High school girls soccer: Brighton thunders past West Jordan
For the Deseret News
Brighton's Angie Timm slices through the West Jordan defense on her way to a hat trick Tuesday in girls prep soccer action.
Brighton had to overcome West Jordan and Mother Nature to get another win. When the referee blew the whistle to signal the start of the match between West Jordan and Brighton, the rain started to come down in waves. The girls from both sides tried to make the best of the situation, but the soccer was slow as the wind began to swirl and the rain seemed to come from every direction. About 15 minutes into the game, the referee blew his whistle again and cleared the field as lightning was seen in the area. At the time of the delay, the game was still 0-0.
After a 40 minute delay, the players from both teams took the field again, but it felt like the girls from West Jordan didn't want to brave the elements any longer. They came out flat from the break, and the Bengals jumped all over them and quickly scored. They played a ball forward and their striker, Angie Timm, outran the defense and laced a shot beyond the reach of the West Jordan goalkeeper. This was the beginning of things to come as Timm went on to score three more goals (a hat trick) before halftime. Junior Rachel Powley added another goal off of a great cross from Bri Sperry to make the score 4-0 for Brighton at the half.
The second half proved to be more of the same as the Bengals got goals from Powley (her second of the game), Janessa Gracia and Sarah Fankhauser to make the final 7-0. Lost in all the goals from the Bengals was the hustle and grit from many of the Jaguar players. Even though they were behind and the game was out of reach, they still continued to play clean and gave it their all. This was clear for several of the West Jordan players, butJaclyn Atencio continually sprinted up and down the field, fighting to the end.
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