10/14/08-AHS JV Girls Soccer vs Mount Hebron HS...When the Mt. Hebron team scored just five minutes after kickoff, it appeared that the AHS team was facing a surprisingly ferocious late-season battle. But the AHS team did not panic. They stayed focused on their game plan and equalized five minutes later when Parisa Ayers made a beautiful cross from the right middle of the 18 to Michele Hart who beat the opponent�s goalie with a precision shot. But the score did not remain even for long. A few minutes after our equalizing goal, Rebecca Leopold kicked a free kick, awarded from an offside call, to Mary Marshall who wasted no time bending the back of the net to move the team ahead of Mt. Hebron. But the opponent was not about to give up that easily and after a few minutes of play, equalized with their second goal. That�s when the AHS team kicked into high gear and turned up the pressure to wreck havoc in the opponent�s midfield and defense. On a free kick from Rebecca from the right of the eighteen, Brianna Tinkle made an opening at the top of the six and fired a rocket that the goalie had no chance of saving. We were now ahead by one and just getting started. Brianna again received a cross from the right field, this time from Tessa Scheckelhoff and skillfully slipped the ball past the Mt.Hebron�s goalie. The fifth goal came seconds from the end of the first half when Amy Nellis crossed a beautiful ball from the left and Desiree Bodziony, who had been frequently threatening the opponent�s goalie, accurately placed the ball between the uprights. The last AHS goal came when Raven Rich took possession of a rebound from a Mt. Hebron free kick, passed to Parisa Ayers who once more beat the opponent�s goalie. There was a lot of pressure on the opponent�s defense from Mary Marshall, Christina Downs, Katie Durso, Michele Hart, Megan Johnson, Brianna Tinkle, Sara Renehan, Allison Morton, and Ericka Rocke. Crosses were coming from both the left and right fields with several Raiders blasting the Mt. Hebron goalie with threatening shots. The defense with Rebecca Leopold, Emily Pigott, Emily Pattillo, Alex Fodel and Raven Rich made control of the back line and midfield look easy with their accurate passing and abilities to counter the opponent�s uncoordinated attacks. In a few instances where the opponent successfully penetrated our danger zone, they were unable to score due to incredibly poor shooting on our goal, a couple of times to an open goal! The AHS team clearly dominated the game. The final score was AHS = 6, Mt. Hebron = 2. The AHS team took 17 shots on goal, 7 of which were real threats, kicked 4 free kicks, 3 corners and our goalie made 3 saves. DID YOU KNOW? Shoulder Charge (aka Fair Charging). A type of tackle which can be legally used to try to win (i.e., gain possession of) the ball. To be legal, it: (a) cannot take place from behind (b) is only permitted within playing distance (i.e., 3 feet) of the ball (c) cannot be violent or dangerous (d) must be intended to win the ball & not just to knock down the opponent (e) must be shoulder to shoulder (not to the opponents chest or back) with the arms (especially elbows) close to the body (f) the player must have at least one foot on the ground