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Soccer Sectionals: Blye leads Triton Central to overtime win over Wapahani

Vivian Blye scored a pair of overtime goals to lead Triton Central girls soccer to a 3-2 victory over Wapahani Tuesday in the first match of Class A, Sectional 44 in Fairland.

The Tigers (9-7) trailed 1-0 at halftime on its home field but Elaina Maurice scored off an Ava Bedwell assist to even the contest in the second half.

At the end of regulation, two overtime periods are played in an effort to determine a winner. Maurice had assists on both of Blye’s goals.

With the win, Triton Central advanced into the sectional semifinal round to face winless Union County Thursday at 7 p.m.

In the other semifinal Thursday, Knightstown takes on Muncie Burris.

The sectional championship match is at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Wapahani’s goals were scored by Emilee Thompson and Bailey Carpenter.

In other soccer sectionals Tuesday:

 

 

Boys soccer

New Palestine Sectional

East Central 3, Shelbyville 0

East Central goalkeeper C.J. Inderhees kept the Golden Bears off the scoreboard and the Trojans advanced off goals by Zachary Lyness (2) and Ethan Moorman.

East Central (15-1-1) will face Mt. Vernon in today’s semifinal round.

Shelbyville closed out its season with three straight shutout losses and finished 3-14.

Aiden Helfer-Vazquez led the Golden Bears with 11 goals this season. Osvaldo Reyes had six goals.

Girls soccer

Shelbyville Sectional

New Palestine 3, Shelbyville 2

Ava Wilson scored a goal in the game’s opening minute to give the host Golden Bears an early lead but the Dragons scored the next three goals to secure the sectional quarterfinal victory.

Tylar Whitaker and Rylee Hurst tallied first-half goals for New Palestine (10-6-1) and Hannah Sund added an insurance goal with just over 20 minutes left in the second half to make it 3-1.

Hannah Baker scored for Shelbyville (12-5) with just over two minutes left on the scoreboard clock but the Golden Bears never found the game-tying goal.

New Palestine advanced to Thursday’s semifinal match against Class 3A, No. 8 East Central, a 3-1 winner over 3A No. 17 Mt. Vernon Tuesday.

The other semifinal Thursday at Shelbyville pits Greenfield-Central and Richmond.

The championship match is Saturday at 7 p.m.

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