High School Boys Soccer Drops 4-0 Decision to Beaver

BEAVER– The exciting and sometimes frustrating part of athletics at any level is you just don’t know what you’re going to get from your favorite team.

Sometimes they’ll exceed expectations and have a performance that you didn’t expect and sometimes it’s just one of those games and the opposition is just the better team on that day.

Unfortunately, that was the case last night for the Hopewell High School Boys soccer team.

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The Vikings were coming off their best match of the season, a 2-0 win over first-place Central Valley. Last night was a match at Beaver, where with a win, Hopewell would jump Beaver for 4th place in the section. That’s important because the top four teams qualify for the playoffs.

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It was just a match where Hopewell couldn’t get anything going offensively and Beaver pulled away in the 2nd half to pick up a 4-0 victory. Earlier this season, Beaver defeated Hopewell, 2-1 in overtime.

Here’s a quick recap of last night’s match between the Vikings and the Bobcats.

1ST HALF:
*38:17 left; Hopewell goalie Tallon Coleman makes a nice save as the Beaver forward had a 1-on-1 opportunity from the left wing.

*35:50 left; Off a throw-in, Bryce Ray gets off a nice header, but the Beaver goalie makes the save.

*31:13 left; Coleman makes a save from a kick from the box. 0-0.

*29:38 left; Off a throw-in, RJ Bushnell with a nice chance as he gets a shot off to the short side, but Beaver goalie makes a save.

*18:44 left; Beaver gets a break down the right side, move into the box and from the 10-yard gets a shot off, Coleman makes the initial save, but Beaver’s Anthony Purta gets the rebound goal, his 14th goal of the season. Beaver 1-0.

*9:12 left; Beaver with a break and connect on a cross-field pass but the shot goes just high of the net.

*8:15 left; Hopewell with nice passing, Rocco Marcantonio at the top of the key gets a low shot on net but it’s stopped. Beaver 1-0.

*5:10 left; Hopewell gets two consecutive corner kicks and get 2 solid opportunities, including a scrum in front for the rebound but can’t score.

HALFTIME: BEAVER 1 HOPEWELL 0

2ND HALF:
*Unfortunately, the second half was all Beaver.

*37:35 left; Hopewell misplays a ball deep in their own end and Beaver capitalizes for an empty net goal. Beaver 2-0.

*33:07 left; Nice goal by Beaver as they get another 2 on 1 break and a Bobcat forward buries a shot following a cross-field pass. Beaver 3-0.

*32:30 left; From the 10-yard line, Marcantonio with a good opportunity but the Beaver goalie makes the save.

*23:10 left; Beaver gets a penalty kick and buries it. Beaver 4-0.

*6:00 left; Tommy Armour with a golden opportunity and has the goalie beat but his shot to the top right corner bangs off the right post.

FINAL SCORE: BEAVER 4 HOPEWELL 0

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Hopewell will need to rebound quickly because tomorrow they have another top match at Avonworth. Beaver is also in action against Central Valley.

At the end of last night’s match, HSN learned of some big news. Word was going around the match last night that Beaver had to forfeit their previous contest against Keystone Oaks. Apparently, Beaver is appealing this decision. Once details are final, we’ll let you know the outcome. If this forfeit is upheld, this would be a huge break for Hopewell.

Stick with HSN for more details as they become available.

While the varsity team list, the Hopewell JV team pulled off a thrilling 1-0 victory, with the defense playing a pivotal role.

Sam Wrzesniewski, Dominic Buchanan, James Pistorius and John Wargula anchored the backline, while Parker Hoth stepped in as goalkeeper and delivered a shutout performance.

The game’s only goal came 25 minutes into the first half when Elijah Persi-Jones drew a foul at the 20-yard line. Dominic Buchanan took the free kick and skillfully placed the ball past the goalie, securing the lead.

Hoth’s stellar goalkeeping and the solid defense helped the Vikings maintain the shutout and seal the win.