One of the best things about late October is high school soccer playoffs. A great game was played this afternoon at Dryden High School, where the Dryden boys varsity soccer team, the third seed in Section 4 Class B, hosted sixth-seeded Chenango Valley. The game was extremely rough and physical, and was scoreless at the end of regulation. Then, with only 1:55 left in the second overtime, Steve Yurenda of Chenango Valley crossed the ball into Collin Bigart who poked the ball into the back of the net to give the Warriors the sudden death victory. The real star of the game however was Chenango Valley goalkeeper Brian Wagstaff who preserved the shutout for the Warriors. He made some key saves during overtime controlled the penalty area very well. The Warriors will now host Chenango Forks on Tuesday, October 28th at 3 p.m. The winner of that game will move on to the sectional finals which will be played on November 1st at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta.
Below are some photos from the game as well as a video from when Chenango Valley scored the winning goal There's also a map detailing where the Dryden and Chenango Valley high schools and the National Soccer Hall of Fame are located.
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Soccer is such an awesome sport. It is really too bad America hates it. Playoff soccer is as intense as it comes. Nice story Maura.
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