Greenfield-Central rallied three different times before pulling off a 3-2 victory over New Palestine on the seventh shooter of the PK shootout. Ross Morgan's goal came right after Collin Kleckner stopped NP's seventh shooter -- and was the Dragons' fourth straight miss of the shootout -- giving the Cougars a 4-3 edge in the seven-round shootout that had to go to sudden death. NP led 3-1 after three rounds, but a miss and a Kleckner save -- as well as goals by Jeremiah Spencer and Kleckner -- tied the shootout. Neither team scored in the sixth round. Both Kleckner and NP's Jaron Pridgen made two saves in the extra session.
NP led 1-0 after 10:11 on Dillon Pike's breakaway goal. It stayed that way until early in the second half, when Morgan cashed in a feed in the box from Angel Rodriguez in the 48th minute to make it 1-1. Bryson Basaran scored from the left side on a feed from Wes Fox -- his ninth goal of the year -- to give NP a 2-1 lead in the final nine minutes. But just 2:10 later, G-C's Trent Barnhart tied it up, again on a feed in the middle from Rodriguez.
NP had a 14-9 shot edge in regulation and the two overtimes, but Kleckner made seven saves to preserve the Cougars' eighth victory of the year.
The win also puts G-C in the Hoosier Heritage Conference driver's seat with a 4-0 record and possession of the Victory Bell. The Cougars still have Shelbyville, Yorktown and Rushville remaining in their conference slate. G-C is 8-2-1 on the year. NP is now 7-3 (2-1).
It was a thrilling game between two very evenly-matched teams that went down to the wire. Glad you could listen to us tonight! If not, go here for the archive.
The Cougars next play Saturday at Richmond, then meet Shelbyville (Monday) and Yorktown (Wednesday) next week. The Dragons host Yorktown in the completion of a game suspended by lighting on Aug. 18, then visit Center Grove Tuesday before returning home Thursday to face Hamilton Southeastern.
Also tonight,
Mt. Vernon 3, Lawrence North 1: The Marauders improved to 7-3-2 on the year with a victory against LN. Matt Powell scored a first-half goal, but the Wildcats tied it in the second. Adam Luke scored the game-winner on Mouhamed Konate's asist, with Trevor Johnson scoring a late insurance goal on a feed from Eric Ahonen. Corban Hartley made seven saves for the Marauders.
Girls soccer
Hamilton SE 7, Mt. Vernon 0: The Royals scored three goals in the first half and four more in the second to defeat MV. Hannah Whitaker had two shots on goal for the Marauders. Hannah Miller and Bri Walker scored two goals each for HSE.
Volleyball
New Palestine 3, Pendleton Heights 0: The Dragons downed the Arabians tonight in a key Hoosier Heritage Conference match. NP won 25-21, 25-17, 25-16 on the road. Megan Riley had eight blocks and three kills for NP.
New Castle 3, Mt. Vernon 0: The Marauders fell 25-14, 25-19, 25-17 to the Trojans, who are one of the top teams in Class 4A. Listen to MV's home match against Eastern Hancock at 7 p.m. Monday on www.hancockcountysports.com.
Shelbyville 3, Greenfield-Central 0: The Cougars fell 25-10, 25-13, 25-8 in a Hoosier Heritage Conference matchup.
Cross country
NP sweeps 4-way:The New Palestine girls cross country team scored 17 points to win a 4-way meet with Knightstown (42), Triton Central and Morristown (both incomplete). The Dragons were led by second-place Caroline Voelz (22:35). Also scoring were Izzy Fleetwood (third, 22:47), Chloe Kirchner (fourth), Brianna Komornik (sixth) and Lauren Lane (seventh).
The
New Palestine boys scored 31 points, besting Triton Central (45),
Morristown (61), and Knightstown (101). The Dragons were led by Austin
Dodd, who placed seventh in 19:01. Also scoring were Mitchell Lawson
(fifth, 19:24), Kevin Laetsch (sixth), Zach Nagel (eighth) and Dominic
Basciano (ninth).
Boys tennis
New Palestine 5, Triton Central 0: The Dragons only dropped 10 games in a sweep of the Tigers. At singles, Reid Clark's 6-1, 6-0 victory was close to perfection, while Brent Barrett and Stratton Smith hit it with 6-0, 6-0 sweeps. Evan Poole/Connor Swain won 7-5, 6-1, and Pete Rusche/Kyle Willhelm won 6-2, 6-1 at doubles.
Hamilton Southeastern 5, Mt. Vernon 0: The Marauders fell to the state's fifth-ranked team.
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