Triton Central got a goal from Rylee Pruitt in the first four matches of the girls soccer sectional championship Saturday night at Class A, No. 12 Monrovia and trusted its stifling defense to carry the way.
That nearly worked but Trinity Inglert converted a penalty kick with 54 seconds left in regulation to send the match into overtime where neither team scored in the two 7-minute sessions.
That sent the championship to penalty kicks where again the Tigers struck first.
After two failed rounds of penalty kicks, Maddie Burnett converted to give Triton Central a 1-0 lead.
The Bulldogs finally beat Triton Central goalkeeper Cheyenne Allen in the fourth round to tie it up again at 1-1.
And after Triton Central missed on its fifth and final penalty kick, Nellie Standeford beat Allen to her left at the far post for the win.
The sectional championship was the fourth in a row for Monrovia (16-3). The Bulldogs will host No. 1 Oldenburg Academy (18-0-1) Thursday at 6 p.m. in a regional semifinal contest.
Triton Central finished its season at 11-5-2.
In other prep events Saturday:
Cross country
New Palestine Invitational
Shelbyville finished third in both the boys and girls races on a hilly course in New Palestine.
The host Dragons won the boys team title with 38 points. Lapel finished second (69) ahead of Shelbyville (76), Beech Grove (98), Martinsville (116) and Greenwood Christian (126).
Lapel’s Joey Nickelson won the race in 16 minutes, 9.88 seconds.
Steve Bush photo: Shelbyville's Shia Veach (954) and Logan Reinhart (951) compete Saturday in the New Palestine Invitational.
Shelbyville’s Shia Veach placed fourth in 17:17. Other Golden Bears on the scorecard were Logan Reinhart (6th in 17:31), Kendryk Pike (20th in 19:38), Eden Ortega (30th in 20:29) and Alex Wells (32nd in 20:52).
New Palestine captured the girls team title with 36 points. Beech Grove (67) held off Shelbyville (69) for second place. Lapel was fourth (84) and Martinsville finished fifth (106).
Lapel’s Sarah Combs won the girls race in 19:35.
Shelbyville’s top finisher was America Leon-Torres in ninth place (21:11). Also scoring for the Golden Bears were Aerin Garcia-Santiago (12th in 22:10), Macey Robbins (13th in 22:20), Avery Keller (21st in 23:34) and Kat Seal (25th in 24:49).
Triton Central’s Reese Kelley finished 38th in 28:47.
Volleyball
Lawrence North Invitational
Shelbyville closed out its regular season schedule with four losses at Lawrence North.
The Golden Bears opened the invitational with a 25-13, 25-19 loss to the host Wildcats. Alivia Lee had a team-high eight kills for Shelbyville. Sydney Haehl finished with two service aces and six digs.
New Albany swept Shelbyville, 25-15, 25-13. Lyla Wilson led the Golden Bears with four kills. Addy Marshall collected nine digs and nine assists.
Shelbyville followed with a straight-set loss to Franklin Central, 25-16, 25-20. Jordyn Noe had three kills and three digs.
The Golden Bears closed out the event with a 26-24, 25-15 loss to Perry Meridian. Noe finished with six kills and 12 digs for Shelbyville (11-20).
Shelbyville is hosting Class 3A, Sectional 28. The Golden Bears face Greenwood (11-17) Thursday in the second quarterfinal match at approximately 7:30 p.m.
The Golden Bears defeated the Woodmen in four sets on Sept. 4. Lee and Wilson combined for 25 kills in that match.
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