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2008 GAME SUMMARIES
East Kentwood
Region Final
Thursday, October 23rd
The
Mustangs traveled back
to East Kentwood High
School to face the East
Kentwood Falcons for the
Regional Finals. It was
a cool, crisp, evening,
and a perfect night for
soccer. Portage Central
made it far in the state
high school soccer
tournament. We were one
of eight teams left. The
East Kentwood is the #3
ranked team, and the
defending Division 1,
State Soccer Champions.
Central was well
prepared and faced
a powerhouse opponent.
The Falcons tried to
attack continuously the
entire first half. Our
defensive efforts paid
off and we went into the
half with the score tied
Portage Central 0, and
East Kentwood 0. The
second half was played
with equal intensity and
skill. Our Mustangs had
several quality scoring
opportunities but we
would just miss the
goal. Our defense, that
includes Senior Taylor
Kimbrel, Senior Nate
Soper, Senior Torin
Carpenter, Junior
Michael Hull, and
Sophomore Zach Alkhamis
worked together and held
the Falcon offense at
bay. Our entire team
played with heart and
with a drive that made
all of the Mustang’s
parents and fans proud.
Senior goalkeeper Tyler
Champion made sixteen
saves. Everyone played
with extraordinary
determination up until
the last tick on the
clock. We even put all
eleven players in the
box for a couple of last
minute tries for a
score. We would come
close, but in the very
end the Falcons would
prevail. The final score
was East Kentwood
Falcons 1 and the
Portage Central Mustangs
0. Congratulations to
the Mustangs for an
outstanding and
successful soccer
season!
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Overall Record 15 - 6 - 2
SMAC Record 6 - 2 - 1
Grand Haven
Region Semi-Final
Tuesday, October 21st
Traveling north, our
Portage Central Mustangs
met the Grand Haven High
School Buccaneers at the
East Kentwood soccer
field. PC had the 8:00
start time and this day
would prove to be a very
long evening. Grand
Haven is ranked #7 in
the state at the end of
the regular season. Fans
sitting in the cool,
crisp air, witnessed an
awesome display of
soccer skills. Both
teams attacked numerous
times trying to score.
Half-time came and the
score was tied Portage
Central 0 and Grand
Haven 0. The second half
played out with the same
intense battle. The
Mustang defense and
senior goalkeeper Tyler
Champion held the
Buccaneer attacks at bay
and regulation ended
with a flurry but the
game was tied zero to
zero. The strong
defensive effort would
notch a shutout for
Champion and the
defense. This sent the
game into OT. Two
overtime periods were
played and the Mustangs
came close by putting
the ball into the net in
OT but the goal was
waved off due to a
penalty. 110 minutes of
soccer was played by the
starters and there was
no winner yet. Penalty
kicks resulted to decide
the winner. Senior Nam
Le, Juniors Sean Magee
and Patrick Drabik found
the back of the net.
Freshman Goalkeeper Tad
Drabik stopped two Grand
Haven tries. The
Mustangs won 3 – 2 in
double-overtime and on
penalty kicks. Next up
is the Regional finals.
We face #3 rated,
defending Division 1
State Champions, East
Kentwood.
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Overall Record 15 - 5 - 2
SMAC Record 6 - 2 - 1
Jackson
District Final
Saturday, October 18th
Making the District
finals was quite a
thrill for the Mustangs.
On this beautiful
Saturday afternoon the
Mustangs faced the
Jackson Vikings for the
District Title. Both
teams battled and tried
several attempts to
score. It wasn’t until
eighteen minutes left in
the first half when
Senior J.D. Meyers would
take a nice cross in
front of the goal from
Senior Taylor Kimbrel.
Meyers would punch hard
and head the ball into
the net. With fourteen
minutes left in the
period Junior Sean Magee
would send a corner kick
over to the goal and
Junior Jared Penland
with head the ball past
the Viking goalkeeper.
At the thirty minute
mark, Senior Kevin Roose
would deliver the ball
up-field and Senior J.D.
Meyers would roll and
tap the ball into the
net. The Score at the
half was the Portage
Central Mustangs 3 and
the Jackson Vikings 0.
The second half was
played even up, at the
start. The scrappy
Jackson squad would
manage to put a goal in,
eight minutes into the
second half. The teams
fought up and down the
pitch. With fourteen
minutes remaining on the
clock Junior Patrick
Drabik took at nice pass
from Magee and
suddenly he added
another goal. Both teams
finished out the game
strong. The final score
was the Portage Central
Mustangs 4 and the
Jackson Vikings 1. We
are the District
Champions! Next Tuesday
evening we travel to
East Kentwood and meet
Grand Haven High School
for the Regional
Semi-final match.
