Boyd soccer falls at region tourney
For the second year in a row the Boyd High School soccer team made it to the first round of region play. The Broncos took on District 10 champion Davidson Academy Tuesday in Nashville, falling 4-0.
The Broncos entered the game as the District 9 runner-up, an impressive finish for a school that’s only had a high school soccer team for four years. Boyd finished the regular season 8-2-2 and closed out the season in tournament play with a 9-4-2 record.
“Davidson Academy is a very good team, they’re big and fast and played very well today. Our team has done a great job all year and they should be very proud of themselves for making it this far in the tournament,” said coach Keri Hertwig.
Davidson Academy scored early in the first half with their first goal coming from a penalty kick after the Broncos were called for a handball in the box. Davidson scored their second goal 10 minutes later on a header by their midfielder off a corner kick for a 2-0 lead. By the end of the half Davidson had built a 4-0 lead.
In the second half Boyd became more aggressive on offense and for the most the part the game was played at mid-field. The Broncos had several opportunities to score mid-way in the second half but couldn’t follow up and finish the shot.
The second half was a clean but very physical game and as time clicked off the clock, the bigger Davidson Academy team held the advantage. Jay Medley had 14 saves on the day with Boyd taking 10 shots.
“We came out and played a much better second half,” Hertwig said. “The guys controlled the ball more on offense but we just couldn’t finish. We played very well, we just ran into a very good team. We had a good season and are going to miss our seniors next year.”