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Leigh girls keep rolling in Mt. Hamilton soccer
By Greg Lydon
The good times keep on rolling for the Leigh girls soccer team. Improving to 7-2 in the Mt. Hamilton Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League and a scorching-hot 12-2 overall, the Longhorns shut out Santa Teresa and Branham 2-0 for impressive back-to-back league wins last week.
Junior forward Stephanie Bloom scored twice for Leigh in a 2-0 win against Branham. Longhorns midfielders Marissa Dunaway and Emily Trudeau assisted on the scores.
Leland continued to stay right on the heels of Leigh, as the Chargers pulled off a 2-0 shutout of their own against Del Mar to stay within a half-game of first-place Leigh.
The Chargers got goals from senior Sara Chehrehsa and Cristina Farrington, improving the Chargers to 6-2-1 in league play.
In other Mt. Hamilton results, Pioneer tied Piedmont Hills 1-1, the Mustangs missing a golden opportunity to get a victory against a struggling Piedmont Hills team.
In Santa Teresa Division play, Willow Glen rocked Lincoln 5-0 while Westmont tied Andrew Hill 1-1.
The win improved Willow Glen to 6-2 in league play, just behind the 6-1-2 mark of first place Sobrato. The Rams smashed their way to an easy 5-0 win at home with five different players recording goals. Kayla Villapando, Ashley Haight, Amanda Drennan, Taylor Lundquist and Kristen Edmunds all found the back of the net in the big win for Willow Glen.
Andrew Hill is 0-7-2 in the division, but provided a pesky effort to prevent Westmont from moving up in the league standings. The 1-1 tie wasn't what the Warriors needed. The lone Westmont score came off the foot off Anna Gurdydin. Westmont is currently in fourth place in division.
In boys soccer action, Branham did exactly what a team is supposed to do against a last-place team--blow them out. The Bruins dominated play, putting up five scores in a 5-0 shutout against Live Oak. David Pitzen, Jubenny Gonzalez, Kevin Faridi, Jeff Anderson and Andy Larson blasted home goals in the winning performance for Branham.
Branham tied Lincoln 3-3 earlier in the week, as neither team budged in a tightly contested match, keeping the division standings nice and snug.
Branham is mixed in a logjam in the middle of the pack in the Mt. Hamilton Division, along with Leigh, Lincoln and Mt. Pleasant. Everyone is chasing 7-1-1 Overfelt, who shut out Leigh 1-0 this week. Branham finishes the regular season Feb. 6, hosting Overfelt.
In West Valley play, Del Mar had a productive week, tying Silver Creek 2-2 after blowing out Prospect 5-0 a couple days earlier.
Jesus Munoz scored three goals in the two games, pulling Del Mar into second place in league.