Heartbreak Against Somonauk. Reaper's Season Ends 11-9-2

Last night the Reapers went up against Somonauk High School in the second round of regional play.  We knew going into this game that it would be a challenge.  This was a hard fought game for us tonight.  We know that Somonauk is a very skilled team.  We played as hard as we could tonight, but Somonauk just was a bit more skilled and faster on the ball then us.  It was a disappointing game to lose after seeing how far this team has come.  Our guys were pretty heartbroken to have the season end, but we can’t be anything but happy about all we have accomplished as a team this year.  We got people talking about Reaper soccer for the first time.  These guys worked hard and caused others to look and them and notice.  They broke records and played as a team.  These guys are a family and it has been great to be a part of that family this season. 

 

Goalie	Saves	Goals Allowed	Time In Goal
Omar Barraza	10	4	80 minutes

Regional Game/Senior Night/JV Tourney Pictures Up!!!

Reapers.  I just uploaded the pictures from our regional game and senior night that took place last Friday.  I also put the JV Tourney pictures up in its own separate slideshow.  Our team photographer Mrs. Secor once again took some amazing shots of the team.  Check them out just to the right of the page!

Reapers Dominate Newark in 1st Regional Game at Home

Reapers Record: 11-8-2

Last night the Reapers came to the field knowing that if we were to lose this match, the season would end.  Knowing that we had beat Newark at the beginning of the season, the Reapers were ready to play.  There was a huge home crowd to get the team going.  The focus of the match was to work on what works for us as a team.  We wanted to see the ball on the sideline and crosses into dangerous positions.  That’s what we did.  All of our guys were eager to score and we finished with a new team record with 9 goals in  a single game.  This team has been a really special team.  We started from the beginning of this season focusing on excellence.  I knew we had the talent this year to be excellent and it has been great seeing our guys so eagerly pursue that.  We have broken every school record this season and our guys have been a strong unit.  In a town that pours its attention into football, it has been great to see a small group of guys succeed and begin to bring in the community as well.  For the seniors, this game was a great game to finish the play at home with.  We know that Somonauk is beatable on Tuesday and we are going to try to get ourselves ready for that match.

 

Goal Scorer	Assisted By	Time
James Ohara	David Hill	2nd minute
David Hill	Moy Villa	5th minute
Adrian Cervantes	Moy Villa	15th minute
David Hill	Francesco Nervi	17th minute
Francesco Nervi	Moy Villa	20th minute
Moy Villa	Luis Rodriguez	34th minute
James Ohara	Unassisted	36th minute
Petey Hoti	David Hill	42nd minute
Petey Hoti	Unassisted	46th minute

Goalie	Saves	Goals Allowed	Time In Goal
Omar Barraza	2	0	60 minutes

Pulling Out a Tough Win Against Reed Custer.

The Reapers were able to win their last conference game of the season last night against Reed Custer.  The night had some troubles from the beginning with bus problems on the way to the game.  And perhaps this picture symbolizes the type of game we had.  While expecting to win this match, we quickly found ourselves in a hole, down by two goals early.  We then had to play catch up.  Adrian Cervantes had a great shot for our first goal and Moy Villa tied things up with a nice free kick right before the end of the first half.  The second half proved that we were the stronger team as we dominated possession but could not get the ball to fall in the net.  Finally, after one overtime and part way through the second, Petey Hoti received a nice through pass from Adrian Herrera from which Petey placed the ball in the upper corner netting winning the game.  Felt good to get the win, and it was nice to see that despite the mistakes early, the Reapers can come from behind to win.

Goal Scorer	Assisted By	Time
Adrian Cervantes	Petey Hoti	30th  minute
Moy Villa	Free Kick	39th minute
Petey Hoti	Adrian Herrera	94th minute

Goalie	Saves	Goals Allowed	Time In Goal
Omar Barraza	4	2	94 minutes

New Pictures Up!!

New pictures have just been uploaded from our recent game against Depue.  Mrs. Secor got some terrific shots of the team at work and even some shots of our loyal fans!!  Be sure to check them out on the right side of the website!!

Come Back Tie Against Depue.

Last night the Reapers hosted Depue.  Last season we lost to Depue 0-5, and were hoping we would have a different result this go around.  Depue was a skilled team, but we found flaws in their defense which lead to scoring opportunities.  The first have of play was good for us, and David Hill scored off of a cross from Cesar Montiel.  The second half found us making some mistakes and having a hard time developing a flow on the field.  Omar Barraza had some excellent saves, keeping us in the game.  Also, Alex Struck came up with a huge save of his own, throwing his body in front of the goal on a shot.  We were able to tie things up in the last minute of play with a great free kick from Moy that went to Petey and ultimately Francesco with the score. 

Tonight the Reapers travel to Reed Custer to play an evening game for our last conference match of the season.

Goal Scorer	Assisted By	Time
David Hill	Cesar Montiel	20th minute
Francesco Nervi	Petey Hoti/Moy Villa	79th minute

Goalie	Saves	Goals Allowed	Time In Goal
Omar Barraza	10	2	80 minutes