Madelene Dearien of Durango High School used her head to knock the ball loose from the hands of the Montrose High School goalie Thursday, and that created a goal for teammate Emma Aggeler in the Demons’ 4-0 win. “Maddie Dearien got her head on it and jumped higher. It seems like she doesn’t jump that high, but she hit it out of the goalie’s hands,” Aggeler said.
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Caroline Knight delivered a pair of brilliant corner kicks that led to goals Thursday against Montrose. She also scored a goal of her own in the 17th minute.
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Emma Aggeler (2) of Durango High School got in front of goal and finished the Demons’ second goal of the game in a 4-0 win against Montrose.
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Autumn Stevens and the Durango High School defense rarely allowed Montrose into their territory Thursday.
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Durango High School defeats Montrose High School on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Madelene Dearien of Durango High School uses her head to knock the ball loose from the hands of Montrose High School goalie Janessa Franklin on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School girls kept defensive pressure on Montrose High School all game on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School girls demonstrated their great ball handling skills on Montrose High School all game on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School girls demonstrated their great ball handling skills on Montrose High School all game on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School girls demonstrated their great ball handling skills on Montrose High School all game on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jael Larson of Durango High School almost gets the ball past Montrose High School on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Madelene Dearien of Durango High School uses her head to knock the ball loose from the hands of Montrose High School goalie Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Emma Aggeler of Durango High School kicks a goal against Montrose High School on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School girls demonstrated their great ball handling skills on Montrose High School all game on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Lydia Larson of Durango High School fought a hard game against Montrose High School on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School girls demonstrated their great ball handling skills on Montrose High School all game on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Mara Morrissey of Durango High School pushes the ball while playing Montrose High School on Thursday at DHS.
Durango High School girls demonstrated their great ball handling skills on Montrose High School all game on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School girls demonstrated their great ball handling skills on Montrose High School all game on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Emma Aggeler of Durango High School celebrates with teammates after scoring a gaol against Montrose High School on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Lydia Larson of Durango High School fought a hard game against Montrose High School on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango-Hannah Coster Durango High School pushes the ball while playing Montrose High School on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango-Kayla Rubinstein Durango High School pushes the ball while playing Montrose High School on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School girls demonstrated their great ball handling skills on Montrose High School all game on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Chloe Taylor of Durango High School pushes the ball while playing Montrose High School on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School girls demonstrated their great ball handling skills on Montrose High School all game on Thursday at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Thursday wouldn’t become a trap game for the Durango High School girls soccer team.
With a big matchup against Fruita Monument looming Saturday, the Demons were up for a rivalry game Thursday at home against the Montrose Indians.
DHS, winners of six consecutive games, scored twice in each half to secure a 4-0 victory. It is the second year in a row the DHS girls soccer team has earned a season sweep of Montrose.
“We wanted it,” said DHS junior defender Autumn Stevens. “We finally decided to work as a team. We all want the same thing, and we went out and got it. It’s beyond wonderful that we were able to come out and sweep them.”
Stevens and her teammates on the defensive back line were stout as ever for the Demons (7-3, 3-0 5A/4A Southwestern League). They didn’t allow a shot in the first half and held the Indians (3-6, 0-3 SWL) to only two shots in the game.
The midfielders and the defenders worked solidly together, controlled the action in the middle of the field and rarely let Montrose control the ball in the final third of the field.
“We put it together for 80 minutes, which we’ve been trying to do for 10 games now,” DHS head coach Dalon Parker said. “It was eight players playing as one. When you do that, you’re hard to break down.”
The scoring opened with a goal from Caroline Knight. She was assisted by Taylor Klone on the 17th-minute score. In the 26th minute, Emma Aggeler got to a ball in a scrum in front of goal after a DHS corner kick. She calmly tapped the ball into the back of the net to make it 2-0 Demons.
“We’ve worked a lot on corners, so being able to finish it is great,” Aggeler said. “We did a specific run to attack the goalie. Maddie Dearien got her head on it and jumped higher. It seems like she doesn’t jump that high, but she hit it out of the goalie’s hands. It bounced around and I kicked it past the goalie.”
Chloe Taylor scored only 4 minutes into the second half with an assist from fellow striker Lane Arnwine, as the two made a nice run in an odd-man breakaway situation.
Durango capped off the scoring in the 65th minute, as Knight delivered another great corner kick into the box that bounced off a Montrose defender and into the goal.
“We love own goals on corners,” Parker said. “It means your play worked.”
The Demons will look for a season sweep of Fruita at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Fruita Monument High School. DHS owns a 2-0 win against the Wildcats already this season. The two teams tied for the league championship a year ago, but Fruita won a tiebreaker by a one-goal differential. This time, the Demons want to win the league title outright and can establish a firm lead with another win Saturday. It would be the team’s first league title in 10 years, Parker said.
“It’s great to be up and winning in league so far,” Aggeler said. “We’re really hoping to win league this year, but we can’t get too cocky about it. We still gotta go to Fruita and beat them at home. They’re ready for us, and we’re ready for them.”
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