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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

ZIONSVILLE CLAIMS FIRST SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

The Zionsville Eagles laid claim to the school’s Coach Bashir Birany’s Eagles advanced to the final
first boys soccer state championship by defeating the match with a 1-0 shutout of Lake Central (21-2-1) in
Homestead Spartans, 3-1, on Saturday evening at Kuntz Saturday’s semifinal match. The Eagles finished the
Stadium in Indianapolis. It was the Eagles’ second straight season with a record 19-3-1. Coach Paco Castillo’s
trip to the championship game; Zionsville came
up short against Evansville Memorial in last
year’s state final by score of 3-2 (5-4 PK).
The Spartans (18-4-1) got on the scoreboard
first in the 16th minute courtesy of a goal by
senior forward Kegan Harkenrider, assisted
by senior midfielder Connor McMahon. The
Eagles would not trail for long, responding in
the 24th minute with a Dylan Mares header to
tie the match. The goal was Mares’ 24th of
the season, tying him with fellow senior A.J.
Corrado for the team high. The Eagles took
the lead when senior midfielder Adam Ward
connected off a pass from senior forward
Harrsion Petts to make the score 2-1 at the
end of the first half. The goal was Ward’s third
of the season, while Petts recorded his eighth
assist.
With just under six minutes left in the
second half, Petts scored his second goal of the night off Spartans advanced to the final match with a 4-1 victory
of a penalty kick. The senior captain placed the ball in over Columbus North (18-3-4) in the semifinal round.
the upper right corner past Homestead senior goalkeeper Homestead finished the season with a 18-4-1 record.
Justin Hanford to make the score 3-1. Zionsville out-shot
Homestead 9-4 in the second half and 23-7 overall.

Pete Alveal to be honored as State’s Top Official

Pete Alveal of Avon is the recipient of the 2010 sociation, Pete has officiated soccer for 16 years. During
Interscholastic Athletic Official Association Award for his career, Pete has worked 14 sectionals, 12 regionals,
excellence in the 12 semi-states, and eight state finals. As a veteran
sport of soccer. Pete official, Pete has now served as a Rules Interpreter and
will be honored in Clinician for seven years.
a special ceremony Pete was selected for this honor by a committee
at today’s state final representing the official’s associations. In Indiana there
tournament. are 26 associations made up of men and women who
Each year, the give up much of their personal time to assist in providing
Indiana High School wholesome, worthwhile, and healthy activities for the
Athletic Association, student athletes in our state. Statewide, there are more
in cooperation with than 8,000 officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11 sports.
the National Federa- Pete is a 1986 graduate of Perry Meridian High
tion of Interscholastic School and a 1993 graduate of IUPUI. He is a Com-
Officials Association, mercial Real Estate Agent for Meridian Real Estate in
recognizes and honors an outstanding official in each of Indianapolis. Pete has three children: Hannah (15) Emma
11 sports during the school year. (12), and Lydia (6).
An active member of the Crossroads Officials As-

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