Indians boys soccer falls to Wilmington; Hillsboro girls drop FAC game to Chillicothe
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
Saturday afternoon saw a return to the soccer field for the Hillsboro boys and girls soccer teams following a break in action due to the Highland County Fair this past week.
In their return, the Hillsboro boys lost to the visiting Wilmington Hurricane by a 4-2 score in non-conference play, while the Lady Indians lost to the visiting Chillicothe Lady Cavaliers, 5-0 in a Frontier Athletic Conference makeup game.
For the boys game, the Indians led by a 1-0 score at the end of the first half. In the 40-minute half, the Indians built a 1-0 lead with a goal from Peyton Robertson with the assist from Brock Haines for the one-goal advantage.
In the second half, the pace of the play picked up and the game was physical from both sides, but the Hurricane and Indians each scored a goal within three minutes of each other in the second half with Wilmington scoring off a shot by Brady Vilvens at the 29:17 mark. HHS regained the lead in the game at 2-1 with Titus Heiser scoring on a direct kick at the 27:31 mark of the final 40-minute half.
Following yellow cards handed to both Wilmington and Hillsboro at the 23:53 mark of the second half, the Hurricane added another goal with 12:30 from Vilvens for a 2-2 score. At the 8:57 mark, the Hurricane took the lead with a goal near the net by Jacob Romer for a 3-2 score.
Romer added a second goal on the day and a fourth goal in the second half with an off-balanced kick that saw the ball curve into the back of the net for a goal with 4:59 left in the match, giving the ’Cane their final 4-2 lead.
The Hillsboro boys’ loss drops them to a 2-3-1 overall record. They are 1-0-1 in the FAC this season.
In the girls FAC match, the Lady Indians had trouble gaining goals, as they were shut out by the Chillicothe Lady Cavaliers by a 5-0 score at Hillsboro High School.
CHS led by just one goal at halftime off a goal from Zoe Ford.
In the second half, the Lady Cavaliers added four more goals with two by Caroline Ford, one from Gemma Maimone and one goal by Evelyn Crall.
The loss drops the Lady Indians to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in the FAC.
Next for both the Hillsboro boys and girls soccer teams are FAC match-ups on Tuesday, Sept. 10 against the visiting Jackson Ironmen and Ironladies, with the boys game starting at 5 p.m.
In their return, the Hillsboro boys lost to the visiting Wilmington Hurricane by a 4-2 score in non-conference play, while the Lady Indians lost to the visiting Chillicothe Lady Cavaliers, 5-0 in a Frontier Athletic Conference makeup game.
For the boys game, the Indians led by a 1-0 score at the end of the first half. In the 40-minute half, the Indians built a 1-0 lead with a goal from Peyton Robertson with the assist from Brock Haines for the one-goal advantage.
In the second half, the pace of the play picked up and the game was physical from both sides, but the Hurricane and Indians each scored a goal within three minutes of each other in the second half with Wilmington scoring off a shot by Brady Vilvens at the 29:17 mark. HHS regained the lead in the game at 2-1 with Titus Heiser scoring on a direct kick at the 27:31 mark of the final 40-minute half.
Following yellow cards handed to both Wilmington and Hillsboro at the 23:53 mark of the second half, the Hurricane added another goal with 12:30 from Vilvens for a 2-2 score. At the 8:57 mark, the Hurricane took the lead with a goal near the net by Jacob Romer for a 3-2 score.
Romer added a second goal on the day and a fourth goal in the second half with an off-balanced kick that saw the ball curve into the back of the net for a goal with 4:59 left in the match, giving the ’Cane their final 4-2 lead.
The Hillsboro boys’ loss drops them to a 2-3-1 overall record. They are 1-0-1 in the FAC this season.
In the girls FAC match, the Lady Indians had trouble gaining goals, as they were shut out by the Chillicothe Lady Cavaliers by a 5-0 score at Hillsboro High School.
CHS led by just one goal at halftime off a goal from Zoe Ford.
In the second half, the Lady Cavaliers added four more goals with two by Caroline Ford, one from Gemma Maimone and one goal by Evelyn Crall.
The loss drops the Lady Indians to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in the FAC.
Next for both the Hillsboro boys and girls soccer teams are FAC match-ups on Tuesday, Sept. 10 against the visiting Jackson Ironmen and Ironladies, with the boys game starting at 5 p.m.