Big talk, big action

Sports

Related Photos

Glasgow’s Brooklyn Pedigo fires a shot on goal during the Lady Scotties’ 7-1 win over Warren East at the Glagsow-Barren County soccer complex on Tuesday. Jon Webb

Discussion

September 1, 2010

4 Greer goals lift Lady Scotties over Warren East

By JON WEBB Glasgow Daily Times The Glasgow Daily Times Wed Sep 01, 2010, 09:56 AM CDT

GLASGOW — For most of the 2010 season, head coach Meagan Powell has described the Lady Scotties as a “second half team.” But the soccer squad failed to live up to its reputation Tuesday night.

Four first-half goals, including three from Kelsey Greer, fueled a 7-1 Glasgow win over Warren East at the Glasgow-Barren County soccer complex. Greer netted four scores overall, while Micha Elmore and Kennedy Pruitt each added one. Powell said the fast start originated from a “big talk” she had with the team after its 4-4 tie against Franklin-Simpson on Aug. 24. In that matchup, the Lady Scotties fell behind 3-1 before rallying for the tie.

“We had a big talk about coming out ready to play,” she said. “No matter what team we play, we are going to take every team seriously.”

Greer certainly took that talk to heart. The sophomore broke free of the East defense mere minutes into play and rolled the ball into the back of the net to give the Lady Scotties an initial 1-0 lead. Elmore nearly doubled the advantage on the next Glasgow possession when she clanged a shot off the top post.

About 10 minutes into the contest, Greer succeeded where Elmore barely failed and upped the lead to 2-0. Breakaway opportunities abounded for Glasgow after the second goal, and two minutes later Greer capitalized again and ballooned Glasgow’s advantage to three.

The sophomore and fellow captain Elmore continued to target East’s keeper as the half progressed. Another Elmore kick rang off the post, and wing-woman Brooklyn Pedigo joined in with a shot on goal midway through the first stanza. Elmore finally connected in the half’s waning moments, when she weaved through the Lady Raiders’ defense and fired in a kick from the slot.

By the 49th minute of the contest, Glasgow saw its lead expand to six. Greer once again freed herself from East defenders in the 44th and found Elmore on a wing to up the lead to five. Six hundred or so seconds after, Elmore returned the favor, assisting Greer on her final score of the contest.

Lady Scottie substitutes flooded the field for the majority of the second half. The younger players allowed Warren shots on goal in the 49th and 51st. Glasgow continued its offensive aggression, though, placing shots courtesy of Elmore and Meghan Taylor.

In the 72nd minute, the Lady Raiders straightened out their scoring column zero. An injury and miscommunication with referees left only 10 Lady Scotties roaming the field, giving Warren a brief advantage of which it was more than happy to take advantage, slicing the Glasgow lead to 6-1.

Pruitt erased any East momentum a minute from the final horn. A swarm of Lady Scotties inundated the Warren goal in the 79th, and the junior came away with a score to cap the game at 7-1.

Powell praised her team’s performance after the matchup — especially the efforts of her two captains.

“(Greer and Elmore) know how to be selfish and unselfish,” she said. “They’re upset if they don’t score, but they’re also upset if they don’t help others score.

“And that’s what makes a perfect team player.”

The Lady Scotties hope to parlay Tuesday’s win into another victory when they face Pulaski Southwestern on Thursday. As of Wednesday morning, Pulaski stands atop Region 15 at 7-1. The squad has outscored opponents 36-6 thus far.

Tuesday’s victory improves Glasgow’s record to 3-2-1.

Text Only

Sports

Scotties top Trojans, earn No. 1 seed in tournament
Hunter Bowles scored 23 points Saturday night to lead the Glasgow Scotties to a 66-54 victory over Barren County in boys' District 15 basketball action. The victory give the Scotties the No. 1 seed for the district tournament beginning Monday, Feb. 20, at Allen County Scottsville High School.
For a complete recap of the game, check out Monday's issue of the Glasgow Daily Times.

February 11, 2012
Scotties do their job, take down Caverna
HORSE CAVE – It would have been very easy for the Glasgow Scotties to have had their minds on something else Friday night when they traveled to play at Caverna. After all, Glasgow is having a pretty good season and the Scotties are preparing for a big battle with District 15 rival Barren County on Saturday night. And the game has added importance as the winner gets the No. 1 seed in the district tournament.

February 11, 2012
Barren boys, girls win

Barren County had a solid win over the Cumberland County Panthers Friday night, 70-43.

February 11, 2012
Glasgow girls roll over Caverna
HORSE CAVE – After fending off a furious Caverna rally in the final minutes of the second quarter Friday night, the Glasgow Lady Scotties bumped up the defense in the second half and held the Lady Colonels to only three points in the third period and cruised away with a 59-41 victory.

February 11, 2012
One last chance
As Lora Garrett prepares the Glasgow High School swim team for this weekend’s Kentucky High School Athletic Association Region 1 Swimming and Diving Championships in Owensboro, she sees a lot of positives for her team. Meghan Taylor is swimming well in the freestyle and Grayson Reynolds is swimming well, as are a couple of the Lady Scottie relay teams.

February 10, 2012
Focused
Steve Metzger, the head swim coach at Barren County High School, is pretty excited about where his team is right now as the Trojans and the Trojanettes prepare for the regional championships this weekend.

February 10, 2012
Underdog role
Luke Pniewski, the head wrestling coach at Barren County High School, knows his team will be the underdog this weekend at the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Region 2 Wrestling Championships in Danville.

February 10, 2012
Swindle signs to play golf at Lindsey Wilson
Only three years after she picked up a golf club for the first time, Glasgow High School senior Courtney Swindle signed her letter of intent to play golf for Lindsey Wilson College.

February 9, 2012 1 Photo
Caverna girls lose close match, 58-50
The Caverna Lady Colonels lost a hard-fought battle Tuesday night to John Hardin High School out of Elizabethtown. Caverna lost, 58-50.

February 9, 2012
Cummings leads Trojanettes over Russell County
A coach, in any sport, prays for the night when everything comes together for his or her team. In basketball, coaches want their teams to play good defense, rebound and shoot the ball well. When a team can do those three things, and do them well, they’re hard to beat.

February 8, 2012
More Sports Headlines

Sports

Search Results

Related Photos

Discussion

Big talk, big action

4 Greer goals lift Lady Scotties over Warren East

Site Map