By Eric Eaton
Staff Writer
INDIANAPOLIS – Unranked Brebeuf’s string of upsets against ranked teams in the 15th Annual IHSAA Boys Soccer State Tournament came to a halt Oct. 18 as No. 10 Noblesville ended the Braves’ magical ride with a 2-0 victory in the championship game of the North Central (Indianapolis) Regional.
Brebeuf (12-5-3) had previously ousted both No. 6 North Central and third-ranked Westfield before being eliminated by Noblesville on Saturday night.
Noblesville (17-3) scored its first goal of the game with 14:46 left in the opening half when senior midfielder Taylor Anthony drilled a free kick pass into the left corner of the goal. Noblesville was awarded the free kick inside the goal box after Brebeuf goalie Joe Dawson was ruled to have illegally handled the ball.
(Be sure to click play on the top video player box in this article to watch Anthony’s goal!)
The Millers then held on to their tedious one-goal advantage until there were just under four minutes remaining in the contest. That’s when Ben Williams booted the ball ahead to teammate Joey Henne for a breakaway goal, resulting in the final 2-0 outcome.
(Make sure you click play on the bottom video player in this story to watch Henne’s goal!)
Noblesville next will meet another unranked foe, Roncalli, in an Oct. 25 semifinal of the North Central (Indianapolis) Semistate, with the winner tackling either No. 5 Zionsville or No. 18 Center Grove for a state finals berth.
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