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Tivy hits Greyhound wall
Published January 19, 2008
It was a loss, but in the loss, the Tivy boys soccer team may have found something important.
“I don’t like the outcome, but I have nothing but respect for the squad,” Antlers coach David Swonke said after his team’s 3-0 loss to Boerne at Antler Stadium. “They kept after it. Tonight, they became a team.”
Call it trial by fire.
The Greyhounds grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first half, using their speed to find the back of the net just nine minutes into the match.
“It was a little eye-opener early with their speed,” Swonke said. “I turned to (assistant coach Gary Miears) and said, ‘Was that a 4.2 (40-yard dash time)? And he said, ‘No, faster.’
“They use their speed very well. They trap on the fly at fullspeed and turn and go on you. They have very high skill-level kids, the kind who play soccer year-round.”
Still, the Antlers stayed in the game, penetrating the Boerne defense a number of times. But, it was off a quick transition in the second half when the Greyhounds scored again. They added another goal in the closing minutes.
“We kept playing hard, but they kept running quality player after quality player in, and their 18 players wore down our 14.
“I am very proud of the way the kids played — with a lot of heart. There was a lot of emotion after the game. They wanted it pretty badly, so they took it pretty hard.”
Tivy travels to Wimberley on Tuesday.
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