Summit girls soccer rallies for late win over North Medford

Published 5:00 am Sunday, October 20, 2013

In the final game of its regular season, Class 5A Summit logged a second-half comeback to win a nonleague girls soccer matchup over 6A North Medford, 4-3.

In the final minute of the game, the Storm’s Camille Weaver crossed the ball to forward Marina Johannesen, who cashed in with the game-winning goal.

“It was a rare opportunity to come from behind,” Summit coach Jamie Brock said. “We changed our system of play to punch through their defense.”

Hadlie Plummer scored in the 13th minute off a pass from Mya Fraley to put the Storm on the board. Five minutes later, Christina Edwards crossed the ball to Sofia Ellington for a goal, giving Summit (12-0-2 overall) an early 2-0 lead.

But the Black Tornado (7-4-1) responded with two goals to head into the half tied up 2-2.

“We started off confident and strong,” Brock said. “Then they found ways to get through our defense.”

The Storm quickly fell behind in the second half when North Medford scored in the 42nd minute. But Summit’s Megan Buzzas assisted Edwards’ second goal of the game, evening the score at 3-3.

Summit goalkeeper Rachel Estopare made a game-saving stop with a diving save in the 75th minute.

In other Saturday action:

VOLLEYBALL

Crook County takes third: WEST LINN — The Cowgirls advanced to the gold bracket of the West Linn Tournament after beating St. Mary’s, Oregon City and Jesuit in pool play. Crook County faced McMinnville in its first match in the gold bracket, winning 25-17, 25-15. But the Cowgirls lost to Central Catholic in a three-game battle 24-26, 27-26, 25-10 to finish third. Senior Hannah Troutman led Crook County with 58 kills, six aces and nine blocks in the tournament. “The whole day was a huge team effort,” Cowgirls coach Rosie Honl said. “But Hannah was on fire and probably had one of the best games of her career.” Kayla Hamilton racked up 41 assists and was 39 for 42 from the service line, Aspen Christiansen had 56 digs and was 46 for 49 serving, and Abby Smith racked up 64 assists.

Ravens fall in championship: PHILOMATH — Looking to defend its 2012 Philomath Tournament title, Ridgeview fell one set short in the championship, losing to Banks 18-25, 25-21, 16-14. The Ravens went 5-1 in pool play, with only Glide winning a game against them. In the first round of bracket action, the Ravens cruised past La Pine 25-8, 25-6, before dispatching Philomath 25-22, 25-21. Ridgeview took the first set against Banks, but the Lady Braves responded by taking the second 25-21. In the deciding set, Ravens coach Debi Dewey said Banks jumped out to an early advantage, only to have Ridgeview battle back. After exchanging leads, the Lady Braves sealed the tourney title by winning 16-14. Dewey said stepping up from the service line for the Ravens was Shelby Abbas, who was their strongest server on the day. Katie Nurge impressed the Ridgeview coach defensively (“She always keeps us going,” Dewey said), and Katrina Johnson logged a solid tournament as the top hitter.

Trinity Lutheran 3, North Lake 0: SILVER FALLS — Despite committing more errors than kills (30-28), the Saints survived to sweep the Cowgirls 25-21, 25-21, 25-18 for their ninth straight Mountain Valley League victory. Katie Murphy tallied 11 kills to pace Trinity Lutheran (9-1 MVL), and Allison Jorge was credited with 16 assists. The win maintains the Saints’ status in a tie atop the MVL with Hosanna Christian, which defeated Prospect on Saturday. Trinity Lutheran closes its regular season with matchups against visiting Condon/Wheeler as well as McKenzie of Blue River on Monday.

Paisley 3, Gilchrist 2: PAISLEY — The Grizzlies held a 2-1 lead heading into the fourth set, but they dropped the last two en route to a 25-16, 23-25, 23-25, 25-16, 20-18 Mountain Valley League loss. Sierra Shuey led Gilchrist with 31 digs, six kills, a block and two aces, as the Grizzlies went 90 of 99 from the service line. Sydney Longbotham finished with 25 digs and five kills, and Cassandra Blum had 27 digs, two kills and an ace. Gilchrist’s season ends with a sixth straight loss to finish 2-8 in league play.

FOOTBALL

Gladstone 48, Madras 19: CULVER — Even with its team intact, Madras figured to struggle against the co-leader of the Tri-Valley Conference. But with a roster depleted by injuries, the White Buffaloes fell behind early and could not catch up in their final home game of the season at Culver High School. “I think we had nine guys out (with injuries) for this game, a lot of guys who play a lot of football,” said Madras coach Rick Wells. “But,” he added, “we actually played our best football game, probably of the entire year, against a really good football team.” The Buffs (0-4 TVC, 2-6 overall) fumbled on its first possession to set up a Gladstone touchdown. They lost the ball again on a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, setting up another TD for the Warriors (4-0, 6-2). Madras scored its touchdowns on a pass from Chad Lindgren to Howard Bell-Raines and runs by Jered Pichette and Ethan Short. The White Buffaloes conclude their season Friday at Estacada.