Boys JV lose at home - Saturday, 12/11/04

Valley Christian 0, St. Ignatius 6

The Warriors boys JV soccer team hosted the St. Ignatius Wildcats at Valley Christian Saturday morning. The game got underway in thick fog with keepers barely able to see the opposing goal. Throughout the game the fog slowly lifted.

Injuries continue to plague the VC Junior Varsity team. Midfielder David Yun is still healing from a severely sprained ankle. Midfielder Jordan Pereira was also out for a second game with an ankle injury, and leading scorer Ryan Favre was hampered by an injured foot.

The Warriors began the game with intense pressure on the SI goal, but were unable to put one in. VC played with intensity, pressuring the Wildcats all over the field. Slowly the momentum began to change and SI began to press forward and take shots on the VC goal. Late in the first half SI put away a goal, and managed a second just before the end of the half.

The Warriors defense worked very hard, especially tenacious midfielder Josh Rothernberg, to keep a high-powered S.I. offense away from the VC goal. SI continued to fire shots on goal, putting away four more in the second half before the game ended. Without sufficient ball control VC cleared the ball but SI brought it right back as the Warrior’s continually fell back to defend.

The younger VC team (15 freshmen) played hard, especially on defense, but could not sufficiently handle an older (6 juniors, 10 sophomores) and more experienced SI team that played with confidence and precision.

The JV boys travel to Mitty on Tuesday, and the match will likely be the toughest of the year again the Monarchs (Mitty’s varsity is ranked 13^th nationally), with Yun and Pereira out.  

vcsoccer.com  JV Man of the Match:  Josh Rothenberg

VC Starting Lineup: Matheou, Seaman, Williamson, Norman, Hill, Garrison, Hughes, Rothernberg, Walitsch, Favre, Fahmy

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