Announcement
Injury Plagued Devils Fall in Section IV, Class "A" Semi-Final
Staff report • October 25, 2008
* Owego 2, EFA 2 (Owego advances on penalty kicks): Owego Free Academy outscored Elmira Free Academy 7-6 in a penalty kick shootout to hand the top-seeded Blue Devils a loss in a Section 4 Class A semifinal game at EFA.
The score was tied 2-2 after 80 minutes of regulation play, two 10-minute overtimes, and two five-minute overtimes.
Richard Franz and Chris DePugh scored the goals for fourth-seeded Owego. Tommy Hornbuckle and Frankie Mannino scored for Southern Tier Athletic Conference champion EFA (10-8-1).
"I don't know what we could have done. We lost three starters in the first half to injury," EFA coach Derek Hamilton said. "But I couldn't be more proud of the 11 guys we had on the field at the end. This group of seniors have left their mark on our program."
EFA Scoring - Mannino (1-0), Hornbuckle (1-0), Holden (0-1)
Owego Scoring - DePugh (1-0), Franz (1-0), Bushen (0-2)
Shots/Corners - EFA (10-7), Owego (10-3)
Saves - EFA (Poppleton - 8), Owego (Spadine - 8)
