Ben Plohr of the George Stevens Academy Eagles heads the ball to the ground past goalkeeper Ryan Grindle of the Bucksport Golden Bucks for the winning goal.
BLUE HILL — Ben Eley rifled a perfect cross to Ben Plohr at the corner of the penalty box and Plohr headed the ball past goalkeeper Ryan Grindle and into the net for a 2-1 GSA Eagle win over the Bucksport Golden Bucks on Friday.
Bucksport jumped in front in the first half on an unassisted goal by Sam Stearns.
But the Eagles knotted the score before halftime as Plohr scored his first goal on an assist by Chase Bradford.
GSA goalkeeper Ben Olivari finished with seven saves on 11 shots and Grindle had four saves on 16 shots in goal for Bucksport.
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Hugh Bowden
Executive Editor
Hugh writes editorials, covers Hancock County sports and helps out where needed in The American's editorial department. When he's not on the sidelines, he enjoys playing jazz and tennis. [email protected]rthamerican.com
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