LadyKats vs Midlothian Heritage Friday in Mansfield …??
It was a better sweet night for the Kennedale Soccer as the boys team in their first ever second round playoff game lost while the girls team advanced once again. {{more: continue …}}
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Wildcat Soccer ?
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After last week big win over Alvarado 1-0, the Cats had high hopes going into the area game against Gainesville. But, for the Wildcats, who had set records this year with most wins in a season and also as an area playoff qualifier, it was a tough 2-1 loss to Gainesville that ended the season.
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For Kennedale coach Heath Wakeland, it was disappointing but all the same he was extremely proud of the team and of the season. He pointed to the scoring play for Kennedale, saying that it showed what the team was capable of doing. Calling it a run down field, the scoring drive included nearly 30 passes or what Wakeland said was like ?playing cat and mouse with the ball.? It worked as the Wildcats got past one Gainesville player after another and scored on a Kevin Tiero kick with an assist by Logan Fucile.?
Gainesville coach Kimmel complimented Kennedale prior to the game saying that ?Kennedale is good and fast and capitalize[s] on every mistake ??
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Wakeland said that he and the program will miss the 10 seniors, several who were him the last three years as the program has steadily improved. “We have a solid foundation now,” said Wakeland. Adding, “They help build it.”
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The Wildcats finished the season with 17 wins, 7 losses and 6 ties and with new goals for next year.??
LadyKat Soccer ?
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Earlier in the evening at Dragon Stadium in Southlake, the Kennedale LadyKats defeated Kennedale?s sport rival, Argyle, in a 1-0 game. Throughout the game, both teams had shots on goal but their goalkeepers kept the nets empty save one. Kennedale had 18 shots on goal but it was Megan Jakubisin?s kick with 7:14 minute for the Kats that counted.?
The Argyle Lady Eagles had a couple of chances in the last half but failed to connect with the net.
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Argyle coach Marc Koke in the Denton Record-Chronicle called it this way, “[Kennedale] has studs and seniors in the back, and they stack it back there. We did a good job and got some good looks — just couldn’t convert.”
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Kennedale coach Danner tweeted out this after the game?
“Playoffs….Survive and move on to the next round. That?s what the LadyKats did tonight. @megan_jakubisin with that senior up moment!!! Big time goal when it was needed. @raeleycrosley3 with some big saves and a honey badger moment to save the match.”?
Kennedale ranked #13 in the state improved their record to 16-6-3 while the Lady Eagles ended their season at 9-11-2.
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Region Quarterfinals …?
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Kennedale will play Midlothian Heritage in a regional quarterfinals matchup at RL Anderson Stadium in Mansfield with game time set for 6 p.m.?
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Midlothian Heritage comes into the game Friday with playoff wins against Lake Worth (6-0) and Celina (2-0). Heritage was district champ from 8-4A with an overall record of 24-3-1. Kennedale and Heritage played to 0-0 tie back in February in their only match-up this year.?
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