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WVC GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Hazleton Area edges Meyers in five-set thriller

WILKES-BARRE &#8212; For the returning players on the Holy Redeemer boys soccer team, Thursday&#8217;s matchup with Wyoming Seminary meant a little more than most Wyoming Valley Conference regular-season games.These two teams last met on Oct. 29, 2015 in the District 2 Class A quarterfinals, a game the Blue Knights came away with a 4-0 victory.The Royals did everything they could Thursday to stop Wyoming Seminary from shutting them out again. This time, Holy Redeemer was the one celebrating a shutout victory.The Royals struck first, converting a corner kick midway through the first half, before adding on a couple of insurance goals in the second 40 minutes en route to a 3-0 victory at Luzerne County Recreational Complex.&#8220;The way our team played today is absolutely amazing,&#8221; Holy Redeemer goalkeeper Anthony Khoudary said. &#8220;This is the most complete game we&#8217;ve seen this team play. We&#8217;ve came a long way. It&#8217;s been fresh in everyone&#8217;s mind what happened last year (in districts). We&#8217;re just happy we could come out and do it, and we can&#8217;t wait to see them again in a couple weeks.&#8221;In a game where the Blue Knights did a good job of controlling the ball early on, Holy Redeemer made the most of its first of five corner kicks. Holy Redeemer forward Lucas Barnak played the ball just past Wyoming Seminary goalkeeper Ryan Anderson, allowing Royals forward Josh Perta to put the ball in the open net with 23 minutes and 23 seconds remaining in the first half.&#8220;We knew we had to play disciplined, we had to play as a unit, as a team, and we just had to be focused through the whole entire game,&#8221; Holy Redeemer head coach Michael Davitt said.Down by a goal, the Blue Knights did a good job pressing and getting shots on goal, however they could never seal the deal, leaving the door open for Holy Redeemer in the second half.After failing to convert on a penalty kick less than two minutes into the second 40 minutes, the Royals kept their composure and capitalized on a couple Wyoming Seminary mistakes.Holy Redeemer midfielder Jude Height found fellow midfielder Zack Patterson near midfield and the senior outran the Wyoming Seminary defense, and a Blue Knights defender grabbing his shirt, to convert on a fast-break opportunity to put the Royals up 2-0 with 31:15 remaining in regulation.Less than five minutes later, the Royals broke the game open.Holy Redeemer defender Keith Williams made the most of a long rebound that took Anderson out of position and found the back of the net to give the Royals a 3-0 lead.&#8220;To see that resiliency from our team just speaks volumes &#8212; I think &#8212; to coach Davitt,&#8221; Khoudary said. &#8220;I think it just showed the maturity of this team. Even though we were a little rattled, we were able to keep it together and come out with a win&#8221;On a day when the Royals did a good job finding the back of the net, Khoudary stood tall time and time again. The senior keeper made 10 saves in the shutout win.&#8220;For me, personally, this was a huge game,&#8221; Khoudary said. &#8220;I know they have a lot of great kids on that team that can score. I was just taking it play by play, just trying to stop every shot. My defense, I give it up to my defense. That play at the end, the sun was in my eyes, Matt (Blaum) held it down. They did just as much to win this game as I did.&#8221;The Blue Knights are now facing adversity for one of the first times this season, and will look to get back on the right track when they travel to Meyers on Monday. Like Wyoming Seminary, the Mohawks were undefeated in conference play heading into Thursday.&#8220;You always want to see (your team respond),&#8221; Wyoming Seminary head coach Rev. Charles Carrick said. &#8220;I thought the (Lake-Lehman) game, going down early and just showing really great tenacity and everything. Then we&#8217;ll see. We have Meyers Monday and how well we prepare for that.