PARKERSBURG - Ahead only 2-0 at the half, second-ranked Parkersburg High scored five goals in the first 17:56 of the second half and went on to record a 9-0 win over visiting Ripley in a Class AAA boys soccer match Thursday night at Stadium Field.
The win upped PHS' record to 8-2-2 on the season heading into an 11 a.m. game Saturday at Cabell Midland. The loss left the Vikings at 1-12 with a match at Pikeview at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The Big Reds' goals in the first half came from Evan Rhodes at the 33:21 mark and Tommy Logston at 27:06.
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Parkersburg's Cameron Morris kicks the ball past a leaping Alejandro Espino of Ripley Thursday during their match at Stadium Field. Parkersburg won, 9-0.
But in the second half, it was all PHS with seven goals total, but the first five coming in a span of just 13:11 starting from the 35:15 mark. Garrett Kruger tallied twice in the Big Red scoring flurry with Nick Payne, Tyler Broadwater and Logston notching the other three goals.
And in the final 2:49, Logan Hughes and Adam Hilber scored the eighth and ninth goals of the night for PHS.
''We played very well, make that exceptionally well tonight,'' said PHS head coach Don Fosselman, ''particularly connecting some passes together.''
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At Stadium Field, Parkersburg
Parkersburg High boys 9, Ripley 0
Ripley (1-12) 0 0 - 0
PHS (8-2-2) 2 7 - 9
GOALS:
PHS: Evan Rhodes, 33:21, 1st half
PHS: Tommy Logston, 27:06, 1st
PHS: Garrett Kruger, assist Zac Wilcoxen, 35:15, 2nd half
PHS: Nick Payne, 27:45, 2nd
PHS: Kruger, assist Payne, 25:31, 2nd
PHS: Tyler Broadwater, 24:55, 2nd
PHS: Logston, assist Rhodes, 22:04, 2nd
PHS: Logan Hughes, assist Brandon DeCicco, 2:49, 2nd
PHS: Adam Hilber, assist Tyler Parsons, 1:46, 2nd
Shots on goal: PHS 25, Ripley 5
Keeper saves: PHS 10 (Reid Strobl 7, Eric Scott 3), Ripley 20 (Chuck Sleboda 17, Easton Berry 3)
Corner kicks: PHS 4, Ripley 0
Next matches: PHS at Cabell Midland 11 a.m. Saturday, JV at 1 p.m.; Ripley at Pikeview 1 p.m. Saturday
Williamstown 3, Magnolia 1
No. 4 Williamstown (8-1-1) 3 0 - 3
Magnolia (3-8-0) 0 1 - 1
W-Josh Walters goal (unassisted); 10th minute, 1st half
W-Jarric Hoskins goal (Mitchell Goertler assist); 16th minute, 1st half
W-Hoskins goal (Walters assist); 24th minute, 1st half
M-Oscar Celedon (unassisted); 2nd minute, 2nd half
Shots on goal: W-16, M-7. Keeper saves: W-6 (Garret Butler), M-13 (Mike Winters). Corner kicks: W-4, M-2
Next game: Wood County Christian at Williamstown, Tuesday. Lincoln at Magnolia, Tuesday.
St. Marys 13, Monroe Central 0
Monroe Central 0 0 - 0
St. Marys 6 7 - 13
SM: Colton Nutt (Drew Poling assist), 1st half
SM: Tony Drazba (Nutt assist), 1st half
SM: Nutt (unassisted), 1st half
SM: Poling (Nutt assisted), 1st half
SM: Poling (unassisted), 1st half
SM: Drazba (Adam Bills assist), 1st half
SM: Poling (Nutt assist), 2nd half
SM: Drazba (Nutt assist), 2nd half
SM: Drazba (Nutt assist), 2nd half
SM: Nutt (Drazba assist), 2nd half
SM: Poling (Nutt assist), 2nd half
SM: Bills (Drazba assist), 2nd half
SM: Nutt (Drazba assist), 2nd half
Keeper saves: St. Marys - Corey Wilson 3; Monroe Central - Patrick Woodge 7, Gregg Rome 2
Marietta boys 3, Granville 2
Granville 1 1 - 2
Marietta 2 1 -3
G: Nathan Smith (unassisted) 5th minute, 1st half
M: Brent Huck (unassisted) 22nd minute, 1st half
M: Huck (Tanner Rake assist) 29th minute, 1st half
G: Smith (unassisted) 50th minute, 2nd half
M: Jacob Holdren (Huck assist) 73rd minute, 2nd half
Shots on goal: G: 19 M: 9; Corner Kicks: G: 1 M: 1; Keeper Saves: G: 3 (Nathan Fowler), M: 9 (Eric Pierce)
Next match: New Philadelphia at Marietta, Monday
That performance came on the heels of ''a long talk we had yesterday (Wednesday) about the direction this team wanted to go,'' said Fosselman. ''And they took it to heart and played so well tonight.''
The ''talk'' came after a 3-1 Big Red loss at Winfield Tuesday. But Fosselman was taken with PHS' goals Thursday. ''They were so beautiful, as they weren't individual goals, but team goals,'' he said, ''with the kids all looking for each other.''
Ripley head coach Tim Ross noted that ''it's been tough'' this season, what with ''replacing 39 seniors the last two years. So our guys now are pretty young and inexperienced, but they're growing and have played some really good games this year.
''But tonight, we were lethargic and on our heels. Nothing against the Big Reds, they're a very good team, but we did not play to the caliber we could have played.''
