Red Oak falls on road at Glenwood

Glenwood blew open a 4-0 halftime lead with three goals in the opening four minutes of the second half on its way to a 10-0 win over Red Oak in Hawkeye 10 Conference girls soccer last Tuesday at the Glenwood Athletic Complex.
The Rams won the toss and elected to defend their home side leaving Red Oak  an opportunity to set the tone for the game. The Tigers pushed up the field, but with a quick counter attack the Rams scored within the first minute of the game.
Red Oak never quite recovered.
“We didn’t back down and did our best, getting in good passes and great defensive stops only to concede another goal in the ninth minute,” said Red Oak coach Dion Coffey. “The girls looked their absolute best today and were able to head to half only down 4-0 to the Rams. With utmost positivity and determination, the Tigers wanted it badly in the second half.”
The Rams came out after halftime and scored their fifth, sixth and seventh goals all in a four and a half minute spurt to open the half.
The game ended 10-0 on a penalty kick in the 64th minute.
“I’m very proud of how hard and determined we were as a unit,” Coffey said. “It felt like everyone was playing for one another and had each other’s back. The improvement was truly incredible.”
Coffey commended the play of Bryleigh Mauer and Mareli Ramos in the midfield and the many players he had step up into huge roles despite it being their first year playing.
Brielle Allmon led the Rams with three goals. Skylar Odorizzi added two goals and Abby Hargens, Emily Wragge, Micah Smith, Makensie Barrett and Sophia Pratt added a goal each.

Harlan 10,
Red Oak 0
Coming off a loss against Denison last Thursday, Harlan bounced back with a 10-0 win over Red Oak in non-conference girls soccer at Russ Benda Field in Red Oak last Monday.
Harlan won the coin toss and elected to take the wind for the first half. The Cyclones struck first within the opening minute of the match then added three more goals over the next six minutes to go up 4-0.
The Tigers did a great job working the ball up the field and looked the best they have all year with some adjustments to positions, according to Red Oak head coach Dion Coffey. “Keidy Camilo Perez did a fantastic job pushing the ball alongside Haylee Joint. Chloe Devito held her own very well in the defensive third and Mariella Richards-Hernandez had 13 saves (in goal).”
The Cyclones finished the game 10-0 at halftime due to merch rules.
Harlan’s Carly Torneten scored two goals and Wintyr Thurman, Emercyn Reischl, Abbie Andersen, Vailen Vaughan, Greta Heitmann,  Ainsley Mages, Aspen Bieker and Aubrey Petsche each added goals.

Trojans get by Tigers, 7-2
    Atlantic downed Red Oak 7-2 in Hawkeye 10 Conference boys soccer Friday in Red Oak.
The Trojans (1-6) got on the board seven minutes into the match on defensive breakdown by the Tigers (0-6). A minute later, the score was 2-0 thanks to bad bounce.
The Tigers finally settled down and had some offensive possessions and managed to force a penalty kick that came up short.
Red Oak finally got on the board in the 24th minute on a goal by Pace Chaillie to cut the Trojans lead 2-1.
Atlantic answered just before halftime to make it 3-1 at the break.
After half the Trojans quickly scored in the 38th minute to take a 4-1 lead and added goals at the 26th and ninth minutes to make it 6-1.
Even though they faced a steep margin, the Tigers never quit. In the eighth minute Ty Roberts was relentless and found the back of the net to make it 6-2.

The Trojans scored their final goal in the sixth minute to finish the game 7-2.
“I thought this was a good match up for us and a chance to get a win,” said Red Oak coach Marl Kells. “We had a few mistakes today that we couldn’t overcome but once we talked, they knew we were better than how we played even though we were shorthanded.”
Chaillie and Manuel DeLeon both notched assists for the Tigers.
Red Oak goalkeeper Kaden Conn had nine saves.
Justin Smith and Cristiano Ayala had two goals each to lead Atlantic.

Glenwood 10,
Red Oak 0
Jace Tallmon scored five goals to lead Glenwood to a 10-0 win over Red Oak in non-conference boys soccer in Glenwood last Tuesday.
“The Rams are a very well coached and talented team, but our boys didn’t back down at all,” said Red Oak coach Mark Kells.
The first started off with a quick strike from Tallmon just 90 seconds into the match to take the 1-0 lead. at the 37th minute to take a 1-0 lead. Over the next four minutes, the Rams found the back of the net twice more to go up 3-0.
The Tigers finally settled down and started to possess the ball a little more, said Kells, but the Rams used their balance and speed to extend their lead to 7-0 at the half.
After halftime, Red Oak played very tough and showed a lot of tenacity and didn’t allow a goal until the 25th of the second half to make it 8-0. The game ended with just over a minute to go on the Rams’ 10th goal.
“We had a great game plan that we carried over from the Harlan game to transition it to a turf field, and the guys are learning together,” Kells said. “We are extremely young and just have to figure out what works to our strengths. I am very proud of these young men battling every game and not giving up.”
Kaden Conn had 20 saves in goal for Red Oak.

Harlan 9,
Red Oak 1
Red Oak notched its first goal of the season but Harlan won the war 9-1 in a Hawkeye 10 Conference boys soccer showdown at Russ Benda field last Monday.
The wind played havoc for both teams for the most part in a scoreless opening 13 minutes before the Cyclones (3-2-1) found the back of the net to take a 1-0 lead.
The Cyclones played a very methodical first half, according to Red Oak coach Mark Kells, as they extended their lead to 4-0 and then 5-0 with just 17 seconds remaining in the half on Tiger defensive breakdown.
“As we came out of half, we had the wind in our favor but just couldn’t put a rally together at the start of the whistle as the Cyclones put the heat on us,” Kells said.
The Cyclones scored three quick goals in the opening six minutes of the second half.
Red Oak finally settled down following that early barrage and Pace Chaillie found the back of the net at the 19th minute to cut it to an 8-1.
The Cyclones managed to get their final goal at the seventh minute.
“I thought we played a great game as we are trying some things on the pitch that benefits our strengths,” Kells said. “I definitely wasn’t happy with the outcome, but I saw some teamwork strides out of the Tigers tonight.”
Manuel De Leon had the assist on Chaillie’s goal.
Tiger goalkeeper Wyatt Roberts had 20 saves.