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Boys’ soccer season ends in second round of playoffs
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Sophomore Michael Velasquez chases down a ball in the second half of the Tigers second round playoff matchup at North Murray on May 2. - photo by Colin Ochs
The Tigers’ season came to an end in the second round of the state playoffs last Wednesday after two second-half goals from North Murray off set pieces was enough to force Dawson County to leave Chatsworth with a 2-1 defeat. “We new that (North Murray) had several set pieces that they were going to utilize,” Coach Derek Waters said. “We tried to do the best we could to simulate some of those in practice and to make sure we had guys marked up, but you just can’t simulate someone who’s that effective at those pieces especially when there’s so many of them.” The Tigers (6-8-1) struck first in the contest after senior Nathan Blythe took a pass from sophomore Michael Velasquez and buried it past the Mountaineers goalkeeper just past the halfway mark of the first half, but after taking the 1-0 lead into halftime, the Tigers struggled to handle the North Murray (15-1-2) pressure and the officiating in the second half.