Guest Kelly Football Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 Who won the girls District Championship?
KFDM COOP Posted March 21, 2007 Report Posted March 21, 2007 Nederland girls win soccer title in District 20-4A In the midst of a defensive-minded contest between the Nederland and Port Neches-Groves girls soccer teams, Nederland forward Lauren Matt gave the Bulldogs all the offense they needed on Tuesday.Matt, a senior for the Bulldogs, kicked in a score from right of the goal off a pass across the net from sophomore Taylor Carlson with 21:47 remaining in the second half.Matt's goal was the lone score of the game, as Nederland grabbed a 1-0 victory over PN-G that makes the Bulldogs the sole champions of 20-4A.Had the Indians (12-2) won on Tuesday, both teams would have ended the district schedule as co-champions for the second consecutive season. Last year was the first time for PN-G to ever land a piece of a district title.The control of Tuesday's game, however, belonged to Nederland, which out shot PN-G 8-2."I think it was determination," Nederland coach Julie Johnson said. "We were able to win the ball. We knew that was the way we were going to score. We had a couple of good high shots that didn't go in because their goalkeeper (Brittany Fruge) can jump higher than the goal. But we did what we needed to do. We knew that it had to be across to get it on the backside to get the goalkeeper off balance, and that's what we did."Nederland (14-0) won the first meeting against PN-G in a shootout Feb. 16.Despite falling behind 1-0 midway through the second half and lacking in scoring opportunities on Tuesday, the Indians remained intense down the stretch."My team never lacks heart - that's one thing that I'm proud of," PN-G coach Aimee Bates said. "They'll always play hard even when we're not playing our game well, which was tonight."By finishing first in 20-4A, Nederland seals up a first-round bye in the playoffs. Port Neches-Groves, meanwhile, will face Willis at 6 p.m. Friday in the Class 4A bi-district round at Humble's Charles Street Stadium."I'm excited about that," Bates said. "I'm excited that (the players) worked hard enough to make the playoffs."
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