ANDERSON, SC - The annual North-South Soccer Classic was held Saturday, June 17 at T.L. Hanna High School of Anderson School District Five.
The Boys event began in 1989 and the Girls series kicked off in 1997. Since those dates, the celebration of recognizing members of the South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association and 72 players has occurred every Summer except for the vacated Covid-19 season of 2020.
In the Girls match, the South squad earned a hard fought 1-0 victory, while in the Boys game the North team throttled the South 4-1. The South Girls, dressed in all red kits, now lead the all-time series 11-10-5 and were victorious for the first time since 2018. The North Boys, which donned an all blue strip, won for the second consecutive season by a 4-1 scoreline and now lead the series 18-13-3. The Blues have won three of the last four meetings.
The SCHSSCA could not make this possible without the assistance of its great sponsors: Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Gatorade; Hampton Inn; Lloyd's Soccer; Residence Inn; S.C. Athletic Coaches Association; S.C. High School League; and United Soccer Coaches.
Most Valuable Players for each contest were:
GIRLS (North 1-0 Win)
South - Angele Hills, Forward, Fort Dorchester (1 goal, 1 game-winner)
North - Lilly Jo Wise, Goalkeeper, Greenville (4 saves on 9 shots)
BOYS (South 4-1 Win)
South - Max Keller, Goalkeeper, Ashley Ridge (3 saves on 5 shots)
North - Keagan Pace, Forward, Riverside (2 goals, 1 game-winner, 1 assist)
GIRLS BOX SCORE
South 1-0 North
Goals: (S) Angele Hills 8'
Assists: (S) Hannah Liebig, Taylor Larsen
Shots: N 6-9 S
Saves: (N) Lilly Jo Wise 4; (S) Erika Violette 4
Corner Kicks: N 2-5 S
Offsides: N 1-2 S
Fouls: N 1-4 S
Series: South leads 11-10-5
BOYS BOX SCORE
North 4-1 South
Goals: (N) Keagan Pace 3', Jace Hicks 7', Onarae Rice 11', Pace 52'; (S) Connor Banchero 19'
Assists: (N) Luke Marin, Pace, Zach Hart
Shots: N 9-16 S
Saves: (N) Mateo Sanchez 7; (S) Charlie Godwin 1, Max Keller 3
Corner Kicks: N 3-5 S
Offsides: N 2-0 S
Fouls: N 4-2 S
Series: North leads 18-13-3
The 16th annual Clash of the Carolinas will be held next Saturday (June 24) at Koka Booth Stadium in Cary, N.C., and the event is co-hosted by the SCHSSCA and the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association.
For more information concerning Palmetto State prep soccer, please visit the SCHSSCA's website at
www.scsoccer.com.
