Tissahickon topples Spartans
jans needed a quick goal to equalize — and to snatch back the momentum. They got it when Jackie Hobbs scored at the 9WNU mark.
“I just self-startedI dribbled in and took a reverse shotI” said Hibbs. “I was trying to go for the right side.
Hibbs’ goal gave tissahickon the momentum. The Trojans already had the motivation.
“te were really pumped for this gameI” said Hibbs. “te knew we needed to win this game if we wanted to tie for the conference championship.”
The game was deadlocked at N-N at halftime. It didn’t stay that way long after play resumed in the second half. Just over two minutes into the halfI tissahickon’s Emily Gallagher scored off an assist from hara jiles.
“hara took a shot and it was bouncing aroundI” said Gallagher. “I was on the left side of the goal. The goalie was out of the goal and I just one-timed it in.
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“TodayI we were really ready for this gameI” Angela sirtuI the soul of the Trojans’ defenseI said. “then we played them beforeI it WDV RQH RI RXU fiUVW JDPHV and our younger players weren’t ready yet.
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“Angela’s skills are great and her decision-making is awesomeI” tissahickon coach Lucy GilI whose team is now NM-P overall and U-N in the American ConferenceI VDLG. “6KH VHHV WKH fiHOG DQG places the ball so well. Her hits are powerful and deceiving.”
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“The plays started with a cornerI” said AndersonI a senior. “jelanie EFryF inserted the ball to Angela EsirtuF and Angela hit it to Jackie EHibbsF. I always play on the pads so I was right where I was supposed to be — at the right time. then Jackie hit itI I went to it and one-timed it into the goal.”
“I was pleased with the way we played todayI” Gil said. “LatelyI we hadn’t been playing as aggressively as we wanted. TodayI we moved to the ball a lot better. Our girls passed and worked together really well.”