Field Hockey

G-A roundup: Girls soccer finishes with 9-0 rout over CDE

GIRLS SOCCER
Greencastle-Antrim 9, Central Dauphin East 0: The Blue Devils completed their season with a blowout victory over the Panthers on Wednesday afternoon at Colonial Park.

Sophia Stine

G-A finished 8-6-3 and ended its season with a 3-game winning streak, outscoring their opponents 12-1.

“It was good to see us finish our season strong and put together a complete performance,” Blue Devil coach Jonathan Lewis said.

Braelyn Cordell and Jaylynn Lewis each scored 3 goals to pace the offense. Emma Marx, Lily Black and Lilah Overcash also popped shots into the net.

Sophia Stine tallied 3 assists, while Sadie Burns, Cordell, Daisy Black, Chloe Parks and Adele Davidson were credited with one assist each.

Coach Lewis said, “The girls did a great job of moving the ball, creating chances and finishing their opportunities. We controlled the game from start to finish, and earning a shutout was a great team effort.”

FIELD HOCKEY
Greencastle-Antrim 4, Middletown 3, OT: An overtime non-league victory on the road against the Blue Raiders was a nice way to finish the regular season for the Blue Devils.

Caroline Barnes

In overtime, Rowan Shubert took a shot, which was saved by the Middletown goalie. But it bounced to to Natalie Medina, who passed to Caroline Barnes, who then knocked a hard shot into the cage for the game-winner.

“It was an intense game to finish out our regular season,” G-A coach Keara Allshouse said. “We kept our composure and continued to play our game, despite the challenges and emotions. We had fantastic give-and-goes and everyone played as a unit.”

Greencastle (11-5) now sits in the No. 13 position in the District 3 Class 2A rankings, and the top 16 advance to the playoffs. Official pairings will be released later this week. First-round games will be held next Tuesday at the home of the higher-seeded team.

Shubert scored a pair of goals for the Blue Devils, while Natalie Medina had one. Medina also had 2 assists, while goalie Katy Bream made 8 saves, including one on a penalty stroke.

Allshouse said, “It has been an incredible season.”

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