Broncos shut out Dragons
The Boyd soccer team improved its record to 5-2-1 Monday with a win over York Institute 2-0 at Boyd Christian.
In the first half Boyd set out to play a defensive game and to keep the advantage with ball control. The Dragons pushed hard on offense the first 15 minutes of the game, with six shots at goal. But Bronco goalie Sam Medley kept the York Dragons off the board with six saves mid-way through the half.
With eight minutes left in the half Boyd switched to an offensive attack and fired five shots, but York goalie David Stone kept the game scoreless going into halftime.
In the second half Boyd found itself on a breakaway run when Clint Patterson took a pass from Arne Alberts with five minutes off the clock and fired for the Broncos’ first goal of the day. Boyd felt the momentum shift its way, and five minutes later Alberts took an unassisted shot that flew by York’s goalie for the 2-0 lead.
Boyd shut down York’s offensive attack allowing only four shots at goal through the last five minutes of play. The Broncos continued to keep pressure on York with several more shots at goal but were unable to connect as time ran off the clock.
“We were a little short-handed today and had to play some young players, but they stepped in and did a great job,” said Broncos coach Keri Hertwig. “The guys played very hard today and kept pushing themselves. We made very few mistakes and we played ball control for most of the day which really helped us out.”
Boyd had 20 shots on the day, while Sam Medley had 14 saves.
The Broncos were scheduled to take on Friendship Christian at home Tuesday, and travel to Murfreesboro for a match against Middle Tennessee Christian School on Saturday.