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Hickory Christian academy

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Boys Varsity Soccer


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Game Summary

Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Davidson Day School


4.0 years ago @ 9:02PM
Game Date
Sep 24, 2019
Score
: 5
DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL: 0

KNIGHTS GETS ROAD GAME SHUTOUT OF CONFERENCE FOE DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL, DAVIDSON, NC; 5-0 SCORE; 9-4-0 Overall, 3-0 Foothills Athletic Conference  

 

DAVIDSON, NC- September 24th, 2019 – As both teams greeted one another at midfield after a hard fought, double overtime, 3-2 victory for the Knights back on September 13th, head coach of the Patriots Brad Laatsch left these words for the Knights, “We will be ready for you when you guys come down to our place in a couple of weeks”.

 

Turned out the Knights from Hickory Christian Academy were the ones on the ready. As the bus arrived at the beautiful soccer facility on the Davidson Day campus, the Knights were focused on the task at hand as seen by there dominating performance. As coach Bruno Ramos and Josh Walker stated, it was perhaps the most complete game of the season for the Knights, a compilation of hard work, mental focus and sheer determination.  

 

The Knights grabbed their first goal at minute twenty-two of the contest, a 25 yd, upper 90 goal by sophomore Stephen Frye that was deemed “Goal of the Year” by head coach Bruno Ramos. Very soon after, junior Ben Vasquez (more on Vasquez later in the write up) broke free up the middle and laid it off to teammate and fellow junior Garrison Mullis who blasted it in for the score at minute twenty-nine, giving the visiting Knights a 2-0 advantage. Frye and Mullis would be a part of the next score as Mullis earned the assist allowing Frye to score his second goal of the match, moving the needle to 3-0 going into the halftime break. 

 

Junior Dylan Morrison once again continued his improved play, giving the Knights a 4-0 lead at the 60-minute mark. Mullis wasn’t finished yet as he ripped a 20+ yard blast over goalie Tom Li’s outstretched hands driving the final nail on the Patriots afternoon. The Knights would win the contest by a 5-0 margin, giving the defense a much-anticipated shutout. So, let’s give a SHOUTOUT for the SHUTOUT for the entire defense. 

 

Juniors Wyatt King and Ben Vasquez were the recipients of the HCA Battle Ball, an HCA tradition after each game awarded to the player with the best effort, attitude, performance and all-around impact on the outcome of the contest. King, one of the most versatile players on the roster, played with unparalleled passion and determination, providing the Knights with energy and ball possession throughout the match. As coach Ramos said post game, “I love it when your hair fly’s back Wyatt. When it bounces it makes me mad. The difference is when you are playing aggressively versus tip towing.” As for Vasquez, no one really knew what to expect as the junior was held out of Monday’s practice due to complications of a potential migraine. Without question he had his best performance of the season and is blossoming into a solid role player for the Knights.

 

With the win the Knights climb up to the #8 spot in the state 2A MaxPreps rankings. 

 

During the post-game meal at Char grill, junior Caleb McMurray, distracted by the fact that the girl’s tennis team accompanied the meal, lost his debit card. McMurray and coach Carter would return to the scene, rumbling through the trash cans but failing to produce the card. 

 

The Knights next contest will be on Tuesday October 1stas they host community and conference rival University Christian. The match is scheduled for a 4:00 start at the Neil Clark facility next to the HCA campus. 

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