Viking forward Summer Ruane (5) goes one way and
her Mustang defender the other after a header in
first half action in Encinitas Dec. 16.
(Photo by Ed Piper)
The heavy rains let up and forward Phoebe Riley sneaked in a goal in the 20th minute of the game, as La Jolla High's girls soccer team took a 1-0 win at San Dieguito Tues., Dec. 16.
Viking coach Kristin Jones had talked before the game about her leaders who she has named team captains, including Riley. La Jolla previously played two Open Division opponents, La Costa Canyon and Carlsbad, and took away tough losses in a tough week.
But this was a night, despite the cold and the rains--which took a break after steady precipitation earlier in the afternoon--to face a Division II opponent on more equal turf.
The defense, led by senior Lillian Raffetto, looked strong again, as it had in the contests against the Open Division powers. The lone goal by Riley held up as the defenders limited San Dieguito's threats to score.
On offense, sophomore Emma McCall-Delgado looked recovered after a jarring incident in a Dec. 11 home game against Oceanside in which an opponent came up under the tall McCall-Delgado and slammed into her jaw. LJHS trainer Ben Howe treated her on the sidelines and recommended she get checked by a doctor just to be safe. Whether she did that isn't known. But Emma smiled when asked about the jaw and said she was fine.
Prior to the game, "Jonesy" talked about another of her captains, midfielder Olivia Riley, only a sophomore, and her influence already. "Olivia has really stepped up in her leadership," said Jones, bundled in her heavy black La Jolla High jacket and sweatpants in the cold at the Encinitas school. "She talks it up. She stayed positive last week with the rough week."
Copyright 2014 Ed Piper
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