North Greenville Captures 2022 Conference Carolinas Developmental Men’s Soccer Championship
WILSON, N.C. - The 2022 Conference Carolinas Developmental Men’s Soccer Championship final went to penalty kicks and it was North Grenville who came away with the victory, 6-5, at Truist Stadium on the campus of Barton in Wilson, North Carolina on Friday night.
The teams were evenly matched throughout the contest as each scored a goal in regulation. In the 46th minute, the Bulldogs scored first off the foot of Zeph Rico-Jaramillo. The Crusaders netted the equalizer in the 68th minute on a penalty kick from Andoni Perez.
After a scoreless overtime, North Greenville goalkeeper, Graham Lee, turned away the first penalty kick for Barton, but the Bulldogs goalkeeper turned away the fifth Crusaders’ attempt to give the home team a chance and Barton responded to push the match to sudden-victory PKs tied at 4.
In the eighth round of penalty kicks, North Greenville’s Miller Whiteford found the lower right corner to take the 6-5 advantage and Barton’s attempt sailed high to give the Crusaders the win.
Graham Lee of North Greenville was named the Most Outstanding Player.
Learn more about the developmental championship here. Fans can rewatch all the games from the tournament on-demand on the Conference Carolinas Digital Network at conferencecarolinasdn.com.