GIRLS' SOCCER: SPARTANS TO PLAY IN FIRST CITY FINAL SYLMAR 2, GRANADA HILLS 1.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News If only Sylmar had decided to use its scoreboard, the Spartans could have savored the memories even longer. But that didn't stop the celebration from carrying on for nearly an hour following Wednesday's City Section girls' soccer semifinal match. Although battered bat·ter 1 v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters v.tr. 1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows. 2. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse. 3. , bruised bruise v. bruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es v.tr. 1. a. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow. b. , and, in some cases, bloodied, from their battle with visiting Granada Hills, nothing could wipe (1) To completely erase data from memory or the hard disk. See file wipe. (2) A digital video effect that places one image over another. Although there are a myriad varieties, the classic wipe is a scene transition where the next scene slides horizontally or the smiles off the Spartans' faces following the biggest win in program history. Second-seeded Sylmar scored twice in the first 30 minutes, then withstood an own goal and a relentless second-half rally from the No. 6 Highlanders to advance to its first City final with a 2-1 win. "I thought we dominated the first half, but the second half got sloppy slop·py adj. slop·pi·er, slop·pi·est 1. Marked by a lack of neatness or order; untidy: a sloppy room. 2. ," said Sylmar coach Jose Navarro, whose team will face top-seed 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:
Granada Hills coach Lynda Fritsche only wished her team had been able to match Sylmar's intensity from the opening whistle A simple whistle is a woodwind instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. Many types exist, from small police and sports whistles (also called pea whistles), to much larger train whistles, which are steam whistles specifically designed for use on . After scoring 17 goals in their first three playoff games 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 , the Highlanders (13-6-5) managed only one shot on goal in the first half. "We didn't come out like we needed to and that's why we lost," Fritsche said. "We dug ourselves a hole by not playing the ball and you can't give a team like Sylmar those opportunities. They deserved to win." Jennifer Alverez scored off an assist from Carol Martinez in the 22nd minute and Elizabeth Arias struck again six minutes later for Sylmar (30-2), which won its 27th in a row. "We proved to everybody that we deserved to be here," Arias said. "I can't explain how I feel. It's unbelievable." Senior goalkeeper Nicole Gonzalez didn't let the own goal in the 47th minute shake her confidence. She came up with three saves in the final 12 minutes -- including a diving A DIV Associate of Divinity stop on Melissa Fernandez -- to seal the victory. "This is something we've wanted since ninth grade. (Reaching the final) makes me very proud," said Gonzalez, who celebrated her 18th birthday with eight saves. "This is an incredible feeling. I live for these games." erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Sylmar's Elizabeth Arias, center, is mobbed by teammates after her goal in Wednesday's City Section semifinal game. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion