Staff report

Breanna Riggs and Halley Smith each scored a goal in Port Neches-Groves’ 2-0 win over Crosby on Thursday in a 5A girls soccer bi-district match at the Beaumont ISD stadium.

Grace Richard and Kaylee Landry connected on assists.

With the win, PNG will take on either Richmond Foster of Houston Wisdom in the area round. Those two teams played Friday.

Also Thursday, Hamshire-Fannett defeated Lufkin Hudson in a 4-3 shootout after a 1-1 tie in a 4A girls bi-district match. The Ladyhorns will take on either Palestine or La Vega in the area round.

 

FRIENDSWOOD 7,

MEMORIAL 0

After completing a dominant regular season, the Friendswood Lady Mustangs opened the 5A Region III playoffs in similar fashion with a 7-0 win Thursday night over the Port Arthur Memorial Lady Titans at Ray Maddry Stadium in Channelview.

Senior forward Olivia Rhodes led Friendswood with four goals — bringing her total on the year to a whopping 44 goals, which puts her now two goals shy of tying the Lady Mustangs’ program record.

Senior defender Yosi Bouslog added two goals and an assist, and junior midfielder Mikayla Wiest rounded out the goal scoring with one goal.

Freshman forward Maya Palitz had two assists, and also picking up one assist apiece were senior forward Cessia Amaya, sophomore defender Victoria Davis, junior defender Caitlin Green and senior midfielder Emma Sutherland.

Junior Katie Reyes and senior Jenna Massey shared time at goalkeeper in the shutout.

The Lady Mustangs took a 4-0 lead into the halftime break, but came out somewhat flat to start the second half, head coach Laura Peter said. But, the team snapped out of their funk and put together three goals in the final 8-plus minutes.

Up next in the area round of the playoffs, Friendswood will face the winner of Friday’s bi-district match between Angleton and Sharpstown.

 

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INDIANS WIN LCM RELAYS GIRLS TITLE

Jacie Droddy won three events and led Port Neches-Groves to the girls team victory in the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Relays on Thursday.

Droddy won the long jump at 17 feet, 7 inches; the 100-meter dash at 11.84 seconds; and 200-meter dash at 24.88 seconds.

PNG medaled in several other events and earned 136 points as a team, beating second-place Orangefield by 32 points. (Complete names were unavailable for all athletes.)

The PNG boys team earned three silver medals and two bronze, but did not place in the top four in team standings.

The Galveston County Daily News contributed to this report.