Chaz Lanier gains hat-trick in LC victory
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The Highland County Press-
The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs boys soccer team didn't waste a lot of time Tuesday as they powered ahead in the first half and never looked back, defeating non-conference foe Blanchester, 6-2.
LC's road win was a big day for Chaz Lanier as he netted a hat-trick with three goals against the Wildcats, followed by Noah Scott with two goals. Also scoring a goal was Alex Pinkerton.
Pinkerton's goal was the first of the match for either team, as he put the ball into the back of the net before a minute ticked off of the scoreboard, with a goal at the 39:32 mark of the first half. His goal was assisted by a Mason Jordan cross kick.
LC took a 2-0 lead from Scott's first goal of the match, with the assist off a pass from Jeremiah Hacker.
"This was a very close game," LC coach Dennis West said.
Eric Hinkle of BHS made it a one-goal lead for LC as the BHS player scored with 10:40 left in the opening half off a penalty kick.
Scott scored his second goal with 1:24 left in the opening half, with goal No. 2 coming off a penalty kick. Lanier followed as he scored his first of three goals with four seconds left in the opening half with the assist off a Josh Bauer throw-in.
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"The game was close until we scored twice in the last minute and a half of the first half," west said. "Our offense was moving the ball the entire match, and our defense was playing at a high level."
Lanier scored the final two LC goals of the match with 19:14 and 18:38 left on the clock. Assists were credited to Josh Ahrmann on a through ball and Scott off a pass.
Dade Coyle scored the second-half goal for the Wildcats with 22:20 on the clock off a deflection.
Devin Pierson of LC had seven saves, and BHS keeper Wesley Georges had 10 saves.
LC outshot the Wildcats, 23-8.
LC's road win was a big day for Chaz Lanier as he netted a hat-trick with three goals against the Wildcats, followed by Noah Scott with two goals. Also scoring a goal was Alex Pinkerton.
Pinkerton's goal was the first of the match for either team, as he put the ball into the back of the net before a minute ticked off of the scoreboard, with a goal at the 39:32 mark of the first half. His goal was assisted by a Mason Jordan cross kick.
LC took a 2-0 lead from Scott's first goal of the match, with the assist off a pass from Jeremiah Hacker.
"This was a very close game," LC coach Dennis West said.
Eric Hinkle of BHS made it a one-goal lead for LC as the BHS player scored with 10:40 left in the opening half off a penalty kick.
Scott scored his second goal with 1:24 left in the opening half, with goal No. 2 coming off a penalty kick. Lanier followed as he scored his first of three goals with four seconds left in the opening half with the assist off a Josh Bauer throw-in.
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"The game was close until we scored twice in the last minute and a half of the first half," west said. "Our offense was moving the ball the entire match, and our defense was playing at a high level."
Lanier scored the final two LC goals of the match with 19:14 and 18:38 left on the clock. Assists were credited to Josh Ahrmann on a through ball and Scott off a pass.
Dade Coyle scored the second-half goal for the Wildcats with 22:20 on the clock off a deflection.
Devin Pierson of LC had seven saves, and BHS keeper Wesley Georges had 10 saves.
LC outshot the Wildcats, 23-8.