Centennial shoots South out of playoffs.Byline: Curtis Anderson The Register-Guard There will be no repeat for the South Eugene boys soccer team. The Axemen, who played Sheldon to a 1-1 deadlock in last year's state championship match, were eliminated in heartbreaking heart·break·ing adj. 1. Causing overwhelming grief or distress. 2. Producing a strong emotional reaction: heartbreaking loveliness. fashion on Saturday when Centennial survived a penalty kick shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. to escape with a 2-1 victory. The victory sends the Eagles, the No. 2 seed from the Mount Hood Conference, into the semifinals 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 soccer playoffs against Redmond on Tuesday, while South Eugene is left to wonder what might have been. `The playoffs are all about heart, and we played with heart today,' said South Eugene senior Nate Risley, who scored the Axemen's lone goal on a header off a free kick by senior Michael Barnes Michael Barnes can refer to more than one person:
Risley will get no argument from the hundreds of fans who were huddled in the grandstands 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. . The Midwestern League champion Axemen, who ended their season with a 13-2-2 mark, dominated play for most of the afternoon, finishing with 27 shots on goal, including several near-misses. `South Eugene is the strongest team we've played all year,' Centennial coach Justin Rosenblad said. `They had us on our heels for most of the match. We were fortunate to get through.' The Eagles, who improved to 13-0-4, stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. the South Eugene faithful early in the match when senior midfielder Peter Hong was left unattended in front of the goal and scored on a header in the 13th minute. The Axemen spent the next 60 minutes searching for the equalizer, which finally came in the 72nd minute when Barnes' free kick from 30 yards out was deftly headed into the net by Risley. It was the third time in the playoffs that the Barnes-to-Risley connection paid off with a goal. `In the second half, we played fantastic soccer,' South Eugene coach Colin McMillen said. `The kids did everything they possibly could to get us back in the game.' The Axemen were unable to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the momentum shift, however, and after 80 minutes of regulation, and two scoreless 10-minute overtime periods, the score was still tied at 1-1, which sent the game into a shootout. South Eugene sophomore Ryan White Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990[1]) was a young man with AIDS from Kokomo, Indiana who became a national spokesman for AIDS, after being expelled from school because of his infection. scored easily to open the shootout, and senior goalkeeper Eric Sorenson, who had 11 saves in the match, brought the crowd to its feet with a diving save on Centennial's first shot. Unfortunately for the Axemen, the officials ruled that Sorenson had come off the line early and the Eagles were awarded another try, and this time the shot found the back of the net for a 1-1 tie. The shootout was deadlocked at 3-3 after successful penalty kicks from South Eugene's Sam Moulton and Risley, before Patrick Walro's shot bounced off the right post and Centennial converted to take a 4-3 edge. After Barnes made South's final shot, junior Josh Cameron stepped up and drilled the ball into the net to give the Eagles a 5-4 advantage, and the Centennial celebration began. Coincidentally co·in·ci·den·tal adj. 1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. 2. Happening or existing at the same time. co·in , these same two teams met in the state quarterfinals back in 1993, and both of the current head coaches were on the field for their respective teams. That day, South prevailed. `I'm so proud of these kids,' McMillen said. `Nobody likes shootouts, but you have to end the game. Otherwise, you wind up like the state championship game last year when nobody was happy.' OSAA BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS Class 4A Quarterfinals SATURDAY'S RESULTS Hood River The Hood River is a tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Approximately 25 mi (40 km) long from its mouth to its farthest headwaters on the East Fork, the river descends from wilderness areas in the Cascade Range on Mount Hood and flows Valley 2, Jesuit 1 South Medford 4, Central Catholic 2 Centennial 2, South Eugene 1 (5-4 PK) Redmond 1, Tualatin 0 Semifinals TUESDAY'S GAMES Hood River Valley vs. South Medford Centennial vs. Redmond CAPTION(S): South Eugene's Nathan Risley tries to head the ball in over Centennial goalkeeper Michael Miller Michael or Mike Miller may refer to:
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