NO. 19 PNG TOPS LUMBERTON
Published 11:56 pm Tuesday, March 7, 2017
PORT NECHES — All of the scoring between Port Neches-Groves and Lumberton occurred in the first quarter.
Mia Delgadillo scored with 4 minutes to go before halftime to put PNG in front, and the first-place Indians, who were just ranked No. 19 in 5A by the Texas Girls Coaches Association, held on to beat second-place Lumberton 2-1 in a crucial District 22-5A soccer showdown.
Coach Aimee Bates said the Indians (17-2-1, 10-2 in 22-5A, 32 points) played smarter and slower on the attack in the second half, utilizing their defense to come up with the win. Lumberton (28 points) had scored first, 4 minutes into the match, off a long throw-in.
Grace Seymour fired the equalizer from 35-yards out in the 24th minute.
PNG will face Central at 5 p.m. Friday at the Thomas Center.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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