State Semi's

Game 20: 25 May at Emporia High School at 11:00nvs. Bishop Carroll (2-0)

Well, after a dress rehearsal Friday, we came back for real Saturday morning at 11:00 as we tried to find a playing window within the storms all over Kansas this weekend. We were lead out for the parking lot with a police escort. Check it out!

It was a great match between 2 balanced teams—two teams who played so hard. It was still tied at zeroes when the clock began showing 16 and change. There were a lot of good players sprinkled all over the pitch. 

Our defense is so in sync right now. They just are not providing many good opportunities for our opponents. And Taylor. Well. 

We cashed 2 goals, both off our throw-in play. Amanda brought the trash position to a new level as she delivered the game-winning goal from there. Grace added a second, late. 

So, we have to have a shoutout for Meg Ramaekers’ throw-ins, as they provided both goals.  And we had other chances off her throw as well. 

This has been quite a post-season run, and now we find ourselves in a rematch with St. James. It should be a fun and competitive final. 

We play for school state title 110 tomorrow. 

We now stand 12-7-1. 

STATS

First Half:

Saints: Shots 5 (1). Corners: 3 (Meg 2, Muck)

Crusaders. Shots 2(1). Corners. 1

Second Half:  

Saints. Shots 8 (5). Corners. 1 (Assa)

16:38 Hamm (Meg’s throw-in gets knocked back to trash)

3:10 O’Keefe (Meg’s throw-in creates action as Grace flicks it over the keeper). 

Crusaders. Shots. 1 (1). Corners. 2

KC Star:

Elsewhere around the state, the Class 5A and 6A girls soccer titles will be contested Sunday, pushed back a day because of heavy rains that fell on Friday. Both games feature Kansas City-area schools that won semifinal matches on Saturday.
St. Thomas Aquinas (12-7-1) will face St. James (14-6) for the 5A crown at Emporia High, while defending champ Blue Valley West (16-3-1) takes on Washburn Rural (18-2) for the 6A title at Wichita South High. 
Both games start at noon.
Washburn Rural advanced with a 1-0 shutout of Olathe Northwest (13-5-2) Saturday morning. Blue Valley West reached the final with a 3-0 blanking of Manhattan (14-4-1).
Aquinas is in the 5A title game on the strength of a 2-0 semifinal win over Bishop Carroll (18-2) on Saturday, while St. James advanced with a 2-0 win over Valley Center (17-2).