Boys soccer: No. 9 Curley knocks off No. 1 McDonogh in OT
By Todd Karpovich
Special to The Baltimore Sun
A penalty kick by Mike Sauers in the sixth minute of the first overtime gave ninth-ranked Archbishop Curley a 3-2 victory over No. 1 McDonogh on Wednesday.
The penalty was set up when Kenny Duckworth played a ball to Ricky Greensfelder at the top of the box. He then dribbled through two defenders and was taken down in the penalty area. The Friars are off to a torrid start, improving to 6-0 on the season, with each victory over a ranked team.
“It was a great high school game,” Curley coach Barry Stitz said over the phone. “It’s all about matchups, and the game could have gone either way. We came out playing with them and didn’t drop 11 behind the ball. Where we are now, we have some depth. It was a good result. We did a nice job today.”
The Friars took a 2-0 lead in the first half on goals by Brad Warenicz in the 15th minute and Kyle Mizell 10 minutes later. Sauers had assists on both.
McDonogh (4-1-1) stormed back late in the first half and pulled within a one on a goal by Mike Gamble tally two minutes before halftime. Gamble struck again with nine minutes remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime. Defender Malcolm Harris assisted both goals.
Curley, however, continued to attack in overtime and was rewarded.
Jake Ossie had seven saves for Curley.
The schedule doesn’t get any easier for the Friars, who host No. 2 Gilman on Friday and No. 3 Loyola on Wednesday.
