Tuesday, November 25, 2008
12Final
Lennard112
Berkeley Prep033
Game Summary
Florida High School Soccer - Lennard held off by Berkeley Prep

(November 25, 2008: Tampa, FL 33615) The crowd at Tuesday's league outing between the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers (Tampa, FL) and the visiting Lennard Longhorns (Ruskin, FL), saw Berkeley Prep's soccer squad nudge Lennard by a margin of 3-2.

The Buccaneers now hold a 5-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ridgewood for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 2.

With the loss, Lennard drops to 0-4 on the season. The Longhorns host St. Petersburg Catholic (St. Petersburg, FL) to confront the Barons in a Class 3A - District 9 contest on Tuesday, December 2. The Barons go into the contest with a record of 1-1. St. Petersburg Catholic won 3-2 in their recent league contest against Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater, FL)
Scoring Summary
First Quarter Summary:
Berkeley possessed the ball most of the half and kept the pressure on the Lennard defense. Ball was kept inside the Longhorns half of the field the majority of the time. The Bucs created several great scoring chances, but couldn't find the back of the net. Lennard GK stole the show during the first half with some great saves. Berkeley gave up a foul late in the first half at the corner of the 18-yard box. Jose Galarza hit a one-time looping ball towards the back post. The ball dropped just under the bar to beat the Berkeley freshmen keeper, Newhaller. The game was 1-0 at the half for Lennard. The Bucs had out shot the visitors almost 5 to 1.
Second Quarter Summary:
Bucs came out the second half energized and looking to equalize. Lennard Defender Danny Miron picked up an early yellow card to start the second half. Ten minutes later he was sent off for eligibly kicking an opponent after the play. The Bucs took advantage right away of being one man up. Mark Biddinger got his head on a corner kick to level the score for the Bucs. Joe Rosati supplying the cross. Less than 3 minutes later it was Jose Ospina to put the Longhorns back on top for a through ball that caught the Bucs napping and a little embarrassed. Theo Wells came on as a late sub and equalized again for the host. TJ Roehn knocking the ball down for Wells to hit the ball into the side-netting. Bucs kept the pressure up the whole night and their efforts rewarded with 6 minutes remaining. TJ Roehn scored after receiving the ball close range and finding the back of the net to give the Bucs the win. The goal was assisted by Jake Felman.
Lennard Team Stats:
Field Stats - Lennard
 #   Athlete Name   G   Asst   Pts   Shts   Stls    
 91134  
11   2  
121 23  
18   4  
  Team Totals: 21513  
Goals Tending - Lennard
 #   Athlete Name   GA   Saves   MIN   SO   GAA    
25000   
GK000   
  Team Totals: 3680 3.000 
Berkeley Prep Team Stats:
Field Stats - Berkeley Prep
 #   Athlete Name   G   Asst   Pts   Shts   Stls    
 21 21  
 5   5  
 7   1  
 9 112  
101133  
12   1  
161 21  
17 114  
  Team Totals: 33918  
Goals Tending - Berkeley Prep
 #   Athlete Name   GA   Saves   MIN   SO   GAA    
 12 80 2.000 
  Team Totals: 2 80 2.000 
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