York High School got yanked around by Gilroy varsity field
hockey on Wednesday, losing 5-0 to the visiting Mustangs.
York High School got yanked around by Gilroy varsity field hockey on Wednesday, losing 5-0 to the visiting Mustangs.
“It was a pretty good game I thought,” GHS coach Adam Gemar said. “The first half was really good … our execution was on. We kind of played as a team for the first half, not that we didn’t play as a team in the second half, we just weren’t flowing as well.”
Denying York a single shot in the contest, the Mustangs controlled the ball and the field, taking a 3-0 lead into halftime.
The first goal was scored by senior Amanda Spellman on a reverse-chip, using the edge of her stick to pop the ball off the ground from the left side of goal.
“Aside from Diana Carter’s goal against (Archbishop) Mitty (last Saturday), it was one of the best of the year,” Gemar said. “Usually, you don’t see that shot at this level.”
Junior Alexis MacPhail scored her first career goal by beating the keeper to the far right post, and in the process earned the Stick of the Game.
“It was funny because (Tuesday) she was like, ‘I want to score, once,’ ” Gemar said.
Newcomer Alexandra Cabreros, only a sophomore, scored the third and final goal of the half.
Junior Marissa McBride scored both goals in the second half to seal the game. Overall, the team took 27 shots, 17 in the first half, with keepers Caitlyn Pierotti and Geralyn Moon splitting time in goal.
“Every year we always take every game pretty serious, you never know what to expect,” Gemar said. “The second half tempo slowed down, passing wasn’t very good, but good enough.”
The Mustangs’ next game will be Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Carmel High School.
Golf
Facing Pacific Grove at Poppy Hills Golf Course, a young Gilroy girls golf team conceded the match on Wednesday to work on learning the course and building team chemistry.
Playing in a scramble format, the girls got to know each other better, according to coach Eric Kuwada, which should help as league play continues.
On Monday, the team took part in a grueling four-hour, nine-hole event at Ridgemark Golf & Country Club. Placing eighth out of 11 teams, the Mustangs are in the process of identifying which players will compete in certain positions.
The team’s next event will take place today at Gilroy Golf Course against Watsonville.
