Ross, the only junior on a young Falcon squad, tied the match with High Point Christian at 1-1 with an unassisted goal near the end of the first half.
On the game-winner, he took possession of the ball just past midfield and beat a number of defenders before depositing the ball in the net.
The win was not a lock until the Falcon defense, led by senior sweeper Jonathan Summey and freshman goalkeeper Ben Jackson, turned away a number of threats by the home team.
Jackson finished with 10 saves.
“In the last six minutes, I think we were just trying to hold up,” Falcon coach Kyle Kegl said. “Jackson made some huge saves.”
Summey is the only starting senior on a squad that includes 11 freshmen, eight sophomores, one junior and four seniors. The win improved the Falcons to 2-3 in the Triad Athletic Conference and 2-7 overall. The next match is tonight at 4:30 p.m. at Oak Ridge Military.
Mustangs Win
The first-ranked (1-A) North Moore boys’ soccer team returned to its winning ways with a 4-0 victory at West Montgomery Wednesday evening.
That sets up a 6:30 p.m. conference match at home on Monday against second-ranked Jordan-Matthews, the defending state 1-A champion.
Rebounding from Monday’s 4-3 loss to East Montgomery, goalkeepers Diego Garcia and Eric Diaz combined to pitch the shutout in the convincing victory over the Warriors. Edwin De La Cruz opened the scoring in the seventh minute of the first half with an assist from Misael Gutierrez.
About midway through the half, Raul Chavez scored unassisted.
A few minutes later, Eric Diaz put one in with help from Joaquin Diaz, making it 3-0. Eric Diaz scored the only goal of the second half. The win improves the Mustangs to 2-1-1 in the Yadkin Valley Conference and 7-2-2 overall.
PHS Harriers Sweep
The Pinecrest boys’ and girls’ cross country teams were victorious in a Mid-Southeastern Conference meet held at Britt Park in Lumberton Tuesday afternoon.
Both races were close as the Patriot coaches rested a number of their top runners for this Saturday's Great American Cross Country Festival at SAS Soccer Park in Cary.
The Patriot boys, ranked 10th in the Southeast in the Nike National team rankings and second in the state by the coaches' association, are scheduled to race at 11:20 a.m. The Patriot girls, ranked sixth in the state, run at 2:20 p.m. A total of 23 races will be held in the event that includes teams from all over the country.
Both races at Britt Park were close. Brett Baggett of the Patriots won the boys’ run with a time of 18:04. Jack Britt runners took the next three places, but the Patriots won by a point by taking the next four.
Finishing in the fifth through eighth places were Andrew Garrison (18:57), Mark Moon (19:05, Brett Shannon (19:15) and Jon Galbreth (19:16).
The Patriot girls came on strong at the end to edge Jack Britt by five points. Laura Wagner of the Buccaneers finished first in 23:13. Emily Ivey (23:59) and Stephanie Shannon (24:08) took second and third for the Patriots. Morgan Fasolak, fifth (24:35), Ariel Studenmund, seventh (24:55), and Katilin Christian, eighth, (24:56) were the other scorers for the Patriots.
PHS Wins in Volleyball
Freshman Abbie Ovbey served for 18 points to lead the Pinecrest volleyball team to a 25-11, 25-9 and 25-10 sweep in a Mid-Southeastern Conference match at Westover Tuesday evening.
The Patriots took a 4-1 league and 10-4 overall record into Thursday's contest at Seventy-First. The Patriot jayvee team is also 4-1 in league play (9-1 overall) after defeating the Wolverines 25-10 and 25-16.
Other statistical leaders for the Patriots in the varsity match were Ashley Dickerson with 12 kills and Bethany Page with 26 sets.
