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Smoky Mountain soccer team breezes to victory over Devils
Smoky Mountain breezed past Swain 10-0 in a non-conference soccer game on Sept. 13 at Carr Hooper Stadium/Babe Howell Field.
Grant Schallock, David Cheatham and Joey Cox all scored two goals for the Mustangs (8-1), who are ranked ninth in the latest state 2-A poll.
With SM having scored a school record 16 goals against the Maroon Devils just over a week earlier, Coach Dolphus Brown called up several members of the JV team. They saw extensive action and some even got into the scoring column.
Smoky Mountain’s Ian Youmans moves toward the ball in front of a Swain defender during last week’s 10-0 victory. – Herald photo by Carey Phillips
“That was a blessing to get them a lot of playing time,” Brown said. “We kicked the ball around and dropped it back some to work on some things. Swain has a very young team.”
SM’s dominance can be see by a 30-1 advantage in shots. Cody Bryson made one save for the Mustangs in the first half. Eli Corwin played the second half and did not have to make a save. Swain goalies Kaelob Shook and Nick Lyons combined for 10 saves.
Cheatham scored the game’s first goal from 8 yards out with less than two minutes elapsed.
Rob Tyson made it 2-0 when he scored from 20 yards away at the 4:30 mark.
The next two goals were almost identical as Schallock scored on headers with assists from Joey Cox. They came at the 6:30 and eight-minute marks upping the margin to 4-0.
The duo switched roles at the 9:30 mark when Cox scored from 18 yards out off a Schallock assist to lead 5-0.
JVs scored the next two goals about a minute apart. Keller Berry connected at the 11-minute mark off a Matt Dougherty assist. Rodrigo Nogal tallied a minute later with Richard Ramirez providing the assist for a 7-0 advantage at the 12-minute mark.
That’s how things stayed until Cheatham scored off a Martin Davis assist extending the margin to 8-0 four minutes into the second half.
An own goal at the 61-minute mark put SM up 9-0 as a pass deflected off a Swain player into the goal.
Bryson, getting an opportunity to play in the field, concluded the scoring at the 69:30 mark with an assist from Berry.
A game last Thursday at Owen was cancelled due to a scheduling conflict for the Warhorses. It likely will not be made up.
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