One of these days, the Rock Bridge boys soccer team is going to find a way to beat Chaminade.
But Thursday was not that day.
A week after playing a thrilling, tight match in the semifinals of the CYC/Bob Guelker Memorial Tournament at Soccer Park, Chaminade and Rock Bridge were back at it again in the Gateway City Soccer Classic Round Robin B.
A different day, a different place, the same result as Chaminade scored a 1-0 win over Rock Bridge.
The No. 1 team in the STLhighschoolsports.com large-schools rankings, Chaminade (14-2) got the game-winning goal moments into the second half from AJ Anthon.
“At halftime we talked about making an adjustment, and I didn’t think it would work 50 seconds into the half,” Chaminade coach Mike Gauvain said. “Dominic Vella worked his butt off to force a turnover and laid it off to AJ, who hit a wonderful shot to the back post over the keeper.”
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Rock Bridge (9-3) has dropped four matches to Chaminade the last two seasons, including the Class 3 semifinal in overtime last fall.
“They’re a good team,” Gauvain said. “They’re probably the most athletic team we’ll play all year.”
Zach Pogue had the shutout for the Red Devils.
In other Gateway City Soccer Classic action Thursday night…
CBC 2, CHERRY CREEK (COLO.) 1 • Dave Geerling had a goal and an assist and Jake Meyerkord had a spectacular goal early in the match to lift CBC past Cherry Creek in the first round of Bracket A on Thursday at CBC.
CBC (8-3-4, No. 5) advanced to the semifinals, where it will play St. Thomas Aquinas (Kan.) at 4 p.m. Friday at CBC.
ROCKHURST 1, NOTRE DAME (PEORIA) 0, 2 OT • Sam Joseph scored a spectacular goal off the back post just under two minutes into the second overtime to lift Rockhurst to a thrilling victory in Pool A.
Rockhurst advanced to the semifinals, where it will take on Jesuit (Calif.) at 2 p.m. Friday.
Notre Dame will play Marquette at noon Friday.
BRACKET B
VIANNEY 3, ST. JAMES ACADEMY (KAN.) 2 • Patrick Dolan scored twice and Adam Michel scored once as Vianney (10-1-2, No. 3 LS) advanced to the Bracket B semifinals Thursday at Vianney.
Vianney will host Eureka at 7 p.m. Friday.
EUREKA 2, WASHBURN (KAN.) 0 • Ryan Dudley and Andrew Pizzulo scored for the Wildcats as Eureka (9-3-1, No. 9 LS) advanced to the semifinals of Bracket B. The Wildcats will play at Vianney at 7 p.m. Friday.
Sam Petterson had the shutout.
DE SMET 4, LEGEND (COLO.) 0 • Kaleb Jackson had two goals while Tristan Morgan and Paul Conaty each had one as De Smet won at home in the opening round of Bracket B. The Spartans (5-7-1) advanced to the semifinals of Bracket B and will host Belleville West at 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Scott Meyer had the shutout for De Smet.
BELLEVILLE WEST 2, JEFFERSON CITY 2 (PK) • Sam Kaeser had both of Belleville West’s goals and goalkeeper Nate Petrekovich came up huge in penalty kicks to lift the Maroons to victory Thursday afternoon at De Smet. Belleville West (8-5-2) will take on De Smet at 3:30 p.m. Friday at De Smet.
