FULLY RECOVERED, SOCCER STAR SHINES.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News It took Samantha Johnson less than a minute to re-establish herself as one of the area's top girls' soccer players. After missing Highland's first 11 games with an avulsion fracture avulsion fracture n. A fracture occurring when a joint capsule, ligament, tendon, or muscle is pulled from a bone, taking with it a fragment of the bone to which it was attached. in her pelvis pelvis, bony, basin-shaped structure that supports the organs of the lower abdomen. It receives the weight of the upper body and distributes it to the legs; it also forms the base for numerous muscle attachments. suffered while competing with the U.S. under-15 national team, Johnson didn't wait long to make up for lost time Wednesday in a 7-0 victory in the Bulldogs' Golden League opener against Palmdale. ``She took the ball off the opening kickoff and made about a 50-yard run and fired a rocket that the keeper Keeper may mean:
Johnson, who set a program record with 39 goals during her freshman season, scored twice and added an assist in her debut after sitting out the first month of the season, helping the Bulldogs (2-4-6, 1-0) extend their league unbeaten streak to 23 consecutive games. ``I thought I was going to start out slow, but the opportunities were there, so I had to take them,'' Johnson said. ``It was really fun (to be back on the field), but I was really tired. I'm not really worried about my injury, it's just my fitness. Skill-wise I'm fine, because I was working with the ball a lot when I was recovering from my injury.'' Paolo had debated whether or not to start Johnson, hoping to slowly work her back into Highland's lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. . But after winning only once with Johnson on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. , the third-year coach couldn't take any chances. ``She just kept to herself. When I told her she was starting, she had smoke coming out of her ears she was so fired up to play,'' Paolo said. ``I just felt like I had to get her in there to give the team a lift. I only played her the first 18 minutes and when I took her out, she looked like she wanted to kill me.'' Johnson's first shot led to a Kaylee Sandefer corner kick that resulted in Anna Perez's goal. From there, Janet Mendez, Leann Brown and Johnson each scored twice for the Bulldogs, who return to league play Wednesday against Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . ``It was hard because I had to watch, which is something I wasn't used to,'' Johnson said. ``And every time I'd watch, I'd want to go in and play. The doctor said it was supposed to take eight weeks, but I recovered fast. I think it was easier for me because I had really never been injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. before.'' With Aarika Martinez scheduled to return to Highland's lineup Wednesday after fulfilling academic commitments against Palmdale, the Bulldogs could finally have one of the area's most potent offensive attacks on the field at the same time. ``I think we have more power than we did either of the past two years,'' Paolo said. ``We still have a lot of games left, but it could be an exciting next few weeks.'' Comeback kids: Lancaster kept itself within striking distance of Knight (9-4, 2-0) and Highland with two impressive second-half rallies, scoring twice in the final 15 minutes Friday to defeat Quartz Hill (6-3, 0-1). After Shannon Cox Shannon Cox (born July 3, 1986) is an Australian rules footballer for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League. Cox, an Indigenous footballer, was picked up as a rookie by Collingwood at the 2005 National Rookie Draft, and following some good was issued a red card, forcing the Rebels to play the remainder of the game down a player, Lancaster (6-6-2, 1-0-1) took advantage of an own goal to tie the score, then converted the winning goal when Stephanie Meek meek adj. meek·er, meek·est 1. Showing patience and humility; gentle. 2. Easily imposed on; submissive. buried bur·y tr.v. bur·ied, bur·y·ing, bur·ies 1. To place in the ground: bury a bone. 2. a. To place (a corpse) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter. b. a pass from Patty Garcia inside the back post to help the Eagles hand Quartz Hill a rare home loss. Lancaster nearly opened league play in disastrous fashion Wednesday, needing two goals in the final 15 minutes to battle back for a 2-2 tie at Antelope Valley. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: JOHNSON |
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