Varsity
Parkview 1
Glendale 4

PHS goal by Alex Blanco

Parkview beat Lebanon 4-0 on Tuesday night. The Vikings got their eighth win of the season, resting both starting center-mids in the process due to lingering issues that should not keep them out of Thursdays match. Tanner Bennett got the scoring started in the first half from a nice cross from Jared Moore, followed up nicely by another Moore to Bennett goal also in the first half. The Vikings dominated offensively, but played too many direct, overly optimistic balls in past the defense that the Lebanon keeper cleaned up nicely.

In the second half, Jared Moore received a nice pass from Brian Otradovec (playing center-mid for the majority of the match) and slotted it into the side netting for the third team goal of the night. The scoring was capped off by Moore again, this time off a cross from TJ Joy.

Scoring summary: Jared Moore 2g 2a, Tanner Bennett 2g, Brian Otradovec 1a, TJ Joy 1a, Jon Malter- Shutout

The JV match had a similar feel to the Varsity one, as the Vikings won 3-0. Pedro Pitonez scored off a pretty cross from TJ Joy, followed by two goals from Juan Garcia, who has played only 4 games all season due to a back injury. Garcia’s first was a header from a Chris Lawson cross, and his second was a unassisted finish thanks to tough defending as a forward.

Scoring summary: Juan Garcia 2g, Pedro Pitonez 1g, TJ Joy 1a, Chris Lawson 1a, Evin Barber- Shutout

The Vikings will face a tough Conference and District opponent in Glendale on Thursday at the PHS grass field. The Varsity squads will kick off at 4:00pm, and the JVs will follow around 5:45pm.

Parkview went into Camdenton on Tuesday night and most likely felt the effects of two separate issues: 1) They were playing their 5th game in 5 days, and 2) They were playing against the Camdenton Lakers, undefeated in the Ozark Conference. Parkview looked tired and outworked throughout the match. With some miscues in the back it’s actually surprising that the Lakers only scored 4 goals, save for the again solid play of Jon Malter in goal.

The Vikings now have a record of 7-12, but have the rest of the week off before playing Lebanon on Tuesday.

Parkview scored first but could not hold the lead, as the Vikings lost to Joplin 1-2. Blake White got an early goal 10 minutes into the match, but 15 later Max Duncan hit a set piece over the wall into the back of the net after being fouled just outside the box. Parkview senior keeper Jon Malter continues to play stellar in the net for the Vikings, but late in the match Duncan beat two defenders and created a 1 v. 1 to put away the game winner. Parkview hopes have starters Tanner Bennett and Jordan Houseman back in the next week.

The Junior Varsity played poor defense in the first half, more than once giving attackers time and space in the box. In the second half the JV squad looked like a different team, connecting passes and creating some nice opportunities. Phillip Solari played a solid stopper, and TJ Joy swept for the Vikings. Juan Garcia held down the middle of the field for Parkview, and Austin Hess put a beautiful shot off the crossbar late in the match.

The Vikings go to Camdenton on Tuesday, and will depart from school at 1:30pm.

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The Parkview Vikings picked up two wins on Saturday, both in quite exciting fashion. The Vikings beat Nixa 3-2, and then Waynesville 4-4 (4-2 in Pks). Brian Otradovec scored five goals in two games on Saturday, (www.sgfsoccer.com has a rundown of the rest of the KHS Tournament games, as well as taking both videos on posted on this article.)

Parkview had lost to Waynesville 0-1 on Waynesville’s field, and got some great revenge in their third game of the KHS Tournament. Parkview was playing without starters Alex Blanco, Tanner Bennett, and Jordan Houseeman due to injuries. The Vikings, down 2-0 with a minute left in the half, scored a breakaway goal from Brian Otradovec thanks to a nice through ball by Jared Moore, which sent the match into halftime 1-2 Waynesville’s lead.

The Vikings focused on passes to feet and having open players show in better areas of the field, and the remedy worked. Parkview scored two straight goals early in the second half, both coming from Otradovec. Up 3-2 with about 12 minutes to go, Waynesville answered back to tie the match 3-3, before Otradovec scored his fourth goal of the match to give the Vikings the lead again. With about a minute left in the match the Vikings dropped back and defended too much, with no one really addressing the ball, and allowed Waynesville to score their fourth goal of the match to send the match into overtime at 4-4. The four goals against could be blamed on a handful of mistakes, but none by senior keeper Jonathan Malter, who had a much better game than the score would imply. Check out this save…

After two scoreless overtimes, Otradovec (sophomore), Blake White (junior), Dane Knapp (senior), and TJ Joy (freshmen) all hit there penalty kicks, while Parkview’s senior keeper Jon Malter saved Waynesville’s 2nd and 4th shots, so Jared Moore did not even half to shoot the #5 shot from the mark as the Vikings picked up their 7th win of the season.

