PHS advances to AAA finals
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Martinsburg’s Vick Unnone, left, struggles with Parkersburg’s David Gebhardt in the first round of the West Virginia state soccer tournament. The Big Reds won, 2-0.
BECKLEY — Parkersburg High hasn’t played a man down all season. So the Big Reds had to make the most of a bad situation to defeat Martinsburg 2-0 Friday morning in the Class AAA boys state tournament semifinals at Paul Cline Stadium. Seven minutes after losing standout forward Matt Sellers to a red card, Parkersburg took the lead and held on determinedly to reach today’s 10:30 a.m. final against Woodrow Wilson. “I’m very proud of the way the kids played,” coach Don Fosselman said. “That goal just before the half was huge.” Sellers was disqualified after crashing cleats-up into Martinsburg goalkeeper Drew Dopson in the 31st minute. The red card will result in Sellers being unavailable for the championship game. Parkersburg (20-2-2) had dominated the contest up to that point, but had failed to find the back of the ne.
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