Louisa, Ky. — Both Lawrence County soccer teams opened up the 15th Region tournament with wins over Pikeville and Paintsville respectively on Thursday night.
Lawrence Co. 3 Pikeville 1 ( Girls )
In the first game Thursday Paula Cormanias knocked in 2 goals.
Lizzie Mynhier had 1 Goal and 1 Assist, Dakota Thornsbury assisted on the Mynhier goal.
Lawrence Co. 8 Paintsville 0 ( Boys )
In the second game Thursday night
Aiden Mynhier had 6 goals and 2 assists to lead the Dawgs to victory. Cooper Vinson chipped in with 2 goals and 3 assists, Owen Pack assisted on three goals and Goalie
Cole Robinette had 3 saves and a clean sheet.
Aiden Mynhier has scored 33 goals this season.
The girls ( 10-7-1 ) will move onto the semifinals and play at Johnson Central ( 17-2 ) on Monday night.
The Boys ( 9-8 ) will play in the semifinals on Tuesday evening at Johnson Central ( 10-5-2 ).
LCHS Girls Head Coach Sonny Mynhier
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Pikeville came out determined and gave us a run for our money. Ending the half at 1-1 was not where we wanted to be, but the girls dug deep and got 2 more goals while holding them off the second half. Tonight was a good win, but time to focus on round 2.”
LCHS Boys Head Coach Scott Johnson
COACH’S COMMENTS
“ It was a good game. Paintsville kept it tight for the first 20 minutes or so and we didn’t get a lot of scoring opportunities. We moved the ball around a lot and I think we wore them down. Aiden was able to slip one in with 24 left in the half and we went up 5 before the first whistle.
“…It was a solid night defensively and something we can build on heading into our match with Johnson Central on Tuesday. They have gotten the better of us twice this season and we are looking forward to another great game.”
