Hillsboro 23 October 2016

Hillsboro Lady Indians top Chillicothe in sectional final

By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com

Round 3 went to the Hillsboro Lady Indians in their third battle against league rival Chillicothe, Saturday in the Division II SE District Sectional Final at Herrnstein Field.

This season, the Lady Indians (12-4-1) faced the Lady Cavaliers (9-5-3) on three occasions, with each team winning on their others home field during the regular season.

Though the match went into overtime, the Lady Indians were the ones advancing to the district semifinals with a 2-1 victory against the reigning South Central Ohio League champions.

HHS scored the game-winning goal in overtime with the scoreboard reading 11:18 as Callan Myers propelled the Lady Indians to the sectional final victory with the assist from Hope Tira.

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“The girls really fought hard for the win,” HHS head coach Jeremy Ratcliff told The Highland County Press. “Saturday was a total team effort, and I’m really proud of how the girls battled.

“I told the girls to enjoy this win, but we have set our goals much higher. This was only a step towards achieving those goals.”

In the first half, HHS trailed 1-0 after 40 minutes of play with Payten Davis scoring the lone goal of the for the Lady Cavaliers with 21:00 left in the first half.

HHS tied the match on the second half off a goal from Tira with 18:43 left in regulation with the assist from Myers.

In all, HHS totaled seven shots on goal. Riley Moberly led HHS with six saves.

The first two meetings of the season saw HHS win at CHS by a 5-3 score, and CHS win at Hillsboro, 3-2.

Next for the Lady Indians is a district semifinal match at Logan High School on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. vs. Jackson. JHS defeated Marietta, 2-1 on Saturday.

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