Here are the results for our players’ post-season honors:

Jared Moore (senior): 1st Team All-Ozark Conference, 1st Team All-District 11.

Dane Knapp (senior): 2nd Team All-Ozark Conference, 2nd Team All-District 11.

Jon Malter (senior): Hon. Mention All-Ozark Conference, 2nd Team All-District 11.

Sam Vigil (senior) Hon. Mention All-Ozark Conference, Hon. Mention All-District 11.

Brian Otradovec (sophomore): Hon. Mention All-Ozark Conference, Hon. Mention All-District 11.

The Vikings finished up their season with a record of 9-13, and a conference record of 3-6. In a season that could have been a rebuilding year considering the return of only starters Jared Moore, Dane Knapp, and Jonathan Malter, the Vikings were able to pick up some big wins and continue to build for the future.

Some of the most memorable wins of the season came against District 11 opponent the Nixa Eagles and Ozark Conference opponent the Waynesville Tigers. After losing to Waynesville during the regular season 0-1, the Vikings were rewarded with a rematch in the Kickapoo Shootout, which resulted in an exciting 4-4 match and a Viking win after shootouts.

Jared Moore led the Varsity offensively with 12 goals and 11 assists (35 points total), but sophomore Brian Otradovec was close behind with 14 goals and 3 assists (31 points total) of his own. 5 of the Vikings 9 wins were shutouts thanks mostly to the stellar play of keeper Jon Malter.

The Vikings say goodbye to seniors Dane Knapp, Jon Malter, Jared Moore, Sam Vigil, Michael Duff, Pedro Pitonez, Travis Dillard, Blaze Keith, and Kevin Daugherty. Parkview is projected to return 5 starters in 2010, including 7 seniors, 3 juniors, and 2 sophomores with Varsity experience.

From this year’s varsity squad, Parkview will return key pieces Brian Otradovec, Alex Blanco, Jordan Houseman, Tanner Bennett, Blake White, Jim Smart, Chris Lawson, and John Bogue. Others who earned Varsity experience in 2009 that will be expected to contribute heavily in 2010 include Evin Barber, Shane Maloney, TJ Joy, Juan Garcia and Austin Hess.

The Junior Varsity squad finished up 5-7 and gave up less than a goal per game. Keeper Evin Barber posted 4 shutouts and Pedro Pitonez led the team with 9 goals.

For much of the season the Vikings either put it together on the defensive end, or the offensive end, but rarely did we see both sides of the ball play as well as they did Monday night against Nixa. Even more rare: to play that well and lose. The Parkview boys defended very well throughout the match, and the offense created many opportunities to score, but when it came down to it the Vikings were unable to finish those opportunities and held to a 0-1 loss.

With Jon Malter in goal and Michael Duff combining with Sam Vigil to anchor the defense, Parkview limited the Eagle’s scoring opportunities for the majority of the match. Late in the first half on a corner kick, however, Nixa scored the only goal of the match by creating chaos inside the Viking penalty area on a play that the referee allowed to get quite physical. The Eagles pounced on the opportunity and punched it into the back of the net for the lead.

Dane Knapp and Alex Blanco helped control the mid-field for long stretches, while Jared Moore, Blake White, and others created scoring opportunities for Brian Otradovec and Tanner Bennett. The Vikings came close on many occasions, but could not get the equalizer.

The Parkview Vikings dropped their last regular season match on Thursday night against Helias. Helias scored three goals in the first half, and would have probably had a couple more if Jon Malter wouldn’t have made a few ridiculous saves late in the match.

Parkview 0
Helias 3

The Vikings started 10 seniors on Tuesday night against Neosho, and beat a team that they had lost to previously this year. Parkview scored three goals in the first half, and gave up one in the second to finish the match at 3-1. Jared Moore picked up the first goal after Brian Otradovec found him just inside the eighteen. Moore received the pass and beat the keeper for a 1-0 lead. The second goal of the night came when Blake White crossed the ball and it hit off of a Neosho player and bounced into the far post back of the net, and the third one came on a PK from Moore after he was fouled in the penalty area.

Scoring summary: Jared Moore 2g, Brian Otradovec 1a

The Junior Varsity finished their season with a 2-0 win against Neosho, scoring two goals in the final three minutes on their way to a win. After a 0-0 first half, Chris Lawson scorched a shot near post that the keeper knocked wide for a corner. Soon after, Shane Maloney pounced on an opportunity as the ball shot out of a the box and straight to him, and punched it into the back of the net past the keeper. The second goal came from a cross when Pedro Pitonez headed one just under the crossbar for 2-0 win.

Scoring summary: Shane Maloney 1g, Pedro Pitonez 1g, Evin Barber- shutout

Above photo by Ole and sgfsoccer.com

The Class 3 District 11 tournament schedule has been set, and the Vikings will face a familiar opponent: the Nixa Eagles. Ozark High School is hosting the District 11 tournament on their turf field, and the Vikings will play on November 2nd, a Monday, at 7:00pm.

Parkview has beaten Nixa twice already this season, once during the regular season schedule 3-1 at PHS, and once in the KHS tournament 3-2. Both matches were hard-fought battles, with the Vikings needing a goal with four minutes left to break the tie the second time around.

SGFsoccer.com has the rest of the schedule and tournament breakdown that you can check out as well.