… are now 6-4-1 after splitting their two games last week. After defeating Raytown 4-1 on two goals from Broday Bouillon and one a piece from Nick Smith and Brian Kissee, Park Hill South took a 1-0 lead into halftime against Liberty to conclude the week, but two late second half goals pushed Liberty past the Panthers 2-1.
"We came out attacking the ball like crazy,” coach Joe Toigo said of the Panthers first half. “They (Liberty) changed the style of play on us and we didn’t adapt very well. The game means nothing. We play them because they’re a rival. It’s not a conference game. Not a district game. But it’s like a backyard brawl because the kids play each other all year round.”
South will likely compete with Fort Osage for the conference title down the stretch of the season. Brody Bouillon has gone on a scoring spree of lot and solidified himself as one of the Panthers top attackers while Josh Hunt gives South a calming presence in the backfield. Josh Hall, Adam Weatherly, and Alex Weatherly have all proven consistent at the midfield position up to this point.
“We’re young physically and young mentally,” Toigo said. “We are a good passing, possession team. If we get away from that, we’ll have difficulty. We try to get possession 60 or 70% of the team.”
The Panthers travel to St. Louis to participate in the Gateway Classic Classic towards the end of this week.
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… improved to 5-6 on the season with a 3-2 overtime victory over Blue Springs last week. Matt Russell and Devon Belew scored two in regulation before Blue Springs came back to tie the game and forcing it into overtime. Belew scored in the opening minutes of overtime to end the game and send the Trojans into this week with a victory.
“They’re a solid team. We got comfortable and let up. It was a good test for us,” coach Dustin Sollars said.
The Trojans are hoping to get back onto the winning side after a tough start to the season.
“We’re trying to climb out of a bad first few games,” Sollars said. “We’ve gotten tested every time we go out this year. We’re resilient, they don’t give up. All three of our goals were the result of hard work, not quitting on a ball. We really killed ourselves conditioning at the beginning of the year and I think we’re starting to reap the benefits of being in shape.”
Offensively, Matt Russell and Tim Hay have seen most of the goals, but as Belew demonstrated against Blue Springs, his speed can serve the Trojans well from the back.
“He’s very fast and capable. I think his ability to read the game is great,” Sollars said. “His speed is deception because it catches people off guard and isn’t as evident compared to our forwards.”
Park Hill hosts St. Joe Central this week before playing in the Panther Classic all next week.
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