(October 30, 2021) Enid, Oklahoma - After winning the Region II Semi-Finals on Friday afternoon, the Bucks advanced to their third straight Region 2 Championship. They would face off against the #16 NOC-Tonkawa Mavericks. During the regular season, both teams won at their home fields.

The Bucks looked to control the match from the get go and did. The Bucks were controlling the midfield, and it would pay off in the 22nd minute. Antonio Galarzo (Spain) played a ball to the corner flag for Kason Shrum (Tulsa, OK). Shrum played the ball across the front of the net, and Cedrick Price (Wichita, KS) found the back of the net to give the Bucks the early 1-0 advantange. However, the lead would be short lived as NOC scored three minutes later to even the match at 1-1.

The match looked to be tied at the half, but after a NOC foul, Dawson Sawyer (Brechin, Scotland) took the free kick and found the head of Cedrick Price for his second goal of the game with just 17 second left in the half. Bucks took the 2-1 lead into the locker room.

 In the second half, the match was highly contested with both teams battling in the midfield. A little over 23 minutes into the second half, another NOC foul, resulted in another Dawson Sawyer free kick that found the head of Antonio Galarzo. Galarzo put it up and over the keeper to extend the Bucks lead to 3-1. For the remainder of the match, the Bucks defense and goalkeeper, Edward Garcia, went to work to hold off the Mavericks attack. Garica would record 6 saves (7 total in the match) late in the half to seal the Bucks 3-1 win.

The Bucks are the 2021 Men's Soccer Region II Champions! The Bucks will now host a match next weekend at Tapley Park. They will play the Region 5 Winner out of West Texas. Game times will be announced early next week. 

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