SAN ANGELO, TX -- A flurry of goals and penalties in the second half snubbed the Central Bobcats' comeback attempt against Odessa Permian in a 3-3 draw Friday night.
Permian opened the scoring in the 12th minute and held Central at bay to take a 1-0 lead at halftime.
The Bobcats responded in the 42nd minute when Carter Steele finished off Juan Rodriguez's low-played cross into the box to pull Central level at 1-1.
Permian regained the lead at 2-1 in the 61st minute on the first of three penalties in the second half.
After a Permian shot bounced out of play off the woodwork in the 67th minute, Central went to work to quickly counter. Triston Hill would finish off the counter with a goal in the 68th minute to pull Central level at 2-2.
Central continued to pressure Permian's goal after that. After the Panthers' goalkeeper misplayed a cross, Central had an opportunity at goal. It was blocked by the hand of a Permian field player, giving Central a penalty in the 69th minute.
Keagan Plymell coolly slotted the spot kick into the back of the net to give Central their first lead of the match at 3-2.
Five minutes from full-time, Central committed a handball in their own penalty box. Permian converted the penalty to pull the score level at 3-3.
Central (2-4-1) will continue their slate against regional rivals with a trip to Midland High on Jan. 22.
Maidens Take First at Burkburnett Tourney
The Lake View Maidens went 3-0 at the Red River Burkburnett Tournament to bring some hardware back to the Concho Valley.
The Maidens opened the tournament with a dominant 5-0 win over the Wichita Falls Rider JV team. Leading the charge was junior Jill Estrada with a hat-trick. Ariana Rangel had the assists for each of Estrada's three goals.
In addition to her assists, Rangel tallied a goal in the win thanks to an assist from Ellie Vela. Mallory Govea finished off a pass from Yami Guerrero to finish off the scoring for Lake View in their first match.
Felicity Escobedo picked up the clean sheet in goal for the Maidens.
Lake View continued their scoring ways in a 4-1 win over Canyon for their second match of the tournament.
Senior forward Alize Garfias finished off two passes from Rangel, who would also tally a goal for the Maidens against Canyon.
To cap the scoring, Govea turned a Garfias corner kick into the back of the net.
The Maidens were held to a 1-1 draw in regulation against host Burkburnett, which sent the match to penalties to decide a winner.
Junior goalkeeper Jaqui Ortiz stepped up with two saves to lift the Maidens to a first place finish.
Lake View (5-3-1) will start a three-game road trip by going to Lubbock-Cooper on Jan. 22.
Lady Cats Take Comfortable Result from Odessa High
The Central Lady Cats picked up a comfortable 3-1 win over Odessa High at Old Bobcat Stadium Friday night to stay unbeaten on the young season.
The Lady Cats opened the scoring with three seconds left in the first half when Addison Bonaventure finished off a pass from Madison Sharp.
Averi Handi would give the Lady Cats a brace in the second half when she finished off a pass from Madison Mayben to take Central to a 2-0 lead. Bonnaventure doubled her scoring tally when she finished a pass from Handi to put Central up 3-0.
The Lady Bronchos pulled one back by scoring on freshman Addi Harkleroad.
Central (4-0-3) will also travel to Midland's Grande Communications Stadium to face regional rival Midland High on Jan. 22 to close out non-district play.
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