by Brian Turrel
The second round of the Golden Bears girls’ soccer tournament was held Wednesday at the Turner District Activities Center.
A fierce north wind swept the early games, dropping the wind chill into the 30s. As the late matches started, a chill rain arrived to soak the few hardy members of the light crowd.
The Bonner Springs Lady Braves defeated the Raytown Blue Jays 10-0, triggering the mercy rule with five minutes remaining in the match. Bonner’s center midfielder Mercedes Madlock owned the pitch when she chose to press forward, and her connection with forward Jenna Knight powered the offense.
Knight scored four goals and earned three assists. Madlock bent two second-half corner kicks on goal for her two scores. Gineveve Sopher scored twice, and Luci Smith and Laura Fisher scored one goal each.
Piper played Shawnee Mission North to a tight 1-0 decision in North’s favor. Goalkeeper Raegyn Combs saved 15 shots in a stand-out defensive performance for the Lady Pirates.
Bishop Ward’s first-round victory over Raymore put it in the line of fire for Shawnee Mission Northwest in the second round. The Lady Cougars won the match decisively, ringing up 10 goals in the first half to force an early stoppage.
Sumner Academy took on the host team, earning a 8-0 victory over the Golden Bears. Captain Joselyn Clark provided much of the offensive firepower. Ashley Terrazas scored on a brilliant free kick that arced into the net from 30 yards just over the outstretched fingers of Turner’s goalkeeper.
The tournament’s final round will take place on Friday. Piper and Bishop Ward will vie for third place starting at 4:30 p.m. on the lower field, while Sumner and Bonner Springs contest fifth place on the upper field. At 6:00 p.m. Turner and Raytown meet in the seventh place match on the upper field, while Shawnee Mission North and Shawnee Mission Northwest duel for the tournament title on the lower field.
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