Hillsboro 29 October 2014

Lady Indians move on to Elite 8

By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com

The Hillsboro Lady Indians sent John Glenn High School into orbit Tuesday evening, earning a spot in the regional finals.

For the second consecutive season, the Lady Indians (a No. 4 seed) are moving onto the Division II Elite 8, defeating the No. 2 John Glenn Little Muskies by a 2-1 score.

The two Hillsboro goals came from senior Trista Rhodes, as she scored the first goal of the regional semifinal match at Logan High School with 5:26 left on the clock.

Rhodes put the Lady Indians ahead by two goals with her second goal of the match at 31:29 mark of the second half.

The shutout stood until 3:13 left in the match, as Abby Wagner scored the Little Muskies' lone and final goal of the season.

Also for the Lady Indians, assists were from seniors Ashley Purtee and Kaylynn Bell. Carly Meyer finished with eight saves for the Lady Indians.

 

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John Glenn was the Cambridge District champion.

Next for the Lady Indians is their regional semifinal match on Saturday, Nov. 1 against Granville. No. 4 seed Granville defeated a No. 1 seeded St. Francis DeSales by a 3-2 score on Tuesday evening.

Granville (12-4-4) is the Central 2 District Champion, while Hillsboro (15-6-0) was the Jackson District champion.

This postseason, Hillsboro has defeated Westfall, Circleville, Jackson, Chillicothe and John Glenn.

The winner of Saturday's game, with a start time of 3 p.m. at a yet-to-be-determined location, will earn a spot in the Division II State Final Four.

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