The 3A schools are looking like they may have an interesting race amongst themselves and create issues for the 4A teams in the table. After last week's performances by North Central against 4A opponents, the Highlanders gave Gonzaga Prep a scare Wednesday afternoon at Joe Albi only to come up short.
In another close-fought contest, Ferris prevailed in overtime in an odd affair in which all three goals came at the beginning of each period of play. Central Valley, meanwhile, took care of business in a key showdown between contenders with a shutout win at home against Lewis & Clark.
Round-up of the action for September 27
Greater Spokane League
Gonzaga Prep 2-0 Shadle Park
The Highlanders gave the Bullpups quite a battle on the day, creating numerous forays into the attacking third and earning several close scoring opportunities that were just off the mark or handled by Eden Elliot. At the other other Hannah Johnson was doing the same in goal for the hosts, but a loose ball in the area 10 minutes into the second half allowed Chelsea Le to poke a shot past her for the lead. The back-and-forth affair continued with several near-misses on equalizing opportunities before a counter in the final minute finished with Corynn Vigil locking things up.
University 1-2 OT Ferris
All three goals in the match came within the first four minutes of the start of a period. Yacine Bitibale put the Saxons in the lead, which would hold until the second minute of the second half when Brooke Berg would equalize. The stalemate would continue, but only last one minute into overtime when Katie Uphus found Bitibale for the winner 30 seconds after kickoff for the win.
Sarah Frahm found Natalie Martell to give the Panthers the lead 17 minutes in and then scored a goal at the hour mark to give the hosts some insurance. Ashlynn Eggleston and Brianna Krygier combined for the shutout. They were the first two goals allowed by NC in three games.
Rogers 0-8 Mt Spokane
The Wildcats cruised to the win with Emily Williams scoring twice off assists from Payton Stiles in the first four minutes. Six other players went on to score for the hosts with Allie Baribault, Alli Lafferty and Emma Main also registering assists. Emily Hahn, Liv Sargent and Haley Schnug also scored with Ally Gockley getting a pair of assists. Averie Carlsen got the shutout.
Lewis & Clark 0-3 Central Valley
Two contenders squared off in the final game of the night, but the Bears grabbed command early with Alyssa Molina scoring 15 minutes in and Kaelyn Labrosse tallying nine minutes later. AJ Crooks anchored things defensively with a shutout performance with Maggie Ames putting a stamp
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