Skyline slips past rival Issaquah 1-0 for 4A girls soccer state title | Prep sports news
Published 10:01 am Monday, November 19, 2012
Skyline head coach Don Braman never looked at 2012 as a rebuilding year.
Despite losing a trio of all-state players and facing the perennially difficult conference slate in 4A KingCo, Braman was confident his team could find an identity and replace departed stars with a new cast of contributors.
On Saturday at Sparks Stadium, his team proved him right.
Skyline downed district rival Issaquah 1-0 behind a first-half strike from Izzy Marshall on an Amanda Johnston assist and got yet another shutout in goal from Jaeden Chew and Emily Baril to win the school’s second straight 4A girls soccer state title.
The road was anything but easy for Braman’s Spartans, which fell in the league title game and were forced to play on the road against a pair of conference champions to even reach the semi-finals.
For Issaquah, the loss concludes a 19-3-1 season and gives the program its second 4A runner-up finish since 2009.
Skyline’s defense was near-flawless down the stretch and held the Eagles scoreless in the title game. DON BORIN, STOP ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY
The Spartans celebrate Marshall’s first half goal, which proved to be the game-winner. DON BORIN, STOP ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY
