Aug. 27—BEMIDJI — Ashtin Wright needed a second chance.
In the 57th minute, the Bemidji High School boys soccer team's junior forward had a golden chance to score the game's first goal against Section 8-3A foe St. Michael-Albertville. Tied 0-0 against a team the Lumberjacks had never beaten, with scoring chances few and far between, Wright needed to convert.
But STMA keeper Eli Schmoyer had other plans. He made a sprawling save to keep the match goalless at Bemidji Middle School.
Five minutes later, Wright's second chance presented itself. Jackson Heuer kept a run into the attacking third alive by fighting off an STMA defender, but the ball scooted toward the right side of the 18-yard box. Wright corralled the ball and hooked it inside the left post for the game's first goal.
"Ashtin was calm," new BHS head coach Jeff Mitchell said. "He just bent it to that back post and it was a fabulous finish. It was awesome. They worked their keisters off during our tryout week and the last few days of practicing. It was great to watch them celebrate, and it was a good feeling on the sideline.
#ashtin #needed #goal
In the 57th minute, the Bemidji High School boys soccer team's junior forward had a golden chance to score the game's first goal against Section 8-3A foe St. Michael-Albertville. Tied 0-0 against a team the Lumberjacks had never beaten, with scoring chances few and far between, Wright needed to convert.
But STMA keeper Eli Schmoyer had other plans. He made a sprawling save to keep the match goalless at Bemidji Middle School.
Five minutes later, Wright's second chance presented itself. Jackson Heuer kept a run into the attacking third alive by fighting off an STMA defender, but the ball scooted toward the right side of the 18-yard box. Wright corralled the ball and hooked it inside the left post for the game's first goal.
"Ashtin was calm," new BHS head coach Jeff Mitchell said. "He just bent it to that back post and it was a fabulous finish. It was awesome. They worked their keisters off during our tryout week and the last few days of practicing. It was great to watch them celebrate, and it was a good feeling on the sideline.
#ashtin #needed #goal
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