Page 12/The Sun and News, Saturday, September 10, 2022Bucs keep undefeated start rolling at Scotland Yard
Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
The Buccaneers got a last
second goal of their own at
the end of the first half, and
in the end a last second gasp
by the Caledonia varsity
boys’ soccer team came up
short of finding an equalizer.
The Grand Haven varsity
boys’ soccer team edged the
Fighting Scots 2-1 at
Scotland Yard in an OK Red
Conference match Thursday
evening. The Caledonia boys
see their OK Red record even
at 1-1 with the loss.
Fighting Scot senior
attacker Nathan Maas man-
aged to get between the
Grand Haven keeper Edward
Bremer and the net as the
second half clock ticked
under 20 seconds, but he
wasn’t able to find a shot in a
crowd of defenders. The ball
found its way to teammate
Austin DeVries just inside
the top of the 18, and he
ripped a shot that deflected
off Buccaneer defender Ryan
Heck and was cleared from
danger.
Chances like that came
more frequently throughout
the second half for the
Fighting Scots. Grand Haven
had the majority of the pos-
session and the threatening
attempts on net in the first 40
minutes of play. Senior Ryan
Heck found space above the
18 for some laser shots
towards the Fighting Scot net
and Caledonia keeper Isaac
Vire. He hit the right post
from about 30 yards out six
minutes into the contest after
a turnover by the Fighting
Scots. Vire saved a one blast
and another flew just wide of
the goal.
Maas had the best chances
on the Buccaneer net
throughout the match. He put
a low hard shot at the near
post that Bremer scooped up
after squeezing between two
defenders on the right side of
the Grand Haven box. He
also had a solid header off a
corner from teammate Wyatt
Snitzer that just missed its
mark.
The Scots nearly survived
the storm brought on by the
Buccaneers in the first half,
but just six seconds before
the intermission Logan
Petrus found a little too much
space in the left side of the
Caledonia box and fired a
shot inside the far post for a
1-0 Grand Haven lead.
Grand Haven fouls gave
the Scots a few opportuni-
ties at the start of the second
half as the Caledonia boys
battled to regain the momen-
tum. A ball from about 35
yards out off the foot of
senior Connor Brown found
eventually found net for the
Fighting Scots to tie the
game at 1-1. Bremer leapt
over the crowd to punch thefree kick away, but had it
skip off his fists back
towards his goal where
Caledonia’s Corbin Raffler
settled it and tapped it into
the open net.
Maas kept the pressure up
for the Fighting Scots, draw-
ing a couple fouls around the
top of the Grand Haven box.
With 23 minutes to play
Maas set up Devries for a
shot that was knocked away
by Bremer back to Maas
whose chance on the opennet was deflected out by a
defender. Maas got a head on
the ensuing corner kick, but
it missed the frame.
Grand Haven got a goal
from Enrique Reyes with
14:00 to play in a crowd in
front of the Fighting Scot net
to put his team back in front.
The Caledonia boys are
now 3-3-1 overall this sea-
son. They will be at Portage
Central today, Sept. 10, and
then return to OK Red
Conference action with
matches at home against
Jenison Tuesday and at West
Ottawa Thursday. The Scots
go to Forest Hills Central for
a non-conference match next
Saturday, Sept. 17.
Grand Haven kept its
undefeated start to the season
intact with the win moving to
5-0-3. The Buccaneers are
2-0-1 in OK Red play so far.
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2:30pm2:30pmCaledonia junior defender Jaxson Higgins clears the ball away from trouble
near midfield as Grand Haven’s Andrew Raven closes in during the first half
Thursday night at Scotland Yard. (Photo by Brett Bremer)Caledonia junior midfielder Corbin Raffler taps the ball into an open net for his team’s lone goal in a 2-
loss to visiting Grand Haven at Scotland Yard Thursday evening. The goal tied the match at 1-1 in the second
half. (Photo by Brett Bremer)Caledonia’s Brenden VanGessel tries to contain
Grand Haven attacker Max Kurburski along the side-
line during the first half of their OK Red Conference
match at Scotland Yard in Caledonia Thursday eve-
ning. (Photo by Brett Bremer)