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The Sun and News, Saturday, October 16, 2021/ Page 13

Big throws get South out of 2-0 hole against TKHS

Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
A soccer ball nicking an
arm or bounding off a hand
draw annoyed screams of
“hands!” from opponents
and spectators alike, but that
doesn’t mean those body
parts can’t be weapons.
South Christian senior
midfielder Levi DeRuiter and
his corner kick like throw-ins
from anywhere in the attack-
ing third of the field were the
key to the Sailors overcoming
a 2-0 second-half deficit and
scoring a 4-2 win over
Thornapple Kellogg’s varsity
boys’ soccer team in the finals
of the OK Gold Conference
Tournament at South
Christian High School
Saturday.
A long throw from
DeRuiter on the right side,
just down from his own
bench, tipped off the finger-
tips of Thornapple Kellogg
junior goalkeeper Luke
Kaiser in a crowd with 4:
to play and into the net, giv-
ing the Sailors their first lead
of the ballgame at 3-2.
The Sailors thought
DeRuiter had scored in that
fashion in the final seconds of
the first half, but officials
ruled that no Trojan had
touched the ball before it
found the back of the net, and
TK went into the half up 2-0.
The Trojans dominated the
first 30 minutes of the ball-

game, but as the game wore on

South Christian’s depth and

skill took over. The Sailors’

Alex Leenstra headed in a

long throw in from DeRuiter

in the 52nd minute of play to

put their team on the score-

board for the first time, and

then Leenstra tied the score by

deflecting in a hard, low cen-

tering ball from teammate

Nick Logan 71st minute.

DeRuiter notched his sec-

ond assist with two minutes

to play when teammate

Jordan Gabrielse finished off

another long throw-in.

The Sailors move to 16-0-

3 overall this season with

their second victory of the

season over the Trojans.

South Christian also took a

3-1 win over TK Sept. 13 in

Grand Rapids.

TK is now 15-3-2 overall

this season. The Trojans

avenged a loss to Forest Hills

Eastern by scoring a 4-0 win

over the Hawks in Middleville

Thursday in the conference

tournament semifinals. The

Hawks had scored a 4-2 win

over the Trojans in their regu-

lar season match-up.

TK tacked on win number

15 of the season Thursday in

Middleville, scoring an 8-

win over visiting Charlotte in

the opening round of the

MHSAA Division 2 boys’ soc-

cer state tournament. TK will

now face Eaton Rapids in a

district semifinal match at

Gull Lake High School

Tuesday at 5 p.m., with the

winner of that match advanc-

ing to the Oct. 23 district final.

A free kick from just shy

of midfield turned into the

Trojans’ first goal last

Saturday at South Christian,

just 66 seconds into the

match. Junior attacker Terrell

Jefferson centered the ball

and senior teammate Nacho

Hervas was there to fire a

shot that was deflected away

from the net. Sophomore

Reece Hoeksma was there to

put the rebound past Sailor

keeper Luke VanTol.

TK moved the ball well on

the ground in the first half,

despite getting anxious at

times to boot it forward. Long

balls did lead to a couple of

runs on the goal by Hervas.

TK took a 2-0 lead in the

35th minute when Hoeksma

found the net again. A Trojan

throw-in from the left side

somehow found its way

between a pair of Sailor

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Thornapple Kellogg senior Grant Woods looks on

as as the South Christian Sailors finish off a 4-2 win

over the Trojans in the finals of the OK Gold Conference

Tournament Saturday at South Christian High School.

(Photo by Brett Bremer)

TK junior Gabriel Lajoye (left) and South Christian’s Diego Tiscareno fight to
gain possession of the ball during the OK Gold Conference Tournament champi-
onship game at South Christian High School Saturday. (Photo by Brett Bremer)

Trojan junior Reece Hoeksema celebrates a first-

half goal with teammate Nacho Hervas (17) during the

first half of the OK Gold Conference Tournament

championship game Saturday at South Christian High

School. Thornapple Kellogg built a 2-0 lead before

the Sailors rallied for a 4-2 win to clinch the confer-

ence title for themselves. (Photo by Brett Bremer)

See TK SOCCER, page 14