The McClatchy Lions played the Kennedy Cougars at Kennedy High School last Thursday, and it was a clean sweep. The first half went by slowly, with Kennedy starting with the ball. The game was rough, with a lot of dirty plays. Within the first ten minutes, McClatchy scored off of a corner kick, leading 1-0. After we scored, it started getting more technical, with players sliding into each other purposely, causing fouls, and even arguing with the refs. After our goal, the half went by slowly, with the ball going back and forth. The half ended 1-0, with McClatchy still up.
The second half started off at a good pace, with McClatchy having the ball and moving it around Kennedy. It went back and forth until eventually, Kennedy caused a foul inside the penalty box. Nathaniel took this penalty and scored, leading McClatchy 2-0. After this goal, Kennedy took the kick-off, and it started getting rough, with Kennedy causing fouls, crowds yelling, and the ref getting frustrated. The ref made calls more towards Kennedy’s side, not giving McClatchy fair play. A foul was created in the box by a Kennedy player, and a McClatchy player was down injured. The ref didn’t make this call and decided to play on. Kennedy took the ball for a quick counter-attack, but McClatchy’s defense quickly shut it down and took the ball back to their half. Kevin scored, leading McClatchy 3-0.
The game got worse as it went on, with players from each side getting hurt and the referee not stopping any of these plays. Things got hot quickly, but Reid scored his second goal of the game, leading McClatchy up 4-0. Within the last five minutes, the rest of the game went on, and McClatchy won 4-0.