Hunt stuns Fike 3-1
By Jimmy Lewis, The Wilson Daily Times, N.C. | |
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"Before the game, I said 'Cooper, I want you to get two goals today.' I said. 'You're due for a goal.'
"He's had plenty of chances to finish, and today, he scored them when they counted the most."
Indeed, he did.
Dean's two goals helped his Warriors stun the Demons, ranked No. 5 among state 3-A teams by
A fairly even 61-plus minutes of soccer between the bitter foes turned in Hunt's favor in the 62nd minute when Dean corralled a poor pass out of the Fike defensive third. He didn't require a lot of time to gather it in, supplying the finish off the right side past junior Golden Demons keeper
"It was a great game played by both sides," Dean reviewed. "Fike did a great job. We just picked our moments, and we finished well."
Both teams took 16 shots, with Fike owning a 7-4 advantage in shots on frame.
Just before Dean's first goal, the Demons had a pair of opportunities to strike first themselves. In the 57th minute, a strong header in the box off a corner kick sailed wide right, and with 20:30 remaining, Fike senior
Yet Fike wouldn't suffer a shutout on its home field. With 9:52 to go, junior
However, Hunt was able to add its insurance goal with 3:10 to go. Sophomore
"The first (goal), just a simple, fundamental mistake," first-year Fike head coach
Even though the Warriors finished with an 8-3 advantage on corner kicks, the Demons came out and owned the possession advantage to begin matters. Yet Mizelle lamented the lack of purpose behind Fike's touches as both sides had promising first-half opportunities.
Once Hunt junior
"Their pressure kind of got to us a little bit," Lee said. "They capitalized on mistakes. Cooper had two crazy shots. They were right there. But we had our chances the second half, we just didn't capitalize."
Hunt had its chance in the 15th minute, when Anguiano crossed a ball into the box for Dean. It bounded off the post as it went out for a goal kick. In the 23rd, Fike's sophomore
The Demons had a dangerous opportunity in the 25th after Gracia was fouled at the edge of the 18-yard penalty area. Sophomore
Hunt's defensive third was further tested in the 30th minute off a Fike corner. The ball came into the box and barreled towards the goal line, but a Warriors defender was there to get it away.
In the final seconds of the half, Fike junior
Once the final whistle blew, the Hunt bench spilled onto the field to celebrate.
Depending on the results of second-half play in the
"That's what it looks like," Mizelle assessed. "If we win, I guess we'll have to practice running out on the field like we won a state championship."
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