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Overall Record 14 - 5 - 2
SMAC Record 6 - 2 - 1
Portage Northern
District - 2nd Round
Semi-Finals
Thursday, October 16th
Bringing out a large
crowd as usual, the
match-up between Portage
Central and Portage
Northern made for an
exciting night of soccer
in the District
Semi-Final game.
As the Huskies felt the
wind at their backs
coming off two straight
wins against the
Mustangs in conference
play it would be PC that
would have to step up
their play. The
Huskies struck first off
a turnover but the
Mustangs refused to let
the goal set the tone of
the match. Junior
Patrick Drabik evened up
the score just minutes
later as he entered the
game and energized the
Mustangs. As PC
felt the momentum shift
in their favor, Junior
Jared Penland finished
the go-ahead-goal when
he finished a pass from
Junior Sean Magee in
front of the goal.
The score at the half:
Portage Central 2 -
Portage Northern 1.
The second half began quickly
as both teams battled
back and forth knowing
that this match would
end one team's season.
Portage Central and
Portage Northern created
opportunities on each
other's goal. It
was the Mustangs that
struck the insurance
goal as PC secured the
lead when Penland and
Magee connected again in
front of the Huskies
goal putting PC ahead
3-1. The Mustangs
would take that score to
the end as the clock ran
out. Senior
Goalkeeper Tyler
Champion and the Portage
Central defense of
Seniors Nate Soper and
Torin Carpenter, Junior
Michael Hull and
Sophomore Zack Alkhamis
denied the Huskies a
second half goal.
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Overall Record 13 - 5 - 2
SMAC Record 6 - 2 - 1
Loy Norrix
District - 1st Round
Tuesday, October 14th
The first game of the District Tournament for the Portage Central Mustangs with was the Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Knights . The game was played to at our home field in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Junior Patrick Drabik scored first for the Mustangs with a nice hard shot straight up the middle. Tonight, Drabik would earn a “hat-trick” as he would follow up with two more goals in the game. Not giving up anything, the Knights would find the back of the net at the sixteen minute mark. Battling back forth, the Mustangs took control of the game with 48 seconds left on the first half clock. Junior Sean Magee sent the ball into the box to Senior Nam Le who deftly dropped the ball over to Drabik. Drabik fooled the Norrix goalkeeper and knocked the ball into the goal. This would make the score at the half, the Portage Central Mustangs 2 and the Loy Norrix Knights 1
Coming out strong the second half, Mustangs Senior, J.D. Meyers would change the scoreboard tally when he quickly turned around and shot the ball from the 18 yard line. The hard kicked ball flew past the goalkeeper just five minutes into the second half. Shortly thereafter, Drabik would score again with a pass taken from Magee. Later, Senior Nam Le added another tally with a penalty kick that sailed in. One last score would happen late in the game when Junior Jared Penland picked up a rebound shot and kicked the ball to the net. The final score was Portage Central Mustangs 6 and Loy Norrix 1. This victory keeps us in the tournament! Up next is a rematch with Portage Northern.
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Overall Record 12 - 5 - 2
SMAC Record 6 - 2 - 1
Mattawan
SMAC Consolation Match
Thursday, October 9th
The Mustangs traveled to
Mattawan for a SMAC
Tournament game. It was an
interesting, aggressive
first half. The Portage
Central team controlled the
ball and had many shots on
goal. However, the score at
the half remained the
Mustangs 0 and Wildcats. O.
The second half started and
again the Portage Central
Mustangs battled with the
scrappy Matawan team. At
about fifteen minutes into
the period, the Mustangs
took charge. Junior Sean
Mcgee took a pass from
Senior Nam Le and beat the
Wildcat
goalkeeper for score number
one. Ten minutes later
Junior Jared Penland broke
free and beat the Mattawan
goalkeeper for tally number
two. We played hard the rest
of the match and but there
would be no more scoring.
The match ended with the
score Portage Central
Mustangs 1 and the Mattawan
Wildcats 0. Senior
goalkeeper Tyler Champion
and the hard working Mustang
defense recorded a shutout.
