Indians, Falcons finish all tied up
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
HILLSBORO — There wasn't enough time on the clock in Tuesday's South Central Ohio League contest between the Hillsboro Indians and Clinton-Massie Falcons to determine a winner, so the back-and-forth battle ended in a 3-3 tie at Richards Memorial Field.
Hillsboro (1-0-2, 1-1-2) was 18.3 seconds away from the win, but the Falcons had other plans in their quest for a SCOL title.
The visiting Falcons didn't make things easy for the Indians as they controlled the tempo in the second half, and every time Hillsboro took the lead late in the second half, they were there minutes later to tie the score.
"They (CM) controlled the second half," HHS head coach John Weber said. "They controlled the momentum and took the ball to us, but our kids battled back.
"I'm content with the tie because we still don't have a loss in the SCOL, and we still control our own destiny."
As the score was tied at 1-1 when the second half began, Hillsboro was first to break the deadlocked score with 19:58 on the clock when Reese Leibreich scored from 30 yards away on a free kick.
Just over four minutes later, Clinton-Massie's Ethan Deaton made it a 2-2 score, shooting a goal close to the net at the 15:32 mark.
After many opportunities by both schools to take the lead for the next 13 minutes, neither team was able to break the tie … that was, until there was 1:59 left in regulation when Hillsboro's Jarrod Hart scored from 15 yards out for the 3-2 lead.
Hillsboro looked to have the game in control, but the Falcons had other plans as they quickly planted the ball to the ground, and with HHS in a rush, caught their opponent off guard when Kyle Minor scored on a free kick to the right side of the goal with 18.3 seconds on the clock and the tie.
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"It was a questionable call, a tough call to make when he set the ball in the free kick with 18 seconds left in the game," Weber said. "We have to work more on defending that type of situation.
"We didn't make the play we needed."
Once the regulation time ran out, that was it as there is no overtime or shootouts in high school soccer unless it is in tournament play.
As for the opening half, CM was first to score around the 35:00 mark, and HHS tied it with a goal by Jordan O'Connor with 23:52 left in the opening 40 minutes.
"In the first half, we played phenomenal," Weber said. "But for the match, I would like to see us finish, but overall, it was a good game."
On Saturday, the Indians dropped a non-league home match to the Wilmington Hurricane 5-2.
HHS will play again on Thursday in an SCOL match against Highland County rival McClain at 5 p.m. at McClain Field.
Hillsboro (1-0-2, 1-1-2) was 18.3 seconds away from the win, but the Falcons had other plans in their quest for a SCOL title.
The visiting Falcons didn't make things easy for the Indians as they controlled the tempo in the second half, and every time Hillsboro took the lead late in the second half, they were there minutes later to tie the score.
"They (CM) controlled the second half," HHS head coach John Weber said. "They controlled the momentum and took the ball to us, but our kids battled back.
"I'm content with the tie because we still don't have a loss in the SCOL, and we still control our own destiny."
As the score was tied at 1-1 when the second half began, Hillsboro was first to break the deadlocked score with 19:58 on the clock when Reese Leibreich scored from 30 yards away on a free kick.
Just over four minutes later, Clinton-Massie's Ethan Deaton made it a 2-2 score, shooting a goal close to the net at the 15:32 mark.
After many opportunities by both schools to take the lead for the next 13 minutes, neither team was able to break the tie … that was, until there was 1:59 left in regulation when Hillsboro's Jarrod Hart scored from 15 yards out for the 3-2 lead.
Hillsboro looked to have the game in control, but the Falcons had other plans as they quickly planted the ball to the ground, and with HHS in a rush, caught their opponent off guard when Kyle Minor scored on a free kick to the right side of the goal with 18.3 seconds on the clock and the tie.
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"It was a questionable call, a tough call to make when he set the ball in the free kick with 18 seconds left in the game," Weber said. "We have to work more on defending that type of situation.
"We didn't make the play we needed."
Once the regulation time ran out, that was it as there is no overtime or shootouts in high school soccer unless it is in tournament play.
As for the opening half, CM was first to score around the 35:00 mark, and HHS tied it with a goal by Jordan O'Connor with 23:52 left in the opening 40 minutes.
"In the first half, we played phenomenal," Weber said. "But for the match, I would like to see us finish, but overall, it was a good game."
On Saturday, the Indians dropped a non-league home match to the Wilmington Hurricane 5-2.
HHS will play again on Thursday in an SCOL match against Highland County rival McClain at 5 p.m. at McClain Field.