(Scoring summary: Brian Otradovec 4g, Jared Moore 3a)

Parkview 3, Nixa 2
The Vikings played Nixa in their first game on Saturday, the second of the tournament. Parkview had beaten the Eagles earlier in the season 3-1, and came out victorious in a much tighter match this time, 3-2.

Nixa scored first against Parkview, and after losing Jordan Houseman to an injury following his collision with the Eagle’s keeper, the Vikings brought in Pedro Pitonez at striker. Pitonez, a senior who has played mostly JV this year, scored two goals for the Vikings on pure hustle and effort, to give the Vikings a 2-1 halftime lead. In the second half, the Eagles answered to equalize the match at 2-2, before Brian Otradovec scored with four minutes left to give the Vikings the victory.

(Scoring summary: Pedro Pitonez 2g, Brian Otradovec 1g)

Don’t forget: The Vikings play Joplin on the PHS grass field on Monday. This is a reschedule from last week’s “rainout,” and the Varsity will kickoff at 4:00pm, with the JV match to follow.

The negative is that Parkview has lost 10 games this season; the positive is that all but one of those losses has been by one goal. Parkview opened the KHS tournament with a 1-2 loss on Friday night, after taking a 1-0 lead into halftime on a Jared Moore PK. Dane Knapp was hit hard in the penalty area after he had given the ball up, and the referee awarded a penalty kick to the Vikings, who had been out-possessed for the first 20 minutes of the first half. After Moore put his PK in upper-90, the Vikings evened up the possession the rest of the half.

In the second half possession was dominated by Eureka. Their first goal came when a striker was allowed to receive and settle the ball, then turn with it and shoot inside the 18. The second goal came on poor marking/miscommunication when a forward was allowed to get inside him man and finish a mostly uncontested opportunity. The Vikings had a few chances late when Coach Clint Nurnberg put 3 forwards up-top in an effort to kickstart the offense, but the Vikings were unable to capitalize. Parkview is clearly missing Alex Blanco, who whose play has been slim to none after a muscle injury about a week ago. His aggressiveness, marking ability, and field vision is sorely missed.

Parkview will now face Nixa at Ozark’s turf field on Saturday morning at 10:00am. Players are expected to take the bus from KHS, which departs at 8:30am.

The Varsity Parkview boys won their second conference game of the season against a hard fighting West Plains squad on Tuesday evening, 5-0. Nine minutes into the first half Brian Otradovec received a through-ball and beat a defender, and was subsequently tackled in the box. A penalty kick was awarded, and Otradovec slotted it into the corner for a 1-0 lead. The Zizzers, however, kept their composure and continued to team defend well in the first half. Although the Vikings controlled possession, West Plains was able to limit Parkview’s offense opportunities for most of the next 40, and half-time it was still a 1-0 game.

In the second half the Vikings offense began to click. Jared Moore played a great through-ball to Otradovec, who got his second of the night, and Otradovec was able to get a hat-trick with his third goal of the night a few minutes later. Dane Knapp and Jared Moore both also scored, with Knapp’s goal coming on a hard shot inside the low post from outside the 18, and Moore’s coming from beat his defender on goal line and slotting it in near post.

West Plains also wrote a fair and balanced article about the match, while SGF has the rest of the scores from the night.

Scoring summary: Brian Otradovec 3g, Jared Moore 1g 1a, Dane Knapp 1g

The Junior Varsity match found the Parkview squad with a fair amount of scoring opportunities in the first half, but unable to finish very many. With Shane Maloney playing in the center mid, he was able to create some nice opportunities on crosses, as were Austin Hess and TJ Joy. In a nice change of pace for the Vikings, forwards Pedro Pitonez and John Bogue connected on multiple give and goes and flicks in the first half, creating a handful of opportunities on their own. Pitonez scored three goals for the Vikings, with assists coming from Kristian Dalmas and Misael Manzo. John Bogue also scored off of a header from Kyle Adams.

Scoring summary: Pedro Pitonez 3g, John Bogue 1g, Kristian Dalmas 1a, Misael Manzo 1a