Indians lose to Marshall in soccer playoffs

Local Sports

Discussion

March 21, 2008

Anonymous The Jacksonville Daily Progress Fri Mar 21, 2008, 03:25 PM CDT

By Jason Lawless

Special to the Progress

MINEOLA — The Jacksonville Indians lost 1-0 to the Marshall Mavericks Thursday night at LeTourneau University in a bi-district playoff matchup.

The Indians came into the game having finished in second place in District 18-4A with the Mavericks finishing third in District 17-4A.

Both teams seemed to start the game with the butterflies in their stomachs but after a few minutes they both settled down and played some great soccer. The defenses from both sides seemed to control the game at first.

Marshall finally got on the scoreboard around the 26-minute mark of the first half. Marshall’s leading scorer and captain received a pass from an outside midfielder wide open in front of the Indians goal.

Keeper, Chad Leinback, came out on the Maverick forward but the shot sneaked by the diving Indian goalie. The scored remained 1-0 until halftime with both teams putting pressure on the defense but nothing could seem to get by.

Jacksonville came storming out the second half with several opportunities to score. The Mavericks goalie made several great saves to keep the 1-0 lead.

Jacksonville kept pouring on the heat after getting several corner kicks and restart plays. Brent Colvin and David Forry kept the Mavericks defense on its heals all evening, using speed and physical play to their advantage. Colvin was cautioned with a yellow card after being called for several hard fouls.

The Mavericks showed a lot of poise as they held on to the 1-0 win over the Indians. After the game, Jacksonville head coach Matthew Loafman said, “We had several opportunities to tie the game but we just couldn’t seem to find the back of the net.”

The Mavericks will go on to face powerhouse Brenham in Area.

Marshall and Brenham will meet up in Temple on Monday. Game time has yet to be determined.

Editor’s note: Jason Lawless is the head coach of the Lindale Eagle soccer team and a former Jacksonville Indians player and coach. Lindale won first place with a 14-1-1 record this year under Lawless in his first year as head soccer coach.

Text Only

Local Sports

17-3A All-District softball team filled with familiar names
Local softball fans will find plenty of well-known names on this year's 17-3A All-District softball team, as players from Rusk and Bullard High School comprised a large portion of the prestigious squad.

May 23, 2012
Lady 'Cat soccer adds height in the net by adding Marshall goalkeeper, Emerson
The Lon Morris College Lady Bearcat soccer team addressed one of its greatest needs when it signed Stephanie Emerson of Marshall (Texas) High School to a National Letter of Intent (NLI) last week.

May 23, 2012
Men’s Junior college hoops: Lon Morris College’s Jurkovic signs letter with Florida International
Florida International University (FIU) has swooped down and hooked yet another player that played his final year of junior college basketball in Jacksonville this past season.

May 23, 2012
Top-ranked Robinson wins regional series over Panthers
After upsetting top-ranked Waco Robinson 1-0 in the first game of a best-of-three series on Friday night, the Bullard Panthers needed just one win on Saturday to advance into the Class 3A, Region III semi-final round.

May 22, 2012
Troup's historic playoff run ends with loss to Linden-Kildare
For six innings Troup held a precarious 1-0 lead over Linden-Kildare on Saturday afternoon at Lady Maverick Field in Marshall in what was a must-win game for Troup.

May 22, 2012
Years of hard work pay dividends for Bullard's Holcomb
A student-athletic trainer's days are long and arduous, with little day-to-day reward, aside from an occasional 'atta girl.

May 22, 2012
Bullard shocks top-ranked Robinson 1-0 in Game 1
The Bullard High School baseball team followed down a trail that the Panther football squad forged out late last year in pulling off a major upset of a team from Waco Robinson High.

May 21, 2012
Linden-Kildare trips up Troup in regional semi-final opener
One big inning was enough to enable Linden-Kildare to defeat Troup 5-0 in Game 1 of a best-of-three Class 2A Region III semi-final series, that took place in front of a crowd estimated to number 700 at Marshall's Lady Maverick Field on Friday afternoon.

May 21, 2012
Guard's Langemeier to play football at Wheaton College
After four years of reaping numerous awards in a four-sport career at The Brook Hill School, Austin Langemeier put the icing on his laureled-high school stint Thursday, inking to play football at Wheaton College.

May 21, 2012
Rusk’s Arthur loses Bellator 69 MMA bout
Rusk’s Booker Arthur lost in a unanimous decision to Shanon Slack of Orange County, Calif. on Friday night in lake Charles, La.

May 21, 2012
More Local Sports Headlines

Local Sports

Search Results

Discussion

Indians lose to Marshall in soccer playoffs

Site Map

Contact Us