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For the week of October 29 - November 4, 2003

Sports

District soccer title
to Wood River

Cutthroat girls fight back for second


By JODY ZARKOS
Express Staff Writer

Both the Wood River High and Community School girls’ soccer teams will drive the same road to get to this week’s State 3A tournament in Buhl.

How they got on that road is as different as the teams themselves.

Leading scorer Charlotte Gourlay (24 goals) will lead the Wood River High School girls’ soccer team into the State 3A tourney Thursday in Buhl. Express photo by David N. Seelig

Wood River cruised to its second district championship with a convincing pair of shutouts. The Wolverines beat Buhl 5-0 and Declo 4-0.

In contrast, The Community School qualified for state by a margin so slim that even Lara Flynn Boyle couldn’t squeeze through it.

In the five-team district draw, the Cutthroats opened at home last Tuesday with a surprising 3-2 loss to Declo, a team the Sun Valley girls had beaten twice during the season.

But the X factor was the absence of senior stopper Morgan Arritola, who was sidelined by a nasty cold. And the Hornets were able to capitalize.

Ireland King is an up-and-coming player for Wood River. Express photo by David N. Seelig

 

On Wednesday, Sun Valley came back to shutout Buhl 2-0 and earn another shot at the Hornets in a loser-out contest at Declo Friday.

Sun Valley prevailed 2-1 with Cassidy Doucette scoring the game-winning goal with four minutes remaining.

"The game really could have gone either way," assistant coach Nicky Ellsbree remarked. "It was exciting."

 

District soccer recap

WR 5, Buhl 0
The Wolverines ripped five goals in the first half to best Buhl 5-0 in Hailey last Tuesday. Five different players scored, including Charlotte Gourlay, Margii Driscoll, Kate Elgee, Gina Thomas and Jutta Zierer.

 

WR 4, Declo 0
Senior striker Charlotte Gourlay led the Wolverines to their second district title.

Gourlay scored three consecutive goals in the 4-0 shutout of Declo. Margii Driscoll and Gourlay put Hailey up 2-0 at halftime.

"They played great. They stepped up and did not let down," coach Doug Stouffer said about his team.

 

Declo 3, C-School 2
It was better late than never for forward Cassidy Doucette, who scored late in the second half to tie the game 2-2.

Christina Walsworth also found the back of the net for her second goal in two games.

The teams were in the final moments of sudden-death when the Hornets nailed the game-winner to send Sun Valley to a loser-out contest against Buhl.

 

C-School 2, Buhl 0
Determined to win, the Cutthroats converted on a beautiful bang-bang play from Jenny Rutherford to Sara Berman to Krista Detwiler for a 1-0 lead which held up throughout the game.

Cassidy Doucette punched in a redirect from Amy Alexander on a goal-mouth scramble for a 2-0 final.

Caitlin Enright was a key factor in the win. Playing defensive midfielder, the swift Enright cut down two breakaways and also made the free kick which Doucette scored on.

 

C-School 2, Declo 1
The Hornets should have known better than to let Cassidy Doucette alone in the final minutes of a game.

With the game tied 1-1 with four minutes on the clock, Doucette twined the game-winner to send the Cutthroats to state. It was her third goal in as many games.

Jenny Rutherford put in a Kira Tenney corner kick for the game’s opening score.

 

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