Tuesday, October 24, 2017

INW HS Best XI - Week 8: Standout Performances in Three-Game Weeks Highlight Honors

Several teams faced tough three-game weeks to close out the season and several players rose to the occasion. Madison Sellars and Jessie Thomas helped lead Deer Park to a second-place finish in the Northeast A League with three wins and East Valley assured themselves of the top spot of the Great Northern League with three victories thanks, in part, to Player of the Week selection Kaitlin Harvey.

For games through Saturday, October 21

G - Madison Sellars (Deer Park, Jr) - Allowed just two goals in three close contests. She made a save in the tiebreaker shootout for a 2-1 win over Riverside, posted a shutout in a 1-0 win at Freeman and led Stags to a 2-1 overtime win at Newport.

G - Maya Watson (Ferris, So) - Led the Saxons to a 1-0 shutout win against North Central in the season finale after splitting time in a contest in a 5-1 win at Shadle Park.

M - Chelsea Le (Gonzaga Prep, So) - Scored a pair of goals in a 4-2 victory against University.

M - Emma Scott (Cheney, So) - Set up the opening two goals and after West Valley tied it up and scored the final two goals in the final minutes for a 4-2 victory.

M - Aaliyah Valladares (Kamiakin, Sr) - Set up both goals in a 2-0 win at Walla Walla and set up three more in the 10-0 win at Southridge to put a stamp on their unbeaten season for the Braves.

F - Alyssa Figy (Lakeside, Sr) - Scored twice in a 4-0 victory at Colville and tallied a goal in the 6-0 win against Medical Lake.

F - Chloe Gellhaus (East Valley, Jr) - Six assists and a goal in three wins on the week for the Knights.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Kaitlin Harvey (East Valley, So) - Two goals in a 5-4 win against Clarkston, a goal and assist in a 6-1 win at West Valley and two goals, including the overtime winner, in a 4-3 win against Cheney.

F - Paige Malm (Lewis & Clark, Sr) - Tallied opening goal and assist of the Tigers in a 4-3 overtime win. She also scored two goals in the 9-0 win against Rogers.

F - Jessie Thomas (Deer Park, Jr) - Scored the equalizer in a 2-1 shootout win against Riverside and the lone goal in a 1-0 win against Freeman. Finished the week with the overtime winner for a 2-1 victory at Newport to propel the Stags to second.

F - Summer Yates (Chiawana, Sr) - Scored both goals in a big 2-0 win against Hanford and then tallied five in an 8-0 win at Kennewick that helped give them the top 4A seed.


About INWsn Best XI: Each week INWsoccernews will release a list of the week’s best performances for players in the GSL, MCC, GNL and NEA leagues. The list is extremely flexible and has no defined formation, despite featuring 11 players. The list is issued (typically) every Monday/Tuesday during the high school season.

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