Brookland-Cayce 2, Dreher 1 (OT)
The Cage | Cayce, SC
Senior midfielder Biff Blocker knocked in the game-winner 1:15 into the first overtime period on a throw-in from fellow classmate Usman Salahuddin to give the Bearcats a thrilling 2-1 victory at The Cage.
B-C played an up-tempo and fast-paced match as evidenced by the 28-6 shot advantage, but this year's version of Bearcat Soccer is also known as "The Gang Who Can't Shoot Straight" as Brookland-Cayce missed countless opportunites in every imaginable scenario throughout the match.
The Bearcats took the early lead just 4:07 into the match when sophomore Senad Ademovic slotted home a throw-in from Salahuddin to put B-C ahead 1-0. Brookland-Cayce would not relinquish that lead however, until the 76:41 mark of the game when sophomore Ben Wislinski headed home a midfield indirect cross from fellow classmate David Kettinger to knot the score at 1-1 and send the match into overtime.
The win improved B-C to 15-4-4 overall and the Bearcats' clinched the Region 5-3A Championship with a 7-0 record. Brookland-Cayce will host Newberry next Tuesday at B-C. The loss dropped Dreher to 9-9 overall and 6-2 in the region to finish second in Region 5-3A.
Brookland-Cayce has now captured six consecutive region championships in Class 3A and eight titles in the last nine years: 1994-95 Class 4A; and 1997-98-99-2000-01-02 Class 3A. B-C's Class of '02 is now 34-1 in region play and have defeated their region arch-rivals of Dreher six-straight times and lead the overall series 17-10.
