Editor’s note:This article has been corrected because the original version misidentified the player who made the first goal of the evening as No. 4 Jordan Brown. The player who headed the ball in was actually John Modlin. The story has been changed to reflect that correction.

With a hearty chant before their game against Madison Wednesday, Oct. 5, Polk’s varsity soccer team set their minds on getting on top in the game early.
John Modlin made sure that happened when he headed one into the net for the Wolverine’s first point on board of the evening.
After several calls on the Wolverines for running offsides, including one that canceled out a goal, the team went into halftime up 1-0.
In the second half they sought further redemption from a prior losing streak with a goal each for No. 2 David Abril and No. 3 Lee Arrington. Polk gave up its only goal on the evening with just 8:36 left on the clock.
“We just needed to get some confidence back,” said Coach Lennox Charles. “We’ve had three defeating losses back to back and that brought the team’s moral down. I’m hoping with this win tonight and hopefully another success tomorrow against RS we can charge forward in the second half of the season.”
Charles said in the games against Owen (1-0), Henderson (4-1) and Thomas Jefferson (5-1) the Wolverines allowed their opponents to score within the first five to six minutes of the game.
“We’ve really inflicted some pain on ourselves,” he said. “With the better teams in the conference, if you give them anything they’ll run away with a game. We can’t afford anymore setbacks if we are going to stay in things.”
Polk faced RS Central Thursday night but results were unavailable at press time. They face Mountain Heritage Monday, Oct. 10 and Mitchell next Wednesday, Oct. 12.
Charles hopes to see his team come back with more gusto and move its standings up in conference play.