(Story by Coach Shannon Grable)
      The Chillicothe Boys Soccer team took the momentum from an improved game Tuesday night into the game at Cameron on Thursday. With a strong showing from the defensive side of the ball the Hornets grabbed their first victory of the season by beating the Cameron Dragons 3-2. The game did not start out well as Cameron was awarded a penalty kick within the first 4 minutes of the game. However, Troy Toedebusch was able block the attempt and keep the score 0-0.
     The first goal of the game was scored by freshman Steven Cooper on a nicely played through ball by Chris Kleinschmidt to make the score 1-0. With about 5 minutes left in the first half the Dragons got on the board with a score from Graiden Vanbrun. The score at halftime was 1-1.
     The opening of the second half did not start well as a the Dragons were able to get a quick score in the first 3 minutes of the half from Zach Weichman to give Cameron a 2-1 lead. However, the Hornet defense clamped down and did not allow many other scoring opportunities to the Dragons. So, with the defense settling in the forwards and midfielders were able to start making plays of their own. Chance McLemore was able to get a nice shot off from outside the box that deflected off a Cameron defender and into the back of the net to knot the score at 2-2.
     With many other opportunities putting pressure on the Cameron defense they finally broke down and committed a penalty in the box. As was the case on Tuesday night, Laine Saunders came and converted the penalty kick to give the Hornets a 3-2 lead they would not give back. Troy Toedebusch and Jimmy Chapman shared time in the net for the Hornets who improved to 1-3 on the season and 1-1 in conference.