THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, April 7, 1995 TAG: 9504070685
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY LEE TOLLIVER, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: Short : 42 lines
Tallwood's 3-1 victory over Kempsville proved two things: The Lions boys soccer team is worthy of being called a contender in the Beach District, and the Chiefs are a young team that still has a way to go to enjoy similar status.
In Thursday's district opener for both teams, second-ranked Tallwood took control early and never let up, building a 3-0 lead before No. 3 Kempsville was able to get on the board.
``We'll take it,'' Lions coach A.V. Bowman said. ``It's a good way to start the district.''
Danny McVey started Tallwood with a point-blank shot 14 minutes into the game when he took a crossing pass from Vaughn Gladwell after setting up shop in front of Kempsville's goal. McVey controlled the pass, turned and blasted the ball past Chiefs keeper Jeremiah Smith.
At that point, Smith shouted to his teammates that ``with time, it will come.''
And six minutes later it unfortunately did - when Shamari Hollingsworth sent a lob pass from the left side that had everybody thinking McVey again. But instead of controlling the pass, McVey let it continue to Adam Prater who sent a sizzler past Smith for a 2-0 lead.
``He kind of decoyed them,'' Prater said. ``He played dummy for me and let it go. That's an advantage to playing with a guy like Danny.''
Tallwood (6-1) enjoyed the McVey advantage again early in the second half when the senior scored his 13th goal of the season on a rocket from the right side.
``That goal from Danny was just a great shot at the right time,'' said Kempsville coach Kevin Denson, whose team was outshot by Tallwood, 10-6. ``That put it away for them.''
Kempsville (2-3-1) got on the board with Rodney Curtis' shot with 2:40 remaining. by CNB