|
Road rally pushes Williams past Wilson Fike
WILSON - Williams High School scored three goals in the second half to rally from a halftime deficit and defeat host Wilson Fike 4-2 in the third round of the Class 3-A girls' soccer state playoffs Wednesday night.
Michelle Akins' unassisted goal at the 65-minute mark tied the score at 2-2 for the Bulldogs. Williams rode the momentum of that goal, adding tallies from Helen Powell (73rd minute) and Jen Bass (74th minute) to complete the scoring.
Williams (18-3-1) will play Saturday at Western Guilford in the fourth round of the playoffs.
Noell McCain scored off a Bass assist to open the scoring for the Bulldogs about 22½ minutes into the game. The lead lasted less than three minutes when Tramika James answered with a goal at the 23-minute mark for Wilson Fike and Beth Hanson added a penalty kick goal at the 25th minute.
Goalkeeper Tina Black had one save for the Bulldogs as Williams outshot Wilson Fike 24-3.
CARDINAL GIBBONS 9, EASTERN GUILFORD 0: At Gibsonville, host Eastern Guilford's season ended with a third-round loss in the Class 2-A state playoffs. Cardinal Gibbons is 19-1-2, while Eastern Guilford ended at 13-7-1.