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Overall Record 11 - 5 - 2
SMAC Record 6 - 2 - 1
Portage Northern
SMAC Semi-Final
Tuesday, October 7th
The Portage Central Mustang soccer team traveled to the
Portage Northern Huskies’ soccer field for the second meeting of the 2008
season. This cross-town rivalry is always one of the best games of the
season. The Mustangs battled hard and we had several excellent scoring
opportunities. The match was fast and furious in front of a huge crowd. This
time the outcome ended in the Portage Northern Huskies’ favor. The final
score was Portage Northern Huskies 3 and the Portage Central Mustangs 0. We
will meet them again on our field in the District Tournament.
Overall Record 10 - 5 - 2
SMAC Record 5 - 2 - 1
Rockford
Makeup Match
Saturday, October 4th
On this outstanding, sunny afternoon, the Portage Central Mustangs met the Rockford High School Rams. Both teams worked very hard to score. The Mustangs had many beautiful passes and worked the ball around very well. Suddenly, with 15:30 showing on the game clock, Senior Nam Le found senior JD Meyer with a nicely centered pass. Meyer took the ball and blasted a shot that beat the Rams goalkeeper for our first point. Within a minute, Junior Jared Penland ran around the Rams defenders. He shot and found the back of the net for tally number two. Both teams would attack the goal for the rest of the game. However, there would be no more scoring. The finale tally would be the Portage Central Mustangs 2 and the Rockford Rams 0. A shutout was earned by senior goalkeeper Tyler Champion and the Mustang defense.
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Overall Record 10 - 4 - 2
SMAC Record 5 - 1 - 1
St. Joseph
SMAC Conference Tournament
Thursday, October 2nd
Twice in one week our
Mustangs battled the
Bears at the Portage
High School soccer
field. This game started
out with a St. Joseph
Bears penalty kick early
into the game. The Bears
would score on the
kick. Six minutes into
the half, senior J.D.
Meyers struck a low,
hard, ball up the middle
to beat the Bears
goalkeeper. At the
thirty two minute mark
Senior Nam Le sent the
ball across to Senior J.
D. Meyers who finished
the ball into the back
of the net. The teams
mounted many attacks. At
the 25 minute mark,
Junior Kevin Ledden
worked the ball the down
side. He fought hard and
scored an unassisted
goal for tally number
three. There would be no
more scoring in the
game. The finale score
was the Portage Central
Mustangs 3 and the St.
Joseph Bears 1.
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Overall Record 9 - 4 - 2
SMAC Record 5 - 1 - 1
St. Joseph
SMAC West Crossover
Tuesday, September 30th
Tonight was our 2008 Senior Night. The Portage Central Mustangs hosted the St. Joseph High School Bears. In this game we scored many goals. Our first tally happened four minutes into the game when Senior Nam Le took a penalty kick and found the back of the net. Nine minutes later, junior Sean Magee launched an indirect kick towards the goal. Running into the box, senior J.D. Meyers, bounced the ball off his chest and into the goal for score number two. Our 3rd score happened with 22:05 on the clock when Senior Kevin Roose made an unassisted goal. Three minutes later Junior Jared Penland took a running shot towards the goal, and with pure hustle, Senior Aaron Duymovic finished the ball for score number five. Penland scored another unassisted tally with sixteen minutes left on the game clock. The score at half time was Portage Central Mustangs 6 and the St. Joseph High School Bears 0.
The second started and Magee beat the Bears goalkeeper one minute into the half with an unassisted goal. Fifteen minutes into the half, St Joseph would find the back of the net to score. The teams battled back and forth and suddenly with three minutes left in the game, Penland would make the last goal of the evening. The final score was Portage Central Mustangs 9 and the St Joseph High School Bears 1.
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Overall Record 8 - 4 - 2
SMAC Record 4 - 1 - 1
Battle Creek Lakeview
SMAC West Crossover
Tuesday, September 23rd
On
Tuesday evening the
Portage Central High
School Mustangs traveled
east in a cross-over
match to meet the Battle
Creek Lakeview Spartans.
The Mustangs unleashed a
volley of offense. At
the 31:13 mark, Junior
Patrick Drabik scored an
unassisted goal. Ten
minutes later, speedster
Junior Jared Penland,
scored an unassisted
goal. One minute later
Junior Sean Magee sent a
nice cross inside the
box where Penland
blasted the ball into
the back of the net. The
Lakeview goalkeeper kept
the game intact and the
score at the half was
Portage Central 3 and
Battle Creek Lakeview 0.
The second half started
and the Mustangs played
with great intensity.
