Just before the end of the first quarter, Walter Moses completed a 44-yard pass to Owen Mckoon, setting up a promising opportunity for the Pirates at the 1-yard line as the quarter concluded. The Falcons punt found its way to one of Perry’s top athletes, Brayden Richards who added to the lead with a 45-yard punt return for a touchdown, and another 2-point conversion made it 22-0. The following offensive series resulted in a 4th and long for the Falcons. The risk payed off with Walter Moses connecting on a 39-yard touchdown pass to Luke Sivon, followed by a successful 2-point conversion, extending their lead to 14-0. The Pirates took a chance and decided to go for it on 4th down. The Falcons defense showed promise on the next series bringing Perry to a 4th and long. Owen Mckoon made an explosive 45-yard touchdown run, but the 2-point conversion was unsuccessful, giving Perry an early lead of 6-0. The first quarter set the tone for Perry’s firm control. The match will be available for streaming on ESPN+.Perry, OH- In a matchup that showed why Perry is one of the best teams in the state, the Perry Pirates dominated the Jefferson Falcons, securing a commanding victory with a final score of 50-0. The Pirates travel to High Point to face the Panthers on Sunday at 4 p.m. The Pirates propensity for getting a bit ahead of themselves came into play again with four offside calls.Though the Pirates out shot the Seahawks 12-4, the game felt more even than that with UNCW earning three corners to ECU's two and owning their fair share of the possession. The win and clean sheet move the Pirates win streak to three, unbeaten streak to four and the team has still yet to concede a goal since the opener against Florida.UNCW keeper Hanna wise came out to try to challenge but Steck juked her out of her boots and calmly punched the ball into the goal to seal the deal. It almost came back to bite them several times, but they finally paid the price in the 88 th minute when Mackenna Gregory made a clean header to Steck who already had several steps clear of the defender meant to be marking her. The bad thing about pushing players forward like the Seahawks did in the second half is that you run the risk of getting caught out of position. The Seahawks pressed hard and were able to get the ball in dangerous areas but never found another shot as dangerous as Bryant's. The game continued like that, with UNCW pushing forward trying to create chances and the Pirates trying to counter and get the goal to put it away, for most of the second half. The ball went out for a corner and the Pirates cleared the danger. English, who had fallen back into the net making an attempt at the first shot was somehow able to recover and make a leaping effort to get her left hand on a shot destined for the back of the net. On a UNCW cross in the 39 th minute, Mackenna Gardner took a headed shot which caromed off the cross bar and down to the waiting foot of Issy Bryant. The second save was perhaps more stunning. Twice, their hometown hero in goal made stops to save the day.įirst, in the 12 th minute, a mishandled pass by Jazmin Ferguson put Wilmington's Ayla Vaneus one-on-one with English, but quick hands turned back the shot for it to be cleared away. The Pirates sat back, perhaps complacent, and UNCW was able to play on the front foot for long stretches of the rest of the game. With the keeper out of her net and no defenders in sight, the senior made no mess of it and fired the shot comfortably home for the opening score. The Pirate's game breaking forward made an all-out sprint to challenge for the ball and force a sloppy pass which Schnell intercepted. The Seahawks forgot about the speed of Samantha Moxie. It took only until the fourth minute when UNCW made a risky pass back to their keeper – first mistake. Sydney Schnell scored early, Ella Steck scored late, and Maeve English made a pair of unreal saves to propel the Pirates to victory.Īs was the case a game ago, the Pirates came out of the gate firing on all cylinders. – The East Carolina soccer team pushed their unbeaten streak to four with a 2-0 win over UNCW on Thursday in Johnson Stadium.
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