The Vikings open the District 11 Tournament against Branson on Monday night. The match will be played at 7:00, following the 5:00 Nixa vs. Ozark match at Kickapoo. For Branson, the 6th seed in the District 11 tournament, this marks the first year of high school soccer.
Parkview enters this match with some numbers on the line as well. Coach Clint Nurnberg has 199 total wins as a high school coach at Parkview (both guys and girls combined), which means a win Monday would put him at an even 200. Also Tim Griffin currently has 91 career PHS goals, tied with Patrick Carver for the PHS career goal record. Carver’s single season scoring record is at 36, a number Griffin is currently only one behind at 35 for 2008.
If the Vikings earn the victory on Monday night then they would play again on Tuesday night against Glendale, the 2nd seed of the tournament. The Tuesday night match would be at 7:00 p.m. on the Kickapoo soccer field.
By the way, the pre-district tournament offensive statistics have been collected for soccer in the Southwest Region. At a quick glance I saw a handful of Parkview boys on the list, including Tim Griffin, Matt Medley, Morgan Holt, and Jared Moore (I’m not the one who chose to only post offensive stats, so please don’t shoot the messenger).