Thursday, June 2, 2011

Football girls | Class 3A: Fremd Barrington Barrington Supersectional to corners ...-Chicago Tribune

A quick glance of football statistics shows Fremd girls Elise Kotsakis with 35 goals and next-nearest friend with six.

The Vikings picked a perfect night to display their depth Tuesday when scoring help from Juniors took Kira Heggeland and Emily Basten — both in the corner kicks — to hold off Mid-Annandale League rival Barrington 2-1 in the class 3A Barrington Supersectional.

Fremd, which was second in 3a in 2009, will deal with granite City State in a semifinal on Friday at 7 p.m. Naperville Central high school.

"We All know Elise, but sometimes other girls have to pick up the slack," said Heggeland, who scored the first goal of the year. "Against a team like the Barrington you need to take advantage of every opportunity."

The bound Butler had a handful of opportunities Kotsakis, but it was apparent that Barrington (17-7-1) was aware of the position throughout.

Heggeland broke the deadlock in a corner from senior Jennifer Freeman cheek that bounce through traffic with 4 minutes and 12 seconds left in the first half.

Mpasten earned 2-0 lead for the Vikings (18-3-2) 11 1/2 minutes into the second half. Barrington, which lost a third consecutive year supersectional, got the score back six minutes later when sophomore Molly Pfeiffer sailed directly to 35-yard free kick past junior goalie Fremd Shannon Norris.

"It was difficult to see us do a mistake, but we cleaned up things after this," Norris said. "For the most part we did a good job keeping us cool slowly back there."

Player of the match: Emily Basten, Fremd, game winning goal.

-Key performers: Kira Heggeland, Fremd, objective 1 1 assist. Jennifer Freeman, Fremd, 1 assist. Molly Pfeiffer, Barrington, objective 1.

: Next Class 3A State semifinal — Granite City vs. Fremd, 7 p.m. Friday, Naperville Central high school.

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