North Oconee Girls Put Away Panthers 2-1

On a day with a high bright sun, a strong southerly breeze, and the warmest temperatures of the season, the Lady Panthers of Jackson County High School visited North Oconee for a rare Saturday afternoon contest. Taking the pitch in high spirits, the Lady Titans soon began to flex their muscle. Callie Maughon scored early to give the Titans a 1-0 advantage. Keeping the pressure on the Panthers, the North Oconee girls created numerous scoring opportunities. Eventually Maughon was able to break free and find the net for her second goal. Half time found the score still at 2-0. The second half began much as the first with the North holding the upper hand for the most part. The Lady Titans demonstrated their pin point accuracy by showing how many times they could hit the cross bar. Not to be outdone, the Panthers showed they too could hit the cross bar and follow it up with a goal to boot. Finding the score a little too close for comfort, Coach Ben exhorted his ladies to bear down and tame the cats. Despite holding Jackson's girls at arm's length and continuing to attack the Panther's net, no more goals were to be had. The match concluded 2-1. 

Lady Titans Fall to Peachtree Ridge 2-0

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Women of the North Slay Dragons: North Oconee-2 Jefferson-0

With a second place finish in region 8-4A up for grabs and the climatic roller coaster topping out in the hot zone, the Lady Titans traveled to Jefferson last Wednesday to engage the Lady Dragons of Jefferson High School. Both teams came into the game knowing that this contest was a make or break opportunity to establish their position within the region and set themselves up for post season success. The importance of the match and the strength of each squad was evident from the outset as the battle was hotly and physically contested mostly in the middle third. Only occasionally could one side or the other break through for a run at the goal. While opportunities were limited, North Oconee made the most of what they earned. Only 6 minutes into the tilt, Lilah Turk fought through the Jefferson defenses drawing the Dragons in only to lay out a gentle pass for an oncoming Callee Maughan who stroked the ball past the charging goalie for the score putting the Titans on top early on. Struggling against the heat and tenacious defense, neither team could find the net for the remainder of the half. The second half brought more of the same, but as the period wore on, there seemed a subtle shift in favor of the Lady Titans. After a throw in by Piper Cyterski deep in Dragon territory, the ball found its way through the scrum in front of the goal and into the reach of Hannah Weeks who drilled it in for the Titan's second score. Down 2-0, the Dragonettes could never recover and slowly wilted as play settled on their half of the pitch. The 2 hard won goals were all North Oconee would need to take the victory and the shutout.