Four minutes passed in
the second period and
when Senior Kevin Roose,
with clinical precision,
sent the ball to the far
post. Senior J.D. Meyer
positioned himself and
sent the ball past the
Spartan goalkeeper for
score number four. The
teams traveled up and
down the field. With a
little over seven
minutes left in the
match Penland scored
another unassisted
goal. The Mustangs
would find the back of
the net one more time
when Magee sent a tight
pass inside the box to
Drabik who finished the
ball. The Mustang
defense, Senior
Goalkeeper Tyler
Champion, and Junior
Goalkeeper Keenan Cronyn
earned a shutout. The
final tally was Portage
Central Mustangs 6 and
Battle Creek Lakeview 0.
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Overall Record 7 - 4 - 2
SMAC Record 3 - 1 - 1
Forest Hills Eastern
Saturday, September 20th
On a
bright and sunny
Saturday afternoon the
men's Mustang soccer
team from Portage
Central traveled north
to Grand Rapids to
challenge the Forest
Hills Eastern Hawks. Our
team played an
outstanding fast-paced
match. The Hawks struck
first with a goal twenty
minutes into the
contest. At the
thirty-two minute mark,
Senior Nam Le placed a
beautiful corner kick
ball in front of the
goal where Senior Taylor
Kimbrel headed the ball
pass the Hawk goalkeeper
into the back of the
net. The score remained
1 - 1 at the half. The
entire second half was
well played by the
Mustangs. We fought for
several good scoring
opportunities. The
battle raged on when
suddenly with
thirty-seven seconds
left in the game somehow
Forest Hills Eastern
managed to score. We
left heartbroken with
the final score the
Forest Hills Eastern
Hawks 2 and the Portage
Central Mustangs 1.
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Overall Record 6 - 4 - 2
SMAC Record 2 - 1 - 1
Plainwell
Thursday, September 18th
On Thursday evening the
Mustangs of Portage
Central traveled to
Plainwell to meet the
Plainwell Trojans. It
was a beautiful field, a
beautiful evening, and a
strange night of soccer.
The game was played at
fast pace with some
rough moments and some
injuries. With 18:38
remaining in the first
period the Plainwell
Trojans were awarded a
penalty kick. Their
player found the back of
the net. Not to be
denied, 20 seconds later
Senior Nam Le started
the ball up field. This
is where Junior Jared
Penland took over and
beat several Plainwell
players plus the Trojan
goalkeeper to tie the
score. Plainwell managed
to sneak in one more
goal before the half. At
the half, the score was
Plainwell 2 and Portage
Central 1. For the
remainder of the game
the Mustangs played
excellent soccer on
offence and on defense.
PC had many shots and
many moments of
brilliance on defense.
Despite the Mustang
effort there would be no
more scoring. The final
tally was the Plainwell
Trojans 2 and the
Portage Central Mustangs
1 .
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Overall Record 6 - 3 - 2
SMAC Record 2 - 1 - 1
Kalamazoo Central
Tuesday, September 16th
On a bright, sunny evening the Portage Central Mustang soccer team
traveled to the Kalamazoo Central Maroon Giants field for a SMAC
conference match. The thick grass field was still drying from the recent
heavy rain. Both teams attacked up and down the pitch. Portage Central
had many shots on goal and even hit the corner post four times. However
the score at the half ended up; the Mustangs 0 and the Maroon Giants 0.
The second period played out with more of the same. The Portage Central
team had many shots on goal. At the twenty-five minute mark a Kalamazoo
Central payer fouled a Portage Central player in the box. This resulted
in a Mustang penalty kick. Senior Rich Campbell took the penalty kick
which rebounded off the Kalamazoo Central goalkeeper. Campbell fielded
the rebound and finished the ball to the back of the net. Both teams
continued play and the Maroon Giants managed to score with 2:35 left on
the clock The teams then played two overtime periods but there would be
no further scoring. The tally at the end was a tie. The Portage Central
Mustangs 1 and the Kalamazoo Central Maroon Giants 1.
Overall Record 6 - 2 - 2
SMAC Record 2 - 1 - 1
Loy Norrix
Thursday, September 11th
On a beautiful evening for soccer the Portage Central Mustangs met the
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Knights on our home field. The Mustangs took charge
early and had a variety of scoring accomplishments. Our first score happened
when Junior Sean Magee angled a pass inside the box to Junior Jared Penland.
Penland shot and hit the back of the net. The second goal happened when
Magee sent a beautiful pass across the front of the net and Senior J.D.
