The Ignacio High School girls soccer team took down Center for the second time this season and won in convincing fashion in a 4-1 win Friday at IHS. It’s the first time IHS has won two games in a season since 2010, and the first win against Center was the Bobcats’ first win since 2012.
The Bobcats (2-11, 2-7 2A Region 4) got off to an early lead when Amanda Henderson scored in the 18th minute to put IHS up 1-0. Center (0-10, 0-8 2A Region 4) would equalize in the 27th minute after Giselle Almeida tied the game at one. In the buildup to the equalizer, Ignacio goalie Jaylene Riepel made one of her two saves when she stopped a penalty kick. It was tied at one heading into the second half.
“We were definitely clicking, and we came out with a lot of confidence,” said IHS head coach Alisha Gullion. “They were connecting passes, making good crosses and it was just a matter of finding the back of the net.”
Ignacio responded by scoring three second-half goals, two of which came from its captain, Caitlyn Chapman, who scored in the 47th and 73rd minute to put the Bobcats up for good. Three minutes later, Briana Henderson scored, which proved to be the icing on the cake, as it’s the first time since 2010 that Ignacio will have a two-win season.
“I’m just so proud of them and their effort today, it was really good soccer,” Gullion said. “These things like crossing and stringing passes together consistently, we’ve been working on them all season, and it really worked today. It was so good to see and we’re hoping to continue.”
Ignacio will host Alamosa (1-10, 1-5 3A Intermountain league) at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The Bayfield High School girls soccer team was unable to continue its five-game win streak when it lost 3-1 to Ridgway on the road Friday.
In the final 10 minutes of the first half, three goals were scored, and while the Wolverines equalized, it would not last.
The Devils opened the scoring in the 35th minute when they scored off of a corner kick. Bayfield would respond through freshman Mattie Moore, who was in on goal on a breakaway and did not miss, as she leveled the game at 1-1 in the 37th minute.
The Devils would strike while the offensive iron was hot, as they scored on their own breakaway chance in the 39th minute to go up 2-1 just before halftime.
“They were the better team, so when we tied it we thought it’d stay that way ’till halftime, but I had to change my team talk when they went up again,” said BHS head coach Jen Moore.
In the second half, Ridgway (5-3-2, 3-3-1 Class 2A Region 4) would add another goal to make it 3-1 in the 47th minute and put the game on ice.
“The ball just didn’t bounce our way in that second half,” coach Moore said.
BHS (6-6. 3-1 IML) will travel to Telluride (8-3, 7-2 Class 2A Region 4) at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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