GHS Girls' soccer has exceptional 2010 season

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

— It was a great season for Gentry girls’ soccer, said Gentry girls coach Dan Childress.

“We finished second in conference, losing an overtime thriller to Shiloh for the conference championship in the last match of the season. We advanced to the quarterfinals of the state tournament before losing to state finalist Episcopal,” Childress said.

“We were also wellrepresented with awards at both the conference and state levels. We are especiallyproud to be represented by senior Adora Lee at this summer’s Arkansas High School All-Star Soccer Match as a member of the West All-Stars.

“While all the individual awards are the result of a greater team effort, I do want to emphasize the contributions of our threeseniors during the past three seasons to the development of our program.

“All three came into the program as sophomores. Since the beginning of their sophomore year, we have been 25-5-1 against 4A teams (outscoring opponents 131-19). They won 16 out of 20 conference matches, finishing third, first, and second in conference.

“They played in the state tournament each year, reaching the quarterfinals the past two. Ausha Griffin was a fixture in the defensive side of our formation, with Adora Lee and Yochabel Perales combining for 50 goals.

“It is hard to overstate their impact on the past and future success for this program. We will miss them very much as players and, most importantly,quality young ladies.

“I also want to thank everyone their contributions to the success of the girls’ team,” Childress said.

Childress expressed also his thanks all of the faculty, staff, parents and supporters who helped make all of these achievements possible for the young ladies on the team.

Childress himself was honored for his coaching skills when he was chosen the 4A-1 Coach of the Year and West All-Star Coach.

Team Record 11-3-0 (6-1-0 conference) Second Place in Conference & State Tournament Quarterfinals All-Star Adora Lee (Sr) 4A All-State Kendra Boyd (Jr) Adora Lee (Sr) Jessica Vanhook (Jr) 4A All-State Tournament Terra Jones (Jr) 4A-1 All-Conference Kendra Boyd (Jr) Adora Lee (Sr) Jessica Vanhook (Jr) Ausha Griffin (Sr) Yochabel Perales (Sr) Terra Jones (Jr) 4A-1 Coach of the Year Dan Childress West All-Star Coach Dan Childress

Sports, Pages 6 on 05/26/2010