Soccer Pats open with 3-1 win over Pulaski Co.
Published 1:24 pm Thursday, August 15, 2019
Photos by Nancy Leedy LINCOLN COUNTY’S Hawk Randall, left, could not be kept out of goal in the soccer Patriots’ season opener despite the efforts of Jaxon Gambill (23) and the rest of the Pulaski County defense, as the senior forward scored two second-half goals in the 3-1 win.
SOCCER PATRIOT senior Bricen Alcorn has to fend off Pulaski County Maroon Chase Nelson as he works the ball along the sideline in the first half of action Monday at LCHS. The first half ended in a scoreless tie.
SOCCER PATRIOT freshman Tommy Griffin is surrounded by Pulaski County defenders as he heads in this shot to put Lincoln up 3-0 in the second half.
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STANFORD — The Lincoln County High School boys soccer team registered three second-half goals, including a pair from senior Hawk Randall to garner a 3-1 victory over visiting Pulaski County Monday in the season-opener for both teams.
Randall, a forward, scored his first goal just 96 seconds into the second half to break a scoreless tie after a tightly-contested opening half. Randall unleashed a laser in the box off a pass from Trey Cummins, powering the shot into the back left corner of the net past a diving save attempt by Pulaski goalkeeper Riley Howell.
The Randall-Cummins connection also produced the game’s second goal. Cummins, also a senior, dribbled up the center of the field and passed to Randall and Randall finished with a strong cross kick to make it a 2-0 game with 22:49 left on the clock.
The senior duo appeared set for a repeat just a couple minutes later as Cummins made another pass to Randall but Howell denied Randall a third goal with a save.
Lincoln made it 3-0 with 18:03 to play when freshman midfielder Tommy Griffin, surrounded by Pulaski defenders, headed in his first high-school goal.
Pulaski senior Jaxon Gambill denied Lincoln the shutout, knocking the goose egg off the Maroons’ side of the scoreboard at the 15:58 mark.
Lincoln showed a 15-8 advantage over Pulaski in shots on goal, including a 7-1 edge in the scoreless first half.
Senior goalkeeper Carter Tillett helped the soccer Pats earn the victory, making four saves. Howell had six stops for the Maroons.
The soccer Pats will be at home today, playing host to John Hardin. Varsity game time is 7:30 p.m.
