Hawk’s Imagined Topsy-Turvy Win over Jaguars, 5-1
Savanna Oberholtzer and her Topsy-Turvy throw-ins keep teams discombobulated. Head over Heels Love the Lake!
(photo by Daniel Clifton)
GO TOPSY-TURVY HAWKS!!
Canyon Lake’s Girls Soccer turned Floresville upside down in a, 5-1 win and will now prepare for London Pirates (22-4 & 16-0 District) in a Regional Semifinals battle.
The Lake’s next opponent is London and that contest will be this Friday at Poteet High School starting at 7:30pm.
CL’s Topsy Turvey contest in this Area Round once again started with a one goal deficit when the Jaguars took a lead at the 28:15 mark left in the first half.
That first 30 minutes of play was not what the doctor ordered for a Hawk team that was finding it hard to get an attack offensively as Floresville was the aggressor of the two with most of those 30 minutes being played with Canyon Lake defending against a resilient Jaguar team.
The Lake would turn it around when Abby Lowth scored on a topsy-turvy header tying this game, 1-1 with 8:52 before halftime.
Go Canyon Lake!
Three minutes later Bella Biasatti scored for what would turn out to be the game winner, 2-1.
“Coach (Kara Stracener), during halftime told us that we were better than this,” Avery Norris recalled. “She (Coach) had us close our eyes and imagine us locking in and we got better.”
That 2nd half would be all Canyon Lake switching with Floresville now not being able to get any traction against a Hawk offense that pitched a tent at the Jaguar’s net with a constant barrage of shots on goal.
Topsy Turvy definition: Utter confusion or disorder. With the top or head downward: upside down….
What was down was now up for The Lake and opposite for Floresville and the remainder of this contest.
Way to Go Lake!!
To start the 2nd half and 11 minutes in had Oberholtzer’s only goal right in front of the net with a pass to herself on the opposite side and a Hawk 2 goal lead, 3-1.
Within that 11 minute span to the final score that had a Norris goal one minute later and then another final topsy-turvy score with 18:37 remaining.
Oberholtzer’s somersault throw-ins led to scores that had Floresville seeing double with no plan of attack.
Now the next rung up the ladder has CL playing a London team that has a stout resume.
However this battle does show a chance for your Lake team with a common opponent being Wimberley who beat the Pirates early this season 4-0.
With the 4 London losses their opponents have a very respectable .718 winning percentage. (65-24-5)
The Lake’s 6 losses to schools that presently have a, 101-22-10 combined record for a .797 winning percentage.
Canyon Lake has an, 0-3 record in their previous Regional Semifinals games and wanting a chance to go another round.
Coach Stracener might want to have these Ladies closing their eyes on the bus imagining another gold ball. With a little topsy-turvy play thrown in for good measure.
Let’s Go Hawks!
GOALS: First Half Floresville 0-1 28:15 Canyon Lake 1-1 8:52 Abby Lowth Canyon Lake 2-1 5:13 Bella Biasatti Second Half Canyon Lake 3-1 29:57 Savanna Oberholtzer Canyon Lake 4-1 28:25 Avery Norris Canyon Lake 5-1 18:37 Avery Norris Assists: Savanna Oberholtzer 3 Abby Lowth 1 Bella Biasatti 1
