Cougars launch Rockets

October 13, 2008 at Quince Orchard High School

It was Senior night 2008 and the Quince Orchard Cougars defeated the Richard Montgomery Rockets by the score of 3-0. A very nice pre-game recognition of this year's Cougar seniors: Heather Amato, Sarah Crim, Lane Kurkjian, Angie Powell, Jenna Scanlan, Julie Starnes and Amanda Whitney. Each player was presented with beautiful flowers and a stunning feather boa and sunglasses. It was quite the spectacle!

The game started off with the typical QO game of crisp passing and ball control and movement. The midfield had excellent control of the space and dominated the flow of the game from early on in the first half. In the 8th minute Junior midfielder Kayla Clarke sent a great ball across to Senior forward Julie Starnes who slotted the ball past the RM goal keeper to tally her first goal of the 2008 season on Senior Night! The remaining 32 minutes of play saw many other opportunities by QO go unfulfilled, including two beautiful corner kicks into the box that Senior midfielder Lane Kurkjian directed towards goal, but could not get past the Rocket's keeper. The score remained 1-0 at the half.

The second half saw more of the same, as QO continued to pass the ball well and also continued to probe the RM defense. In the 6th minute of the 2nd half Kalya Clarke got her second assist of the evening as she passed the ball to Junior forward Ele Marglos who cut inside and launched a left footed blast just inside the far post and past the outstretched arm of the keeper. QO's final goal came in the 22nd minute as Senior forward Angie Powell crossed the ball to Junior forward Leah Prentice who calmly tucked the ball away for the final goal of the evening. QO wins 3-0.