BBHS Soccer

DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	SCORE	STATS?
Aug 19, 08	Grant County	home	8	- 0	(W)	no
Aug 21, 08	Campbell County	home	0	- 1	(L)	no
Aug 25, 08	Calvary Christian		7	- 1	(W)	no	All "A" Classic
Aug 28, 08	Holy Cross (Covington)		3	- 0	(W)	no	All "A" Classic
Aug 30, 08	Newport Central Catholic		1	- 0	(W)	no	All "A" Classic
Sep 5, 08	South Oldham	at West Jessamine	0	- 2	(L)	no	Iron Horse Classic
Sep 6, 08	Nelson County	at West Jessamine	4	- 0	(W)	no	Iron Horse Classic
Sep 6, 08	Scott	at West Jessamine	3	- 2	(W)	no	Iron Horse Classic
Sep 9, 08	Pendleton County	away	5	- 2	(W)	no
Sep 13, 08	Bethlehem		0	- 1	(L)	no
Sep 17, 08	Highlands	away	2	- 2		no
Sep 25, 08	Boone County	away	2	- 3	(L)	no
Sep 30, 08	Ballard	at South Oldham	2	- 1	(W)	no	South Oldham Invitational
Oct 2, 08	South Oldham	away	1	- 2	(L)	no	South Oldham Invitational
Oct 4, 08	DuPont Manual	at South Oldham	0	- 3	(L)	no	South Oldham Invitational
Oct 6, 08	Mercer County	away	0	- 1	(L)	no
Oct 9, 08	St. Henry	home	1	- 4	(L)	no
Oct 14, 08	Campbell County	at Tower Park	0	- 1	(L)	no	19th District (Double Overtime)

Despite being shunned by one half of the tournament, the Brossart JV proved they belonged in the Central Kentucky JV tournament by defeating North Oldham, Tates Creek, and Dunbar, before falling to Oldham County in the bracket final. Thanks to an invitation from the Franklin County side of the tournament, our string of 8 consecutive appearances in the tournament remained intact, and coach Tavel's Mustangs came out as the bracket runner-up, playing three tough games over a five hour time span Saturday. A special thanks to Dylan Dierig for filling in admirably at midfield for the cruise bound Nick Birkenhauer. What could be more fun than sweating out three games in the sun and 80+ degree heat in Frankfort, KY, taking PKs in a shootout, and having your hamstring all knotted up in the middle of a tight game?

A second goal was added by Tates Creek at about 8 minutes into the second half, and it remained to be seen how we would respond. The defense dug in, led by the usual cast of Batsche, Beckerich, and Crowley, well supported by their teammates, and the constant mix of Mustang soccer talent at midfield and striker. It was the freshmen duo of Brett Evans and Todd Kramer teaming up at about 14 minutes on a run by Evans, who sent a ball in front of Kramer who deposited the ball into the net, now 2 -1, and half a period still to go. The Tates Creek defense tightened, and despite valiant efforts by the offense, time ran down under two minutes. As the ball was cleared behind the Tates Creek goal, one minute remained for "The Corner Kick" of 2008. Mefford sent the ball in high and just over the outstrectched hand of the Tates Creek keeper, far side of the net, where a shot blasted off a defender's chest and fell straight down. With all available Mustang players sent up by coach Tavel, Tyler Batsche poked the ball through and past the keeper for the equalizer, and 2 - 2 score in the game's final seconds. An unofficial 12th man assist was granted by the Brossart faithful in attendance to the "reporter" turned ball-boy in green and white who, in near desperation, fetched the game ball from the wooded slope behind the goal to keep play alive and give Mefford time to set up his perfectly placed volley out in front of the net. Trust me, the briars and burrs were worth the end result! All credit to the entire team and coach who wouldn't quit in this one, to earn a last minute tie and take the game to a shootout.

Not a lot of time following the previous game and although Dunbar appeared outmanned by the Brossart squad, the score ended in a 0-0 tie, and we went to a second consecutive shootout. Waiting to see which five would emerge to take the kicks, you had to wonder how both teams could muster the strength to accurately decide the outcome on penalty kicks. Another outstanding stop by Lemaster going to his right denied Dunbar's third kicker, and the game was decided with all five Brossart kickers striking net, against four for the opponent. Kicks made by Braun, Mefford, Todd, Enzweiler, and Dierig. Brossart wins 1 - 0 by shootout.

The third game of the day looked to be quite painful for several of the boys in green, and to Oldham's credit, their attack found bursts of energy that put frequent pressure on our defense. A first half goal by Oldham left the score 1 - 0 at halftime. Displaying a flurry of our own, the Mustangs got a goal in the first minute of the second half when Clay took a ball from Braun, and worked it into the center for Craig Todd to bury past the goalie and knot the score at 1-1. But late in the half, an excellent move on a run by Oldham resulted in a wide side goal that put the score at 2-1 with about 10 minutes to go. Some great looks down the stretch with the players drawing on whatever they had left, but no goal to show for it. The Mustang JV season ends with the Franklin County Tournament Second Place trophy, and all tournament honors for Lemaster, Batsche, and Eric Enzweiler. Congratulations team on a spectacular 18-1 season!