Lady Indians advance in sectional tournament
The Hillsboro Lady Indians bounced back from Saturday's loss in a big way on Monday evening, winning their Division II SE District Sectional match against the Westfall Lady Mustangs, 10-0.
For the Lady Indians, they led 3-0 at halftime, then broke away for seven more goals in the second half for their shutout victory.
A total of six players scored goals for the host Lady Indians, giving them their first postseason victory on the new soccer field at Hillsboro High School.
Of the goals scored, Trista Rhodes gained a hat-trick, while Kaylynn Bell and Kaylee Achor each had two goals as the three players scoring multiple goals for the team.
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The first three HHS goals came within 10 minutes of the opening half, as Bell was first to score with 38:26 on the clock, followed by Achor at 36:35 and Ashley Purtee with 33:46 on the first-half clock.
Rhodes dominated the second half for HHS, scoring goals at 39:00, 29:55 and 23:20 for the hat-trick.
In between those goals, Achor added her second goal of the match at 33:48. With 21:50 on the second half clock, Lillian Vanzant put HHS ahead 8-0, followed by goals from Natalie Sullivan (16:52) and Bell (12:10).
At goal for the shutout was Carly Myer.
HHS totaled 17 shots at goal.
The sectional final will be held at HHS on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. as the No. 4 seeded Lady Indians face No. 5 seed Circleville. CHS defeated the Washington Lady Blue Lions, 11-0 on Monday night.