ESPN has a story about how yellow jerseys are made. You just knew there had to be something evil about them.
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Springfield, Missouri's Glendale Falcons
ESPN has a story about how yellow jerseys are made. You just knew there had to be something evil about them.
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Check back for additional links. We still expect a story in the Carthage paper.
News-Leader: Surging Falcons Roll Into Quarters
“Another two-goal game for Chris Maddox had just propelled the Glendale boys’ soccer team to another postseason win — this one a 5-1 dismantling of Carthage in Tuesday night’s Class 3 sectional at the Cooper Soccer Complex — and the question had to be asked: What in the world has gotten into him?”
News-Leader Photos: Glendale vs. Carthage
Photo 9: Ian Newport complaining?
Carthage Press: Sectional Preview
The Tigers have nothing to lose and everything to gain, really.
“Most of the guys would tell you they know (Glendale) is a good soccer school,” Rogers said, “but they don’t know much about them, which is kind of to our advantage. It takes away the fear of playing a name.”
SGFsoccer: Southwest Region Sectional Results
OzarksFirst.com: Glendale Advances in Soccer Playoffs
The video is now available.
Carthage Press: Class 3 Sectional
“Even so, the Tigers were able to run the table early. In fact, Carthage would have had a 1-0 lead, but the goal didn’t count because of a controversial offsides penalty.
The Tigers were penalized 14 times against Glendale’s seven. Whether all 14 penalties were justified is another matter.”
Rolla vs. Jefferson City
Jefferson City News Tribune: Jays Prove It Possible
“It’s nice to see this after all the not-so-good soccer we’ve played this year.”
The Rolla Daily News: Jays Shut Out RHS, 3-0
Falling Behind Earlier Costly For Bulldog Soccer
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The Falcons defeated the Carthage Tigers, 5-1, in the state sectional match held in Springfield.
Match Stats: Chris Maddox (2G), Alec Martinez (2G/1A), Devon Newport (1G/2A), Ian Newport (1A), Josh Hunt (1A), Cameron Dugan (1A).
The Varsity will practice tomorrow (Wednesday) at 4:00pm.
This was the 9th sectional championship for the Falcons and third in four years (2005, 2006, 2008).
The Falcons (24-4-0) will play the Jefferson City Jays (13-13-1) in a state quarterfinal match on Saturday, November 15, at 1:00pm on Wayneville’s grass field. Jefferson City defeated the Rolla Bulldogs, 3-0, in a state sectional match.
The winner of the quarterfinal match will advance to the state final four. The Falcons have been to the final four twice: 1991 & 1994. The Jays advanced to the final four in 1998.
State Quarterfinal Bracket
McCluer North vs. Vianney
Rockhurst vs. Oak Park
DeSmet vs. Francis Howell Central
Jefferson City vs. Glendale
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All girls interested in playing this spring should meet in the Glendale cafeteria immediately after school on Wednesday.
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Allen Vaughan from the News-Leader has a nice story about Glendale Soccer’s (and Glendale Volleyball’s and Glendale Basketball’s) Emily Cline.
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There will be a captain’s kick around today (Sunday) at 4:00pm.
Practice tomorrow on the field at 3:15. If the weather is bad, we will meet in the small gym.
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For whatever reason, the MSHSAA site has not been updated with the district winners. With a little research, I have identified the district winners in bracket order below. The big news is that CBC and SLUH have already been eliminated. One team from each group of four will advance to the state final four:
D1 Seckman vs. D2 McCluer North
D3 Vianney vs. D4 Parkway West
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D13 Rockhurst vs. D14 Lee’s Summit North
D15 Liberty vs. D16 Oak Park
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D5 DeSmet vs. D6 Chaminade
D7 Francis Howell North vs. D8 Francis Howell Central
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D9 Jefferson City vs. D10 Rolla
D11 Glendale vs. D12 Carthage
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