Page 24 - 2012-13 Boys Soccer State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals in Review

CARMEL DEFEATS HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
IN BATTLE OF NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS
In a battle of two of the nation’s top-ranked recent ESPNHS national poll.
teams, Carmel’s dominant defense was the differ- Hamilton Southeastern started quickly getting an
ence as the Greyhounds claimed a 1-0 victory over early shot on goal just two minutes into the game but
Hamilton Southeastern in the Class 2A girls state the momentum shifted and it was the Greyhounds
championship match. who eventually broke through with the only goal it
It was the only meeting of the season between would need as sophomore Samantha Kokoska set
the county rivals who not only rank No. 1 (Carmel) up senior Brooke Backes with 15 minutes left in the
and No. 2 (Hamilton Southeastern) in Indiana’s 2A first half.
girls poll, but No. 2 and 5 respectively, in the most After the early shot on goal, Carmel’s defense stiff-
ened and only allowed three more shots the rest of
the way. The Greyhounds kept the pressure up at the
other end throughout the match as Hamilton South-
eastern senior goalkeeper Stacie DePriest came up
with 12 saves, a championship match record.
Carmel finished their state title season with a
record of 22-0-1 under head coach Frank Dixon who
has been along for the ride for all nine of Carmel’s
state championships over the years. All seven of
Carmel’s state tournament opponents this season
were ranked in the top 15 of the final state coaches
poll. Greg Davidson’s Royals ended their season
with a record of 20-1-2.

UNRANKED CROWN POINT WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
IN PENALTY KICK SHOOTOUT
Crown Point fought through regulation, two for the first time this season. Columbus North,
overtime periods, and a penalty kick shootout to competing in the state finals for the second time in
win its first state title in boys soccer defeating No. three years, finished 18-3-2 record under head coach
16 Columbus North 1-0 (4-2 PK) Saturday night at Andy Glover.
Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis.
Crown Point goalkeeper Christian Lomeli, who
had led the unranked Bulldogs to two victories on
penalty kicks in last Saturday’s semi-state, again
came up big in the biggest match of all. With his
team up 3-2 in the shootout and already having
knocked away the first shot, Lomeli dove to his left
and batted away Columbus North’s fourth attempt.
Teammate Alex Fenn drilled the next shot to seal
Crown Point’s victory. Lomeli finished the match with
seven saves. Zach Sneiderwine, Carmelo Morales
and Bay Kurtz each connected on their penalty
kicks for the Bulldogs who scored on 14 consecutive
penalty kick goals over the final three matches.
Crown Point concluded its championship
season with a 16-6-2 record under head coach J.R.
Rosenbaum. The Bulldogs had also won the regional

24 IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport. Pure INDIANA!