Phil Mehmet got free in the penalty area and beat Schalick (13-8-1) goalkeeper Chris Lenahan for a 1-0 lead in the 2nd minute.
The Cougars' defense certainly had its hands full with a potent Haddon Township (20-2) attack from get-go. We fought through it, but we just couldn't finish off a comeback." "We gave up a couple goals early, but it happens. "It was important for us to keep playing hard," Lunsford said. The two sides played to a stalemate the rest of the way, adding to Schalick's frustration level with its initial struggles in the contest.
Junior Tyler Lunsford scored the Cougars' lone goal in the 13th minute with his team facing a three-goal deficit. The early hole was too much to overcome for fourth-seeded Schalick, which bowed out of the state tournament with a 3-1 loss to the Hawks. Yet, just under three minutes into their playoff match against host Haddon Township, the Cougars had already found themselves down 2-0 on the scoreboard. – On the road facing the top seed, a slow start is the last thing the Schalick High School boys' soccer team could afford in Monday's Group I South semifinal round.
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