Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, May 15, 1990 TAG: 9005150576
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: By JOHN SMALLWOOD SPORTSWRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
As a result, Patrick Henry continued on in the Northwestern Region soccer quarterfinals Monday with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Heritage, and the Knights' season ended with 3-2 loss to Stonewall Jackson of Manassas at River's Edge Sports Complex.
Michael Eddy and Michael Surrusco scored second-half goals to erase a 1-0 deficit and rally Patrick Henry to the first regional soccer victory in school history.
The Patriots (10-2-2) will travel to Manassas on Wednesday to face Osborne, champion of the Commonwealth District.
Monday's game was different from the Patriots' previous two encounters with Heritage, which they won by a combined score of 7-1.
The Pioneers (7-9-1) contained the Patriots early and gained confidence. Thomas Leady gave Heritage the lead when he deflected a corner kick into the PH goal about 10 minutes into the second half.
With their season slipping away, the Patriots turned their play up several notches.
Eddy hit a rocket from 25 yards out to tie it. After several other runs missed, Surrusco blasted a pass from Jay McClaurin by Heritage goalie Zack Trogdon for the winner.
"Once Heritage scored, it kind of slapped them in the face," said coach Ed McMichael of his Patrick Henry team. "Our execution picked up significantly. When we play like for a whole game, we can be awesome."
If Cave Spring (9-5-1) had played the first 70 minutes as it did the last 10, the Knights, instead of Stonewall Jackson, probably would be playing Albemarle on Wednesday in Lynchburg.
But by the time Cave Spring found its stride, sophomore Dave Gryder had two goals, and the Raiders (11-1-1) were up 3-0.
Still, the Knights weren't dead. Bobby Ashworth scored unassisted with about seven minutes left, and four minutes later Thad Gilmore converted a pass from Ryan Manetta to draw Cave Spring to 3-2.
The Knights appeared to have the equalizer in the last minute when Mike Duffy knocked in a pass from Ashworth. But the celebration was short-lived when the line judge ruled Duffy offsides and disallowed the goal.
"I thought it hit a defender first which meant I was on sides," said Duffy. "But it doesn't matter what I thought. It's what the referee thought."
In other boys' soccer:
At Bedford, Shawn Warner scored the only goal in the Seminole District tournament championship game as Nelson County beat Jefferson Forest 1-0. The pairings for the Region III tournament, which begins Wednesday at Bedford, are Nelson County vs. Martinsville at 5 p.m. and Jefferson Forest vs. William Byrd at 7 p.m. The championship will be at 7 p.m. Friday.
\ WRESTLING: Seven area wrestlers qualified for the nationals at the 1990 freestyle/Greco-Roman state championship at Hermitage High in Richmond.
At 98 pounds, Tim Nininger of Christiansburg placed second in freestyle and first in Greco-Roman; Keno Shepherd of William Fleming was fifth in freestyle (105.5 pounds) and second in Greco-Roman (98); Adam Williams of Cave Spring was second in Greco-Roman (123); Scott Southall of Franklin County was fourth in Greco-Roman (123); Jeff Tatum of Franklin County was third in freestyle (132); Chuck Ellis of Franklin County was third in Greco-Roman (143), and Hanasi Menesee of Franklin County was fourth in Greco-Roman (143).
All qualify for the nationals July 14-22 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
\ BASEBALL: Staunton River got all of its runs in the fourth inning to beat Northside 7-4 in the first round of the Blue Ridge District tournament at Northside. Staunton River (7-9) plays Alleghany at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Moneta. In the other Blue Ridge first-rounder, William Byrd edged Salem 5-4 as the Terriers put four singles together in a four-run fifth inning. The Terriers meet Lord Botetourt in a semifinal Wednesday at Moneta.
\ GIRLS' TENNIS: Salem beat Brookville 8-1 in the Region III team semifinals and will meet Martinsville for the team championship today at 9 a.m. In the individual singles semifinals, Doris Ballak of Salem earned a championship berth today at 1 p.m., and Ballak teams with Kristi Barren in the doubles final.
Glenvar won its first Region C boys' championship in three years with a 7-2 victory against Lexington at Riner. Individual singles and doubles will be played today at Riner.
\ BOYS' TENNIS: Salem and Jefferson Forest won semifinal matches in the Region III team competition. The winners will play for the team title at 9 a.m. today. Individually, Tommy McDonald of Salem will play in the singles final, and McDonald and Justin Barham of Salem will play in the doubles final.
\ SOFTBALL: Northside and William Byrd won first-round games in the Blue Ridge District tournament. At Northside, the Vikings beat Alleghany 8-5 as April Young and Leigh Palmari slammed solo home runs. Michelle Vandergrift had three hits and Marcie Hufton and Jenny Craft each had two to lead William Byrd past Staunton River 11-5 at Moneta.
At Rockbridge, Bobbie Jo Wright got 13 strikeouts and allowed no hits as Glenvar beat Rockbridge 16-0.
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