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A stronger, deeper and more experienced Wakefield team handily defeated the fledgling Rappahannock Panthers 8-0 at Huntly on September 24.
The Owls dominated play on their short home field from the opening whistle. They managed several uncontested shots at the goal in the first few minutes as the RCHS defense broke down, leaving goalie Bob Baines as the lone defender.
Wakefield’s first try went over the box and the second wide to the left before right wing Frans Hansen booted in a point. Then the Owls came right back and scored on a corner kick that was headed into the box. Baines had the ball in his hands but bobbled the catch as he was rushed by the home squad.
Center John O’Neill scored on a perfect pass across the front of the goal to increase Wakefield’s lead to 3-0. O'Neill connected again before the half ended and Ron Lewsader added a point to stretch the margin to 5-0. On both scores, goalie Baines made diving leaps only to have the ball slip by a few inches from the ends of his fingers.
Rappahannock, playing in their first soccer season against the nine year veterans from Huntly, mounted several drives down the Owls’ end of the field but shots went wide and high. Wakefield players lost possession of the ball repeatedly on fouls called for pushing. The Panthers were unable to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the violations, however.
At the start of the second half, the Owls’ Scott Favre picked up the offensive pace immediately, chipping in a goal from the left side of the net.
With the score 6-0, Wakefield coach Peter Quinn began to pull out a few of his first string players but a demoralized Rappahannock
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