Meyers headed the ball in. Goal number three was put in unassisted by Junior
Patrick Drabik. We were unlucky and the Knights were lucky when Loy Norrix
tallied a point on an own goal. Penland would score one more time before the
half when he took a pass flicked over from Senior Rich Campbell. The half
time score was PCHS 4 and Loy Norrix 1.
The second half was played evenly until Campbell scored an
unassisted goal on an indirect kick. The Mustangs would score two more times
in the contest. Campbell took a pass from Junior Sean Magee and beat the Loy
Norrix goalkeeper for goal number six. The finally goal happened when Junior
Cam Restivo sent the ball to Penland. Penland would run and then hit the net
for Mustang score number seven. The final tally was the Portage Central
Mustangs 7 and the Loy Norrix Knights 1.
Overall Record 6 - 2 - 1
SMAC Record 2 - 1 - 0
Portage Northern
Thursday, September 9th
The weather was perfect. The
crowd was huge. Both teams
were ready for the big cross
town rivalry when the
Portage Central High School
Mustangs met the Huskies of
Portage Northern. The game
was played on the Portage
Northern home soccer field.
Spectators witnessed quite a
contest!
The Mustangs took the lead
early when a deft pass was
sent from Senior Nam Le over
to Senior J.D. Meyers.
Meyers fielded the ball and
then beat the Huskies
goalkeeper at seven minutes
into the match. The Mustang
team held the 1-0 lead for
the rest of the first half.
The second period started,
and at about two minutes in,
the Huskies scored a goal.
This tied the game. The
soccer battle ensued for the
rest of the regulation time.
Regulation time ended with
score tied 1 to 1. After a
brief rest the teams took
the field for a ten minute
overtime period. Our
Mustangs drove to the goal
several times but did not
come up with a score.
Suddenly, with two minutes
left in the overtime, a
Portage Northern player
broke free and scored. The
final tally was the Portage
Central Mustangs 1 and the
Portage Northern Huskies 2.
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Overall Record 5 - 2 - 1
SMAC Record 1 - 1 - 0
Battle Creek Central
Thursday, September 4th
On an overcast and rainy
evening the Portage Central
Mustangs hosted the Battle
Creek Central Bear Cats. The
Mustangs played a good game
against the determined Bear
Cats. The scoring went like
this. Five minutes into the
game Senior Rich Campbell
passed the ball into the box
where Junior Sean McGee
headed the ball in for score
number one. Ten minutes
later McGee broke free and
scored an unassisted goal.
The third score happened at
the twenty five minute mark.
Junior Patrick Drabik
crossed a ball to Junior
Jared Penland. Penland then
finished the ball into the
net. Score number four and
five happened when Penland
used his speed to beat the
Battle Creek defenders twice
with about thirteen minutes
left. At the ten minute mark
a rebounded ball was fielded
by Junior Brad Elliston.
Elliston dribbled the ball
and drilled it in for score
number six. With five
minutes left in the game
Senior J.D. Meyers score an
unassisted goal. This was
score number seven. One
more tally occurred when
Senior Aron Duymovic found
the ball and dribbled up
field to beat the Bear Cat
goalkeeper for score number
eight. The game ended. The
final score was the Portage
Central Mustangs 8 and the
Battle Creek Bear Cats 0.
The Mustangs defense and
senior goalkeeper Tyler
Champion earned a shutout.
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Overall Record 5 - 1 - 1
SMAC Record 1 - 0 - 0
Mattawan
Tuesday, September 2nd
The Portage Central Mustangs
hosted a home game Tuesday
against the Mattawan
Wildcats. The scrappy
Wildcats put up a good
fight. However things
changed at about the twenty
minute mark when Senior Nam
Le took a good strike on the
ball from an indirect kick.
The ball deflected off the
back of a Mattawan defender
and Le scored goal number
one for the Mustangs. Later
with thirteen minutes left
in the period, Senior Nam
Lee again kicked the ball
forward in the center
towards the Wildcat goal.
Speeding PC Senior Taylor
Kimbrel took the pass and
redirected the ball pass the
Wildcat goalkeeper for
Portage Central score number
two. The Mustang team would
add another goal to the
tally at the seven minute
mark. Senior Rich Campbell
angled the ball down the
right side of the pitch to
the fast charging Senior
Aron Duymovic. Duymovic ran
full speed forward and
blasted the ball into the
net for Mustang score number
three. Not to be denied,
Mattawan made a score with
three and one half minutes
left in the first half. The
score at halftime was
Portage Central 3 and
Mattawan 1.
