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February 4, 2010

West Lauderdale wins Class 4A North State title

from staff reports CNHI The Meridian Star Thu Feb 04, 2010, 08:30 AM CST

MERIDIAN —    West Lauderdale's boys soccer team can add another checkmark to its preseason wish list.

Wanting to take care of business during the nonregion slate, region schedule and the state playoffs. On Wednesday, the Knights captured the Class 4A North State title with a 3-1 road win against Center Hill.

    "It's a culmination of a whole year," West coach Bryan Miley said. "We started the year with three goals: the preseason, district and wanted to advance in the playoffs."

    In continuing that goal and advancing to Saturday's 11:30 a.m. state championship game against St. Stanislaus at Clinton High School, the Knights used a quick start Wednesday.

    West grabbed a 1-0 lead and after Center Hill knotted it, the Knights regained the lead before the half before milking the game away in the second half, adding an insurance goal. Nate Hodges scored two goals - one off a penalty kick - and Tyler Germany knotted one.

    Lyle Daughtery and Chris Mallette had assists for the Knights.

    "They had to play with 10 the whole second half," Miley said, adding that Center Hill's keeper earned his second card of the game after swatting the ball outside the box. "We just tried to possess the ball, not try and run up the score and just do what we do well."

    The result was a North State title, and another chance to do a little work.

"We carry a lunch box with us," Miley said. "We want to remember what we do and that's go to work."

- Jamie Wachter

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