Athens girls soccer ties Troy
By: Ed Weaver | PIAA District IV | September 24, 2017 | Photo courtesy Brian Fees
The Athens and Troy girls soccer teams played to a 1-1 tie after 100 minutes on Saturday, September 23.
Athens' Ariana Gambrell scored off a thru ball from Hannah Blackmon to make it 1-0 Wildcats at the half. Athens drew blood again in the second, but had a goal taken away from a free kick that we were offsides.
Troy scored in the second as Riley McClellan drew a penalty kick and sank the goal. Both teams had chances with both keepers making good saves and hitting the crossbar and posts.
Athens took 20 shots and 6 corners. Kara Chapman made 8 saves.
"I am really pleased with the effort the girls put in after coming off another double OT game Thursday night," Athens' coach Rich Pitts said. "We had great mentality and are confident we can finish the season on a high note. This includes reaching all the goals we set preseason. These games only help us, hats off to Troy for the battle they gave us today. We look forward to the re match at home and invite all our supporters and student body to come cheer us on."
East Juniata 4, Montoursville 1
After a scoreless first half, the Lady Tigers went on a second half scoring spree to hand Montoursville their first loss of the year.
Eleana Benner scored on a penalty kick in the 46th minute to put the Tigers up 1-0. Kierstyn Fogle scored four minutes later to make it 2-0, then Hailey Swartz scored almost exactly a minute later to push it to 3-0 with help from Leah Sankey.
Montoursville's Allyse Marchioni (Kyleigh Balint assist) scored in the 66th minute to cut the lead to 3-1, but Swartz, from Fogle, scored once more for EJ to close out the game.
"Today we got to see how we stack up against a high quality team," said EJ head coach Valeria Dressler. "The girls did exactly what we talk about and teach everyday. They had strong build-ups on the field and capitalized on their chances in front of the net. We are very happy where we are at in the season."
EJ travels to Susquenita on Monday, September 25.
Midd-West 6, Lewisburg 0
Kelli Beiler scored a hat trick and her 100th career goal in the Mustangs shutout victory over the Green Dragons.
"I was extremely proud of the girls tonight it was a great performance all around," said coach Lance Burris. "Our backline was extremely organized in the 2nd half and Alyssa Keister and Arianna Rich had great nights on the wings. For Kelli to get her 100th goal is great for the MWGS program. It shows the ability of our teams over the past 4 years and just how special she is as a player."
Beiler scored with 21 minutes remaining to give the Mustangs the lead, from which they never looked back. Beiler then assisted Keister at 11:24 to make it 2-0 before the half ended.
Rich started the second half with a goal at 23:05 remaining, Keister scored for the second time with 19:59 left, and Beiler finished her hat trick with back-to-back goals at 16:05 and 14:47.
Keister, Beiler, Emma Swineford, and Rachel Teats assisted on the Lady Mustangs' goals.
Line Mountain 7, Upper Dauphin 3
After an early goal 10 minutes into the game by Upper Dauphin, the Lady Eagles scored 4 unanswered goals in the first half to pick up the win. Alyssa Lambert tied it with 11:48 remaining. Goals by Autumn Czaplicki (Morgan Keim assist), Lambert (Emily Bingaman assist), and Bingaman put Line Mountain up 4-1 at the break.
Upper Dauphin cut the score to 4-2 to start the second, but the Lady Eagles rattled off 3 straight goals to put the game out of reach. Lacey Snyder, Czaplicki (Lambert assist), and Keim all scored within a 10 minute span.
Brittany Koppenhavermade 12 saves for Line Mountain.
Lakeland 3, Wellsboro 2
Wellsboro took and early lead as Kailee Clymer found Kerrah Clymer for a breakway goal to put the Lady Hornets up 1-0 in the 13th minute. Wellsboro held on to their lead for 20 minutes until Lakeland's Marissa Boles scored on an assist from Sam Calachino to tie it up.
Wellsboro retook the lead in the 60th minute as Emma Poirier converted a penalty kick.
The lead didn't last long, however, as Calachino cleaned up a missed shot attempt for a goal to tie it back up in the 65th minute. Then with 3 minutes remaining, Lakeland's Maria Good scored to give the Lady Chiefs the win.
Lakeland outshot Wellsboro 15-11 and had a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks. Emily Sashko stopped 5 shots on the afternoon and Sydney Tremper made 10 saves.
Other Scores
Girls
Muncy 2, Meadowbrook Christian 0
Tunkhannock 2, Towanda 1
Williamsport 5, Altoona 0
Central Mountain 7, Moshannon Valley 0
Central Mountain 3, Bald Eagle Area 0
Jersey Shore 6, Moshannon Valley 1
Bald Eagle Area 2, Jersey Shore 0
Warrior Run 3, Milton 0
Boys
Meadowbrook Christian 4, Muncy 2
Sullivan County 3, South Williamsport 1
Williamsport 5, Altoona 0
Northeast Bradford 5, Towanda 0
Athens 3, Horseheads 0
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
