Northwestern boys, girls get soccer wins
Northwestern picked up victories in boys and girls soccer on Friday.
FIELD HOCKEY
Northwestern-Lehighton
Lehighton edged Northwestern, 3-2, in non-league action.
The Indians jumped out to a 2-0 halftime lead behind goals from Karissa Hough and Makenzie Hoats. Alicia Shaffer added a second goal for Lehighton (3-1).
Northwestern (1-1) got second half goals from Brynn Balliet and Mckenzie Mosebach.
Northwestern had a 15-12 edge in shots. Angeline Romito had 10 saves in the Indian goal.
GIRLS SOCCER
Northwestern-Wilson
Maggie Motolese led the Tigers with three goals in an 8-0 Colonial League victory over Wilson.
Sara Hathaway added two goals while Jillian Fink, Olivia Motolese and Jenna Lowthert also had goals.
Northwestern improves to 3-0 on the season and Wilson drops to 1-2.
ES South-Pleasant Valley
Brianna Clark scored both goals for Pleasant Valley in a 2-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over East Stroudsburg South.
Goalkeeper Samantha Merklin needed to make just one save to record the shutout for the Bears (4-0, 3-0).
ES South goes to 0-3 after the loss.
BOYS SOCCER
Northwestern-Wilson
Luke Taylor scored a pair of goals to lead Northwestern to a 2-1 Colonial League victory over Wilson
The victory lifts Northwestern to 2-0 in league play and 2-1 overall.
Tajae Turner scored the lone goal for Wilson (3-2, 1-2).
Warrior goalie Drake Brackett kept his team in the game with 18 saves.
Jim Thorpe-Blue Mountain
Carlos Colindres scored the only goal of the game as Blue Mountain blanked Jim Thorpe 1-0 in a Schuylkill League game on Thursday.
The victory was Blue Mountain’s (1-3) first of the year.
Jim Thorpe falls to 1-1-1.