Soccer playoffs -- Rosewood, Kenan advance; Hawks to face Western Alamance

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on November 4, 2004 1:55 PM

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FRANKLINTON -- Rosewood's Joey Churchwell tallied his third hat trick (three goals) of the season as the Eagles scored four times in the second half to defeat Franklinton 4-1 in the first round of the Class 1-A N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.

Churchwell, a senior, now has a team-high 19 goals as Rosewood moved into the second round for the second-straight year. Fellow upper-classmen Brandon Hietpas dished out two assists to Churchwell and scored the Eagles' third goal on a penalty kick in the 28th minute of the second half.

Hietpas now has a team-leading 14 assists to go with nine goals.

Senior Matt Howell assisted on Churchwell's final goal as the Eagles (12-10-1) did all of their scoring within a 20-minute stretch of the second half.

"We started a little slow and sluggish and did a lot of watching in the first half," Rosewood coach Daniel Mitchell said. "We were fortunate to only be down 1-0 at halftime. We tightened up defensively and started working harder.

"We got that first goal, and it gave us something to be excited about."

Defensively, Tyler Daniels, Kenton Lowe and Kyle Bunn paced the Rosewood effort, while goalie Antell Richards provided eight saves. Mitchell made a key defensive switch in the second half, moving Bunn up from sweeper to stopper to help contain Franklinton midfielder Jan Fischer.

Mitchell praised the effort of his seniors in the win.

"They understand we've been there before. We've had tight games in the playoffs in the past, and they understand how to win those games now hopefully," Mitchell added.

Rosewood, the third seed from the Carolina/Super Six Conference, hosts Pamlico in the second round on Saturday.

The Hurricanes (11-10) defeated Camden 2-1 on the road on Saturday and are the fourth seed from the Coastal Plains Conference.

Tigers blank

Jamesville

WARSAW -- James Kenan, the top seed from the Class 1-A Carolina/Super Six Conference, stormed past Jamesville 9-0 on Wednesday at Bill Taylor Field in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.

The win moves the Tigers (17-2-2) into a second round match-up on Saturday at home against Holly Ridge Dixon, which defeated Williamston 3-0 on Wednesday.

Dixon is the third seed from the Coastal Plains Conference.

No further information was provided on Wednesday's game.

DSA tops

Spring Creek

DURHAM -- Durham School of the Arts, a team that went unbeaten and unscored upon during Tar Roanoke Conference play, defeated Spring Creek 5-1 at Southern Durham High School on Wednesday in the first round of the Class 1-A N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.

The Gators, the Carolina/Super Six Conference's fifth seed, finished the season at 4-13-0 overall

The Bulldogs (11-8-1) host the winner of Topsail and Cape Hatteras in the second round.

No further information was provided on Wednesday's game.

Hawks to host

W. Alamance Saturday

LAGRANGE -- North Lenoir, the top seed from the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference, will host Western Alamance on Saturday.

The Warriors (11-4-1) defeated Southern Guilford 4-1 on Wednesday and are the North State Conference's second seed.

The Hawks enter the game with a 12-6-2 mark.