Marshfield Blue Jay Soccer

Wow! History was made on the Marshfield soccer pitch last night. For the first time in the history of the program the Jays got a mercy ruling in their favor. What a night!!! After the game, Coach Richardson had this to say about his team,”I think we have stepped up to a higher level of team play. I am proud of the way we have come together as a team, it shows in our performance and level of competition. I am also proud of the history we are making in the Marshfield soccer program. Our record is at 500, 6-6, which we have never had this late in the season. Plus we got our first mercy ruling.” The game itself was a pleasure to watch as the Jays really pounded the Central Bulldogs.
The action started just minutes into the game when Robert Martin planted the first goal, off the assist of Ethan Jernigan, the clock read 36:37. Then later, in a jumble at the box, a misplaced header off a Jay, scored the only goal for the Bulldogs. But, that was the one and only one that the Bulldogs would get. With 26 minutes left in the half, Jernigan got a goal of his own, with the assist of C.J. Obermeirer. At minute 24, Robert Martin scored again, with Obermeirer again getting the assist. The clock read 14:40 when Ethan Jernigan blasted another ball into the box, with the assist coming from Drew Thomas. The final goal of the half came off, the boot of Ethan Replogle, assisted by Martin. Halftime score 5-1.
The second half was much the same as the first. The Jays just overpowered the younger Central team. Willis Zirschky was assisted by Robert Martin to score, just a minute and 20 seconds into the half. A few minutes later Zirschky assisted Ethan Jernigan for another goal. With 28 minutes left in the game Jesse Day scored goal number 8 for the Jays. C.J.Obermeirer brought the score to 9-1,,with 25 minutes to go. With 19 minutes left of the match, Jesse Day got goal # 10. Then when the clock had 8 minutes left to go, Willis Zirschky scored the mercy goal with the assist from Drew Thomas. Thus giving the Jays their first mercy ruling ever!!!! Of course, it took the entire team to make all this happen and the entire team deserves the kudos. Special appreciation should be given to the defenders, Duell Wilson, Zeb Howard, Kyle Cary, D.J.Hensley, Sam Callihan and goalkeep, Cory Dotson. Without their hard work the results of this game would have been very different. GREAT JOB JAYS!!!!

The JV Jays also had a good night. They pulled off a shut out of their own. The first half had Wes O’Neal scoring just 5 minutes into the game. Next, came a goal from Joe Callihan. Followed by another goal for O’Neal and one from Cory Dotson. Thus going to halftime 4-0.
The second half had Freshmen D.J.Hensley and Evan Barth both planting the ball in the box to make the final 6-0. It was a fine night all around for the Marshfield Soccer Program.
The JV team has a tournament this weekend in Willard. They will be showing up as the returning Champions. The bus will be leaving the school at 7:00 a.m.
Regular season play resumes Monday at home against Camdenton,at 4:30. Then Tuesday ,the Jays travel to New Covenant to face the team for the 3rd time this season. Game time: 4:00, note this 1/2 hour earlier than usual. I believe varsity will play first because of lack of field lights. GO JAYS!!!

The Blue Jays came home with a fourth place finish from the Liberator Classic, Saturday. They lost to New Covenant 0-3. But, the results were markedly different last night, when the Jays took the Willard Tiger’s by the tail.
The Jay’s journeyed to the Tiger’s home pitch to do battle against the Willard team. The Tiger’s drew first blood in the first half of the game. But, before the half was over, the Jay’s returned fire with a goal off the foot of Ethan Replogle, the assist from Ethan Jernigan. The score stayed 1-1 at halftime.
The second half was a tough fight through it’s entirety. There were a few fouls called on both sides and the play was intense for both teams. Finally, in the last 2 minutes stoppage time, the Jay’s Ethan Jernigan put one in the back of the box with an assist from Robert Martin. This gave the Jay’s a victory and put their record at 5-6 for the season.
The JV team played after the varsity due to weather conditions. The Jay’s came out strong and scored when Drew Thomas put one in the box ,with the assist of Colton Harden, with 28 minutes left in the half. The JV team scored a total of 4 goals, with Drew Thomas getting another unassisted goal. Then Eddie Lovan scored with the assist from Thomas. Cory Dotsun also got a goal of his own from a PK.
The Willard JV team rallied to come from behind and tie the game in the second half. The final score was 4-4.
The Blue Jays will host Springfield Central at home, Thursday, Sept., 27th at 4:40. GO JAYS!!

The strain of playing three games in 4 days showed, Thursday, when the Blue Jays played Warrensburg in the first game of the Bolivar Tournament. The Jays just never settled into the game, they just had an off night. Final 0-3
Friday night, however, was a different story. The Marshfield Blue Jays showed up to play. The game with Greenwood was intense and rough, as any match with Greenwood is.The play of the half was when keeper Cory Dotsun blocked a Greenwood penalty kick to keep the score 0-0, in the last two minutes of the half.
With 33 minutes remaining in the second half, Robert Martin scored the only goal of the game off the assist from Ethan Jernigan. This put the Jays in the lead 1-0. The Jays kept their advantage with much help from the defenders Duell Wilson, Zeb Howard, Drew Thomas, Kyle Cary and DJ Hensley. Final Score 1-0. GREAT JOB MARSHFIELD! Go Jays!!

