Greene rebounds with shutout

Evening Sun Report

Girls’ Soccer

Greene 5, Walton 0

GREENE – Greene sophomore Megan McDermott scored her first two varsity goals leading to the Trojans’ shutout win Wednesday.

McDermott tallied 6 1/2 minutes into play on a give-and-go from Shelby Averett. That combination worked its magic in the second half as well. Haley Burns, Jessie Bates, and Autumn Layton added goals for Greene (1-1).

“We worked hard on moving the ball during practice yesterday, and that worked out well for us,” said Greene coach Randy Smith. “We controlled the midfield today and kept it away from their big players.”

Greene plays in the Sherburne-Earlville Tournament Friday.

Score by half

Wal. 0 0–0

Gre. 2 3–5

Goals-assists (G) Megan McDermott, 2-0; Haley Burns, 1-0, Jessie Bates, 1-0, Autumn Layton, 1-0, Shelby Averett, 0-2; Ashley Tomanek, 0-1.

Shots-corners: (G) 16-4, (W) 2-1.

Saves: (G) Aubrey Parrish 1, Brenna Ramsey, 0. (W) Jen Poulin, 7.

Field Hockey

Greene 2, Afton 1

GREENE – Despite early adversity, Greene remained composed and rallied for an opening win Wednesday morning against Afton.

The Crimson Knights’ Jessica Winans scored on a deflection just three minutes into the contest; however, Afton managed just two shots the rest of the game.

Megan Boeltz tallied the first of her two goals five minutes later after a penalty corner, and she banged home a penalty stroke 3:49 into the second session for the deciding margin. “We had some great passing and good opportunities,” said Greene coach Sue Carlin. “I was pleased with our first game of the year, and when we needed someone to step up, they came up with a good ball.”