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Green Hope 3 @ Jack Britt 0 (1st Round of NC State HS 4A
Playoffs)
Green Hope traveled 2 hours to Fayetteville, NC to face Jack Britt.
The Falcons changed their line-up a little since the end of the
season and have had a few good training sessions prior to the play-offs.
Green Hope started the game off with vigor as they got several
great opportunities to score. Mark Trawick made a great run and
received a superb cross from John Hindman, but Mark’s header
just went over the bar. Mark’s prowess around the goal was
foreshadowing of his offensive game this evening. Shortly thereafter,
John Hindman’s cross was put in the net on an own goal. Then,
Mark Trawick netted a goal and to cap off the scoring, Nate Dixon
put in a goal. The first half ended 3-0.
The second half was much of the same as Green Hope dominated play,
but the game got a little chippy and many fouls were getting more
and more dirty.
With 15 minutes to play, many of the first team Falcons were subbed
out.
Injured during the game were Mark Trawick and Eric Butterly. Senselessly,
with 3 minutes to go in the game, Ryan Dowd was attacked from behind
and severely injured. The Jack Britt player was ejected from the
game immediately, but Green Hope will be down a critical player
for the second round due to an extremely dirty foul. A sour note
to an otherwise, spectacular performance by Green Hope.
The game ended with the Falcons celebrating a 3-0 win and move
onto the second round to face Terry Sanford (17-4-1) in Fayetteville
on Saturday at 5 PM.
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