Soccer roundup: Heritage breezes past Pillow Academy to begin season - Commercial Dispatch
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Soccer season has begun for just about every area team, with some squads already preparing for their third game of the year. Last week, Heritage Academy went on the road and headed home with a victory, while New Hope stayed at home and won twice. Here’s a look at how some of the teams fared.
The Patriots got the year started with a 6-0 blowout at Pillow Academy.
McKinley Kilburn and Alex Luccasen each netted two goals, and Miles Front and Gus King each scored one goal during the win.
“It was a really good showing for our boys,” head coach Will Pearson said. “I always like going on the road for our first game, that way the boys can really focus in and don’t have to worry too much about the crowd and everything like that. The boys worked really well together. They implemented what we had been going over in practice really well. The younger ones really stepped up; I was very proud to see that. The older ones really commanded the midfield. We had some really strong play by our older boys and our keeper, who are all returning from last year. Just seeing everything the boys have worked on in practice and really have really been working on was very nice and it showed on the scoreboard.”
The team looks to keep the winning energy going on Nov. 12 when it hosts Delta Streets Academy.
On Thursday, the Yellow Jackets’ boys and girls soccer teams were back on the turf for their second game of the year against visiting Hernando, and both squads were dealt losses.
The boys team was bombarded in a 6-2 loss, while the girls were defeated 3-1. Both teams were back in action Tuesday at Itawamba Agricultural and will host Caledonia on Saturday.
The soccer season for the Cavaliers’ boys and girls has started off with a 1-1 mark through each teams’ first two games. The boys rebounded…
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