Page 22 - 2016-17 Boys Soccer State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals in Review

SECOND HALF COMEBACK LEADS BREBEUF JESUIT TO CLASS 2A CROWN

Two second half goals within 15 minutes of each title. Kingsmen goalie Mackenzie Wood had 7
other lead Brebeuf Jesuit to their first girls soccer saves.
state championship with a 2-1 victory over Penn.
Brebeuf Jesuit, coached by Angela White, ended
Penn immediately got on the board in the 2nd minute their state finals run with a record of 22-2-1. The
with sophomore Kristina Lynch stealing the ball Kingsmen, under Coach Jeff Hart, wrapped up their
and converting the turnover into a goal, her 27th on season with a final record of 21-1-2.
the season. After the initial goal, the opening half
remained scoreless as the defenses for both teams
set in, with only a combined 3 shots on goal heading
into the break.

The defensive duel continued into the second half,
but the script altered in the 59th minute as sopho-
more Hallie Perason headed a corner kick to knot the
score at one apiece. Another corner kick in the 74th
minute found the back of the goal thanks to junior
Audrey Heile.

A corner kick in the final seconds fell short as the
Braves were able to hold on and secure the state

CENTER GROVE TROJANS TAKE HOME CLASS 2A TITLE

In their first state soccer appearance, the Center season with a record of 20-2-1, while the Harrison
Grove Trojans took control of the game early and (West Lafayette) Raiders, who are coached by Bryan
never looked back Clouse, ended their season with a 19-3-1 mark.

Keeping pace with the first three games of the night,
the Trojans scored within the first few minutes of the
game to jump out to a quick lead on an unassisted
goal by senior Hayden Gorall. A few minutes later,
defenseman Nathan Silva joined in on the scoring
action by netting penalty kick, and coach Jameson
McLaughlin’s squad took a 2-0 lead into halftime.

Kyle Parry helped Center Grove keep up the offen-
sive pressure in the second half. Parry assisted both
Trojan goals in the second half, the first by senior
forward Conrad Bomber. Parry’s second assist came
in the 63rd minute of the game when he feed the ball
to classmate Roman Johnson for the final score of
the match.

McLaughlin’s Trojans wrapped up their championship

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