EDWARDSVILLE – Bayne Noll got the ball rolling against St. Mary's Saturday morning.
His 17th-minute goal set the tone for what would become a 4-0 Edwardsville win over the Dragons at Tiger Stadium after the Tigers had played back-to-back scoreless draws against Alton and Marquette Catholic.
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“It was big to score right in the first half because it led to our second half, scoring three more,” Noll, a senior, said. “The past few games had been scoreless and it hasn't felt that great; putting some away this game has really boosted our confidence.”
On Noll's goal, “I was making runs out wide, then I decided to make a run inside (towards the goal),” Noll said. “Alec Mills played it over the top and I settled it and was finished it. It's definitely a good feeling for the team.”
Noll has played soccer “since I was a kid – like around five,” Noll said. “My dad has played soccer his whole life; he wanted me to play, and I love it.”
As far as his plans after his graduation this coming spring, Noll isn't sure. “I'm not sure yet if I want to play college soccer,” Noll said. “I probably will, but I'm not completely sure yet.”
Edwardsville has two regular-season matches left before the IHSA Class 3A playoffs, against CBC Wednesday and Belleville West Oct. 10, both at home. “It'll be a tough game” against the Cadets, Noll said.
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Feeney, 56, is a native of Granite City and graduated from Granite City South in 1978. He was a part-time writer for the old Granite City Journal from 1979-84 before attending Eastern Illinois University in Charleston,
from which he earned his BA in journalism in 1988. He has worked for newspapers in Sikeston, Mo., Rocky Mount, N.C., Seneca, S.C. and in Charleston-Mattoon. He also worked for the old St. Clair County Suburban
Journals.