&#8221;Berwick 6, Hanover Area 3Ken Marshman scored a first-half hat trick and scored another goal in the second half as the Bulldogs defeated Hanover Area.Modou Janneh scored two goals for Hanover Area.Lake-Lehman 3, Nanticoke 0Lake-Lehman saw three different players score goals in its shutout win over Nanticoke.Antonio Franzone scored first, capitalizing on a penalty kick, and both Tom Manzoni and Clovis da Luz converted on passes from Nick Wnuk for the second and third goals. Nanticoke goalkeeper Trahjan Krupinski had a game-high five saves.GAR 6, MMI Prep 1GAR jumped out to a five-goal lead less than 30 minutes into the contest and never looked back as it defeated MMI Prep.The Grenadiers saw six different players score in the win &#8212; TJ Lavelle, Manny Edoukou, Frankie Espinoza, Charlie Witczak, Bryant Espinoza and Midjerson Pierre.Holy Redeemer 3, Wyoming Seminary 0Wyoming Seminary`0`0`&#8212;`0Holy Redeemer`1`2`&#8212;`3First half &#8212; 1. HR, Josh Perta (Lucas Barnak), 23:23. Second half &#8212; 2. HR, Zack Patterson (Jude Height), 31:15; 3. HR, Keith Williams, 26:29.Shots &#8212; WS 10; HR 10. Saves &#8212; WS 4 (Ryan Anderson); HR 10 (Anthony Khoudary). Corner kicks &#8212; WS 4; HR 5.Berwick 6, Hanover Area 3Berwick`3`3`&#8212;`6Hanover Area`2`1`&#8212;`3First Half &#8212; 1. BER, Ken Marshman, 36:47; 2. BER, Marshman (Giulian Conigliaro), 30:20; 3. BER, Marshman (Yordin Cruz), 27:42; 4. HA, Jordan Flaim, 23:20; 5. HA, Modou Janneh (Lloyd Deno), 0:52. Second Half &#8212; 6. Ber, Cruz (Marshman), 36:32; 7. BER, Marshman (Conigliaro), 25:20; 8. BER, Conigliaro, 18:12; 9. HA, Janneh, 12:14.Shots &#8212; BER 23; HA 20. Saves &#8212; BER 19 (Weaver); HA 16 (Kocher). Corner kicks &#8212; BER 4; HA 11.Lake-Lehman 3, Nanticoke 0Lake-Lehman`2`1`&#8212;`3Nanticoke`0`0`&#8212;`0First Half &#8212; 1. LL, Antonio Franzone (penalty kick), 3:00; 2. LL, Tom Manzoni (Nick Wnuk), 13:00. Second Half &#8212; LL, Clovis da Luz (Wnuk), 59:00.Shots &#8212; LL 12; NAN 10. Saves &#8212; LL 3 (Chris Ash); NAN 5 (Trahjan Krupinski). Corner kicks &#8212; LL 2; NAN 4.GAR 6, MMI Prep 1MMI Prep`1`0` &#8212;`1GAR`5`1` &#8212;`6First half &#8212; 1. GAR, TJ Lavelle (Rafael Amigon), 2:00; 2. GAR, Manny Edoukou, 12:00; 3. GAR, Frankie Espinoza (Amigon) 18:00; 4. GAR, Charlie Witczak, 27:00; 5. Bryant Espinoza (Frankie Espinoza); 6. MMI, Katie McGeehan (Julia Snyder), 36:00. Second half &#8212; 7. GAR, Midjerson Pierre (Lavelle), 10:00.Shots &#8212; MMI 10; GAR 21. Saves &#8212; MMI 14 (Kevin Cibak); GAR 9 (Jackie Tang). Corner kicks &#8212; MMI 4; GAR 11.<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Jude Height of Holy Redeemer, left, and Julien Simons of Wyoming Seminary go for a header in the first half of a WVC high school boys soccer game at the Luzerne County Sports Complex in Forty Fort on Thursday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_semhrsoccer01.jpg</photo0><caption0>Jude Height of Holy Redeemer, left, and Julien Simons of Wyoming Seminary go for a header in the first half of a WVC high school boys soccer game at the Luzerne County Sports Complex in Forty Fort on Thursday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_semhrsoccer02.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Gabe Pascal (2) Wyoming Seminary winds up to kick the ball while trying to hold off Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Jimmy Dunleavy. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_semhrsoccer02.jpg</photo1><caption1>Gabe Pascal (2) Wyoming Seminary winds up to kick the ball while trying to hold off Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Jimmy Dunleavy. </caption1><photoCredit1>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_semhrsoccer03.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Seminary goalkeeper Ryan Anderson (87) jumps into the air for the ball on a corner kick and Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Eric Schramm misses a scoring opportunity in the first half. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_semhrsoccer03.jpg</photo2><caption2>Wyoming Seminary goalkeeper Ryan Anderson (87) jumps into the air for the ball on a corner kick and Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Eric Schramm misses a scoring opportunity in the first half. </caption2><photoCredit2>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
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WVC Boys Soccer: Holy Redeemer blanks Wyoming Seminary for big early-season win