East Valley posted a pair of wins last week to keep their pace as a GNL title contender going, blanking Clarkson and downing rival West Valley in a back-and-forth affair in which her performance helped the Knights pull away from the Eagles for a decisive victory.
Through games of Saturday, September 22
D - Rylie Clark (Kamiakin, Sr) :: Helped lead a defensive performance that blanked high-scoring Chiawana attack for the first time this season for a 1-0 victory to remain the lone unbeaten. The Braves also shutout Pasco 6-0.
M - Chelsea Le (Gonzaga Prep, Jr) :: Set up the first equalizer with eight minutes left in and then converted a penalty that sent the match to overtime against LC in a 3-2 road win. She also scored the opening goal in a 2-0 road win versus North Central.
M - Michael Pitts (Central Valley, Jr) :: Scored equalizer and set up go-ahead goal as the Bears rallied to defeat Ferris 4-1.
F/M - Peyton Santos (Southridge, Sr) :: Scored three goals and set up the other one in the Suns' 4-0 victory at Pasco.
F - Maggie Ames (Central Valley, Sr) :: Set up the equalizer two minutes after Ferris scored en route to a 4-1 win over the Saxons and tallied a hat-trick in their 6-0 road win versus Shadle.
F - Taryn Baxter (East Valley, Sr) :: Tallied a goal and assist for a 2-0 win at Clarkston and then added another goal and assist for the Knights in a back-and-forth 6-3 win against rival West Valley.
F - Maci Clausen (Riverside, Fr) :: Scored what proved to be the game-winner for the Rams in a 5-1 win against Medical Lake and then went on to tally the 2-1 winner at Newport in the final minute of overtime.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Kaitlin Harvey (East Valley, Jr) :: Scored the second goal for the Knights in a 2-0 win at Clarkston and then tallied two goals and an assist to guide them past rival West Valley 6-3 in a back-and-forth contest.
F - Margo Schoesler (Mead, Jr) :: Set up the opening goal and in the second half scored the game-winner for the Panthers in a 2-1 win against Lewis & Clark.
F - Jessie Thomas (Deer Park, Sr) :: Goal and assist in a 2-1 victory at Freeman to remain atop the NEA as the lone unbeaten.
F - Keren Torres (Colville, Sr) :: Scored three goals in a 6-0 win at Medical Lake.
About HS Best XI - Each week INWsoccernews will release a list of the week’s best performances in the region, recognizing players at schools in the GSL, MCC, GNL and NEA. The list is extremely flexible and has no defined formation, despite featuring 11 players. The list is issued (typically) each Tuesday during the season, and the Player of the Week selection will receive an exclusive button honoring their selection.
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