Wildcats Girls Soccer Team Defeats Keystone For First Ever Win

The Central Clarion Wildcats Girls Soccer Team, downed visiting Keystone 4-3 in overtime, their first win in team history. The teams in the co-op, Clarion-Limestone and Clarion Area have been together for a number of years, but this is their first year under the Wildcat banner.

The score was tied 2-all at the half.

Central Clarion’s had two first half goals. The first came at :30, with Ashlynn Clark scoring off an assist by JJ Wilson. The second goal came at 6:09, on a penalty kick from a Keystone handball, by Wilson.

Each team scored a goal in the second half. The Wildcats’ score came at 2:37, with Elena Scheftic putting the ball into the goal, with Wilson getting the assist.

With the score tied 3-3 after regulation, the game went to overtime, where Clark scored the game winner at 7:50 with an assist by Scheftic.

Central Clarion goal keeper Megan Powell had three saves.

Wildcats Head Coach Abbi Petrosky had this to say about her team’s play, “We came out hard at the start of both halves with early goals, and we were able to provide a ton of pressure in every aspect of the game. Freshman, Ashlynn Clark (9) opened up the game with the first goal and closed the contest with an overtime game-winning goal. Clark is really stepping up and is willing to play any position on the field and play it well.

“I’m very proud of the way the team played tonight. They were relentless in a physical contest. They played a full game, made important plays, and our defense adjusted well in the second half to respond to Keystone’s attacks.”

(Way to go, Wildcats!!!!)