Lily Leedy, showing her colors on a night when Coupeville High School soccer honored those fighting against cancer, gets artful with the ball. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Carolyn Lhamon launches a missile.
Izzy Wells eyeballs the defense, looking for an open teammate.
Natalie Castano fights for control of the ball in the open field.
Tia Wurzrainer’s moment of Zen – chipping a perfect shot without ever having to open her eyes to see where the ball sits. She just knows.
Natalie Hollrigel, killin’ it.
They are fast, brutal, and efficient.
There’s many reasons the South Whidbey High School girls soccer squad is undefeated this season, and all were on display Tuesday during a 4-0 win at Coupeville.
The Falcons have an explosive offense, a lock-down defense and high-caliber players at every position.
As it heads into a first-place showdown with King’s Thursday, South Whidbey sits at 4-0 in North Sound Conference play, 7-0 overall.
Coupeville, which lost its top scorer to injury in the first half of the season opener, is headed in the right direction, showing growth across the board, even if the record doesn’t always reflect it.
With the loss to their Island rivals, the Wolves sit at 0-4 in league play, 0-6-2 overall.
That puts them a game off of a playoff berth with six conference tilts to go, as they are chasing Granite Falls (1-3, 3-5), who they face Thursday on the road, and Sultan (1-3, 1-5-2).
King’s (4-0, 6-2) sits in a tie with South Whidbey atop the league standings, while Cedar Park Christian (2-2, 5-3) holds the middle.
Coupeville coach Kyle Nelson knew Tuesday’s game would feature probably the toughest foe on the schedule, but he came away pleased with a lot of what he saw from his team.
“I felt pretty good with our effort,” he said. “A few mental errors cost us, but
mostly a great effort and continued improvement.”
JV blanked:
No score was reported, but word on the street was that South Whidbey shut out Coupeville, which leaves the Wolf young guns sitting at 0-3 in league, 0-4 overall.
To see more photos from both varsity and JV action, pop over to:
https://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/Coupeville-Soccer/GS-2019-10-01-vs-South-Whidbey/
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