Wednesday, March 31, 2004
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Wednesday, March 31, 2004 |
| Tigers shock Chiefs 3-2 The Fayette County Tigers struck for three goals in the final five minutes to upset the McIntosh Chiefs, the state’s top-ranked team, 3-2 in local soccer action Friday night in Fayetteville. After an 0-2 start, the Tigers have now won 11 games in a row. The McIntosh win comes less than a week after a 2-0 defeat of Centennial, also one of the top 10 ranked teams in the state. After a scoreless first half Friday night, the Chiefs got on the scoreboard first at the 28-minute mark of the second half, then made it a 2-0 game just 10 minutes later. The Tigers broke their scoring drought on a header by Jay Page with 4:53 to play. Page then tied the match with 3:51 left as the home crowd erupted. The winning shot came when Bryan Collier took a pass from Ryan Whitehead and drilled it toward the goal. McIntosh keeper Glen Fox blocked it, but Collier blasted the rebound into the back of the net with 43 seconds left in the match, stunning the McIntosh fans and causing the Fayette county faithful to storm the field after the final horn. “These guys played with such heart and refused to give up,” said FCHS Coach Ben Thacker. “Even when we went down 2-0, I could see that we were not done. We kept our composure and turned it up a notch. When you play hard and play together, good things happen.” The Chiefs are now 13-1-1 on the season and 6-1-1 in Region 4-AAAAA competition. They defeated East Coweta 2-0 earlier last week. The Tigers downed Carver of Columbus 14-0 last week along with the Centennial and McIntosh wins for a 5-0 region mark and an 11-2 overall record. Also at the top of the region standings is Starr’s Mill, moving to 4-0-1 and 7-2-2 with a 2-1 win over Newnan after a recent scoreless tie with Walton. At the AAAA level, Sandy Creek defeated Villa Rica 2-1 before a 5-1 loss to Union Grove. The Patriots are 3-6 overall and 0-2 in Region 4-AAAA. In Friday’s intracounty girls matchup, McIntosh won 8-0 over Fayette County to improve to 8-0 in the region and 10-1 overall. The Lady Chiefs also defeated East Coweta 12-1 and Westminster 2-0 last week. The Lady Tigers, who lost 5-1 to Centennial and won 14-0 over Carver, are now 6-7-1 overall and 3-2 in Region 4-AAAAA. The Starr’s Mill Lady Panthers downed Newnan 3-1 and then defeated Lassiter 2-1 to improve to 9-1-2 overall and 4-1 in the region. The Sandy Creek Lady Patriots beat Villa Rica 6-0 behind four goals from Katie Wilson. Goalie Kristen Burnett recorded her fourth shutout of the season. The Lady Patriots lost 1-0 to Union Grove Friday to move to 6-3-1 overall and 2-1 in region play. continue his football career, Osilaja said that he will definitely continue lifting.
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