In the second half the score
remained the same for most
of the period. At the thirty
minute mark the Mustangs
took charge. After putting
together a series of fine
passes up the field the ball
found its way to Junior
Jared Penland. Penland ran
through the defense and
crossed the ball to Junior
Sean McGee. McGee took the
ball and shot hard to the
back of the net for Mustang
score number four. Junior
Jared Penland dribbled the
ball up field with four
minutes remaining in the
game and beat the Wildcat
goalkeeper for Portage
Central score number five.
Mattawan managed to sneak in
one more goal. The final
tally was Portage Central
Mustangs 5 and the Mattawan
Wildcats 2.
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Overall Record 4 - 1 - 1
SMAC Record 0 - 0 - 0
Forest Hills Central
Monday, August 25th
For the first home game of the season the Portage Central
Mustangs faced non-conference foe, the Rangers from Forest Hills Central.
The aggressive team from Forest Hills Central made few mistakes and managed
to score two goals during the first half. The score was 2 – 0 at half time.
During the second half, the Mustang team tried many counter attacks but the
Ranger defenders turned away our shots. The Forest Hills Central offense put
together one more goal seconds before the final whistle, making the final
tally the Forest Hills Central Rangers 3 and the Portage Central Mustangs 0.
Overall Record 3 - 1 - 1
SMAC Record 0 - 0 - 0
Portage Invitational Three-in-One
Saturday, August 23rd
Royal Oak
The Portage Central Mustangs soccer team
faced the Royal Oak Ravens in the first match of the day. The teams were
well matched and they played hard in the morning humidity. At the
five-minute mark of the first half, senior J.D. Meyer broke free with the
ball. He dribbled up the left side of the Ravens defense and delivered a
shot to the back of the net to score an unassisted goal. The tally remained
the same the rest of the game. Senior goalkeeper Tyler Champion and the
defense earned a shut out. The Mustangs won 1 - 0.
Reeths-Puffer
During the 12 o’clock game the Portage
Central Mustangs faced the Muskegon Reeths-Puffer Rockets. The Mustangs
found themselves down one goal three minutes into the contest when a
speedster from Muskegon team scored a goal. PC adjusted and worked to
counter attack the rest of the first half. The halftime score remained
Muskegon 1, Portage Central 0. The Mustang team continued to play hard the
entire second half. Back and forth it went. Suddenly with three minutes
remaining in the game, Senior Nam Le sent the ball at an angle across the
box to senior J.D. Meyer. The hard-charging forward slid and kicked the ball
past the goalkeeper to tie the score. The fired-up Mustangs tried to add
another point but the game ended. The final score was Portage Central
Mustangs 1 -Muskegon Reeths-Puffer Rockets 1.
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
The third game on this
hot, humid, August afternoon was an outstanding contest. Our Portage Central
Mustangs faced the Rochester Hills, Stoney Creek High School Cougars. The
Mustang offense took charge early. Two minutes into the game, the poised and
controlled senior Nam Le sent a nice angled cross to junior Sean McGee.
McGee fielded the ball and sent it smashing into the back of the net. Later
with three minutes remaining in the half, senior Rich Campbell kicked a line
drive to the far corner of the box. Senior J.D. Meyer ran forward and with
perfect timing smashed a header in the net for goal number two. The Mustangs
were on top 2 - 0 at the half. During the second half, both teams played
fast and hard but the Mustangs prevailed. The final score was Portage
Central Mustangs 2 - Rochester Stony Creek 0. Senior goalkeeper Tyler
Champion and the Mustang defense recorded their second shut out of the day.
Overall Record 3 - 0 - 1
SMAC Record 0 - 0 - 0
West Ottawa
Thursday, August 21st
The Portage Central Mustangs
men’s soccer team traveled
northwest to play the
Holland West Ottawa Panthers
for the first game of the
season. Soccer fans were
treated to a hard-fought
match. Both teams battled
with intensity the entire
time. The game was
tied 0 – 0 at half time.
During the second half the
Panthers came at the
Mustangs with attack after
attack. The resilient
defense held strong and the
offense countered many
times. The game was a real
nail biter for the fans.
With three minutes left in
the contest a crossing ball
found its way to Senior Rich
Campbell who redirected the
ball towards the Panther
goal. Senior Kevin Roose
then charged forward to seal
the deal and put the ball
into the net. Senior goal
keeper Tyler Champion had a
shut out. The final score
Portage Central Mustangs 1
and Holland West Ottawa
Panthers 0.
Overall Record 1 - 0 -
0
SMAC Conference Record
0 - 0 - 0
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