14 November 2011
SCHS Qualify for State Finals
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With a 3 -0 Victory over Southern Boone Co. HS Irish on to State
On a windy, late afternoon game, on the Cooper 1 Turf Field, the Fightin’ Irish got past Southern Boone County to move on to the State Finals. The Irish almost got on the board in the first minute when Evan Craig got a break-a-way, to round the back line and go in on the keeper. However, SoBoCo keeper Haslag, came out of his box strong, and forced Craig’s effort wide. The Irish defending the 25 – 30 mph winds, kept the pressure on the Eagles back line and in the fifth minute, Luke Straus had a shot from distance that was held up by the wind, saved by Haslag. Southern Boone got its first real effort of the game off of a corner kick in the 15th minute but the effort was cleared by the Irish. As the rest of the half played out, the Irish defending into the wind were content to enter half-time with a 0 – 0 scoreline.
As the second half begin, the Irish with the wind at their backs begin to take control of the game and produced several early shots on the Southern Boone goal. The Irish got on the board in the 26th minute when a Moses corner kick bounded around in the box until Luke Straus connected and buried his shot in the back of the net for the eventual game winner. However, the Irish weren’t done, ten minutes later Reid Harbach connected on a rocket from outside the box to beat Haslag to the far post. With the Eagles pushing players forward, looking to get back into the game, the Irish scored a third when Mitch Moncada got a break-a-way and made no mistake with his low shot to put the Irish out of reach.
With the quarterfinal victory, the Irish move to 27 – 0 -1 on the season and move on to face Fatima, a 2 – 1 victor over John F. Kennedy. In the other Quarterfinal matches, Pemborke Hill got past St. Paul Lutheran 1 – 0, and St. Pius X (Festus) got past Crossroads College Preparatory School 1 – 0.
The State Finals will be Played in the Kansas City area for the first time. Blue Springs and Blue Springs South will be hosting all three class finals. The Class 1 seimfinals will be played at Blue Springs beginning wthe the St. Pius X vs Pembroke Hill game at 12:00 (noon) on Friday November 18, followed by the SCHS vs Fatima game at 2:00 p.m. The games Saturday will feature the 3rd place match beginning at 10:00 a.m at Blue Springs HS and the Finals being played at Blue Springs South HS at 2:00 p.m.
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