a racing Ian Kennedy on the wing and Ian finished far post for a 4-0 lead. Parkview responded immediately, scoring in the next minute (53rd) when Derek Rosbrugh (senior) through a ball in down the line into the box for Darren Shaw (junior). Darren calmly beat a defender with speed and crossed the ball diagonally back from the touch line into the path of Dane Knapp (sophomore), who finished in the upper netting from about 8 out – cutting the lead to 4-1. Kickapoo responded six minutes later when Skyler Russell found Heath Melugin for his second of the night. Matt Beckett (senior) had a beautiful slide tackle in the box, taking the ball off Skyler Russell’s feet and saving a goal in the 61st minute. On a corner kick a few minutes later Matt Beckett (senior) cleared the ball off the line. The scoring finished out when Heath Melugin was taken off his feet in the box and finished a PK in the side neeting for the final goal, 6-1. Parkview had 5 shots on goal to Kickapoo’s 13, and Jonathan Malter (sophomore) had seven saves in the match. Parkview fell to 4-4 on the season.
The JV team lost 1-0 in a hard-fought battle. It’s fair to say that against one of their toughest opponents of the season the JV played their best game thus far. The score was 0-0 at half thanks to great play by the entire defensive squad, anchored by Michael Duff. Ben Haldiman was clean and aggressive in goal, and it’s fair to say that Kickapoo out-possesed Parkview 60-40, while Parkview still had a few legitimate scoring chances. The JV team will look to build on this solid game and continue to play and at maximum intensity, and if they can look to see them picking up a good chunk of wins throughout the season. (by Joseph Florez)
The JV team lost 1-0 in a hard-fought battle. It’s fair to say that against one of their toughest opponents of the season the JV played their best game thus far. The score was 0-0 at half thanks to great play by the entire defensive squad, anchored by Michael Duff. Ben Haldiman was clean and aggressive in goal, and it’s fair to say that Kickapoo out-possesed Parkview 60-40, while Parkview still had a few legitimate scoring chances. The JV team will look to build on this solid game and continue to play and at maximum intensity, and if they can look to see them picking up a good chunk of wins throughout the season.
Thanks for the story Joe – the result bodes well for our ability to compete down the road