The Falcons defeated the Richwood Knights from Peoria, IL 2-1 in penalty kicks to win the Brine Division of the Quincy Soccer Classic.
Match Stats: Will Palmer (1G), Ryan Squires (1A).
Penalty Kicks: Justin Rogers, Ian Newport, Shaun Morris, Devon Newport, Ryan Squires, Tyler McElroy, Adam Hammons.
No Varsity practice on Monday.
The Falcons defeated the Morton (IL) Potters, 1-0.
Match Stats: Will Palmer (1G).
The Falcons will play the Richwoods Knights from Peoria, Illinois for the Brine Bracket Championship of the Quincy Soccer Classic at 2:00pm this afternoon. Richwoods defeated Columbia Hickman, 3-0, to advance to the championship game.
Coach Rogers says there is good coverage of the Quincy Soccer Classic is the Quincy Herald-Whig. Unfortunately, the articles must only appear in the print edition because I do not see them online.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a story about Friday’s results, but it only covers the St. Louis area teams.
The latest Class 3 statewide coaches poll has been released and the Falcons are ranked 12th. The boys in brown and yellow are ranked 11th. Rolla received one vote.
The Falcons defeated the Horlick Rebels from Racine, Wisconsin, 3-1.
Match Stats: Devon Newport (1G/2A), Tucker Downs (1G), Ryan Squires (1G), Justin Rogers (1A), Chris Maddox (1A).
Tomorrow morning at 8:00am the Falcons will face the winner of today’s match between the Morton (IL) Potters and Cape Girardeau Central Tigers.
USA Today has an interesting article about a program in New York designed to prevent torn ACLs in female athletes.
The Prevent injury, Enhance Performance, or PEP, program reduced non-contact ACL tears by up to 88% in a two-year study of 1,400 NCAA Division I female soccer players by Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research Foundation.
“It’s a proven training program,” said DeVinney, foundation vice president and chief program officer.
Each ACL injury can cost $17,000 in surgical repair and rehabilitation, not counting possible future complications, such as osteoarthritis or total knee arthroplasty, which are believed to occur more often in ACL-deficient or ACL-reconstructed knees. On top of that is the emotional and psychological cost.
[via High School HQ]
