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
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