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No. 13 Roadrunners Blank Paris in Tournament Quarterfinal

By: Gary Stallard

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AC to Face No. 3 Tyler in the Semifinals

Before the 2024 season began, the Angelina College men’s soccer team had as its goal another trip to the national tournament. Having been there the previous two seasons in succession, the Roadrunners were looking for a “three-peat.”

On Wednesday, the ‘Runners took their first big steps toward another trip to Wichita, Kansas.

AC, currently ranked No. 13 in the national polls, blanked Paris 2-0 in the Region XIV Conference Tournament quarterfinals at the Larry Phillips Family Sports Complex on the AC campus.

Alek Melo received a nice feed in the box and used a hesitation move to freeze the Paris keeper for the first goal of the match. The Roadrunners led 1-0 in the 17th minute.

Angelina College’s Alek Melo prepares to slam home a goal during Wednesday’s match against Paris Junior College. The No. 13 Roadrunners blanked the Dragons 2-0 in the Region XIV Conference Tournament quarterfinal match on the AC campus. (Clara Sonet photo for AC Athletics)

Later in the first half, Melo had his shot attempt blocked, but teammate Samuel Bouable was there for cleanup duty, ripping the nets for the 2-0 AC lead.

Angelina College’s Samuel Bouable (3) works around a Paris Junior College defender during Wednesday’s match. The No. 13 Roadrunners blanked the Dragons 2-0 in the Region XIV Conference Tournament quarterfinal match on the AC campus. (Clara Sonet photo for AC Athletics)

Thanks to a sticky ‘Runner defense and stellar goalkeeping from AC’s Casper Madsen, AC’s men were able to finish off the match and eliminate the Dragons from the postseason.

Next up for the Roadrunners is a road trip to perennial postseason rival Tyler Junior College. AC will face the No. 10 Apaches on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Tyler. 

The tentative kickoff time is 7 p.m. The match will be live-streamed on Tyler’s YouTube channel (TJCApacheAthletics). 

The email address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu. 

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Gary Stallard
Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.

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