Joe Kline / The Bulletin Redmondís Molly Naugher tries to advance the ball past Eagle Point's Maya Bradd, left, and Naomi Aguilar during a nonconference match Tuesday at Redmond High. The teams played to a 1-1 draw.

REDMOND — For John Cripe, Tuesday’s result was nothing short of a milestone for Redmond High.

With only a few minutes remaining and trailing Eagle Point by a goal, the Panthers’ Carly Hall collected a pass from Sarah DeChristopher. After a few touches in the penalty area, Hall ripped a shot just inside the near post and into the net, salvaging a 1-1 draw for Redmond in its girls soccer season opener.

“It felt great,” said Cripe, the Panthers’ coach. “We’ve got a pretty young team. We’ve got a lot of players who are either coming up from JV or who are freshmen. It was really good to see them all come together and play some really great soccer.”

Eagle Point grabbed a 1-0 lead with a score midway through the second half, but the Panthers, who have gone 1-11-1 each of the last two seasons, escaped with a draw thanks to late-game heroics.

“We view this as a great start,” Cripe said. “It gives us a little bit of momentum to work on. It really shows us some things that we can build on going forward.”