Game MPSSAA Class 4A Girls Soccer States of round Round 3

On November 11, the BCC Barons faced off against Perry Hall Gators in the MPSSAA 4A girls soccer state championship, with a 3-2 Perry Hall title thriller. The match kicked off with excitement, for the Barons brought a student section that overpowered the Perry Hall crowd. Both teams exchanged strong attacks, and the Gators almost recorded the first goal of the game, with a free kick attempt that hit the bottom of the crossbar and slowly bounced forward toward the BCC keeper's back. Perry Hall put pressure on BCC for most of the half, not giving them much room to breathe and only allowed BCC longer-range shots. One shot forced the Perry Hall Goalkeeper to save it with fingertips that aimed at the top of the net. Both defenses stood strong making sure no big chances were allowed, but BCC forced out four calls against them that kept the Gator momentum. Perry Hall started to control possession in the BCC half, taking over four crosses and shots that went just wide of goal. BCC recorded two free kicks in the second half, where the first one got quickly intercepted by the Gators defense. Thirty-Eight minutes into the half, BCC recorded the first goal of the night scored by #7 Amy Maguire, aiming to the left side of the net and catching the Gators goalkeeper off guard as the fingertips of her glove were not enough. Perry Hall was dominating in possession, but couldn’t get points on the board as the first half ended 1-0 BCC lead. Perry Hall's possession quickly shifted towards BCC with the start of the second half. BCC started to maintain the ball and keep the game within Perry hall territory. Another shot from distance in the game almost catches Perry Hall Goalkeeper off guard as it hit the uprights of the bar. