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Lexington boys JV soccer team blanks Atkins
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
With only 12 players on
the roster, the Atkins boys
JV soccer team stepped
onto the field somewhat
shorthanded. Having only
one substitute, fatigue
played a major role in last
week's matchup with
Lexington High. The
Camels were defeated 5-0
by the Yellow Jackets in
last Monday night's game.
The Yellow Jackets
came out aggressively in
the first half, controlling
the ball and putting con
stant pressure on Atkins
goalkeeper, Calvin
Ackerman. Lexington had
a number of chances to put
the ball in the net early in
the first half, but Ackerman
made a number of clutch"
saves which bailed out the
Camel defensemen.
Lexington was able to
capitalize on their dominat
ing ball control when strik
er Norburto Hurtada scored
the first goal of the game
with 22:47 left in the first
half of play. Following the
goal, Lexington continued
to apply pressure to the
Atkins defense. Ackerman
continued to play well by
stopping a number of shots
late in the half.
The Camels were not
able to combat the pressure
put on by the Yellow
Jackets with any attack of
their own. Atkins for
wards, Hunter Hudson and
Josh Nava, attempted to
push the ball every oppor
tunity they had possession,
but were quickly stymied
by the Lexington defense
men.
Atkins head coach felt
his team played well and
with all freshman on his
team, he knows they will
have time to gel and grow
as a team.
"I think we did well and
we have exactly 12 kids on
the team, but they played
hard," said Atkins head
coach Rufus Crouch. "I
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Photo by Timothy Ramsey
The Lexington player looks to clear the ball from the sideline during the game
against Atkins.
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? BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
Last Thursday's JV clash between
West Forsyth and High Point Central had
the makings of a close battle of competi
tive teams early on.
The Bison scored a
touchdown follow
ing an early
turnover by the
Titans and were
driving for another score when they were
intercepted by James Gordon, who
returned it for a touchdown and tied the
game 8-8 after the conversion. West never
looked back after that point and rode run
ning back Kendall Williams to a 31-16 vic
tory.
High Point Central looked to take con
trol early in the first quarter by converting
a muffed punt into a touchdown. They
then forced the Titans into a quick three
and out and were mov
ing the ball down the
field before all their
momentum was
stopped by the inter
ception by Gordon.
Feeding off of the big defensive play, West
settled down on defense, giving their
offense time to get into gear.
From that point forward, the Titans
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Parkland hopes to reverse fortunes this time
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
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When Parkland
matched up with West
Forsyth earlier this season,
they came into the week
thinking they were going to
be playing Carver High.
Late in the week, they
received the news that they
would be taking on West
Forsyth. For that matchup
they were missing a few
players due to lack of prac
tice time, along with star
t ,
running back Zyheir
Dillard, who was out with
an ankle injury.
That was the lone
defeat for Parkland thus far
this season and they were
shut out by the Titans 27-0.
The mustangs are looking
to avenge the loss and head
coach Brendan Atwater
thinks this result will be
different than the first.
"This time our guys
will be prepared. They saw
the 60 or 70 kids that they
(West Forsyth) brought out
and we were thinking in
r
our head we were gonna
get the small team in
Carver, but instead we got
them," Atwater said."
Atwater said he is
pleased by the way his
team has gelled thus far this
season. He says that was
not the case when he came
a few years back. He said
he is most impressed with
the progress his team has
made off the field in the
classroom.
Going into today's
game. West Forsyth head
coach Jared Eure said he
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wants his team to improve
on their ball control. He
said if they are able to con
trol the ball, that will
increase their chances of
winning. Eure said he also
wants the team to watch
out for turnovers and make
improvements along the
offensive and defensive
lines.
Atwater says his team's
best attribute is they like to
have fun above all else and
their team speed is a big
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Photo by Timothy Rmuty
Parkland JV head coach, Brendan Atwater, leads
drills during practice in preparation for the
rematch against West Fosytn.
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Photo by Timothy Ramsey
West Forsyth
quarterback
Shane Jarvis, 2
in white, run
ning for big
yardage against
High Point
Central.