Drew Dolan was on fire! He scored after 2:25 had elapsed in the first half.

He scored again seven minutes later. It was a hint at the kind of night it

would be for the Pirates. And the Fairhope fans go wild - Video here.

Pirates manhandle Daphne boys 4-1

Lady Pirates down Daphne GV 5-4

on Tilley-Coulson header in OT thriller

Fairhope, AL - Fairhope's coach Paul Stroud may have caught a glimpse of the future of his soccer program tonight. And it is sweet.

Less than three minutes into the game his Pirates strung together a half a dozen or more passes ending with junior Frank Sutley playing a ball into the corner for Jordan Sinclair to run on to. Sinclair head fakes a defender and hits a hard pass across the middle finding junior Drew Dolan for the score.

Four minutes later Dolan finds junior Brian Keyser who finds net. Two-zip.

Three minutes later Keyser blasts a shot off the keeper's ribs. It deflects to Dolan's feet. Goal! 3-0.

Stroud's grin was ear to ear. The future is sweet indeed. Not to mention that the Fairhope Boy's JV squad polished off every other team in the county ending with a 12-0-1 record. Sweet.

Back to the game...

It seemed that every time Daphne would mount an attack the fleet-footed senior Ben Kuyk would appear as if out of thin air, steal the ball, and send the attackers crashing to the turf. Not to be out-done, defenders Colin McBrearty and Stewart Garner allowed no Trojan activity on their corners. And junior Tim Canarela roamed the field looking for those he would devour.

Daphne did manage a goal with seven minutes left in the second half on a momentary brain lapse, but that was quickly evened as Sinclair took a Keyser pass which split two defenders and then he slipped a soft ball by a charging keeper for the last score. Final 4-1.

Happy day stats: Junior Drew Dolan had two goals and an assist. Junior Brian Keyser had a goal and two assists. Senior captain Sinclair had a goal and an assist.

The Pirates are at home again on Friday for Senior Night against BCHS. Girls at 5:30 pm; boys at 7:30 pm. Senior Night activities are immediately after the first game.

Game photos here. All game summaries here.