UIL Class 4A soccer semifinals http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=822a848dda/height=//width= Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:58:42 GMT Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:44:30 GMT 1 en-us <![CDATA[11:01 Comment From Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:01:26 GMT <![CDATA[11:02 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:02:50 GMT We're about ready to go. Midway and Highland Park are in their respective huddles, kickoff just a breath away. ]]> <![CDATA[11:03 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:03:56 GMT Midway is 1-4 lifetime at the state tourney, the last win coming in 2003. The last two appearances, in 2010 and 2011, ended at this stage. ]]> <![CDATA[11:04 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:04:34 GMT The wind is intermittently gusting against Midway in the first half. It'll pick up heavily and then die down. Should be interesting to monitor. ]]> <![CDATA[11:04 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:04:37 GMT And we're off. ]]> <![CDATA[11:05 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:05:20 GMT Anna Dorsett, Midway's senior forward, made the all-state tournament team last year. She'll be one to watch today. ]]> <![CDATA[11:07 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:07:14 GMT The wind has given the American flag rigor mortis. It's blowing strong in Midway's face right now. Which means the Pantherettes get it for the second half. They were in this same situation in the regional final against Friendswood and poked in a goal against the wind. ]]> <![CDATA[11:10 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:10:02 GMT Midway has taken to clearing off Highland Park chances in the opening five minutes, something they'll likely have to do a lot of in the opening 40. Something I noticed: Midway's wingers dropped back as auxiliary fullbacks for an effective five-player back line. ]]> <![CDATA[11:14 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:14:33 GMT This game just changed in a hurry. Highland Park made it 1-0 off a corner in the eighth minute, and Sara Summers cut inside and beat Cameron Carter to the far post less than a minute later for a 2-0 lead just like that. How demoralizing for Midway. This is a deep, deep hole against a very good team. ]]> <![CDATA[11:16 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:16:49 GMT The second goal was pretty. Summers cut inside her marker and uncoiled on a low line drive that hit the side netting just inside the far post. Carter flailed at it but never had a chance. ]]> <![CDATA[11:16 Comment From Guest]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:16:54 GMT <![CDATA[11:18 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:18:17 GMT Perhaps the only good news is that the goals came early. That should give Midway some time to scramble back. But this is not a team used to conceding goals at all, let alone two in the opening 10 minutes. ]]> <![CDATA[11:20 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:20:34 GMT And there's Midway's first answer. Bailey Johnson let go a 30-yard free kick that, despite the stiff wind against it, hung up and rolled off keeper Sarah Howley's fingertips and into the goal. 2-1 Highland Park with 26 minutes left. This game is getting interesting. Midway absolutely needed that. ]]> <![CDATA[11:25 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:25:42 GMT This game has all the hallmarks of a high-scoring one. It hasn't really settled down. Lots of breaks down the flanks for both sides. ]]> <![CDATA[11:27 Comment From Ken]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:27:53 GMT <![CDATA[11:27 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:27:59 GMT Wow, close shave for Highland Park. Anna Dorsett curled in a cross that found Baylee Baccus, but her header glanced off the near post. That was nearly the equalizer with 19 minutes left in the half. ]]> <![CDATA[11:28 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:28:25 GMT Thanks, Ken. ]]> <![CDATA[11:29 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:29:57 GMT Midway has reclaimed some balance in this game. The chances are much more even now, and HP still has the wind advantage. They haven't had a shot since their second goal. ]]> <![CDATA[11:34 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:34:53 GMT Where Midway will look to put its stamp on this game is the second half. They'll have the fresher legs thanks to those mass substitutions and they'll have the wind. And that first goal was critical. They just can't concede again before half. ]]> <![CDATA[11:38 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:38:20 GMT Eight minutes left until halftime. ]]> <![CDATA[11:42 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:42:39 GMT Midway's worst nightmare comes to fruition. Highland Park adds another. Katie Martin corralled a low cross at the edge of the box, sliced through two defenders and clanked her effort off the right upright and in. 3-1 HP with four minutes left until half. ]]> <![CDATA[11:48 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:48:11 GMT And that's half, folks. Highland Park takes a 3-1 lead into the break after collecting a goal just four minutes before half. Midway will have to play a flawless second half to make this a game, but they do have the wind edge. ]]> <![CDATA[12:01 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:01:04 GMT And we're off in the second half. Midway has its work cut out. ]]> <![CDATA[12:01 Comment From Scotty B]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:01:36 GMT <![CDATA[12:05 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:05:28 GMT Anna Dorsett whips in a wayward cross that only finds the keeper four minutes into the half, and Janie Reyes follows up with a shot that's just pushed over the crossbar a minute later. Dorsett in particular has been a handful for HP today. ]]> <![CDATA[12:07 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:07:20 GMT Wow, Highland Park might have just ended it there. Katie Martin adds her second goal of the game with a cracker of a shot from 25 yards that Cameron Carter had no chance on. 4-1 Lady Scots with 34 minutes left. ]]> <![CDATA[12:07 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:07:58 GMT Hard to call a game with more than a half hour left, but Midway's task just went from supremely difficult to nearly impossible. ]]> <![CDATA[12:08 Comment From midway]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:08:41 GMT <![CDATA[12:11 Comment From Guest]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:11:35 GMT <![CDATA[12:12 Comment From midway]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:12:31 GMT <![CDATA[12:14 Comment From Ken]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:14:09 GMT <![CDATA[12:15 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:15:14 GMT Not so much their passing, but the Lady Scots are lethal finishers. They have a killer instinct around goal that is exceedingly rare at the high school level. Very few legitimate chances go to waste, if any. ]]> <![CDATA[12:17 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:17:34 GMT 24 minutes left to play. Midway will have to jam its foot on the pedal soon if they hope to start chipping away at this lead. ]]> <![CDATA[12:20 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:20:22 GMT Highland Park nearly got a fifth. Midway has to be careful not to let up too much on the defensive end. ]]> <![CDATA[12:24 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:24:02 GMT And there's Midway's second. Josey Meyer's beautiful chip from 25 yards caught the wind and beat Howley high to cut the lead to 4-2 with 18 minutes left. Too little too late or the start of a historic comeback? ]]> <![CDATA[12:31 Comment From Ann]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:31:06 GMT <![CDATA[12:31 Comment From Scotty B]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:31:08 GMT <![CDATA[12:33 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:33:20 GMT Alyssa Paschal just misses wide with a 25-yard free kick with nine minutes left. ]]> <![CDATA[12:35 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:35:39 GMT There's the dagger. Megan Gittins pounds in a one-touch rebound with seven minutes to play. 5-2 Highland Park. ]]> <![CDATA[12:37 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:37:10 GMT Looks like Midway keeper Cameron Carter was hurt on the goal. She's limping off now as sophomore Hannah Fischer takes her place in goal for the final seven minutes. ]]> <![CDATA[12:43 Will Parchman]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:43:14 GMT And that's your final, 5-2 Highland Park. For the third straight year, another great season from Midway ends in the same frustrating spot: the state semifinals. Just too much firepower from the Lady Scots today. Be sure to read the write-up tomorrow, and thanks all for joining us for soccer this year. We'll see you on the pitch in 2013. ]]> <![CDATA[12:44 ]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:44:30 GMT 
 
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