EHS Drops Close Match To CHS, Bulldogs Blank COR

Effingham High School hosted Charleston and fell in a close 1-0 match Saturday. The Trojans' goal came with 11:18 left in the second half on a penalty kick by Brandon Peterson.

Both teams had three shots on goal. Effingham's Frank Kasdorf had two keeper saves while Charleston's Drew Smith had three saves.

The Hearts are now 0-1-2 in the Apollo Conference, 3-5-2 overall.

Charleston won the junior varsity contest, 8-1. Effingham's lone goal came from Brady Jackson.

At Centralia

Effingham St. Anthony hit the road and traveled to Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran and blanked the homestanders 5-0 Saturday.

"It was a long drive but the sun was shining and the breeze was blowing nicely," said St. Anthony Coach Eric Morales. "So it was worth the drive."

The Bulldogs started the game flat taking roughly 15 minutes into the game to wake up.

"After we got our momentum going, we had a few nice looks," said Morales. "There was even a couple off the crossbar. Christ Our Rock had one good look also hitting the crossbar. Finally, with four mintues left to play, Mason Thomas kicked the ball nicely to Peter Keller who finished putting it in.

"I told them at halftime they needed to wake up and get into the game. Just minutes into the second half, Donovan Hammer had a nice pass to Peter for his second goal of the season. Shortly after, Alex Deters took a breakaway down the field, crossing it to Peter who again found the back of the net for thie third time.

"Finishing the game out, Thomas Stephen assisted Donovan on a loose balll in the box giving us a 4-0 lead. As the game closed out, James Kabbes threw the ball in finding Donovan for a nice header in the back of the net.

"Special mention to Ashley Dietzen for her excellent performance on defense."

St. Anthony now stands at 8-2-2 on the season and hosts Altamont Tuesday.

The junior varsity match ended in a 0-0 tie.