Varsity Soccer

Boys – The boys faced Banks Co (6-5, 1-2 region) in the early game Thursday.  After eighty minutes of hard fought soccer, Banks came away with the win 2-1. 

        Right off the bat Banks had a free kick just outside the 18 yard box due to a handball.  But keeper Louis Vasquez stopped the well placed ball from going into the goal. 

Louis Vasquez stopping a Banks Co shot.

        For the next 16 minutes OC and Banks moved the ball up and down the field with neither team gaining an advantage although a couple of times Vasquez made great stops on Banks Co shots on goal.

Eli Johnson (L) and Ezra Underwood (R)

        Following a goal kick by OC from Griffin Giles, the Patriots rapidly moved the ball deep into Banks territory allowing Kyle Yeargin to score for Oglethorpe at the 24^th minute.

        OC would continue to dominate the half with shots on goal by Cody Boarders and Tyler Day.  However, with just seconds left in the half a Banks striker got past OC defenders and scored the equalizer tying the game 1-1 at the half.  

        The second half opened with Banks Co visiting OC’s end of the field more often.  At the 33 minute mark, Banks had three shots on goal, first from just outside the 6 yard box, which Zammy Mendez blocked.  Then two more within the 6 yard box that Day succeeded in breaking up before the ball was cleared.  But four minutes later, on a corner kick, Banks Co headed the ball in for their second goal of the game.

        Although OC had several more attempts at scoring the Patriots couldn’t manage to find the back of the goal.   

Girls – The Patriot girls handled Banks Co’s girls (1-9) Tuesday night bringing home a 5-1 win.    

Ouch!

        OC spent most of the evening in Banks end of the field with Laura Abney scoring first for OC and then Jeri Wilcox scoring at the 21^st minute from a short Banks goal kick.

        Time would run down but not before shots on goal by Abney, Jordan Pringle and Lexi Miller.  OC would go into halftime with a 2-0 lead.

Jeri Wilcox scored on this shot.

        The second half was much the same as the first except that Fabolia Rojas scored for OC with 29 minutes remaining and Pringle scored after taking the ball at the top of the 18 yard box . 

        Banks County would score with five minutes in the game but OC returned the favor following the restart when Wilcox scored her second goal of the game. 

        The Patriots (9-3, 4-3 region) is third in the region standings.  OC’s next game will be against Clarke Central on Tuesday, April 10^th in Athens.

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