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Senior
Marcus Horner punches in his second goal of the night in a 4-1
victory over Cross County Conference rivals Newton. The Jets are now in
the drivers seat in the CCC and control their own destiny. CNO Photos
by George Starks
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FM in the hunt
for CCC crown
Jets outshoot Newton
By George Starks
PITSBURG - It’s no secret.
When it comes to Cross County Conference soccer titles, things usually
boil down to one of three teams.
Two of the teams clashed Thursday at Franklin Monroe as the Jets rolled
out a not so friendly welcome mat.
When the final horn sounded, it was the host team prevailing with a 4-1
victory.
“It’s always nice to beat an opponent like Newton,” said Jets coach
Danny Diceanu. “They always bring it regardless of the kind of talent
or team he has over there. The are going to work hard and give you a
hard game to the end.”
With the score leaning in the Jets favor at the final buzzer, Diceanu
admitted he was happy with with the win but said it was ugly.”
“Pretty doesn’t always work. Sometimes ugly works,” said Diceanu. “You
have to take the win, accept it and enjoy it.”
Franklin Monroe drew first blood at the 23:20 mark on a penalty kick by
Marcus Horner.
With 14:39 left in the first half, Newton sophomore Seth Courtney
dropped one in from 40 yards out getting the Indians even on the board.
Less than four minutes later, Horner drilled one from 18 yards out and
the Jets held a slim 2-1 advantage.
Just 55 seconds later, Brian Robison would get into the act and the
Jets held a comfortable 3-1 lead at the break.
Robison would get his second goal of the night with 18:39 remaining in
the game. It would also be the final goal of the night.
Now with a 4-1 victory over Newton, the Jets are in control of their
own destiny as the Bethel Bees will roll into the Jets parking lot on
September 18 for a huge CCC clash.
“We just beat Newton and Newton has beat Bethel already,” said Diceanu.
“If we beat Bethel and don’t stub our toes against anyone else, the
conference will be ours. If Bethel beats us, it’s a three way tie but
we have Miami East next Tuesday and we have to be prepared for them.”
With 28 shots on goal, the Jets had their chances.
“We created a lot of chances but our shot selection wasn’t very good,”
Diceanu pointed out. “Other guys were open when we decided to shot or
hold on to the ball. We need to share the ball a little bit more and
that’s part of the ugly that I brought up to the boys. Newton plays a
style that forces you to play a ugly game. They don’t give you time to
breath and they pressure the ball very well.”
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Jet
senior Brian Robison takes a shot at the goal in the first half
Thursday against Newton.
Robison scored two goals on the night.
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