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GRANITE CITY -- Two teams on a roll collided Tuesday in the Steel =
City,=20
renewing a longtime rivalry that used to be the hit of the =
metro-east.
And for the third year in a row, it was the Collinsville Kahoks =
outlasting=20
Granite City by the narrowest of margins, with senior Robbie Adams' goal =
late in=20
the second half providing a 1-0 victory in a spirited Southwestern =
Conference=20
tussle.
Adams got under a long through-ball by senior Alex Hoyt and chested =
it around=20
oncoming sophomore goalkeeper Austin Buzick. The rest was easy for =
Adams, who=20
poked a shot from the right side of the box inside the left post. =
"I had plenty of chances; it's just (that) I couldn't finish them =
tonight,"=20
said Adams, who finally capitalized and changed the course of the game =
at 75=20
minutes, 43 seconds. "I really don't think the keeper saw me, because I =
was on=20
the far-left side. He was just staring at the ball. I just tapped it =
around=20
him."
It was the fifth consecutive win for Collinsville (10-4-1 overall, =
3-2 SWC),=20
which was coming off a weekend championship in the Titan Invitational in =
Chatham, where it defeated host Glenwood, Champaign Centennial and =
Freeport.
Granite City, which won the Monsignor Larry Walsh Division of the =
CYC/Bob=20
Guelker Memorial Tournament last week, fell to 5-9 and 1-3.
"It was good hustle on his part," Granite City coach Jeff Hayes said =
of=20
Adams' winning tally. "It looked like a little bit of miscommunication =
on our=20
end, but he's a goal-getter. He's the type of kid that's not going to =
quit on=20
things like that. That's how they ended up getting their goal."
Hayes said the Warriors were paying keen attention to Adams, who is=20
Collinsville's leading goal-scorer with 12.
"We had our eye on him the entire time," Hayes said. "That was part =
of our=20
game plan. For the most part, we did an OK job. They did a good job of =
playing=20
up to him and building out of the backfield. We were able to keep him in =
check a=20
little bit, but it only takes him one chance and he's going to finish =
the game=20
for you."
While the rivalry between O'Fallon and Edwardsville has gained =
increased=20
notoriety in recent years, Adams said there's still no substitute for =
beating=20
Granite City, about a 15-minute drive from Collinsville.
"Granite City-Collinsville is the fast time," Adams said. "It's still =
the=20
most exciting game. I still think it's the most fun game we play in the=20
conference."
First-year Collinsville coach Myles Hensler played for the Kahoks and =
can=20
remember beating Granite City on its old field, the Gauntlet, when he =
was a=20
junior.
"It's always been a good rivalry," Hensler said. "I was pumped for =
this game.=20
It was good to get a 1-0 victory."
Is it more fun to get a win as a player or a coach?
"Oh, man, that's a tough question. I don't know if I can answer =
that,"=20
Hensler said. "I was glad to see the boys get a victory. But it's always =
good to=20
be on the field and making things happen to get a victory as well. It's =
just=20
different."
Granite City played well in defeat. After a sluggish start, the =
Warriors=20
picked up the tempo in the second half and nearly scored on two =
occasions.
At 51:28, junior Nick Grote popped up a shot over a congested box, =
forcing=20
Collinsville junior keeper Jason Kusnerick to leap high to tap it over =
the=20
crossbar.
Moments later, at 56:07, Grote settled under a long free kick on the =
left=20
side of the box and headed it off the right post.
"I thought we had the better of the play for large chunks of time =
during the=20
game," Hayes said. "What we talked about at halftime was playing at our =
tempo=20
and not theirs. We decided we were going to pressure a little quicker, =
and it=20
really paid off as far as creating opportunities. We just weren't able =
to finish=20
any of them."
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redistributed.
Contact reporter David Wilhelm at dwilhelm@bnd.com or 239-2665.
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