PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP : Early Goals Hold Up for Marina
Shaking off a disappointing scoreless tie with Fountain Valley on Saturday, Marina scored twice in the first half and defeated Edison, 2-0, in a Sunset League girls’ soccer game Tuesday at Edison High.
Freshman midfielder Megan Orach teamed with Cassie Campbell on a breakaway and scored her eighth goal of the season off the top crossbar for the top-ranked Vikings (16-0-1, 3-0-1).
Marina, the defending league champion, added to its lead with three minutes left in the first half when Jenny Benson dribbled past two Charger defenders and centered the ball to a group of teammates. Rhiannon Tanaka got to the ball first and headed it past Edison goalkeeper Jocelyn Polen.
Second-ranked Edison (13-2-2, 3-1 in league) pressured Marina in the second half, but Carrie Florigan, who has not been scored on this season, stopped each attempt.
“It was a real physical game,” Marina Coach Bobby Bruch said. “There was a lot of pushing, shoving and bumping, which is not the style we’d like to play.”
In the Century League:
Canyon 2, Orange 0--A.J. Kula and Jacque Bannister each scored one goal and Robin Schmidt recorded three saves to lead Canyon (9-3-1, 2-0).
El Modena 9, Santa Ana Valley 0--Kristi Hales, Kaylee Whitfield and Nicole Terry each scored two goals for host El Modena (11-4, 2-0).
In the Empire League:
Esperanza 2, Cypress 0--Tammy Lyon and Irene Morales scored for visiting Esperanza (10-3-2, 2-0).
Los Alamitos 3, Katella 2--Summer Hammoud scored two goals and Katie Ryan scored one for host Los Alamitos (9-2-1, 1-0-1).
In the Freeway League:
Sunny Hills 3, La Habra 1--Kate Foster scored twice for visiting Sunny Hills (8-3, 2-0). Jenny Cunningham scored Sunny Hills’ other goal. Jackie Yosas scored for La Habra (8-4-1, 1-1).
Fullerton 3, Sonora 0--Deborah Hargrave scored three goals for Fullerton (8-6-2, 1-1), lifting her season total to 17, and goaltender Dawn Bitsie recorded two saves in her ninth shutout of the season.
In the Garden Grove League:
Kennedy 2, Pacifica 1--Heather Darin scored 15 minutes into the second half for visiting Kennedy (8-4-1, 4-0). Laurie Fritz also scored for Kennedy.
La Quinta 2, Garden Grove 0--Tani Russel and Regan Batterman each scored for La Quinta (6-5-3, 4-0).
In the Olympic League:
Whittier Christian 1, Capistrano Valley Christian 1--Suzanne Esquivel scored for Whittier Christian (3-5-1, 0-2-1) and Megan Mahlstadt scored for Capistrano Valley Christian (0-2-1 in league).
In the Orange League:
Magnolia 4, Savanna 1--September Jones scored two goals for Magnolia (4-9, 1-1).
In the Pacific Coast League:
Trabuco Hills 3, Laguna Beach 0--Lisa Casey and Lindsay Rogers scored in the first half for host Trabuco Hills (7-5-1, 2-0).
Estancia 2, Laguna Hills 0--Jackie Connelly and Tracie Manz scored in the second half for host Estancia (7-4-3, 1-0-1).
Costa Mesa 4, Century 0--Jessica Schroeder scored in the first half and Jenny Avitas scored in the second for visiting Costa Mesa (6-1-3, 1-0-1).
In the Sea View League:
Irvine 2, Woodbridge 0--Shannon Philbin and Rise Richard scored goals for host Irvine (7-5, 3-1), which held Woodbridge to one shot on goal.
Santa Margarita 4, Newport Harbor 0--Tiffany Brown had two goals and Meagan Lingo added two assists for host Santa Margarita (8-4-1, 4-0).
University 2, Tustin 1--Jen Krupoff and Cheree Cohen scored goals for host University (2-6-2, 1-2-1).
In the South Coast League:
El Toro 1, Dana Hills 0--Becky Kaminsky scored on a penalty kick with about two minutes left for visiting El Toro (9-7, 1-1).
Mater Dei 3, San Clemente 1--Chrissy Whalen scored two goals for host Mater Dei (11-4, 2-0).
Capistrano Valley 1, Mission Viejo 0--Sarah Hannay scored a first-half goal for third-ranked Capistrano Valley (13-2-3, 2-0).
In nonleague play:
Aliso Niguel 5, Santiago 1--Nicole Trott scored three goals and Cindy Johnson and Jamie Francke each added one for Aliso Niguel (5-5-2).
In Olympic League boys’ soccer:
Orange Lutheran 3, Brethren Christian 0--Josh Parsons scored twice for Orange Lutheran (3-2-1, 1-0).
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