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Soccer Team Celebrates Monumental Win
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| The Davie soccer team had a Senior Night to remember - a 1-0 win over state-ranked Reynolds. |
But the War Eagles reaffirmed that anything is possible in a riveting 1-0 win over visiting Reynolds on Senior Night. It was soccer’s version of David slugging Goliath.
How significant an achievement was this? Not only was Davie 3-10-1, Reynolds was ranked 14th in the state with a CPC record of 7-0. Reynolds had won 13 of 16 overall. Reynolds was fresh off a 2-1 win over Mount Tabor. Reynolds thumped Davie 4-0 in the first meeting.
One more thing: Davie had lost 13 straight in the series, getting outscored 71-11 in the span. When the official blew the final whistle, the end was met with relief, exhaustion, disbelief and an on-field frenzy from students, parents and band members, who kept the War Eagles juiced by pounding drums for 80 minutes.
As it turned out, the seeds for this moment were sown the week before in a 1-0 loss at West Forsyth.
“I told them before the game that Reynolds beat West Forsyth 1-0,” coach Lance Everette said. “I have told them since the beginning that they could play with any team in the conference - if they play the way they’re capable. I think they understood that after playing West Forsyth to 1-0.”
What a Senior Night for Garrett Fulton, Matt Colner, Brenden Hanes, Jordan Kinder, Michael Rowe and Mitchell Boles. The War Eagles had not blanked anybody since a 2-0 win at A.L. Brown. They had not shut out a CPC foe since East Rowan in ‘06.
Yet another reason it was a monument achievement: Davie was 3-35-1 all time against Reynolds, with the last win coming in ‘01 under coach Sean Garnett. Matt Moser, whose brother Jake Moser is a junior, had a goal and an assist in the previous series win.
“I said: ‘They’re undefeated (in the CPC). How awesome would it be to knock off the No. 1 team in the conference and be the first team to give them a (CPC) loss?’” Everette said. “They’re ranked 14th (in the state) in the poll I looked at. They had let what had happened in the past dictate what they’re doing. They bought into everything I was trying to get them to do.”
The first in a string of magical moments came midway through the first half, when Boles found Rowe for a goal ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.