Wednesday, November 13, 2024

LJ FH 2, Scripps Ranch 1 - CIF Open Division semifinals

Sydney Hersman (6) of La Jolla sprints
with the ball upfield into the Vikings'
attacking zone in the second quarter.
(Photo by Ed Piper)


By Ed Piper

After going down 1-0 with 6:32 left in the first quarter to visiting Scripps Ranch, La Jolla's field hockey team doubled up in the third period to score a pair of goals, including Allison Hawthorne's go-ahead goal at the end of the quarter, to take the CIF Open Division semifinals 2-1 Tues., Nov. 12 at Gene Edwards Stadium.

The Falcons, now coached by Elizabeth Jacobs, have long been one half of the two-headed nemesis--the other being Serra/Canyon Hills--that Coach Amanda Combs Warford's Vikings have lived under the shadow of for years.

But no more. La Jolla vanquished Canyon Hills in the quarterfinals, 1-0, then Wednesday set themselves up for the title match Sat., Nov. 16 against new number-one Bishop's at Bonita Vista High at 6 p.m.

Lilly Ferrari, the Vikings' second highest scorer behind Hawthorne, drilled the equalizer into the net in the third quarter on a penalty stroke.

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