Late goals lift Troy against Sunny Hills
Troy senior Holly Smith scored two goals in the final two minutes of the game to lead the Warriors to a 7-6 Freeway League victory over host Sunny Hills on Tuesday.
Smith, who has signed with UC Santa Barbara, tossed in the go-ahead goal on a long lob shot with just under a minute remaining. She has 61 goals this season.
"I knew the goalie (Julia Vanderpool) was really good, so I went for the lob," Smith said. "I couldn't have asked for a better first round game."
Troy (11-6, 4-0), ranked sixth in CIF Division 4, will play host to Sunny Hills in the second round of league play, which could decide the league championship.
"It's important and sets the tone for the next time," Troy coach Jason Wilson said.
Sunny Hills senior attacker Amanda Solis scored four goals, breaking the Lancers' career goals record held by Alex Hoetken (325 goals). The record-breaking goal came on a long lob shot with 4:11 left in the fourth period to bring Sunny Hills within one goal, 5-4.
Solis now has 329 goals.
"She's very opportunistic and she'll find a way to score," Sunny Hills coach Keith Nighswonger said.
Both teams played tight defense in the first period, with Sunny Hills (17-5, 3-1), ranked fifth in Division 4, holding a 1-0 lead on a break-away goal by junior Ceci Lundy.
By halftime the Lancers held a 3-1 lead on goals by Solis and an extra-strength goal by junior attacker Kerstin Laye.
Troy junior Alicia Tully, who had two goals, scored first for the Warriors in the second period off a rebound shot and save by Vanderpool with 4:27 left.
Troy scored three goals in the third period to take its first lead of the game, 4-3. Two of the goals, by senior Karly Cesario and junior Grace Shade, came within a minute of each other.
Both teams opened up the offense in the final period with three goals apiece.
In the Freeway League:
La Habra 12, Sonora 5: Camille Klingfus scored seven goals and goalkeeper Jessica Huerta had 10 saves as the Highlanders defeated the host Raiders (3-11, 1-3).
Gabbi Garcia and Sarah Benedict each had two goals for La Habra (9-9, 2-2).
In the Sea View League:
Trabuco Hills 19, Mission Viejo 10: Mackenzie Barber scored eight goals and Kelsie Bennett and Sarah Kreiser each added four to lead the visiting Mustangs (14-8, 3-1) past the Diablos.
Lindsay Campbell led the scoring for Mission Viejo (8-13, 1-3) with six goals.
In the Century League:
No. 4 Foothill 18, Villa Park 4: The Knights (16-3, 4-0) had four players score two or more goals in the victory over the visiting Spartans (9-6, 2-1).
