EVERETT – If they say that soccer matches are won or lost in the middle of the field, then Archbishop Murphy’s Aleigh Mansfield certainly proved it Thursday night, knocking home a long goal from midfield to shut out the South Whidbey Falcons 1-0 in a crucial Cascade Conference game at Kasch Park.
In the 58th minute of a scoreless game, Mansfield drove a long lofting kick towards the South Whidbey keeper, who bobbled the ball, but could not hold onto it.
“Lauren Jelinek saved the game for us,” Murphy coach Pat Jack said of the Wildcats keeper. “They’re a real good team, and attacked the goal often and got a lot of good shots off, but Lauren stopped everything that came her way.”
With the win, Murphy improved to 2-0-0 in league and 6-0-1 overall, and South Whidbey dropped to 2-1-0 in league, 7-1-0 overall.
The Wildcats play Steilacoom in a non-league match at 3 p.m. Saturday at Everett’s Lincoln Field. The Falcons host defending league champion Cedarcrest Saturday at 7 p.m.
At Kasch Park
Goals-Archbishop Murphy: Mansfield. Goalkeepers-Archbishop Murphy: Jelinek. South Whidbey: Not reported. Records-Archbishop Murphy 2-0-0 in league, 6-0-1 overall. South Whidbey 2-1-0, 7-1-0.
Cedarcrest 4, Lakewood 0: At Lakewood, Amanda Johnson and Jamie Coe scored two goals apiece for Cedarcrest in the Cascade Conference contest.
At Lakewood H.S.
Goals-Cedarcrest: Johnson 2, Coe 2. Assists-Cedarcrest: Johnson, Coe, Decker, Schold. Goalkeepers-Cedarcrest: Holerud. Lakewood: Bartlett. Records-Cedarcrest 2-0-0 in league, 7-1-0 overall. Lakewood 0-2-0, 3-4-0.
Sultan 2, Granite Falls 1: At Sultan, Tawyna Axtman scored two goals to help the Turks defeat Granite Falls in a Cascades Conference game.
At Sultan H.S.
Goals-Sultan: Axtman 2. Granite Falls: Kettler. Assists-Sultan: McKenna, Burnside. Goalkeepers-Granite Falls: Not reported. Sultan: Sumpter and Raney. Records-Granite Falls 0-3-0 in league, 3-4-0 overall. Sultan 1-1-0, 4-3-0.
Mountlake Terrace 3, Meadowdale 2, OT: At Mountlake Terrace, Laurelle LaCasse scored both the tying and game-winning goals for the Hawks in the Wesco South game.
At Edmonds Stadium
Goals-Meadowdale: Correa, Jacobsen. Mountlake Terrace: Torrescano, LaCasse 2. Goalkeepers-Meadowdale: Not reported. Mountlake Terrace: Hanson. Records-Meadowdale 0-1-0 in division, 4-2-2 overall. Mountlake Terrace 1-0-0, 4-2-1.
Shorewood 0, Shorecrest 0: At Shorewood, Goalkeepers Leah Butterfield and Cara Edmund shared the shutout for the Thunderbirds as Shorewood played to its sixth tie in a row in the Wesco South game. Shorecrest’s Lisa Dimak earned the shutout for the Scots.
At Shoreline Stadium
Goalkeepers-Shorecrest: Dimak. Shorewood: Butterfield, Edmund. Records-Shorecrest 0-0-1 in division, 3-0-4 overall. Shorewood 0-0-1, 1-1-6.
Edmonds-Woodway 5, Lynnwood 1: At Lynnwood, five Warriors scored for Edmonds-Woodway in its Wesco South victory.
At Lynnwood Turf Field
Goals-Edmonds-Woodway: Hansen, Lontz, Gaska, Cross, Smith. Lynnwood: Overdick. Assists-Edmonds-Woodway: McAllister, Hernandez. Lynnwood: Kang. Goalkeepers-Edmonds-Woodway: Holmes and McKeown. Lynnwood: Hantke and Hernandez. Records-Edmonds-Woodway 1-0-0 in league, 2-4-0 overall. Lynnwood 0-1-0, 1-7-0.
Jackson 6, Kamiak 0: At Mukilteo, Kristi Kingma and Dani Oster each had two goals and two assists and keeper Dee Wood registered her fourth shutout as the Timberwolves won the Wesco South opener.
