I got a chance to take in the Class 3A boys Dreher/Newberry match at Memorial Stadium tonight.
The Blue Devils edged the Bulldogs 2-1 in a penalty kick shootout, in which Dreher hit all five of their pk's to win the shootout 5-4.
After a scoreless and uneventful first half, Dreher opened the scoring at the 43:30 mark of the match. The Blue Devils turned away several scoring opportunites by the Bulldogs in the second stanza, but Newberry got the equaliser with just 1:30 left in the match.
The teams battled to a pair of scoreless overtime periods. In the PK Shootout, Newberry was up first and hit their first four shots by #8, #2, #16, #7, but #11's attempt was saved by the Dreher keeper. For Dreher, #22, #12, #9, #16, and #20 all hit their PKs.
The win improves Dreher to 4-4 overall and 2-0 in Region 5-3A, while the loss was the first for the #8 Bulldogs and drops their record to 6-1 and 0-1. The Blue Devils will continue region play on Thursday at White Knoll and will then host #2 D.W. Daniel on Friday. Newberry will take on Strom Thurmond in Edgefield on Friday.
