Gilroy High extends MTAL shutout streak to four with 9-0 win
over York
Gilroy – Gilroy played the first 13 minutes of Monday’s field hockey game on York’s side of the field.
And yet, the Mustangs timing was either off with shots on goal, or Falcons’ sophomore netminder Arwyn Sherman was making acrobatic saves.
Once Amanda Spellman found the net on a pass from Diana Carter with 16:58 left in the first half, it seemed to open the floodgates. When it was over, GHS had run up its fourth straight shutout, whipping visiting York 9-0.
In four Mission Trail Athletic League contests, the Mustangs have outscored opponents 39-0. And yet Spellman, who finished with two goals and one assist, wasn’t about to concede GHS anything at this point, not with the next MTAL contest Thursday at North Salinas.
“If we think we’re going to waltz through them 9-0, we’re wrong,” Spellman said. “They’re a very physical team who we have to be careful with.”
Gilroy won’t be lacking motivation since it was the Vikings’ coach who voted against the Mustangs being able to move up to the Mount Hamilton League, and “we’d like to show them it was not in their best interest to keep us here,” Spellman said. “We want to show them why we should have been moved up.”
Count former Gilroy goalie Sam Sicard, a sophomore at California State University-Monterey Bay and assistant to York head coach Brian Campbell, as one of those impressed by her alma mater.
“It’s so awesome seeing the girls who were freshmen when I was a senior growing up and doing well,” Sicard said. “I played with Magill, Glenn and Perkins. It’s amazing the job (co-coaches) Adam and Erin (Gemar) have done with the program. They have taken the team a long way. I am super proud of them.”
Kelly Perkins had two goals and an assist as GHS boosted its overall record to 5-2-1. Erin Magill also had two goals, and Russhelle Preeshl, Dana Schoeneman and Linsey Kwong had one apiece. Preeshl, who scored the second goal, also added an assist. It was Kwong’s first varsity goal.
“We had a lot of shots early that weren’t going in,” Spellman said. “After the first goal, we were able to get the momentum going.”
“It was a fun game as everyone got in,” Erin Gemar said. “Our passing was a lot better. But the game also showed one of our weaknesses, intensity in the goal cage. We have got to score when we get opportunities.”
