No. 4 Coe-Brown 5 No. 5 Oyster River 2 Key players: Coe-Brown – Jaelyn Demers (2 goals), Bella Lapierre (goal, assist), Jennifer Noni (goal, assist), Ellie Escabi (goal), Cam Buchanan (assist), Amanda Thomas and Maggie Escabi (defense), Emma Place and Morgan Readel, (forward), Sammy Perron (defense), Lizzy Joy (defense), Mallory Carri (defense) Highlights: Oyster River scored off a corner kick in the first minute, but Ellie Escabi and Demers scored to give Coe-Brown a 2-1 lead with 17 minutes left in the first half.
Oyster River tied the game, 2-2, with less than a minute to go before halftime, but the Bears controlled the second half, with Noni scoring just 26 seconds after the break and Demers netting her second two minutes later. Lapierre finished off the scoring on a beautiful pass from Buchanan. Perron, Maggie Escabi, Jadyn Spearin, Thomas and Joy secured the back line in the second half, allowing only two Bobcat shots on goal.
Coe-Brown will play No. 1 Hollis-Brookline (17-0) in Monday’s semifinal in a rematch of last year’s championship game. Kickoff will be at 6:15 p.
m. at Bill Ball Stadium in Exeter. Coach’s quote: “We had a really productive week to prep and practice.
The girls could have quit down 1-0 early but refused to quit, and I’m incredibly proud of their play tonight. Now onto the semis and who knows what can happen. You play the games for a reason.
” – Coe-Brown’s Josh Hils Records: Coe-Brown 11-3-3; Oyster River 9-5-3 No. 6 Kingswood 1 No..