At Kamiak H. S.
Goals-Jackson: Kingma 2, Oster 2, Ragsdale, Jondal. Assists-Jackson: Oster 2, Kingma 2, Ragsdale, Jondal. Goalkeepers-Jackson: Wood. Kamiak: Stupey. Records-Jackson 1-0-0 in division, 4-1-3 overall. Kamiak 0-1-0, 1-4-1.
Everett 5, Mariner 0: At Everett, Simone Tarver scored two goals, both on passes from Suzy Olson, and McKenzie Rochon added a goal and an assist to lead the Seagulls to the Wesco South win.
At Everett Memorial Stadium
Goals-Everett: Tarver 2, Kent, Robinson, Rochon. Assists-Everett: Olson 2, Peebler, Rochon, Stahl. Goalkeepers-Mariner: Quinto. Everett: Brinster and Smith. Records-Mariner 0-1-0 in division, 1-6-0 overall. Everett 1-0-0, 4-3-1.
Snohomish 2, Stanwood 1: At Stanwood, Snohomish used two first-half goals to claim the Wesco North victory and to vault back into first place in the division over idle Lake Stevens.
At Stanwood H.S.
Goals-Snohomish: Tombelaine, Mincks. Stanwood: Hansen. Assists-Snohomish: Polittle, Hansen. Assists: Cline. Goalkeepers-Snohomish: Lee, Goverde. Stanwood: Ludwig, Brock. Records-Snohomish 6-1-1 in division and overall. Stanwood 4-3-1, 4-3-1.
Cascade 3, Mount Vernon 0: At Mount Vernon, Cascade scored three goals to remain in third place in the Wesco North.
At Mount Vernon H.S.
Goals-Cascade: L. Gross, Mack, Loukas. Assists-Cascade: Sadler, Bluhm, Gray. Goalkeepers-Cascade: Gegax. Mount Vernon: Not reported. Records-Cascade 5-1-2 in league and overall. Mount Vernon 1-6-1, 1-6-1.
Marysville-Pilchuck 2, Oak Harbor 0: At Marysville, Jessica Lauer scored Marysville-Pilchuck’s first goal with an assist by Tess Williams in the first half and that proved to be enough in the Wesco North contest. Bri Gericke added an insurance score in the second half and Tomahawks keepers Alyssa Lewis and Skyler Peterson combined on the shutout.
At Marysville-Pilchuck H.S.
Goals-MP: Lauer, Gericke. Assists-MP: Williams. Goalkeepers-OH: Shulock. MP: Lewis, Peterson. Records-Oak Harbor 2-5-1 in division, 2-5-1 overall. Marysville-Pilchuck 4-4-0, 4-4-0.
Monroe 3, Arlington 1: At Arlington, senior Monroe midfielder Katie Kieffer knocked home goals in the 23rd and 31st minutes, then the Bearcats’ Taylor Thomas and the Eagles’ Morgan Galusha traded scores midway through the second half as Monroe won the Wesco North game.
At Arlington H. S.
Goals-Monroe: Kieffer 2, Thomas. Arlington: Galusha. Goalkeepers-Monroe: Wangner. Arlington: Welk. Records-Monroe 5-2-1 in division and overall. Arlington 0-7-1, 0-7-1.
Bothell 2, Ballard 1: At Seattle, Emilee Commeree had a goal and an assist to lead the Cougars to the Kingco 4A victory.
At Rainer Beach H.S.
Goals-Bothell: Commeree, Savory. Ballard: Nelson. Assists-Bothell: Commeree, Hein. Ballard: Ives. Records-Bothell 2-2-0 in league, 5-3-0 overall. Ballard 1-3-0, 3-6-0.
Boys soccer
Grace Academy 3, Master’s Touch 0: At Marysville, Alex Witt scored two first-half goals to lead the Eagles to the Northwest B League victory.
At Cedarcrest Middle School
Goals-Grace Academy: Witt 2, Asis. Assists-LeFors, Asis. Goalkeepers-Master’s Touch: Rohner. Master’s Touch: Lugg. Records-Master’s Touch 1-2-0 in league, 1-5-0 overall. Grace Academy 2-0-0, 3-2-0.
Friday Harbor at Shoreline Christian, ppd.: At Shoreline, the game between Friday Harbor and Shoreline Christian was postponed due to a dust storm. No make up date has been set.
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