Conference Indiana
teams face a variety of challenges in their first round sectional match ups of
the state soccer tournament. Generally however, the conference got favorable
draws to begin postseason play.
That is apparent no place more than at Ben Davis where the
resurgent Southport program drew a first round
game against Decatur Central and Perry Meridian received the bye. Obviously in
both instances, they avoided the host Giants until the final match of the
tournament. Also in Indianapolis,
Lawrence Central drew an opening assignment versus Heritage Christian. Township
rival Lawrence North awaits in the other bracket. Pike, one of the strongest
teams in the conference, opens tourney play against Cardinal Ritter. Franklin
Central will face Beech Grove in their opener at the Roncalli sectional.
Down south, the Bloomington
schools avoided each other in the first round. South will face host Edgewood
while North will tangle with Owen Valley. The form chart
says that should set up an all Bloomington
final. Columbus North, another of the league’s top teams, will open against
Trinity Lutheran at Seymour.
City rival East would await in a second round contest.
The Southport lady soccer team struggled Monday evening as they opened the Marion Country Tourneyment against rival Perry Meridian. The Cards struggled to get in a rythm early on and feel down hill from the start. After a nine day lay off the Southport Lady Cards seemed to be a little rusty.
The Cards didn’t have many shot attempts and just coultn’t get anything going offensivly, they also couldn’t stop Perry Meridian’s Bianca Cotter who scored three times. The final score of the game was 6-0.
The Lady Cards stand at 2-9-1, (1-5) and don’t play again untill October 6 against Conference Indiana opponent Bloomington North at Home and final game at Columbus North. Even though the Conference Indiana title is out of reach the Cards still have a chance to start off fresh and win their final two games to gain momentum into sectionals on Oct. 15
The Southport High School boys’ soccer team lost a tough foughtgame to Lawrence Central 2-1. The Cardinals record falls to 8-2-1. The boys’ only goal was scored by Wes Oliver from a penalty shot.
“We controlled parts of the game, but overall, was by far the worst game we have played this season,” wrote coach Josh Brown in an email to the Southport News Bureau.
The boys next match is against Bloomington North on September 23.
Conference Indiana
fared very well at Friday’s Southport Sectional. Both Perry Meridian and Southport qualified for regional competition. The Falcons
finished second in the field with a 338 total. That was 32 strokes behind
Roncalli who took the team title. Southport
ended third on the day, narrowly losing out to Perry Meridian by carding a 339.
Individually, PM’s Jillian Ciale and Southport’s
Zoey Freese tied for fifth with fine rounds of 80. Here is a look at the
complete team results.
SOUTHPORT
SECTIONAL
1. #3 Roncalli 306
2. Perry Meridian 338
3. Southport 339
4. Decatur
Central 355
5. Warren Central 368
6. Indianapolis
Scecina 403
The Southport High School boys’ soccer team strengthened their record to 8-1-1 with a win over Franklin Central 4-1 on September 16. The boys’ are now 4-0 in the conference and have tied the school record for most wins in a season. The team was led by sophomore Wes Oliver who scored two goals. Freshman Drew Oliver and Bawi Hngak had a goal apiece. The Cardinals are in action next against Lawrence Central on September 18. By: Kyle Kibby Southport News Bureau
The Southport Cardinal football team took home another victory last Friday, Sept. 12. But to the Cardinals, this was not just any victory, it was a shut-out against the school’s arch-rival, Perry Meridian. The 35-0 win made Southport’s new record 3-1.
According to head coach Mr. Bill Peebles, the Cardinals had a great team effort and were able to get a lot of people in the game. With many players getting in and off the field, the Cardinals had a lot of highlights.
“(Senior) Tyler Plummer was our player of the game,” said Peebles. “He had receiving and running, about 99 yards, blocked very well. He was our big third-down conversion guy. He had a great overall game.”
Offensively, the Cardinals’ senior running back, Nick Turner had another 200 yard game. Also, senior quarterback, Shawn Gibson threw his fourth touchdown pass of the year.
Defensively, senior T.J. Maloney had two interceptions along with senior Rayshawn Johnson who had one interception, this being his third of the season.According to Peebles, the linebacker play was solid with junior Joe Gilliam and senior Drew Andis.
“Any time you shut someone out, it’s a great defensive effort,” said Peebles. “The defense back play was very good. (Perry) threw as many completions as they did interceptions.”
The Cardinals will be bringing back the heat and confidence this Friday, Sept. 19, against Bloomington South. The game will take place at the Cardinals’ home stadium at 7 p.m.
The Southport girls volleyball team lost Thursdays evening against the Trojans of Center Grove after a deciding 3 sets. Center Grove snapped the Cards 2 game win streak, but continue to give the Lady Cards woes at home. The Lady Cards record at home is 2-5, with their wins coming during their invitational on Aug. 23
“We played well in the first set,” said senior Nataile Lay, “but after that, we just played like we were drained and couldn’t get anything going.”
The Lady Cards are now 7-9, (1-4) and they are still trying to find that mark to get over .500. Hopefully they will regain momentum with four games left against Whiteland on Sep. 24 and the Brebeuf Invitational on Sept. 27.
Last year they had records of 1-9 and 307. One has been the
doormat of Conference Indiana
football nearly since the league’s inception. The other has had little or no
success since 2004. Yet, after Friday night’s action, Southport
and Lawrence Central stand at the top of the Conference Indiana standings.
Southport eliminated any
lingering doubts as to whether they were for real by drubbing pre-season
favorite Bloomington South 48-21. The cardinals are not only 3-0 in league play;
they boast victories over both of the teams people cited as the league’s best.
The storyline is simple. The Cardinals are using a whole lot of fundamental
football and a whole lot of Nick turner. The senior running back went for 287
yards Friday and is now just 300 yards from the all-time Southport
rushing record.
Lawrence Central remained undefeated under new coach Jayson
West with a 34-17 win over Columbus North. The impressive thing about this victory
is that the score was actually 34-2 over the last three and half quarters. The
Bull Dogs had jumped to an early 14-0 lead. The Bears are using solid defense
and a multi-headed offensive machine to get the job done.
Pike returned to the winning side of the ledger with a 41-21
victory over Bloomington North. The Red Devils returned to the offensive form
that had them so highly regarded in the first two weeks of the season.
Bloomington North continues to score a lot of points but the Cougars are having
trouble keeping opponents out of the end zone.
Franklin Central got their first league win with a 21-14
verdict over winless Perry Meridian. The Flashes have a chance to put the
brakes on the runaway Southport train next
week at home. The big game next week will be in Bloomington. Lawrence Central will visit
South which now has to win to stay in the conference race
The Southport Ladies Soccer team came out with their second victory of the season against Conference Indiana opponite Franklin Central. The Lady Cards had one of their best games of the season with senior Lauren Grelle having her second shut out of the season.
The Lady Cards improve to 2-7-1, (1-3) and trying to gain confidence and momentum into County and Sectionals
The boys’ soccer team is on a seven game win streak by beating Bloomington South 2-1. The boys’ are now 7-0. The team was led by sophomore Wes Oliver and his brother, freshman Drew Oliver, who both had one assist and one goal apiece.
“Every player stepped up and played like he was capable of, especially Drew Oliver” wrote coach Josh Brown in an email to the Southport news Bureau.
The boys’ next game is in the Westfield Invitational on September 13. By: Kyle Kibby Southport News Bureau
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