Game 7

Game 7 – 9/19/07
Rebels Dominant: Beat Lutheran North 5-0

The Priory J.V. soccer team found themselves playing a third game in as many days on Wednesday afternoon. However, the team did not play with any indication of fatigue or tired legs. In the first ten minutes of the game, the Rebels possessed the ball and worked it around the field with skill and poise. It was a pleasure to watch such excellent soccer and any coach would be proud of the way that the Priory players worked for the ball and distributed it. Seven minutes into the game, Liam Ware received a ball in the middle of the field. Sophomore wing-mid Sean Lamb made a spectacular run down the sideline and Ware played him a beautiful ball to put him in on goal. Lamb took a touch on the ball and then ripped a shot off the bottom of the crossbar and into the goal. The goal was Lamb’s second goal in consecutive games and it gave the Rebels an early 1-0 lead. The Rebels continued to pressure the Lutheran North goal for the remainder of the half, but they were a bit too adventurous in their attempts on goal. The Rebel defense played another steady game, with Brendan Kelly stepping into the sweeper position and leading the defense. Lutheran North did manage to spring a speedy forward on a breakaway later in the half, but keeper Bobby Heitz came off his line to make a spectacular save and preserve the shutout. At the halftime whistle, the Rebels were leading 1-0.

At the beginning of the second half, the Rebels knew that they had to put the game away and not let Lutheran North back into it. The home squad possessed the ball well, but the Rebels could not manage to muster any dangerous chances on the goal for several minutes. Finally the Rebels gave themselves some breathing room when captain Sam Tankersley intercepted a goal kick 15 minutes into the half. He passed the ball over to an open Colin Bruns who took the ball at the goal and fired a shot that found the bottom right corner of the net. This goal made things more comfortable for the Rebels who really started to put the pressure on the North defense. Minutes later Patrick Mulvihill played a ball to Sam Tankersley who got a step on his defender and ripped a shot past the Lutheran North keeper. Lutheran North tried to push players up in the attack, but the Rebel defense held and limited the chances in the second half. At the other end of the field, forward Colin Bruns continued to work for the ball and find chances. It was only a matter of time before Tankersley found Bruns open again and Colin snuck a second goal by the keeper and gave the Rebels a 4-0 lead. The minutes ticked off the clock, but the Rebels weren’t done putting on a show. In the final moments of the game, Andrew Erker played a ball to Liam Ware who stepped up to the ball in the midfield. He took a touch and then ripped a shot from 25 yards out. The ball flew majestically threw the air until its flight was interrupted by the upper right corner of the Lutheran North net. The North goalie could only stand and watch as the ball sailed out of his reach and into the goal, completing the Rebels 5-0 victory over another league opponent. It was the team’s third victory in three days.

Goals: Lamb (2), Bruns 2 (2, 3), Tankersley (4), Ware (1)

Assists: Ware (1), Tankersley 2 (2, 3), Mulvihill (1), Erker (2)

Shutout: Heitz (1.5), Hoerr (2)

Game Balls: Ware, Bruns

Up Next: Mon. 9/24 @ Priory @ 4:15 vs. Lutheran South