With just five minutes left in the stanza
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 3:47 am
In the second extra time session Maier put a free kick into the box, Ciambor had a shot blocked and Reed hit another free kick into the scrum in front of the West goal, but it was cleared out.
West’s Robinson scored on a free kick that squirted through numerous defenders for the 3-2 score.
JDHS fought back but ran out of time. Ciambor had a free kick with under a minute remaining and connected a ball to Maier but the shot just missed.
“I am proud of how we played,” senior Owen Rumsey said. “That was definitely our best game all season. Especially the fight in the last 10-20 minutes. I felt that was the best I have ever seen this team play in all my four years. I’m proud of that. I think, obviously it is unfortunate that we went out but I’m proud of what we’ve been able to do here, our first year in DI and a successful run at it. Stuff like this happens. It is sad to go out your senior year without making it to the final but, playing country wise email marketing list for third place, I’m excited.”
JDHS will face Colony in the third/fifth-place game at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Colony High School in a matchup of the pre-tournament favorites.
“The tournament is not over,” JDHS coach Gary Lehnhart said. “It is always hard when your chance to win it is over but I couldn’t be prouder of the effort, to be down two goals and not to give up. In a lot of ways this team was inexperienced. So where they started and how they ended is pretty impressive. Today was just the next major step forward for them to battle back like they did, so close. We had a header there at the end that could have tied it up. We played virtually everybody, subbing five guys and every one of them played hard and played well. I couldn’t be happier. I know for them it is hard because they feel like they could have won, and they could have. They were just as deserving as any of the teams that are going to be in the finals.”
West’s Robinson scored on a free kick that squirted through numerous defenders for the 3-2 score.
JDHS fought back but ran out of time. Ciambor had a free kick with under a minute remaining and connected a ball to Maier but the shot just missed.
“I am proud of how we played,” senior Owen Rumsey said. “That was definitely our best game all season. Especially the fight in the last 10-20 minutes. I felt that was the best I have ever seen this team play in all my four years. I’m proud of that. I think, obviously it is unfortunate that we went out but I’m proud of what we’ve been able to do here, our first year in DI and a successful run at it. Stuff like this happens. It is sad to go out your senior year without making it to the final but, playing country wise email marketing list for third place, I’m excited.”
JDHS will face Colony in the third/fifth-place game at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Colony High School in a matchup of the pre-tournament favorites.
“The tournament is not over,” JDHS coach Gary Lehnhart said. “It is always hard when your chance to win it is over but I couldn’t be prouder of the effort, to be down two goals and not to give up. In a lot of ways this team was inexperienced. So where they started and how they ended is pretty impressive. Today was just the next major step forward for them to battle back like they did, so close. We had a header there at the end that could have tied it up. We played virtually everybody, subbing five guys and every one of them played hard and played well. I couldn’t be happier. I know for them it is hard because they feel like they could have won, and they could have. They were just as deserving as any of the teams that are going to be in the finals.”