CITY SECTION GIRLS' SOCCER: WIN PUTS G.H. IN SEMIS G. HILLS 2, CHATSWORTH 1.Byline: Daily News The Granada Hills High girls' soccer team was becoming all too familiar with defeat at the hands of West Valley League foe Chatsworth. So the Highlanders went out and did something about it Thursday. They snapped a three-game losing streak against Chatsworth with a 2-1 victory over the third-seeded Chancellors in the City Section championship quarterfinals. ``It was all or nothing,'' Granada Hills senior Patrice Godwin said. ``This was a big victory.'' The sixth-seeded Highlanders (13-8-4) advanced to Tuesday's semifinals and will host 10th-seeded Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). , which defeated Kennedy of Granada Hills, the 18th seed, 7-0. Godwin, who has signed with Nevada, scored what proved to be the game-winning goal just before halftime and provided a reliable presence along the backline backline the upper outline of the body's silhouette viewed from the side. - with Caitlin Johnson, Rebecca Lin and Anna Osvaldsson - when Chatsworth (13-7-2) threatened during the final 10 minutes. Highlanders goalkeeper Green Son made numerous saves, including a diving A DIV Associate of Divinity stop to her right on a Jessica Skowron shot in the game's final moments to preserve the lead. Granada Hills took a 1-0 lead at the 18-minute mark when Gina Kecskes recovered a misplayed ball by Morgan Liggera and scored an empty-net goal. The Chancellors tied the score in the 30th minute when Skowron fought off a double team in the penalty box and scored inside the far post. In the second half, Granada Hills' Erica Ceja, Rhiannon Maycumber and Ashley Hill kept the ball on the Chatsworth side of the field, making it difficult for the Chancellors to muster TO MUSTER, mar. law. By this term is understood to collect together and exhibit soldiers and their arms; it also signifies to employ recruits and put their names down in a book to enroll them. any momentum. - Sean Ceglinsky --El Camino Real 4, Taft 1: Top-seeded El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. victory. The four-time defending City champions advanced to Tuesday's semifinal against fourth-seeded Hamilton of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. (17-0-4), a 1-0 winner over fifth-seeded San Pedro. ``They read that Taft wanted to play us and we knew it was going to be a battle, just like the first two times we played them,'' said El Camino Real coach Shanna Sarris, who had two goals from Nikki Walberg. ``We just concentrated on staying calm and staying focused. I'm really proud of the way they played.'' Niki Connolly and Katie Oakes had a goal and an assist for El Camino Real, which extended its unbeaten streak to 17 games. Senior Hannah Sasson scored early in the second half for Taft, which reached the quarterfinals for the first time in program history. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Leah Verdugo, left, of Granada Hills and Chatsworth's Jessica Skowron battle for the ball during Thursday's City playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . Granada Hills won. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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