February 13 went down in history as the first time where all three levels of girl’s soccer won the title of Moore League Champions. Varsity went on to play in Division-2 CIF playoffs, advancing two rounds before being defeated by Westlake on Wednesday 26.
For their second round of CIF, the girls visited Westlake High School on Wednesday, February 26. Unfortunately for the Jackrabbits, their CIF advances came to a halt as they were defeated by Westlake 2-0.
“We had a team with little playoff experience,” said head coach Theresa Collins. “We had more opportunities on goal than they did. They just made the most of the few opportunities that they had.”
On February 21, Poly hosted the Centennial Huskies for their first round of CIF. At the 23rd minute, Sophomore Tavia Leachman found Junior Cke’lana Caesar who was able to easily net in the Jackrabbits’ first goal. In the second half, Centennial’s ball was rejected by Caesar and played out to sophomore Tori Gonzales who made a long run for the Jackrabbits’ 2-0 final score.
“Centennial was a good passing team and played good soccer. Coming back from an injury, I wasn’t expecting to make the winning goal and assist,” said Caesar.
On February 13, it was yet another nail biting Poly-Wilson game as the Jackrabbits dashed it out against the Bruins for the Moore League Title. It was a tie for the title, and right off the bat the girls got physical with strong defense from both sides, especially from junior goalkeeper Imani McDonald. Coming from a physical yet dry first half, in the 63rd minute sophomore Lana Hudson came with the long throw that found senior Andrea Ramirez by the net for the game- winning header. Poly not only took the 1-0 win, but the Moore League Champion Title.
“When I saw the ball, I knew exactly what to do,” said Ramirez. “It’s the same play we practice all the time and it was the same way I was able to score against Lakewood.”
It was a great season for the girls who ended season with an overall (13-7-5) standing, (10-1-1) league standing, and the Moore League Championship title.
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