Eagles Fall in City Tournament

The Eagles had a tough draw with year for the City Tournament. The team drew Bishop Chatard in the 1st round. The Eagles came ready to play but were unable to find the back of the net falling 2-0. Anders Rotto drilled the crossbar with about 15 minutes remaining. The Eagles had other chances but Chatard had a very solid back line. The loss drops Heritage's record to 6-7-2.

Our possession was much better this game from when we played them two weeks ago. Even though we lost, there were many posiitives to take from the game. We will start working towards earning our first ever Sectional Title.

Go Eagles!

Coach Nelson

Eagles Beat Greenwood Christian

The Eagles beat Greenwood Christian 9-3 this past Thursday evening. Sam Hall got the Eagles on the scoreboard and the flood gates opened from there on out. Graham Allgood, Anders Rotto, Luke Peduto, Willie Nguyen, and Teddy Phipps all scored the Eagles. The win brings Heritage's record to 6-6-2.

I was pleased with our performance. Anytime you get up 9-0 with 30 minutes to play is a good day! Sam did a fantastic job scoring a hat trick. We are making progress. Go Eagles!

Coach Nelson

Park Tudor Drops Heritage

The Heritage Eagles lost to Park Tudor 6-1 last Tuesday evening. The Eagles started the game well and had a few scoring opportunities. Park Tudor was able to get their first goal and then the goals kept coming for them. The loss dropped Heritage to 5-6-2.

I liked how we started the game. We had some big breakdowns which led to easy goals. Hopefully we can get that fixed going forward.

Coach Nelson

Senior Day Success

The Eagles hosted Broad Ripple on Saturday for senior day. Seniors Chris Sato, Nate Clodgo, Ye Jong Yoo, and Blake Ber led the way as the Eagles won 10-0. Luke Peduto scored off a cross early in the game which opened the flood gates. Seniors Nate Clodgo and Chris Sato also scored for the eagles. Fellow seniors Blake Ber and Ye Jong helped on defense to keep the clean slate. The Eagles are now 5-5-2.

I was glad to see the seniors leave the field for the last time during the regular season with a win. All four of our seniors have done well for us this season. Each of the boys have bright futures, and I am looking forward to see what God has in store for their lives.

Coach Nelson

Trojans Beat Eagles 3-1

Bishop Chatard beat Heritage Christian 3-1 this past Thursday evening. The Trojans jumped out to a fast start and were able to score on an unsavable shot from 12 yards out. The Eagles continued to work hard and were rewarded with a goal from Graham Allgood. Graham was able to slip past Chatard's back line and slip a pass from Sam Hall past Chatard's goalie. The score was 1-1 at half. Both teams came out strong to start the second half. The Eagles had a good goal scoring opportunity early but the keeper made a nice play on the ball. The Trojans broke the 1-1 on a header off of a free kick. The third goal came a few minutes later as a Chatard player was able to hit a well angled shot that hit the post and slipped in. The loss brings Heritage's record to 4-5-2.

This was a great learning experience for us. I was glad to see that we had the mental toughness to come back strong after getting down 1-0. It was one of those games where the first team to score in the second half goes on to win the game. Hopefully we will be able to get that first goal in upcoming games when the game is tied at half-time. We will continue to work on possession and gear up for our rematch with Chatard in the first round of the city tournament.

Coach Nelson

Cougars Top Eagles 1-0

The Eagles fell to a very talented Green-Field Central team 1-0 on Saturday night. Heritage played hard but were not able to keep a clean sheet. The Cougars were able to slip a ball past Chris Sato with about twenty minutes to go in the second half. Greenfield-Central's defense was solid to close out the game. The loss drops the Eagles to 4-4-2.

I was pleased with our effort. Our effort has been a strong point for us this season. The boys always come ready to play. I was disappointed that we were unable to possess the ball. Greenfield is a good team but we still should have been able to have more of a possession game. We were not able to generate much offense as well. Possession will be a focus for our training sessions starting on Monday.

Coach Nelson

Eagles Rout Metropolitan

A barrage of goals helped propel the Eagles past Metropolitan on Thursday night by a score of 9-0. Goals were scored by Kevin Yang, Anders Rotto, Nate Clodgo, Ben Clodgo, Sam Hall, Ryan Dietrich, and Warren. Chris Sato and Luke Warner combined for the shutout. The win brings Heritage's record to 4-3-2.

I was happy with our performance. I gave the boys a "script" to follow and it was followed perfectly.

Coach Nelson

Heritage Christian Ties Faith Christian

The Eagles tied Faith Christian 1-1 on Tuesday evening. Heritage scored first on a goal from junior Graham Allgood. Faith Christian was awarded a penalty shot in the second half and was able to find the back of the net to tie the game. Both teams had chances to win the game in the second half but a game winning goal never materialized.

I was pleased with how we started the game. In the second half, our legs just gave out. The boys had the right effort but we were clearly tired from Hoosier Cup. Chris really saved us tonight. He was incredible in goal. He has been improving each game and this was his best game in goal for us this season. I was impressed with how well Faith played. It was neat to see a fellow Christian school educating South Koreans as well.

Coach Nelson

Hoosier Cup Breakthrough

The Eagles had a strong showing at Hoosier Cup this past weekend. The team went 2-0-1 and improved their record to 3-3-1. The success was a total team effort. All of the players that went played and were instrumental to the strong showing.

On Friday night, the Eagles played Edgewood High School. The boys completely dominated the first half. Junior Anders Rotto was able to slot a left footed shot past Edgewood's goalie to put the Eagles up 1-0. During the second half, the boys continued their offensive attack but Edgewood's goalie made some incredible saves. The game ended 1-0.

On Saturday, the boys faced off against #11th ranked Providence High School. The Eagles came ready to play and quickly went up 1-0 on a right footed blast from Junior Anders Rotto. The boys kept the pressure and later added another goal from senior Jong Yoo. Jong flicked in a throw in from junior Sam Hall. The scored was 2-0 at half time. Forwards Graham Allgood and Kevin Yang pressed that action to start the second half and junior Graham Allgood put the Eagles up 3-0 on a break away pass from sophomore Kevin Yang. Providence was able to find the back of the net with seven minutes to go but the boys held on to win 3-1.

The boys finished the tournament with a game against #4th ranked Gibson Southern. Both teams came out strong and had opportunities to score in the first twenty minutes. At the twenty minute mark, the game was postponed due to the weather. When play resumed, the teams battled to a 0-0 tie.

I was very proud of the boys this weekend. I am always proud of them, but I told them I was especially proud of them this weekend for their efforts. The heat was brutal and the boys stayed focused on the games. We had the opportunity to play against two very good teams and we came away with two good results. I am confident that this weekend will serve as a spring board for us as we move forward with our season. We had so many players step up and play new positions. This experience will bold well for us going forward.

Go Eagles!

Coach Nelson

Tigers Take it to the Eagles

The Lebanon Tigers beat the Eagles 4-0 on Tuesday evening. The Eagles found themselves down 2-0 at half. The boys came out ready to play in the second half but the Tigers were able to add a third goal seven minutes into the half which put the game away. The Eagles continued to play hard and created a good number of scoring opportunities. Unfortunately, none were able to find the back of the net.

I was pleased with our effort. We came up against a team that was simply bigger, stronger, and faster. The second half showed promise of better things to come. Our spacing was better and so was our quickness of play. This was a great game to get us prepared for sectional play.

Go Eagles!

Coach Nelson