Edgewood High School, El Corral, 1988, Page 80
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f>V»00<SOCCEiSoccer Finds its Place at #1When last years team graduated 11 experienced players many fans thought itmight be a bleak year for our Mustangsbooters. Then when the team took a 10-1pounding from a seasoned Avon team in itsseason opener many less-than-supportivepeople were sure they were right in theirpredictions for a very long season. ButCoach Farkas saw something in this teamand didnt give up on them. He knew theywould use the game as an educational experience and learn from it, and learn from itthey did. They played so well they compileda record of 10-3-1.One of the losses came from an earlyseason game with Washington. Edgewoodtook a 1-0 lead but trailed at the half 2-1.Edgewood tied it later with Preston Howard scoring both goals, but Washington gotits final score to win 3-2. Then at the end ofthe season with two games to go the Mustangs clinched at least a first-place tie in theconference with a 4-1 whipping of Jasper.The excellent scoring of forwards PrestonHoward and Jeff Brown and defensivework of Rob Lucas, Matt Ferree, andcaptain Jim Tindal set up a revenge matchwith Washington. Jeff Brown scored with13:10 left in the first half on an assist fromHoward and freshman Jason Bell. Hethen scored unassisted one minute into thesecond half to blank Washington 2-0 and towrap up the title to the Wabash ValleyConference Championship for two years in aPreston Howard shows how to take on theopponents and beat them at their own game.i II IRow 1: C. Howard, C. Gerst, C. Stimson, T. Powell, C. Seidelson, J. Roberts, Row 2: P. Howard, R.Goss, J. Figg, O. Saft, R. Whittman, T. Taylor, G. Sayers, Row 3: J. Tindal, A. Reinhart, M.Campbell, Coach Farkas, N. Oliver, M. Ferree, J. Lundberg, Row 4: N. Southern, J. Brown, J. Bell,V. Smith, R. Raake, R. McCoy, T. Vanest, L. Weaver.i | i I llll:hsOPPiAvon102Jamboree12Harrison1346WashingtonWest VigoForest Park21240Jennings Co.Bedford NL1236JasperForest Park26644West VigoJasperBrown Co.0102Washington080sports |
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