High School Girls
Plainfield kept its perfect record league record intact, defeating Rockford 20-5 at the Illinois Girls High School State Championship. The victory marks the Thundercats’ fourth consecutive state title.
Plainfield did not dominate the entire match. As the Thundercats weathered a yellow card issued to fullback Alishia Jordan for 10 minutes, the first half ended up scoreless.
The Illinois state girls high school final is set. Reigning champion Plainfield is poised to defend its state title; however, Rockford has proved a worthy opponent and will be vying for the 2015 trophy.
Fallbrook has been wearing a target for the previous five years – the consequence of winning consecutive girls high school national championships – but in 2015, that mark seemed closer than usual. The Warriors lost a couple of tournament games in March, the SoCal league was providing inconsistent competition, and the team was chasing the development curve.
Southern California has named the pool of players who will comprise the varsity and junior varsity Griffins teams.
It’s tempting to rely too heavily on a scoreline in telling the story of a match, and in the girls high school Oregon state championship, the 38-36 final does say a lot. Yes, the Beaverton vs. Grant was a tight, back-and-forth affair, but it was nearly a blowout.