Photo by Timothy Ramsey
A Hants player looks for a teammate as he throws the ball into play during their game against Mineral
Springs.
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Mineral Springs goalkeep
er.
With both teams strug
gling to crack the score
board, Mineral Springs
went on the attack and
finally scored on a beauti
ful crossing pass placed
right in front of the net.
Jonathan Martinez
Alcantara played the ball
off of his chest and got the
ball past the goalkeeper.
Coach Pearson said he
was not surprised they
were able to score the goal
in that fashion because they
have been practicing pass
ing the ball in front of the
goal and collapsing his
offense there..
Mineral Springs had a
chance to extend the lead
when they were fouled
inside the box and was
awarded a penalty kick but
Hanes goalkeeper Ben
Reid made the save and
kept his team in the game.
Late in the game Hanes had
their own chance at -a
penalty kick that would
have tied the game and that
kick was unsuccessful.
The Bulldog defense
held off any attacks from
the Dragon offense late in
the game and protected
their one goal lead. Hanes
head coach Rebecca Hicks
says her team played hard
and hustled all game.
"I think our defense
was great. We came out
strong in the first half and
even stronger in the sec
ond," said Hicks. "I appre
ciate the boys keeping up
their resolve throughout the
game even though we lost."
Hicks says they are a
young team and liked the
way her team caihe togeth
er during the season.
Coach Pearson said his
team was poised and con
sistent all year long. He
thinks the sportsmanship
they displayed was
admirable and he stressed it
all season.
"There are times you
leam something from los
ing, so at the end of the day
its not all about winning,"
said Pearson. "Its about
going out there and giving
it all you have and doing
the best you can. The kids
never quit and I've always
told them winners never
quit and quitters never
win."
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Photo by Timothy Ramsey
North Forsyth receiver Brandon Davis in red, gets swarmed by a number of Asheboro defenders.
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they failed to score once again
inside of the 20.
North Forsyth assistant coach
Corey Stewart said his team gave
up too many big plays and they
have to work on that going for
ward.
"We missed a lot of opportu
nities and killed ourselves with
penalties inside of the red zone,"
said Stewart. "I feel like it should
have been like 20-6 at halftime
but we kept stopping ourselves.
At the start of the third penal
ties played a major role in halting
the first North Forsyth drive forc
ing them to punt. Upon receiving
the ball, Asheboro committed yet
another turnover by fumbling on
their first play, giving the ball
back to the Vikings.
Asheboro head coach Blake
Brewer says coming out of the
half, he felt his team had a little
more confidence than when they
started the game.
"The saw that they could play
with them and alter they looked
at the varsity film from last year
they saw they had a lot of speed
and earlier in the season we didn't
play well against speed," Brewer
said. The first half showed that
we could play with them and give
us a boost of confidence."
During the fourth quarter, the
penalties began to mount on both
sides making it difficult to move
the ball. The Vikings then ran the
old school hook and lateral play
to perfection that brought them
all the way to the 13-yard line.
Running back Chris Myers
punched it in from 3 yards out for
a 12-6 lead.
With their backs to the wall,
Asheboro manufactured a drive
that included a fourth down con
version and a long pass to put
them inside the red zone. As the
clock ticked under 20 seconds,
Carl lobbed a pass up to 6-foot-3
receiver Latrell Moore in the end
zone and he brought it down to tie
the game forcing overtime.
North Forsyth took the ball'
first during the overtime and was
intercepted on their first play.
Sticking to the run game, the
Blue Comets won the game on a
designed run from the quarter
back.
Coach Stewart added, "They
played hard and that was our first
overtime game. You can always
learn something from those like
mental toughness. The boys did
n't quit and stayed with it and
that's all you can really ask for
from kids at the end of the day.
Somebody had to lose, and it just
wasn't our night." , '
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Herring says that he
knows traditionally the
Bison have been a big
strong team and his squad
must bring their A game in
or to win. He says they
have some speed that they
can use in certain situations
to exploit any defensive
weaknesses.
Herring went on to say
that it's been two years
since his program has won
a conference game, so he
would love to end the year
with a couple of victories to
"right the ship."
One of the major posi
tives Herring says he can
take away from this season
is that his team competes
and gives it every thing
they have. He says they
can improve all across the
board and focus on some
technique aspects of the
game heading into next
season.
Herring says they have
a little over 30 guys on the
team and they have a lot of
freshman that they can
build with for next season.
He says they are heading in
the right direction and con
tinue to build from one
week to the next.
He says they have been
a second half team for most
of the season but must cor
rect the mistakes in the first
half. He says many of the
games this year they have
won the second half.
Glenn wide receiver
Christen Wilson has been
making plays all season.
He hauled in three touch
down catches in the first
half against Atkins earlier
this season in a torrential
downpour.
"He's an athlete, he's
got great speed and leaping
ability and I'm glad he's on
our team and we don't have
to guard him," Herring
continued. "He's about 6
foot-2 and can jump up and
? grab the ball. He can run
past people, he can do
some pretty amazing
things."
High Point Central
have played many of their
opponents tough but has
not overcome the hurdle of
getting their first victory.