Ridgeland, LFO girls both enjoy 2-0 weeks
The Ridgeland Lady Panthers got back in the win column last Tuesday night with a victory over Dade County in a match that was moved to the turf at Ridgeland due to unplayable field conditions in Trenton.
Annabelle Casto scored four minutes into the match and KatieAnn Thompson netted the second tally in the 57th minute.
Defender Emalee Harris, along with midfielder and team captain Anna Jenkins, were named the Co-Players of the Match for their efforts in helping the Lady Panthers to their fifth shutout of the season.
Angelica Crowe, Jade Ransom and Aiyana Cummings also had shots on goal for Ridgeland. Riley McBee saved the only shot of the game from Dade County.
Ridgeland girls 2, Southeast 2 (PK’s, 3-2)
The Lady Panthers went to a dramatic penalty kick shootout with the Lady Raiders on Thursday night and got two big saves from McBee en route to the victory.
Thompson scored the first goal for Ridgeland (4-3-3, 1-2) off an assist from Anastasia Burkhart to take the lead in the first half. Southeast would answer later in the half, but a second goal by Thompson would give Ridgeland a 2-1 lead at intermission.
Southeast would tie things up again in the second half and kept up the offensive pressure throughout the rest of regulation and during 20 minutes of overtime. But McBee and a stout Lady Panther defense would keep the visitors off the board the rest of the way and the match would go to the shootout, knotted up 2-2.
The Lady Raiders took a 2-1 advantage in the shootout when McBee stepped up to make two huge saves. Thompson, Casto and Crowe would all eventually find the back of the net in the shootout to seal the victory.
McBee finished with 17 saves on the night to earn Player of the Match honors.
Ridgeland boys 4, Dade County 0
The second game of last Tuesday’s doubleheader saw Dakota Dehart and Will Voyles combine for the clean sheet in goal.
Myers Tucker scored twice in the win, while Liam Kenney and Lucas Bautista had one goal each.
Southeast boys 7, Ridgeland 1
The Raiders took Thursday’s nightcap. Michael O’Neal had the only goal for the Panthers (6-3-1, 0-3) off an assist from Alan Martinez.
LFO girls 5, Sonoraville 0
Emma Leverrett had her second hat trick of the season as the Lady Warriors earned a Region 6-AAA win in Gordon County last Monday.
Sydnee Brown and Kaylee Gomez each contributed a goal and an assist, while keeper Joanna Matute made 10 saves to record a clean sheet. Makenna Redmond and Evlyn Woody were named as defensive standouts.
LFO girls 6, Murray County 0
Leverrett scored twice on Thursday as the Lady Warriors stayed hot with another road rout. Woody, Gomez, Bailey Sullivan and Brooklyn Carter all had one goal each, while Brown recorded two assists.
Matute made nine saves to earn another clean sheet in goal. Redmond, along with Allie Rogers, were named as standouts on defense for LFO (3-4-1, 2-1).
LFO boys 7, Sonoraville 4
A wild nightcap last Tuesday saw the Warriors score four goals in the 10-minute overtime period to grab their first win of the season.
Cooper Kirk found the net twice and freshman Javier Rafael scored once in regulation time as the second half ended in a 3-3 tie.
Then in the extra session, Ativan Galicia knocked home two goals, while Jalen Perez-Glover and Alan Smajlovic each had one to secure the win for the Warriors.
Murray County boys 1, LFO 0
The Warriors were unable to make it two straight wins on Thursday as they fell to the Indians in Chatsworth. LFO is now 1-6-1 overall and 1-2 in region play.