Broncos bound for region: Boyd finishes second in district tournament
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Boyd earned its region birth by finishing second in the District 9A-AA tournament on Saturday. Boyd fell to Livingston Academy 2-1 Saturday in the district tournament finals.
In Saturday’s championship game, Boyd pushed the ball early on offense and with 15 minutes off the clock Clint Patterson put the Broncos on top 1-0. Boyd controlled all of the first half with aggressive play on offense and solid defense keeping the ball from Livingston’s attackers. At the half Boyd still held the lead at 1-0.
In the second half play became very physical. The Broncos continued to be aggressive on offense, but fatigue started to become a factor for Boyd late in the game. With 20 minutes left to play Livingston tied the game at 1-1, and although Boyd stayed aggressive, fresh legs by Livingston soon helped them to their second goal and the 2-1 win.
“We played really well today and I’m so happy for these kids; they have worked so hard,” said coach Keri Hertwig. “Last night’s game against Mt. Juliet was very physical and it took a lot out of our kids. Then we had to turn around and come down here and play at 10 this morning, there just wasn’t very much time to rest.
“This team gave everything they had today and just came up a little short. Thankfully we have a couple of days to get everybody rested before we start region play.”
The Broncos earned their way to the championship game Friday night against Mt. Juliet Christian. The game lasted three hours, which included two 10-minute overtimes, two five-minute sudden death overtimes and finally the game being decided in a shoot-out with Boyd coming away with a 3-2 win.
Casey Hertwig scored Boyd’s goal in regulation in the first half. Mt. Juliet tied the game in the second half to send it to overtime. Mt. Juliet had the first shoot in the shoot-out and hit. Sam Medley took Boyd’s first shot to keep the game even. Boyd goalie Jay Medley came up with four saves in a row as Patterson hit Boyd’s third attempt to win the game.
In Thursday’s first round of district play held at Boyd, the Broncos defeated Friendship Christian 4-0. Hertwig scored all four goals in the game, with two in the first half and two in the second. Jay Medley had 12 saves on the day.