September 28, 2005
Wilhelm’s overtime goal dooms Pirates
Prep Soccer
TALENT — North Valley star midfielder Kayla Wilhelm wiggled free on a breakaway and scored in the 12th minute of overtime to lead the ninth-ranked Knights to a 4-3 victory over sixth-ranked
Phoenix in a high-profile District 6 girls soccer match Tuesday at Hagler-James Park.
The winning goal spoiled a frenetic Phoenix comeback that saw the Pirates rally from a 3-1 deficit in the final six minutes of regulation play to tie the match.
"I thought we had the momentum once we went to overtime, but Wilhelm’s a tremendous player, and she came through when it counted," said Phoenix coach John Doty. "We knew she was a
threat, and we defensed her pretty well in the midfield, but she moved to the front line in the overtimes and that changed the dynamics of our defense.
"She got her opportunity and capitalized on it."
Phoenix had an opportunity to tie the match in the second segment of overtime, but North Valley goalie Chelsea Giesen made a spectacular save of Alex Hanscom’s direct kick from 30 yards
out.
The win lifted the Knights to 5-1 in District 6 play and kept them in a tie for first place with Hidden Valley. Phoenix dropped to 4-2.
Trailing 3-1, Phoenix scored in the 74th minute on a goal by Marci Klimek. Terra Fry set it up by blasting a shot from 35 yards out. The ball rolled off Klimek and into the net.
The Pirates then tied the match in the 77th minute when Theta Fraser-Curry connected off a corner kick from Klimek.
North Valley led 2-1 at halftime, then needed just 38 seconds of the second half to score again. Karli Clark got that goal when she charged up the middle of the field and launched a long shot
that found the net.
Clark and Alex Hanscom tallied the Knights’ first two goals.
"We showed an awful lot of heart to dig our way back into the match," said Doty, whose team played its second straight match without star defender Tamara Heryford because of injury.
"When you give up a goal fairly late in the first half and then another one at the start of the second half, that’s usually a back-breaker.
"But we came back and had a chance to win."
CASCADE CHRISTIAN 1, HENLEY 0, SHOOTOUT — At Henley, Lindsey Blodgett’s goal in the ninth round of a shootout provided Cascade Christian with the victory.
Sara Sacker and Sarah Brown scored for Cascade in the first five-round shootout, which ended in a 2-2 tie.
The teams played to a 0-0 tie in regulation and the 20-minute overtime.
HIDDEN VALLEY 4, ST. MARY’S 0 — At Murphy, eighth-ranked Hidden Valley (4-1 Dist. 6) received goals from four different players and sophomore Ashley Seal was credited with
two assists.
Jill Elder broke a scoreless tie for the Mustangs at the 35th minute and Bonnie Roselle scored on an assist from Catherine Dole one minute later.
Hidden Valley added to its 2-0 halftime lead with goals by Denise Powell and Tiffany Hanger.
Junior goalkeeper Melissa Henner recorded the shutout and had two saves. The Mustangs outshot St. Mary’s, 14-5 and had four corner kicks to one for the Crusaders.
Skyline Boys
PHOENIX 3, NORTH VALLEY 0 — At Merlin, junior midfielder Albaro Gonzalez assisted on all three goals, helped control the center of the field and was instrumental on defense in the
match at Knight Stadium.
Gonzalez teamed up with sophomore Dustin Wiltrout for the Pirates’ first two goals, then set up Julio Uribe for the final score.
Wiltrout scored the only goal of the first half on a header off a corner kick by Gonzalez at the seventh minute.
Early in the second half, Wiltrout scored on another header off a Gonzalez assist.
Phoenix sweeper LeRoy Iboa negated North Valley’s attempt at any offensive thrust and Pirates keeper Francisco Padillo recorded two saves.
Phoenix (6-1, 5-1 Skyline) outshot the Knights, 15-4.
HENLEY 5, ILLINOIS VALLEY 1 — At Cave Junction, Henley converted on three penalty kicks to overtake Illinois Valley in the Skyline Conference match.
Henley scored in the 13th and 14th minutes on penalty kicks by Phillip Pena and Javier Barahas to take a 2-0 halftime lead.
Henley also scored on a penalty kick in the second half. All three penalty kicks were taken because of physical contact penalties on IV (1-4 Skyline).
The game also featured three yellow cards — one on Henley and two on Illinois Valley.
ROGUE RIVER 4, MAZAMA 0 — At Rogue River, senior Shane Robbins scored two second-half goals as Rogue River picked up its first Skyline win.
The Chieftains took a 2-0 halftime lead on goals from Carson Frantz and Tim Perston before Robbins finished off Mazama.
Rogue River (1-4 Skyline) managed 17 shots and seven corner kicks.
District 3 Boys
ST. MARY’S 5, UMPQUA VALLEY CHRISTIAN 2 — At Roseburg, St. Mary’s junior Max Miller scored his first varsity goal and added two assists in the league match at
Riverforks Park.
Down 1-0, Dash Hillgartner knotted the score for St. Mary’s (6-1, 3-0 Dist. 3) on a goal at the 27th minute off a Miller assist.
The Crusaders took the lead for good two minutes later on Seth Hill’s individual effort that finished with a score.
Miller tallied on a breakaway at the 36th minute to put the Crusaders ahead 3-1.
Austin Grant intercepted a Monarchs back pass on the opening possession of the second half and took it down for a score to give the Crusaders a two-goal cushion.
At the 48th minute, Grant scored on a header off a Miller corner kick.
