During last night's Atlas - Chivas game I witnessed the greatest goal celebration ever. Atlas is
awarded a PK in stoppage time. Marioni approaches the line to break the 0-0 tie. He buries it and
does a great knee slide to the touch line. A rabid Guadalarja fan throws a beer at him and well you
just have to see what happens next.
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In Cardinal Gibbons fourth straight championship appearance they left no question about who
deserved the trophy. Winning 5-0 over the Shelby Golden Lions they set a record for the largest
margin of victory ever in a 2A championship game. The Crusaders outshot the Golden Lions 26-5, and
goalkeeper Eric Hamilton didn't have to make a save to earn the team's 16th shutout of the season.
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Kyle Luterbach of Fred T. Foard receives Player of the Year for the Catawba Valley Athletic
Conference honors. Here's some video from his Spring Club season. Look close and you'll see more
CVAC All Conference players on the field with Kyle. Congrats Kyle!
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NCHSAA ANNOUNCEMENT "The forecast for heavy rain throughout much of the next two days, along
with concern over field conditions and safety with four games scheduled for the Curtis and Jackie
Dail Soccer Stadium on the campus of North Carolina State University, forced the switch. Three
games will now be played on Sunday and then the 4-A championship will be Monday night at 7 p.
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Congratulations to this year's 2A All Region. Hibriten leads the way with four members and the CVAC
is well represented with 12 members (in red). Richie Absher, SR, F, Ashe County Miguel Aguilar, SR,
MF, Hibriten Will Bodfish, SR, MF, Patton Saul Carias, SR, MF, Ashe County Jon Easton, SR, K,
Hibriten Ryan Harrold, JR, F, Wilkes Central Jacob Joines, SR, FB, Wilkes Central Chris Jordan, SR,
F,
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MIGUEL AQUILAR, SENIOR MIDFIELDER JON EASTON, SENIOR GOAL KEEPER DAGO LAINEZ, SENIOR SWEEPER JULE
PICTON, JUNIOR MIDFIELDER
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Okay maybe I was a little premature in my reaction to the newspapers. Salisbury plays in Western
final tonight Shelby gears up to face Salisbury in 2A soccer semifinals NAH! A couple hundred
words. The Salisbury article talks about their defense and GK, and has a picture of a player that
has scored one of five of their play off goals.
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Unfortunately High School Football play offs have begun so this is the most any newspaper can
muster for the Western Regional Final tomorrow night. The Shelby Star has: "Shelby High School
will host Salisbury High School for the Western 2A Regional soccer championship on Wednesday at
Blanton Memorial Stadium.
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Hibriten 0 Salisbury 2 Prep Soccer Playoffs: Salisbury 2, Hibriten 0 Inches away from victory
"Sexton gave most of the credit to goalkeeper Frankie Cardelle... Cardelle has spent most of
the season stopping about four shots per game. In this win, shots were consistently peppered at him
and the senior never flinched, stopping 21 Panther tries.
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photo by N.M. Lewis SALISBURY TRAVELS TO HIBRITEN GAME TIME 7:00pm Salisbury soccer to face
Hibriten Regional final spot on the line FORBUSH AT SHELBY GAME TIME 6:00pm "Forbush has won
nine straight matches and took its only two losses on the road, against Reynolds early in the
season and against Wilkes Central in a Mountain-Valley 2-A game.
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East Davidson 1 West Stanly 0 Lexington 1 Hibriten 6 Panthers dominate, advance East Davidson
travels to Hibriten West Davidson 2 South Iredell 3 Forest Hills 0 Salisbury 1 Salisbury advances
to third round South Iredell faces Salisbury Patton 0 Shelby 1 Wilkes Central 1 West Henderson 0
Shelby hosts Wilkes Central Newton-Conover Owen Smoky Mountain 1 Forbush 3 Owen travels to Forbush
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East Lincoln 2 East Davidson 4 East Davidson faces West Stanly Lexington 5 Starmount 2 Lexington
soccer: From last to playoffs Lexington travels to Hibriten Monroe 3 West Davidson 5 West Davidson
faces South Iredell Lincolnton 1 Forest Hills 2 Forest Hills faces Salisbury Patton 1 Surry Central
0 Wayne Whaley Patton High's Kevin Stone, No.
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Hickory 2 Hibriten 1 "It was a good, tough game," Hickory coach Brian Jillings said.
"The speed of play was like 100 miles per hour." St. Stephens 2 Newton-Conover 1 Zack
Melton and Jackson Pitofsky score for Saint. Addison Day tallies N-C's lone goal. Fred T. Foard 4
Bandys 1 Kyle Luterbach scores a hat trick for Foard with David Whitman adding the fourth goal.
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