Thursday 9/20 4:30 Jays vs. Warrensburg Bus leaves 3:00 pm

Friday 9/21 4:30 Jays vs. Greenwood Bus leaves at 3:00 pm

Saturday 9/22 11:30 5th/6th Place White #3 vs Blue #3
1:00 3rd/4th Place Blue #2 vs White #2
2:30 Championship: White #1 vs. Blue #1

The Jays are in the Blue Pool.
Games will be two 35 min., halves with 10 halftime. In case of tie, regular MSHSAA overtime procedure will be played. MHS will be in blue uniform the first 2 games.
Trophies will be awarded 1st and 2nd place.
Pool Play tiebreakers:
1. Goal Differential
2. Total goals scored
3. Fewest goals allowed
4. Coin flip

The Marshfield Jays took the Dixon Bulldogs to task, Tuesday night on the Jays home pitch. The Jays took control within the 1st minute of the game and never let go. Ethan Jernigan put one past the Bulldogs keeper just seconds into the 1st minute of the game. Ethan Replogle got the assist. Soon after, Robert Martin sent the ball into the box , off the assist from Willis Zirschky. With 4 minutes left in the half, freshman Colton Harden planted one, making the score at halftime 3-0, Jays.
The second half was more of the same dominating play by the Jays. In the 49th minute of play Ethan Replogle took off after a pass from Robert Martin and scored goal # 4. With 25 minutes on the clock Willis Zirschky capitalized on a penalty kick and upped the score 5-0. The 69th minute saw Joe Callihan boot one pass the keeper, 6-0. The final goal for the Jays came with 5 minutes left on the clock, Wes O’Neal sent one in from the corner and Austin Fairbairn headed it in for goal, Final score 7-0. Good Job Blue Jays!!! This is the second shut out for the Jays this season. The Bolivar tournament is this weekend. The Jays Have Games Thurs., Fri., and Sat. Times will be posted soon. GO JAYS!!!

The Marshfield Blue Jays traveled to Nixa, Monday Night, to play the Nixa Eagles. The Eagles showed their stuff the first half of the match by putting two goals in the box before halftime. The score at half was 0-2.
The second half the Jays came out with real determination and started putting the ball where it needed to be. Willis Zirschky crossed the ball in to the front of the box then Robert Martin took a shot, it was deflected and Ethan Replogle put it away giving Marshfield it’s 1st goal of the match. Later, in the second half, Robert Martin shot another rocket into the box. Jesse Day put his boot to the ball later on in the half to score the game tying goal. Thus, making the score 3-3.That is where the score stayed when time ran out. This of course , put the game into overtime. The deciding factor of the game came, when the Eagles where given a penalty kick for an unintentional hand ball in the box. Thus, the Eagles scored the “Golden Goal” and won the game. The final score was 3-4, in OT. The Jays picked their game up in the second half and did a fine job of representing themselves. Good job team.

The Marshfield Blue Jays played the New Covenant Warriors tonight at home. The Jays played a pretty good game, but they just didn’t click like they did,Monday night, against Laquey. The Jays had several good drives in the first half, but it was a Warrior that found the back of the net first. Half time came with a 0-1 score.
The second half the Jays rallied but, couldn’t finish on their drives to the box. They had several shots at goal, but didn’t get the ball planted where it needed to be to score. The last 5 minutes of the game saw the Warriors take advantage of a penalty in the box and score their second goal, to finish the game 0-2. The Jays played hard, but they just didn’t seem to pull it together and get the touches they were experiencing Monday. They will get another chance to show what they can do Monday night at Nixa at 4:30.
The JV Jays had an exceptional game. Wesley O’Neal scored a goal in the first half and another in the second half. O’Neal also got the assist , when Joe Callihan scored the Jays final goal to finish the game, 3-1. The Warriors JV team scored their goal also during the second half. Good Job to all the Jays , just keep playing hard and GO JAYS!!

The Marshfield Jays played their first home game tonight on a very sloppy field. The Jays looked like a totally different team from the group that lost to Ozark last week. The Jays game out of the gate with a fury, sophmore Robert Martin flew in to score in the 2nd minute of play. Martin was assisted by freshman Colton Hardin. Just 2 short minutes later, Jesse Day planted another goal off the assist from Martin. The Jays contunued to play with dynamite teamwork, keeping the pressure on the Laquey defense. Then in the 11th minute of play Ethan Replogle booted the ball into the box off another assist by Robert Martin. That made the score 3-0, which is were it stayed until halftime.
After half , Laquey came out to score their only goal of the game in the 60th minute of the game. But the Jays once again picked up the pace and in the 70th minute, Wesley O”Neal capitalized on a deflection off the post that was sent in by Willis Zirschky. This made the score 4-1. That is were the score remained for the rest of the game. This gave the Blue Jays their 2nd win of the season, making their record 2-2. The game showed the Jays true potenial. The team work was wonderful. If the team continues to play with the passion and team work that they displayed tonight, there will be no stopping them! GREAT JOB BOYS!!! Our next game is Thursday, September 13th at home at 4:30. GO JAYS!!!