Boys Lose to Holland Patent in Tournament Finals
H-P capitalizes on two HCS mistakes to win Optimists' Cup
Holland-Patent won the Hamilton Optimists Club's Soccer Tournament this evening, beating HCS 3-1.
HP capitalized on a couple of HCS mistakes in the win.
Hamilton opened the scoring at the 15:08 mark of the first half. Drew Thompson scored easily on a penalty kick.
But, just 22 seconds later, Holland-Patent tied it up and the half ended 1-1.
In the second half, HCS made several good offensive runs, but could not find the back of the net.
At 9:08, HCS goalie John Kerber slipped on the heavy dew that had settled on the field and could not get back in the goal quickly enough and HP scored on a long kick. Their final goal came on a direct kick to close out the scoring.
"We played a good team tonight," said HCS Coach Brian Latella. "They capitalized on our mistakes."
Thompson and Devon Askew were named tournament all-stars. HCS' Branden Thomas was defensive player of the match and Sam Owens won the sportsmanship award.
HCS has a long layoff until they are back in action. They don't play again until Sept. 20 when they travel to Canastota.
Before the game, HCS honored veterans, soldiers and first responders on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11/2001. The national anthem was played by HCS student Sebastian Pendleton Witherspoon.
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