Girls
Soccer Roundup
Cactus
Shadows girls soccer continues tournament play
by
Jason Stone
CAVE
CREEK – Cactus Shadows won one of three matches at last week's
Huskies/Eiger Tournament of Champions to enter the week with
a 2‑3 overall record.
The
Falcons walloped Cactus 8‑0 Dec. 5 in the second of three
tournament games, but losses to Xavier and Pinnacle in the other
games kept Cactus Shadows from advancing to the semifinals.
Cactus
Shadows has three games this week prior to next week's Greenway
Tournament, which leads into the winter break. On tap this week
for the Coyotes are Agua Fria (Dec. 11), Pinnacle (Dec. 12)
and Independence (Dec. 14).
O'Connor
hosting 2nd
Eagle Classic
NORTH
VALLEY – Sandra Day O'Connor enters this week's Lady Eagle Soccer
Classic hoping to pick up its first win of the year. The Eagles
had 10 days off between the last match, a tough 1‑0 loss
to Thunderbird Dec. 1, and the beginning of its own four‑day
tournament.
O'Connor
(0‑3) will play Casa Grande, Independence and Willow Canyon
in round‑robin games Dec. 11‑13. Bracket games and
the finals are set for Dec. 14 and 15, respectively. All matches
are at O'Connor.
The
tournament isn't the Eagles' final competition of the semester
either. O'Connor also faces road games at Red Mountain (Dec.
19) and at Peoria (Dec. 20) prior to the winter break.
Boulder
Creek ready to
open region play
ANTHEM
– Boulder Creek begins Northwest Region games Dec. 15 when Trevor
Browne makes the trip north. It will be one of two final matches
of the fall semester for the Jaguars prior to winter break.
The
Jaguars (0‑5‑1) played in the Deer Valley tournament
last week and finished 0‑3‑1. Boulder Creek lost
to Bradshaw Mountain and Agua Fria in pool play, but was able
to eke out a 1‑1 tie against Peoria Dec. 7. The Jags then
lost to host Deer Valley 2‑0 in bracket games Dec. 8.
Bulldogs
battle long
layoffs
NORTH
VALLEY – With no regular‑season tournaments on its schedule,
Goldwater had to wait nearly two weeks between games. The Bulldogs
(0‑2) last played Dec. 1 against North, but won't play
again until Dec. 13 when it hosts St. Mary's. After that game,
it will be almost a month before they play again on Jan. 9 against
Boulder Creek.
Reach
the reporter at jason@thedesertadvocate.com.
