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Center Moriches gains berth in Class B final

Quick ReadCenter Moriches advanced to the Class B state championship with a 2-0 win over Grover Cleveland.

Harvey Houpe, right, of Center Moriches tries to

Photo credit: Gregg T. Ordon | Harvey Houpe, right, of Center Moriches tries to gain control of the ball during the Class B state semifinals played at the Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, N.Y. (Nov. 21, 2009)

ONEONTA, N.Y. - T.J. Thompson and the Center Moriches boys soccer team practiced this very specific corner kick play all year, but never carried it over successfully to any of their previous 20 games. Not by their own choice, the deception part just hadn't worked.

But it worked for the first time yesterday when Thompson scored in the second minute of the Red Devils' 2-0 win over Grover Cleveland...

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