Shorecrest prevails over Arlington for 3A state berth

Published 9:00 pm Saturday, November 4, 2006

EDMONDS -Thanks to an early goal the Shorecrest girls soccer team was able to prevail 2-1 against Arlington in a winner-to-state 3A District 1 playoff game at Edmonds District Stadium.

Egen Heffernan scored a goal in the sixth minute, which is what Shorecrest soccer coach Mindy Dalziel said “carried us through.”

The early goal gave Shorecrest (13-5-1 overall) confidence going into the rest of the game.

Senior midfielder Gina Adams was the star of game, assisting on the first goal and scoring what would be the deciding goal in the 41st minute off an assist from Katie McCorkell.

Adams was “all over the place” Dalziel said. She also praised Adams’ leadership throughout the game.

The Scots play a first round game in the state tournament early next week.

Arlington (4-11-5) fought back with a goal late in the game by Kristen Allen on a penalty kick.

“Arlington battled,” Dalziel said. But our “defenders kept us in the game.”

At Edmonds District Stadium

Goals-Shorecrest: Heffernan, Adams. Arlington: Allen. Assists-Shorecrest: Adams, McCorkell. Goalkeepers-Shorecrest: Towles. Arlington: Not reported. Records-Arlington 4-11-5 overall. Shorecrest 13-5-1.

Cedarcrest 4, Bellingham 1: At Mount Vernon, the Red Wolves rolled to the 2A District 1 championship, defeating Bellingham 4-1. Amanda Johnson scored a hat trick for Cedarcrest. Brooke Chapman scored the Red Wolves’ other goal.

At Mount Vernon H.S.

Goals-Cedarcrest: Johnson 3, Chapman. Bellingham: Not reported. Assists-Cedarcrest: Rhode, O’Donnell. Goalkeepers-Cedarcrest: Butterfield. Bellingham: Not reported. Records-Cedarcrest 19-0 overall. Bellingham 15-4.

Archbishop Murphy 2, South Whidbey 0: At Mount Vernon, Archbishop Murphy earned the third seed to state out of the 2A District 1 tournament, eliminating Souith Whidbey in the process. Andrea Gaitan scored in the ninth minute off assists by Sam Pettinger and Aleigh Mansfield. Mansfield also assisted on Emma Nelson’s goal in the 45th minute.

At Mt. Vernon H.S.

Goals-Archbishop Murphy: Gaitan, Nelson. Assists-Archbishop Murphy: Pettinger, Mansfield 2. Goalkeepers-Archbishop Murphy: Hughes. South Whidbey: Not reported. Records-Archbishop Murphy 16-3 overall. South Whidbey 11-9.

King’s 2, Orting 1: At Burien, Kendall Thoreson scored the go-ahead goal in the 60th minute and it proved to be the game-winner as King’s qualified for the 1A state tournament. Laura Peterson lit the scoreboard first for the Knights in the 38th minute, but Kaitlin Gatsos of the Cardinals answered in 52nd minute.

At Highline Stadium

Goals-King’s: Peterson, Thoreson. Orting: Gatsos. Assists-King’s: Gifford. Goalkeepers-Kings’: Dapper. Orting: Not reported. Records-Orting 9-6-1 overall. King’s 15-5-0