GIRLS' SOCCER: ROYAL'S MISSION NEARLY COMPLETE SHOT AT MARMONTE TITLE COMES NEXT ROYAL 4, T.O. 1.Byline: Erik Boal BOAL Basic Organization of Associated Labor (Yugoslavia, socialism) Special to the Daily News SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - When the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. girls' soccer season began almost two months ago, Royal High of Simi Valley believed it had the talent to end Westlake's run of six consecutive league titles. But coach Summer Katzoff wouldn't would·n't Contraction of would not. wouldn't would not wouldn't would let her players look ahead, stressing the value of playing one game at a time. After a 4-1 victory Wednesday Wednesday: see week. night over league-leading Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , the Highlanders - ranked No. 9 by the Daily News - have only one regular- season game left, and it will be for the league title. Behind two goals from freshman Stacey Fox and a goal and an assist each from juniors Megan McBride and Devin Devin may refer to:
devin a term used to call someone a good friend Noe, Royal (15-3-5, 7-2-4) gave its seven seniors the ideal present in their final regular-season home game by putting together its most complete effort of the season. ``They just played out of their minds. They played fantastic,'' said Katzoff, whose team plays Friday at Calabasas, with No. 3 Thousand Oaks (12-3-2, 8-3-2) playing at No. 4 Agoura (9-4-6, 5-3-5). ``We all knew this was going to be a tough week and that Thousand Oaks was going to be our strongest opponent. But they played so well.'' The victory helped Royal move into a second-place tie with Thousand Oaks with 18 points, behind No. 2 Westlake (12-3-4, 8-3-3). The Warriors
Should Royal and Thousand Oaks - which received a goal from Britney Arauz in the 51st minute - both win Friday, the teams would be declared co-champions and a coin flip would decide which team enters the Southern Section Div. II playoffs as the league's No. 1 entry. But with Agoura's 2-1 loss to Moorpark on Wednesday, regardless of Friday's outcomes, Westlake, Royal and Thousand Oaks are all in the playoffs. ``We kind of started talking about (winning a league title) in the second half,'' said Katzoff, whose team lost to Thousand Oaks 2-1 on Jan. 14. ``We knew where we were standing at the halfway point was very positive.'' The first 25 minutes Wednesday were nothing but positive for Royal, which built a 3-0 lead. Noe scored off a cross from McBride in the fifth minute and returned the favor in the 13th minute when she headed a ball to McBride, who scored inside the right post. ``Goals are scored by hard work from the whole team, not just one player. It starts with the defense and works all the way up to the offense,'' Noe said. ``From the beginning, everyone wanted that common goal, which was to win league. Now to have that opportunity is really exciting.'' Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com |
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