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September 5, 2012

Hatchets win one for the seniors

By Dennis Glade Washington Times-Herald

MONTGOMERY — In their final regular season home game of the 2012 season, the Washington Hatchets weren’t going to send their seniors out with a loss.

The Hatchet boys soccer team defeated Forest Park, 3-1, on senior night at the sports complex Tuesday evening.

In the 21st minute off a foul kick 10 yards outside the box, senior Wilfo Serrano connected with junior Austin Ghirardelli on a header goal to give the Hatchets a 1-0 lead. The Hatchets controlled the tempo in the first half, but the 90-degree heat appeared to impact the stamina of both teams. Head coach Quintin Myers said the heat was not a factor for his team going through the motions, and not playing at the level he expects.

“I don’t blame the heat at all after three games that we had over the weekend (in the Hoosier Cup) in a 24-hour period there is no excuse,” Myers said. “We were just going through the motions, I don’t blame the heat at all.”

The Hatchets came out from halftime with the one-goal advantage, but that didn’t last long. Rangers’ senior midfielder tied the game at one a little over four minutes into the second half with a tip shot just over the outstretched arms of senior goalie Tyler Seibert.

With the momentum of the game seemingly slipping out of the hands of the Hatchets, sophomore Francisco Rodriguez put his team up for good in the 55th minute with a floating shot from 30 feet out.  Eleven minutes later, Cullen Arnold scored on an assist from Ghirardelli.

Ghirardelli was one of the only bright spots for the Hatchets, according to Myers, as he sliced through the Rangers defense, creating countless opportunities for himself and his teammates.

“He (Ghirardelli) was doing 90 mph and he did that the whole time he was out there,” Myers said. “He, to me, was our MVP.”

With their home slate of only three games done, the Hatchets face eight straight road matches to finish the season before the sectional. Since their crushing 7-0 home loss to Vincennes Lincoln on Aug. 21 that Myers hoped would be a wake-up call, Washington has totaled two wins and two ties.

“We talked with the seniors and the whole team that this was a short home stand this year and it’s going to be tougher on the road now,” Myers said. “With the way we have been playing, we’re going to struggle unless we pick up our intensity. We have to have heart. To me that’s what we are missing, we have no heart on the field.”

Despite the disappointment with how his team is playing, Myers was pleased with getting a victory for the nine Hatchet seniors in what could be their final home game for Washington.

“For the seniors, I know it is a special night for them and hopefully this won’t be their final home game,” Myers said. “We are hoping we can return here. If we win sectional, we’ll be back here for regional and hopefully we put on a better performance if we can make it that far.”

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