Given its two previous meetings against Union, both one-point defeats, Coach John Schulte knew his Warrenton soccer team could compete in the Class 2 District 9 opener. Despite the Warriors’ lower …
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Warrenton Soccer Exits Districts
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By Derrick Forsythe, Record Sports Editor
Given its two previous meetings against Union, both one-point defeats, Coach John Schulte knew his Warrenton soccer team could compete in the Class 2 District 9 opener.Despite the Warriors’ lower seed, Schulte was even determined his team could slip past the first round.But Union had the upper hand again on Monday, edging Warrenton 3-0 to end the Warriors’ season at 8-14.Still, Schulte wasn’t disappointed.“I’m proud of the kids,” said Schulte. “I thought they did a really good job today.”The Warriors spent the latter half of their season without leading scorer Dillen Mayfield, who suffered a torn ACL.And on Monday, weather conditions also played into the outcome, although they equally affected both teams.“Today was a tale of two halves,” explained Schulte. “It all depended on who had the wind.”In the first half, it was in Union’s favor, as passes gained additional loft and control was hard to maintain for either team.Schulte says his team didn’t respond.“In the first half we definitely didn’t play all that well,” said Schulte.Although not getting an abundance of clean shots, Union was able to take advantage twice.“We had a couple missed assignments and they got two good shots on us and scored,” said Schulte.The Wildcats went ahead 1-0 with 25:00 remaining in the first half on a breakaway from the left side and slipped another ball past goalkeeper Sawyer Junker with just under 7:00 left inthe period.“In the first half they were getting all kinds of bounces going their way,” said Schulte. “The wind was a little bit stronger, so they were getting an extra 10 or 15 yards on the kick.”Trailing 2-0 entering the second half, Schulte felt better about how his team performed in its final 40 minutes.“In the second half, it was our turn,” said Schulte. “I thought we were doing a good job of controlling the ball and pushing up.”Warrenton had multiple opportunities to connect and close the gap but couldn’t execute.“We had the ball around the top of the box for 25 or 30 minutes of that half but couldn’t seem to get a good shot or get open,” said Schulte. “We weren’t able to get a lot of good shots on goal.”Union netted its third goal with 10:43 remaining on another breakaway run.Schulte says given the pressure placed on him, Junker performed extremely well.“I thought Junker did a fantastic job,” said Schulte. “He was all over the place.”Warrenton, who was an exceptionally young team this season, will return the majority of its starters.
Warrenton sophomore Sawyer Junker boots the ball during the Warriors' 3-0 loss on Monday.
