Boyd middle blanked by Webb
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With five eighth-graders starting for Webb, the Feet held a slight advantage with their size and quickness.
For the first 15-minutes of the game Webb controlled the pace of the game and kept the Broncos defense on their toes. Jared Betts fired Webb?s first shot of the game just four minutes into the contest. But Boyd?s keeper Spencer Warren came up with the save to keep the Feet grounded.
Boyd?s offense had few chances to get anything going as Webb kept the ball on offense for most of the first half. Boyd?s defense held strong, as Sara Buckner, J.T. Morgan and Logan Walker did a solid job of clearing the ball.
Webb fired eight shots at goal during the first half before finally scoring with eight minutes left to play in the half. J.K. Choi slipped through the Boyd?s defenders sending a shot past Warren to give Webb a 1-0 advantage. But Choi wasn?t satisfied with just one goal as he quickly found an open net one-minute later to put his team out in front 2-0. Boyd had its chance to score with two-minutes left to play on a direct-kick but the shot was save by Webb?s goalie Will Russell as the half ended with Webb leading 2-0. The Broncos had just one shot in the first half.
Boyd came out in the second half and did a better job of matching up against Webb?s offense. The Broncos continued to play solid on defense and picked up their intensity on offense. Boyd played Webb to draw in the second half as the Broncos got away three shots at goal. Kaleb Tilton received the ball from Walker in front of the Webb net but his shot came up short with five minutes left in the game.
As the clock counted down Webb?s Caleb Rasnick slipped one more goal into the net past Warren to secure the victory as the whistle sounded.
Warren had 11 saves on the day for the Broncos and Webb?s Russell came up with three saves.
The Broncos will host White County Monday at 5 p.m.