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Missing many of its best players to injury and spring break, the Montezuma-Cortez High School girls soccer team found itself on the wrong end of a 6-0 beat down by Telluride on March 21.<\/p>\n
Although highlights evaded the Lady Panthers in much of the one-sided contest, the team did produce a scoring opportunity in the game\u2019s 29th minute when Johana Ruiz fired a long shot that appeared headed for the back of the net.<\/p>\n
Just before Ruiz\u2019s shot crossed the goal line however, Claire Shaver of Telluride managed to backpedal enough to knock the ball aside with her outstretched arms and prevent the M-CHS score.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was nervous about shooting it, but I just decided in my head to go ahead and shoot,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cI gave it all of my passion and might, and I was really happy when I let go of (the shot).\u201d<\/p>\n
Aside from Ruiz\u2019s blast, however, the Lady Panthers had no other shots on goal as players struggled to maintain possession of the ball. Notably absent from M-CHS\u2019 lineup were top players Codi Archuleta, Josie Sitton and McKenzie Howerton, who each missed the game because of injury or Dolores High\u2019s spring break.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a lot of girls missing from Dolores because of spring break and that kind of killed us,\u201d M-CHS head coach Sam Edgerton said. \u201cWe actually won some fifty-fifty balls, and we had a few swings of possession though. We\u2019re getting there little by little. We played much better than our last game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Telluride\u2019s first goal came in the game\u2019s 10th minute when sophomore Samantha Morrell collected a loose ball along the left wing, cut back to the middle and fired a hard shot just inside the left post.<\/p>\n
Morrell struck again in the 15th minute when she fired a long shot and M-CHS goalkeeper Elena Cosner accidentally stepped over the goal line with the ball in her hands. Telluride freshman Cailen Toughes scored to put Telluride ahead 3-0 just before halftime, and Rubie DeLuca scored Telluride\u2019s fourth goal in the 47th minute.<\/p>\n
Morrell added her third and fourth goals in the final six minutes to put Telluride ahead 6-0.<\/p>\n
Somewhat discouraged yet still optimistic after loss, Edgerton emphasized that although his team must improve, he has been encouraged by the effort from his players.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have a lot of (players), so (our players) have to work hard as a team,\u201d Edgerton said. They work hard for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now 1-2-0 on the season, M-CHS will look to pick up a win when it takes its home field against Alamosa on March 30. The contest is scheduled for 4 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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