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September 7, 2012

H.S. SOCCER: Anderson County tops Central, 3-2

By Nathan Hutchinson Register Sports Editor

RICHMOND — The Lady Indians got an early break, but they were never really able to really take control of the momentum against Anderson County Thursday at home.

And the Lady Bearcats took advantage.

Anderson County (4-4-1) scored twice in the final 14 minutes of the game and held on a for 3-2 win over Madison Central (9-2) at Bellevue.

“We should have won this game,” Central coach Chris Dunham said. “Tonight, we struggled with simple soccer — working the feet, keeping possession. Those are things we’ve been working on all season. You have these games once in a while. We out-shot them. We had better opportunities. But, we’ve got to put in on frame.”

In the first half, the Lady Indians out-shot Anderson County, but their only goal came just two minutes into the game when Emily Willoughby’s cross was knocked into the net by a defender.

The Lady Bearcats tied the score with 6:03 when Allie Johnson got loose on a counter attack and beat Central goalie Sam Shepherd.

At half, Central had 14 shots, while Anderson County had just five.

“We had plenty of chances to put that game away in the first half,” Dunham said.

The game remained 1-1 until late in the second half. After a 30-minute delay because of an injury to Johnson, which required her to be taken off the field on a stretcher, the Lady Bearcats took the lead.

Makenzie Cann knocked in a corner kick with 14:14 left. Then Madeline Wilson scored on a penalty kick with 12:01 left to put Anderson County up 3-1.

“I don’t think it gave anyone any momentum,” Dunham said of the injury delay. “I just think we had a lapse on defense.”

Central battled back.

Maryssa Stewart took a cross from Willoughby and after her initial shot was  blocked, banged in the rebound with 9:54 left.

The Lady Indians had several glorious chances to tie the game in the final minutes. LeeAnne Ogle and Willoughby both ripped shots over the net from the top of the box and Stewart had the ball on her foot a couple of times near the goal.

“I was hoping it was just fatigue,” Dunham said. “It wasn’t an awful game, but it was below our potential.”

The Lady Indians have played five games in the past six days.

Central is set to return to action Monday at Franklin County.

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