Timp Sports Weekly
March 18, 2014
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at a preseason boys' soccer game between the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) and the Orem Tigers (AKA the Tiggers). Much of the game was Lehi-dominated. However, Orem's players reminded Lehi late in the game that they still had a lot of bounce. Hey, Orem High kids are nicknamed Tiggers for a reason. So as they say at Orem, let's bounce straight to the story.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Lehi Froggies Flood Away Orem Tiggers 4-1 in Non-League Play March 14
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneer boys' soccer team finished its two-week preseason schedule with a 4-1 win at home over the Orem Tigers, AKA the Tiggers, March 14.
Lehi Coach Jerry Preisendorf said, "Our players did a pretty good job in maintaining ball possession for much of the first half. Late in the second half, they become sloppy in their playing. That allowed Orem to come back to threaten us greatly. Orem showed that they had a lot of bite."
It took a while, though, for the Tiggers to bounce back into the game. With much relish, the Froggies hopped all over them in the first half. Seven minutes into it, Froggie Markus Jones scored the game's first goal from inside the Tigger penalty box.
Tiggers Jeremy Pukahi and Parker Louder guided some strong Orem efforts at tying the score at one. While Pukahi attempted to Lehi's defensive line in the middle, Louder attempted to do end runs around the Froggies. However, Froggie goalie Tanner "Muncie" Munson didn't let a single Tigger shot get past him. His biggest save of the first half was his blocking an Ethan "Springs" Blanchard indirect shot.
Parker Louder's extreme close resemblance to Orem Coach Jesse Louder quickly stirred up memories stretching a generation back. Those memories were of the older Louder being the head coach of American Fork Junior High girls' basketball team that went undefeated and started the athletic career of the Beautiful Stephanie Trane, an Awesome American Fork Cavewoman sports legend who went on to shine in Utah Valley Community College and BYU athletics. Jesse Louder, meanwhile, went on to coach the Tiggers' girls' basketball team as well as their girls and boys' soccer programs. The memories about the Beautiful Stephanie Trane and Jesse Louder left my mind when I saw Isaiah "El Halcon" Altamirano scored the second Froggie goal late in the first half. El Halcon's shot gave the Froggies' something to croak about at halftime.
In the first minute of the second half, Froggie Kyle Curtis scored the game's third goal. Teanmate Connor "I Can See For" Miles punched in the game's fourth goal four minutes later. The Froggies' 4-0 lead presented the idea that the Tiggers would quickly become too discouraged to bounce back into the game.
However, instead of causing Orem to lose hope, the game's score lulled the Froggies into becoming less aggressive on the field. They made sloppy passes that presented the Tiggers golden opportunities that they quickly bounced at. Tiggers Emil "Cue Ball" Cuello, Jake "Mr. Baad" Lambson, and Braden "General" Patten joined Pukakhi and Louder in putting much pressure on Froggie defenders, especially Munson. On one indirect kick 14 minutes into the second half, for example, Pukahi fired a shot into the Froggie net. Pukahi's successful shot caused the Tiggers to bounce for joy.
Lehi's defense tightened up after that shot, however, and guided by Muncie Munson, the Froggies didn't let the Tiggers make any more goals despite strong offensive efforts from Parker, Cue Ball Cuello and Springs Blanchard.
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