Quick Chicks take third place

The Quick Chicks closed out AYSO Area K playoff action on a

winning note as the Region 117 squad edged Region 56, 2-1, in a

girls’ under-12 Division weekend contest.

The victory capped a fast finish by the Quick Chicks who ended

tournament play with a four-game win streak.

By defeating Region 56 in their tournament finale, the Quick

Chicks were able to capture third-place in the tournament.

Region 56 had grabbed a 1-0 lead before the Quick Chicks posted

consecutive goals to grab the lead for good.

The first score came when Haley Townsend fed Alison Hensley for a

goal to make it a 1-1 game, and Alex Long converted a kick for the

go-ahead score.

From there, the Quick Chick’s defense held off Region 56 the rest

of the way.

The Quick Chicks received strong postseason contributions from

forward Nicole Cannon, Kailey Ivers, Kimberly Kurdziel, Jessica

Parker and Alexandra Lawrence at halfback and the defensive play of

Kristy Verone, Lisa Fleck, Pouneh Radparvar, Braelyn Snook and Karlee

Hodgman.

In other Area K play:

Burgundy Fire 3, Region 1355 2

Burgundy Fire overcame an early, 1-0 deficit, to win its

tournament finale.

The second-place team out of Region 55 and a wild-card entry into

the Area K playoffs, Burgundy Fire wiped out the one-goal deficit

behind consecutive scores by Alyssa Gall, Kirsten Marony and Karina

Sanchez.

Goaltending duties were shared by Meagen Good and Meghan White and

the Burgundy Fire duo limited Region 1335’s potent offense to just

two goals.

Defensively, the team was led by Alyssa Johancsik with other

strong contributions coming from Megan Belvedere, Alyssa DeHoop,

Holly Imming, Angela Jaeger and Raisa Miguel.

Burgundy fire is coached by George Jaeger and Jim Good.