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6.0 years ago by Jeff Alderman

Redbirds Soccer beat the heat and Bayless(MO) - The Telegraph - 9/21/2017

CYC SOCCER TOURNEY: Redbirds beat the heat and Bayless; Marquette falls

 

 

By Pete Hayes - phayes@thetelegraph.com

 


An quick start seemed to forecast a possible rout in Alton High’s CYC Tournament Sullivan Division game against Bayless Wednesday night. And while the Redbirds did dominate, a goal by Joey Morrissey in the 10th minute was all they got.

It was also the only goal they needed in a 1-0 victory at Bayless High School. The defeat was the first of the season for Bayless, which is 10-1-2 overall and 1-1 in the CYC. Bayless will face Mascoutah Thursday in its third tourney game. Alton is-4 overall and 2-0 in the CYC Tourney.

Meanwhile, the CYC Tourney news was not as good for the Marquette Catholic Explorers, who fell to Liberty High of Wentzville 4-0.

ALTON 1, BAYLESS 0 – “We came out very hot,” Alton coach Nick Funk said. “We had possession, we had shots, we had momentum, but we didn’t have any goals.”

Morrissey took care of that. He scored his eighth goal of the season from an assist by Sam Stutz.

The play began when Stutz flicked a long throw-in from Parker Rockholm. Morrissey gathered the ball and scored.

Alton possession as well as a smothering defense took care of the rest.

“I thought we played really well in the first half,” Funk said. “In the second half, we still controlled the game, but play slowed down for both teams. I can only believe it was the heat.”

Temperatures hovered in the high 80s to low 90s during the game, which was played on Bayless High School’s artificial turf.

“Temperatures on the turf were well over 100 degrees,” Funk said. “And you could definitely tell it through the players.”

The shutout victory for the Redbirds means they maxed out on points possible from the game and put their tourney future in their own hands heading into their third game Thursday againstNorthwest, which had tied Bayless 1-1 Tuesday night.

“Luckily, we control our own destiny,” Funk said, ” so if we show up, we should move on to Friday.”

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