Game 4

Game 4 – 9/14/07
Rebels Fall to St. Mary’s

The Priory J.V. soccer team suffered its first loss of the season on Friday. A very talented and physically strong St. Mary’s squad beat the Rebels in a hard fought game. The Rebel defense was aching a bit from the departure of their defensive leader Dan Croghan. Croghan had gotten the call to join the varsity squad and contribute to the program at the next level. However, the Rebel defenders stepped up to the challenge brought upon by Croghan’s departure. Brandon Wehking filled in admirably at the sweeper position and Chad Huber made a solid contribution at stopper. Once again marking backs Kevin Hess and Doug Hall worked hard to protect the goal, with Hall dominating every ball in the air. Both teams had chances in the first half. The Rebels couldn’t find the goal and attacks were often stalled by a timely St. Mary’s offside trap. The Rebel defense held in the first half and keeper Bobby Heitz controlled the box and didn’t let anything by. After a tough first half, the score was 0-0.

St. Mary’s continued to put the pressure on the Rebel defense in the second-half. Eventually a cross found an unmarked forward who cut the ball to the top of the box for a midfielder to hammer home and give St. Mary’s the 1-0 lead. The Rebels immediately responded after giving up their first goal of season. Priory put the pressure on the St. Mary’s net with attacks led by midfielder Sean Lamb. Throughout the half, the Rebels pushed forward for an equalizer but could never convert. In the waning minutes of the game, St. Mary’s capitalized on the Rebels pushing forward and put away an insurance goal to make the score 2-0. The Rebels were beaten, but a lot of players showed that they were ready to answer the call and contribute to the team. There is no doubt that the Rebels learned a lot in this game, and they were a better team when they stepped off the pitch.

Game Ball: Doug Hall
Cards: Kelly (yellow-language)

Team Record: 3-1