PPHS sophomore Kanaan Abbas passes the ball in front of teammates Braxton Watkins-Lovejoy (00) and Ian Wood (13), during Tuesday’s match at OVB Track and Field in Point Pleasant, W.Va.
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Point Pleasant junior Brayden Randolph (6) passes around a PHS defender, during Tuesday's 2-2 draw at OVB Track and Field in Point Pleasant, W.Va. (Alex Hawley|OVP Sports)
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PPHS senior Braxton Watkins-Lovejoy (00) races past a Parkersburg defender, during the 2-2 draw on Tuesday in Point Pleasant, W.Va. (Alex Hawley|OVP Sports)
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PPHS senior Adam Veroski (7) finds the bottom right corner of the goal on a penalty kick, during Tuesday's match at OVB Track and Field in Point Pleasant, W.Va. (Alex Hawley|OVP Sports)
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POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Each team had its chances, but neither could settle the score.
The Point Pleasant and Parkersburg boys soccer teams played to a 2-2 draw on Tuesday at Ohio Valley Bank Track and Field in Mason County, with each team getting a shot off inside the final minute of play.
The guests had the lone goal in the opening half, coming from short range 14:10 into play.
The Black Knights (3-2-2) tied the game 14:11 into the second half, with Adam Veroski finding the bottom right corner of the goal on a penalty kick.
Parkersburg needed less than five minutes to reestablish its lead, cashing in from long range with 20:52 to play.
Point Pleasant — which went the final 18:25 with 10 players — tied the game at two with 10:30 to go, when Veroski evaded a trio of defenders and found the bottom left corner of the goal.
For the match, PPHS had an 18-to-17 advantage in shots, with each team firing 10 shots on goal. Both sides had a corner kick in the first half, but the guests had all-3 of the corner kicks after the break.
Hunter Bonecutter had a pair of saves in the first half for PPHS, while Luke Pinkerton stopped six shots in the second half.
The Black Knights are slated to visit Herbert Hoover on Thursday.
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