In a showdown for the top spot in the Greater Spokane League, Gonzaga Prep and Central Valley went to the second half before things picked up. The Bears scored twice early in the periods and survived some late drama to clinch the regular season GSL title as they head into the final game Friday against North Central with a perfect record.
Prep's loss drops them to 6-2 on the season and leaves them in a battle for second with Mead, which sits a point back. Mead visits Shadle Park Friday while the Bullpups will have to a Mt Spokane side that is riding high following an surprising 3-0 win against Lewis & Clark Wednesday evening and narrowly lost 1-0 on a free kick to CV last Friday. Though, desire for win in the finale could be tempered by the fact they locked up the top 3A seed last night sitting three points clear of NC with the head-to-head win.
With the results Wednesday all the GSL sides are all set for the postseason with seeding only to be determined. University battled for a 2-1 win over North Central that created a big enough gap with Ferris and LC both losing. They visit with an outside shot of grabbing a seed higher than four if the other two falter. The 3As are set with Mt Spokane, North Central and Shadle Park locked in respectively.
Down south in the Mid-Columbia Conference there was a rare Wednesday night league contest with Chiawana facing Pasco. The Bulldogs gave the Riverhawks a little bit of a scare, but a hat-trick from Macey Morales ensured their 10th win to keep them even with Richland, which has a game in hand in addition to the season finale showdown - and only meeting this season - between the two at Chiawana that will likely decide the top 4A seed and second place behind 3A Kamiakin.
Hanford and Walla Walla, meanwhile, are locked into the three and four seeds, respectively for 4A. In the 3A Southridge is two wins ahead of Kennewick, but fell to the Lions earlier this season making their showdown next Tuesday a crucial contest if the Suns fall at Richland tonight and Kennewick wins against visiting Hanford Saturday.
## Greater Spokane League ##
Gonzaga Prep 1-2 Central Valley :: The Bullpups had the best chance of a scattered first half in which neither side really found any kind of rhythm, but early in the second half a long ball out of the back resulted in Maggie Ames being fouled at the edge of the box by goalkeeper Eden Elliott. Marissa Bankey put away the penalty and the Bears immediately began to swarm the goal for more. Ames would get a chance from the right edge in the 52nd minute for a goal of her own. It proved crucial as the Bullpups would get a goal from Kyah Le late in the contest that created some last-minute drama.
CV: Marissa Bankey (pen) 45
CV: Maggie Ames (Michael Pitts) 52
GP: Kyah Le (Chelsea Le) 73
GK - Kaufmann 4 saves; GP: Eden Elliott 7 saves
M: Zoe Thompson 2
M: Kendal Houston (Rachel Benneweis) 5
M: Erica Nessan (Margo Schoesler) 75
GK - M: Ashlynn Eggleston 9 saves; F: Maya Watson 6 saves
Lewis & Clark 0-3 Mt Spokane
MS: Katelyn Asay (Allie Lafferty) 20
MS: Katelyn Asay (Allie Lafferty) 28
MS: Katelyn Asay 42
GK - MS: Averie Carlsen (40 mins) & Anna Boyer (40 mins); LC: Erin Carney
North Central 1-2 University :: The two sides went into the second half scoreless, but Kelsey Crosby put the TItans on the board eight minutes in and Payten Bastine struck a fantastic 40-yard free kick for what proved to be the winner.
U: Kelsey Crosby (Tessa Thornton) 48
U: Peyton Bastine 63
NC: Katelyn Tibbets 78
GK - U: Josie Krum 2 saves; NC: Payton Flannery 12 saves
Shadle 8-1 Rogers
SP: Olivia Wicks (Hana Moya) 1
SP: Olivia Wicks (Veronica Mulford) 2
R: Samantha Vensel (pen) 9
SP: Veronica Mulford (Ashlynn Picicci) 12
SP: Katie Benjamin (Olivia Wicks) 18
SP: Olivia Wicks (Katie Benjamin) 28
SP: Ariana Westby 36
SP: Aubrey Thomas 65
SP: Madison Galimanis 76
GK - SP: Katelyn Pomerinke; R: Nikyia Anderson
Remaining Schedule
Fri 10.19: 3:30 - Mead @ Shadle... 4:00 - CV @ NC, Mt Spokane @ Gonzaga Prep, Rogers @ LC, University @ Ferris
## Mid-Columbia Conference ##
Chiawana 5-2 Pasco :: In a race for the top 4A seed in the league the Riverhawks jumped out to a three goal lead in the contest that started with Macey Morales scoring off a rebound from the keeper six minutes in and Zyree Raban lobbing a shot off a Lyndsey Ellingsen throw-in in the 14th. About 10 minutes later Sydnee Suarez scored what proved to be the winner, stealing the ball from a defender and firing from outside the box. The Bulldogs gave them a score, however, by pulling back within one. Claire Potter tallied to make it 3-1 at halftime and Julyanne Mendoza struck from about 20 yards out early in the second half. Macey Morales, though, put the match away, tallying in the 58th and capping the game with a penalty just before the final whistle.
C: Macey Morales 6
C: Zyree Raban (Lyndsey Ellingsen) 14
C: Sydnee Suarez 24
P: Claire Potter (Emma Chavez) 25
P: Julyanne Mendoza 41
C: Macey Morales 58
C: Macey Morales (pen) 80
GK - C: NA; P: Belle Bach
Remaining Schedule
Thur 10.18: Kamiakin @ Hermiston, Southridge @ Richland
Sat 10.20: Hanford @ Kennewick
Tue 10.23: Hermiston @ Walla Walla, Richland @ Chiawana, Pasco @ Kamiakin, Kennewick @ Southridge
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Remaining Games
Thur 10.18: East Valley @ Clarkston, Cheney @ West Valley
Tue 10.23: Clarkston @ Pullman, West Valley @ East Valley
## Northeast A League ##
Remaining Games
Thur 10.18: Lakeside @ Newport, Deer Park @ Medical Lake, Colville @ Freeman
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10.3 Shadle Park @ North Central (Albi)
10.9 Deer Park @ Lakeside
10.10 Ferris @ Shadle Park (Albi)
10.12 University @ Gonzaga Prep
Coming Soon:
10.17 Gonzaga Prep @ Central Valley*
10.18 Cheney @ West Valley*
10.19 GSL TBD*
* Tentative coverage schedule
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