Published November 02, 2009 10:13 pm - Area teams went 1-for-3 on Monday as the District 10 soccer playoffs kicked off. The lone winner was the Hickory boys, who notched a thrilling shootout victory over the Warren Dragons.
D-10 Soccer Playoffs: Hickory advances; GC, Hornettes ousted
Herald Staff reports
Area teams went 1-for-3 on Monday as the District 10 soccer playoffs kicked off.
The lone winner was the Hickory boys, who notched a thrilling shootout victory over the Warren Dragons.
The Hickory girls fell to McDowell, 5-0, while Central Tech ousted the Grove City boys, 2-0.
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Class AA
ä Hickory 3, Warren 2 (2OT), Hickory wins shootout 4-2 — At Corry High School, the Hornets (15-3-1) trailed 2-0 at the half but rallied to tie the game and then ousted the Dragons (16-1-1) in a SO.
The last time Warren lost was to Hickory in last season’s playoffs. It was the 2nd straight year that the Hornets ousted the Region 2 champions.
On Monday, Scott and Mark Schoenborn both scored to give Warren a 2-0 lead at the break.
Hickory cut the lead to 2-1 at the 30:47 mark when Matt Durisko scored on a header off a corner kick by Sean Zippie.
The Hornets tied the game with 2:34 left in regulation when Brandon Ward scored on a header off a corner kick by Zippie.
Following a pair of scoreless 15-minute overtime periods, James Black, Ward, Ante Mesin and Zippie scored in the shootout.
Troy Burns and Mark Schoenborn scored for Warren. Mark is the all-time scorer in school history with over 30 goals this seasons and came close to 100 career points.
Hickory outshot the Dragons 21-12. Matt Durisko and Nick Somerfield split time in goal for the Hornets.