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VYPE Coaches Corner: Vandergrift Boys Soccer Coach Jonathan Winship Presented By Sun & Ski Sports
VYPE's Matt Malatesta caught up with head coach Jonathan Winship, as he and the Vipers soccer team now look to take on Flour Mound for the right to compete in the State Final.
Check out the interview below!
GAME RECAP: Vandegrift Rolls Into Postseason Undefeated
The Vandegrift Vipers defeated the Westwood Warriors 38-7 Friday night (11/3) at Monroe Memorial Stadium. The win not only knocked arguably the second-best team in District 25-6A out of the playoffs but diverted the Vipers onto the much more difficult 6A Division I path back to AT&T Stadium.
Having their beast season in years, the Warriors hung tough throughout the first half. The Vipers could only muster a Wiley Olson Field Goal and a 5-yard TD run by Brendan Fournier enroute to their narrowest halftime lead of the season at 10-0.
With Vandegrift’s defense shutting down highly touted Warriors RB Demani Stewart for most of the game however, the Vipers wore Westwood down in the second half. Deuce Adams (11-18, 174 Yds, TD) tossed a TD pass to Mile Coleman; Fournier (17-152, 3 TDs) rushed for two more scores while Kent Sullivan tacked on one more to post the Vipers to a 38-0 lead.
Stewart (27-92, TD) reached the end zone to avert the shutout, ending the Viper defense’s streak of almost 12 straight scoreless quarters.
While Vandegrift (10-0, 7-0) closed out an undefeated regular season with the win, they’ll be tested right out of the postseason gate with a first-round match-up against neighborhood rival – and 5-time State Champion – Lake Travis (8-2) on Friday.
Despite a 7-3 overall mark, the Warriors finished in a 4-way tie with Round Rock, Vista Ridge and McNeil at 4-3 in the district, missing the playoffs by virtue of the point differential tiebreaker.