The Davis girls' soccer team came one step closer to locking down its second consecutive Region 1 title on Tuesday, defeating Syracuse 2-0 to improve to 11-1 on the season. While the win was only one of seven shutouts over the past nine games, the injury-riddled Darts were happy to emerge unscathed from the late season region matchup.
"We're nursing some injuries, so our goal was just to get through this game," said Davis coach Souli Phongsauath. "We didn't play as well as we could but we had plenty of chances. And that's fine with me."
After all, defense has become the Darts primary focus as they prepare for the upcoming state tournament.
"After we allowed three goals against Layton, we changed our focus," said Phongsauath. "For two straight weeks, all we focused on was defense. We knew our offense was there, but we needed to make sure we could minimize what others could do."
Syracuse forward Felicia Sorter did not make that task easy. The Titans' leading scorer kept Davis' defense on its toes throughout the second half, forcing the Darts to mark her for the entire 80 minutes.
Despite her offensive effort, the Titans were unable to add a blemish to the Darts near-spotless defensive record.
Brighton rallies to be Lone Peak
Volleyball » Being the only senior for the Brighton volleyball team, Lori Mendenhall understands that the most important thing she can bring to the table is her leadership.
She's had experience since she became Brighton's starting setter her sophomore year, and she knows what to do when her team needs a point.
Against Lone Peak on Tuesday, Mendenhall came up with crucial sideouts for the Bengals to come from behind in Game 4 and take the match 20-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-23.
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Maggie Thach
Thursday's games
Bingham at Kearns, 7 p.m.
Riverton at W. Jordan, 7 p.m.
Taylorsville at Cop. Hills, 7 p.m.
Friday's games
Altamont at Rich, 7 p.m.
Beaver at Enterprise, 7 p.m.
Canyon View at Dixie, 7 p.m.
Carbon at Park City, 7 p.m.
Cedar City at Snow, 7 p.m.
Clearfield at Weber, 7 p.m.
Davis at Northridge, 7 p.m.
Duchesne at L. Christian, 4 p.m.
Fremont at Layton, 7 p.m.
Grantsville at Juan Dgo, 7 p.m.
Gunnison at N. Sevier, 7 p.m.
Highland at Stansbury, 7 p.m.
Hillcrest at Jordan, 7 p.m.
Hunter at Granger, 7 p.m.
Judge at Ben Lomond, 7 p.m.
Kanab at Millard, 7 p.m.
Lone Peak at Alta, 7 p.m.
Manti at Delta, 7 p.m.
Maple Mtn. at Payson, 7 p.m.
Monument at Mnticello 7 p.m.
Morgan at Bear River, 7 p.m.
Mtn. Crest at Box Elder, 7 p.m.
Mountain View at Timpanogos, 7 p.m.
North Sanpete at Juab, 7 p.m.
N. Summit at Grand, 7 p.m.
Ogden at Bonneville, 7 p.m.
Olympus at Tooele, 7 p.m.
Parowan at S. Sevier, 7 p.m.
Pine View at Hurricane, 7 p.m.
Plsant Grove at Am. Fork, 7 p.m.
Provo at Lehi, 7 p.m.
Richfield at Emery, 7 p.m.
Roy at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Sky View at Logan, 7 p.m.
Skyline at Cottonwood, 7 p.m.
S. Summit at San Juan, 7 p.m.
Sp. Fork at Salem Hills, 7 p.m.
Uintah at Springville, 7 p.m.
Viewmont at Bountiful, 7 p.m.
Wasatch at ALA, 7 p.m.
West at Cyprus, 7 p.m.
Westlake at Orem, 7 p.m.
Whitehorse at Milford, 7 p.m.
Woods Cross at East, 7 p.m.
Though we will one day know the score of your games without talking to you, that day is not yet here. Therefore, please call in results from your game, golf tournament or match to 801-257-8900 or 800-865-1951.
