South Carolina Girls High School Soccer

Only three area teams survive second-round girls soccer testing

Chapin, Lexington and Swansea are the only Midlands teams left standing in the state girls soccer playoffs.

Chapin (17-6) advanced to the third round of the Class 3A playoffs with a 3-0 win over Daniel Wednesday at home. Kendall Keele continued her late-season scoring surge with two goals. Keele, who also had two scores in Chapin’s first round win on Monday, has scored seven goals during the Eagles’ current six-match winning streak. Keeper Laya Neal posted her third straight shutout, her fifth in the last six matches and her 16th of the season.

Chapin is the only area team with a third round home match on Friday. The fifth-ranked Eagles host sixth-ranked Eastside with a Final Four spot on the line. more

Mauldin and Riverside girls advance

Christ Church blanks Walhalla

Mauldin pulled away from a 1-1 halftime deadlock with four unanswered goals in the second half en route to a 5-1 victory over Ridge View Wednesday night in the second round of the girls Class AAAA soccer playoffs.

Ali Simpson gave Mauldin a 1-0 lead with a goal from 25 yards out about 15 minutes into the match, but Ridge View tied it up when Mauldin goalie Morgan Hert dropped a shot and Caroline McCloskey kicked in the loose ball.

“I think that kind of rocked our girls a little bit because Morgan's so solid back there,” Mauldin coach Kevin Czar said. “Most of the time she saves the rest of us when we make a mistake. I told the team that we had to pick it up for her now.”

Mauldin got goals from Gracie Boswell and Sara Schaidle and two goals from Lauren Young to thwart Ridge View in the second half. And Hert showed her mental more

Schaidle selected as Gatorade Player of the Year

Mauldin High School senior Sarah Schaidle has been selected the 2008-09 Gatorade South Carolina Girls Soccer Player of the Year.

The award recognizes athletic excellence, academic achievement and character on and off the field. Schaidle is now a finalist for the Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year award to be announced later this month.

Schaidle, a midfielder and forward, has scored 12 goals and registered six assists this season for the Mavericks, who are 15-2 and ranked No. 2 in Class AAAA heading into Wednesday's second-round playoff match against Ridge View.

Schaidle is a three-time Class AAAA all-state pick and a two-time All-South selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. She is the second Gatorade South Carolina Girls Soccer Player of the Year to be chosen from Mauldin, joining Kimmy Gillespie, the 2003-04 winner.more

Beck Academy ends season undefeated

The Beck Academy girls soccer team completed an undefeated season and won the Greenville County middle school championship with a 3-2 victory against Northwood Middle School on Monday.

Beck won the regular-season title and went on to capture its first county championship in girls soccer.

Riverside Middle defeated Lakeview 3-0 to win the boys soccer championship. Alan Lee, Jose Escobar and Chris Rojas scored goals for Riverside, which completed an undefeated season.

St. Joseph's Catholic School won its third consecutive Carolina Middle School Conference tournament championship by defeating Mitchell Road Christian Academy on penalty kicks. more
 

Eight Midlands teams set for 4A playoffs

Dutch Fork’s plan to go unbeaten during the regular season went awry late in the season, but the 19-2, third-ranked Silver Foxes are still in the running to achieve the ultimate goal of securing the school first state girls soccer championship.

The DF postseason quest begins Monday with a first-round Class 4A state playoff match against Summerville. In all, eight Midlands teams are in action in the first round. Ninth-ranked Irmo hosts Fort Dorchester, 11th ranked Lexington has a road trip to Beaufort, 13th ranked Spring Valley hosts Northwestern, 14th ranked Ridge View is at home against Nation Ford, vastly improved White Knoll is at West Ashley and Blythewood makes its 4A playoff debut at Clover.

Dutch Fork’s seniors certainly want to make amends for last season’s relatively quick playoffs exit – a 1-0 shootout loss in the second round at home to James Island. The Silver Foxes advanced to the Lower State finals in 2007 before being send packing by eventual state champion Wando. The Silver Foxes boast a balanced scoring attack featuring Stephanie Gauthier, Sarah Haacker and Sam Vickers. Sophomore Katie Nesbit has done a fine job in goal after senior keeper Katie Wallace suffered an early-season injury.  more

Camden claims first region soccer title in 14 years

Camden completed an unbeaten run to the Region 6-3A girls soccer championship on Thursday, downing Lakewood 8-0 at Zemp Stadium. It was the first region title for the program since 1995. The Bulldogs (8-4 overall) finished 6-0 in region matches, out-scoring the opposition 53-2.

The Bulldogs wasted little time in taking the lead in the region finale as Robinson scored less than 90 seconds into the contest and was followed by a goal from the foot of senior Ashley Morgan less than four minutes later.

Offensively, Camden has been led by forwards Indian Robinson and Tina Stokes and midfielders Josey Dean, Kaney Steele, and Loren Grimm. Robinson has been the big gun with 28 goals and 19 assists, while Stokes has 20 goals and nine assists on the books. The Camden defense has been a bright spot, according to Bulldogs coach Stephen Sutusky. Carrie Stokes and Jessie Baldwin have been the leaders of a unit that also includes Shaniqua Dowdell, Brittany Bradley, and Liz Wilson. Jessica Ekman and Lauren Geddings have shared duty in goal. The two have combined for six shutouts this season. more