High School Soccer Round-up: Mingo Central Miners sitting at 7-3
High School Soccer Round-up: Mingo Central Miners sitting at 7-3
RED JACKET - The Mingo Central boys' soccer team continued their hot start to the 2019 season as they won three matches over the course of the past two weeks to improve their overall record to 7-3.
MINGO CENTRAL 7, CHAPMANVILLE 0: The Miners had their way with the visiting Tigers on Thursday, Sept. 5 as they cruised to the 7-nil victory at "Buck" Harless Stadium. Junior Tucker Wellman had a career game for coach Noah Rhode's club as he knocked in five of the teams seven goals. Seniors Garrett Noe and Malik Gray each added a goal. Ethen Mendoza and Tyler Slone each had two assists to lead the Miners while Peyton Sansom, Kelan Wallace, and Garrett Noe each had one. Goalie Justin May recorded the clean sheet with two saves.
MINGO CENTRAL 8, PARK CATH 1: On Friday, Sept. 6 Mingo Central competed for the first time in the Bishop's Cup at the Shawnee Sports Complex in Dunbar and came away with a big win over Parkersburg Catholic by a final of 8-1. Garrett Noe led the Miners with three goals while Tyler Slone added two. Freshmen Peyton Sansom and Kelan Wallace also scored a goal as did senior Ethen Mendoza. Slone, Noe, and Mendoza each picked up two assists while Caleb Rogers and Malik Gray added one.
HUNT ST. JOE 4, MINGO CENTRAL 0: In the second day of the Bishop's Cup the Miners went up against the Irish and took their first defeat of the season. Garrett Noe had a scoring opportunity early in the game in a one on one situation with the Irish goalie but could not connect to give the Miners the lead. St. Joe then grabbed all the momentum and took a 2-0 halftime lead and secured the 4-0 win. Goalie Justin May recorded six saves.
MINGO CENTRAL 9, LOGAN 1: The Miners hosted Cardinal Conference foe Logan on Tuesday, Sept 10 and had their way with the Wildcats cruising to the 9-1 win. Garrett Noe, Tyler Slone, and Ethen Mendoza each scored two goals to lead the way while Kelan Wallace, Tucker Wellman, and Peyton Sansom each scored one. Noe's two goals gave him 55 for his career which is now tops in school history. Noe also had four assists against the Wildcats while Slone chipped in two and Malik Gray, Caleb Rogers each added one,
WINFIELD 2, MINGO CENTRAL 0: On Saturday, Sept. 14 Mingo Central made the long trip to Winfield to play the reigning Class AA/A State Champions. The Miners could never muster any offense against the Generals but played solid defense holding them to only two goals. Coach Noah Rhode's club gave up two goals in the first half and then shut them out the remainder of the game to keep the score at 2-0. Last season, Winfield beat Mingo Central by a final score of 9-0, so that is a seven goal differential. Goalie Justin May recorded eight saves.
Jarrid McCormick is a reporter for the Williamson Daily News. He can be reached by email at jmccormick@HDMediaLLC.com.
