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DOMINATION CONTINUES

Lady Champs blast Cannon Co., advance to finals

By CHRIS SIERS ~ sports@t-g.com
Posted 10/14/21

During two regular season meetings this year, the Cascade Lady Champions completely dominated Cannon County, outscoring the Lady Lions, 16-0 in the two matches. 

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Lady Champs blast Cannon Co., advance to finals

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During two regular season meetings this year, the Cascade Lady Champions completely dominated Cannon County, outscoring the Lady Lions, 16-0 in the two matches. 
During Tuesday night’s District 6-A semifinal meeting, the Lady Lions put forth a stronger defensive effort in the first half, but Cascade eventually broke through and advanced to the district championship with a 5-1 victory over Cannon County. 
“They came to play. You could tell Cannon County wanted it. I told our girls that in the tournament, teams come to play. They showed up and played strong today. I think it took our girls a minute to catch up to that,” Lady Champion coach Wendy Williams said. 
While Cascade exerted its will against an out-matched Cannon County squad during the regular season meetings, the Lady Lions put forth quite the defensive effort through the first half.
It wasn’t until an Abby Harris goal in the 26th minute that Cascade found its offensive footing and took total control of the match.
Harris corralled a loose ball in front of the Cannon County goal and slotted home the shot to the corner of the goal. 
Barely two minutes later, Caroline Stone played a ball through to Eve Speirs who finished the breakaway with the second strike of the night.
Speirs fired home the third score of the night on a shot that went right through the Cannon County keeper’s hands to bump the score to 3-0 with 12 minutes left in the half. 
Ellie Chappa added a fourth Lady Champion goal when she scored from the right flank in the 31st minute.
A final Cascade goal came in the 40th minute following a hand ball penalty in the box, which set up a Rachel Phillips penalty kick.
Phillips fired home the fifth and what proved to be the final score of the night for Cascade. 
At the half, Cascade held a firm, 5-0 lead over Cannon County.
Cannon County avoided the shutout and in the fading light, was awarded a penalty kick in the final minutes of the second half and fired home the lone Lady Lion score of the night in the 76th minute. 
Tuesday’s win secured not only a spot in Thursday night’s District 6-A finals against Community, but also secured a spot in the upcoming Region 3-A tournament as well.
While the win adds to what’s been a stellar season for Cascade, Williams says her team is riding high with confidence, but also is keeping an eye on a postseason run.
“They’re confident, but not too confident. We realize we have some hard games ahead of us. We’re trying to keep their focus and keep their eye on the prize,” Williams said.
In the other semifinal match, Community outlasted Forrest, 3-1, and will face Cascade at the Stable on Thursday night. 
In searching for a win on Thursday, Williams said her team has to avoid a slow start and get the offense working early on in the match. 
“We’re going to have to dig deep, focus and come out strong,” Williams said.
The Lady Champs will face Community at 6 p.m. on Thursday night at Cascade. 
 
Cannon Co. 0 1 — 1
Cascade 5 0 — 5
 
First Half
C — Abby Harris goal, (26th minute).
C — Eve Speirs goal, Caroline Stone assist, (28th minute). 
C — Speirs goal, (29th minute).
C — Ellie Chappa goal, (31st minute).
C — Rachel Phillips penalty kick goal, (40th minute).
Second Half
CC — PK goal, (76th minute).