City girls soccer aims high
With an ideal blend of experienced players and impact newcomers, the City girls soccer team is on the verge of capturing the Baltimore City championship.
The Knights, under second-year coach Sedrick Smith, are 7-1-1 this season after winning just three games last year. A win against WEB Dubois on Monday would wrap up the league championship with perennial powers Western and Poly each having two losses.
Smith said a number of things have factored in the team's successful turnaround. First and foremost was newfound interest. He had 40 players try out for the team this year.
"I also teach at the school and I just passed along feelers. Any girl I would see, I would ask if they were interested in playing soccer," he said.
The Knights returned six seniors, led by center midfielder Rachel Weaver; brought in five freshman with stopper Alesia Robinson and midifelder Ella Gensheimer stepping right in; and have a dynamic one-two scoring punch in Mercy transfer Carissa Shropshire and Rabiah Elisa. The two have combined to score 31 goals.
"The seniors really set the tone," Smith said. "They were tired of losing, so they've put in the time and effort thinking if Poly and Western can do it, so can we."
- Glen Graham
Comments
alesia robinson rocks!
Posted by: eleina | November 1, 2009 12:16 PM