Barnes, Risley connect again for Axemen.Byline: Jeff Smith The Register-Guard Michael Barnes Michael Barnes can refer to more than one person:
The two teamed up again Saturday night when Risley headed in a corner kick from Barnes with 63 seconds left to give No. 2 South Eugene a nail-biting 1-0 victory over McNary in the second round of the OSAA OSAA Oregon School Activities Association OSAA Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (United Nations body) OSAA Ocean State Aquaculture Association OSAA Office of the Sergeant-At-Arms (Philippines) Class 4A playoffs at South Eugene High School South Eugene High School is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. . BOYS SOCCER "It's the Michael-Nate connection," Risley said with a laugh. "I was thinking about that Sheldon game. It was the same play. It's amazing." The Axemen advance to Tuesday's third-round game at North Medford North Medford is the name of some places in the United States of America:
South Eugene survived a scare against a pesky McNary team that earned its playoff berth by beating North Salem North Salem is the name of several towns in the United States:
n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie game in the Valley League. The Celtics opened state play with a resounding re·sound v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. 3-0 win over Mountain View in the first round. "It's heartbreaking because you play 79 minutes of good defense and then one mistake cost us," McNary coach Miguel Camarena said. "Our guys played as tough as they could. Just one mistake." For a while, it appeared certain that 80 minutes of soccer weren't going to be enough to decide a winner, as both teams' defenses stood strong. But when South Eugene was awarded a corner kick in the 79th minute, it gave Barnes and Risley the perfect chance to reenact their 70th-minute game-winner against the Irish on Oct. 20. Barnes took his time to set up before booting a line drive that the leaping Risley headed into the center of net to avoid the looming overtime session. "Michael always comes through in the clutch," Risley said. "I was pretty confident in our team. I knew if we didn't get it done in regulation, we'd get it done in overtime." The goal was the lone blemish blem·ish n. A small circumscribed alteration of the skin considered to be unesthetic but insignificant. blemish on McNary goalkeeper Rodolofo Torres' night. The junior kept his team in the game with 10 saves, many coming on diving stops. "He was unbelievable," Camarena said. In the end, though, the Axemen's offense finally broke the Celtics' defense to keep their season alive. "It gets a little nerve-racking, but this is the way playoff games are," South Eugene coach Colin McMillen said. "The most important thing is that this team continued to play. They never lost focus in the game, and if you keep playing consistently, it'll come." |
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