U.DUEOLN, WLSSDHLFNRN battle to a tie

BRth WLssDhLFNRn DnG USSHr DuEOLn, HntHrLnJ thH JDPH first DnG sHFRnG Ln thH FRnIHrHnFH, rHsSHFtLvHOy, NnHZ thHy nHHGHG tR FRPH Rut RI FrLGDy’s JDPH ZLth D ZLn.

WhLOH thDt GLGn’t hDSSHn IRr HLthHr tHDP, ERth tHDPs hDG thH IRrtunDtH RutFRPH RI nRt hDvLnJ tR ZRrry DERut D ORss Rn thHLr rHFRrGs HLthHr.

In thH sHFRnG PDtFhuS RI thH yHDr EHtZHHn thH nHLJhERrhRRG rLvDOs, thH TrRjDns DnG thH CDrGLnDOs SODyHG tR D 1-1 GrDZ Ln D SuEurEDn One American Conference matchup in an afternoon PHHtLnJ Dt USSHr DuEOLn High School.

WLth thH TrRjDns (9-1-1, 7-0-1) DtRS thH OHDJuH stDnGLnJs DnG DOrHDGy hROGLnJ thH sHDsRn sHrLHs DGvDntDJH IROORZLnJ D 2-1 ZLn RvHr USSHr DuEOLn D IHZ ZHHNs HDrOLHr, WLssDhLFNRn ZDs DEOH tR hROG RntR Lts NR. 1 sSRt DhHDG RI thH CDrGLnDOs (7-1-1, 6-1-1), ZhR OHG IRr PuFh RI thH sHFRnG hDOI untLO thH TrRjDns tLHG thLnJs uS ZLth 12 PLnutHs rHPDLnLnJ in regulation.

“I thRuJht Rur Juys SHrIRrPHG rHDOOy ZHOO,” USSHr DuEOLn FRDFh RLFN SFhPLGt sDLG. “It’s nRt ZhDt I ZDntHG, Eut yHDh, ZH’rH DEsROutHOy sDtLsfiHG ZLth thH rHsuOt EHFDusH I thLnN ZH FDn FRPSHtH ZLth (WLssDhLFNRn) DnyZhHrH Rn thH fiHOG.”

AItHr D sFRrHOHss first hDOI, USSHr DuEOLn tRRN thH OHDG sHvHn PLnutHs LntR thH sHFRnG hDOI ZhHn sHnLRr BrLDn SFhDHIHr sFRrHG Rn D rHERunG LnsLGH thH ERx tR Sut thH CDrGLnDOs uS 1-0. -unLRr RDy FODFFR DssLstHG Rn thH goal.

WLssDhLFNRn GLG fiJht EDFN, hRZHvHr, Ds junLRr MDtt .nLttHO sFRrHG Rn Dn assist from junior Neal GuaJOLRnRnH Ln thH JDPH’s 68th PLnutH tR tLH thLnJs uS Dt 1-1.

“WH FDPH hHrH DnG ZH NnHZ Lt ZDs JRLnJ tR EH tRuJh,” WLssDhLFNRn FRDFh StuDrt MDOFROP sDLG. “ThH ODst tLPH ZH SODyHG thHP, thHy hDG D ORt RI JRRG FhDnFHs DnG thHy GHIHnGHG ZHOO. ThHy hDG D IHZ HDrOy FhDnFHs DnG thHy FRuOG’vH Sut thH JDPH DZDy, Eut thDnNIuOOy, Rur JRDOLH PDGH sRPH ELJ sDvHs.”

GuDJOLDnRnH ZDs Ln nHt for the Trojans for much of rHJuODtLRn, stRSSLnJ thrHH shots. Sophomore John CarrRzzD HntHrHG thH JDPH ODtH DnG PDGH sHvHrDO ELJ sDvHs Ln thH tZR RvHrtLPH SHrLRGs.

ThH tZR tHDPs trDGHG huge opportunities late in RvHrtLPH, Ds WLssDhLFNRn’s PDt MDJGDOLnsNL hLt thH SRst ZLth RnH shRt, ZhLOH US-

For Montgomery Media / GEOFF PATTON Wissahickon’s Jalen Griffin hits out of the sand during Monday Suburban One Golf Championships Monday at Indian Valley Country Club.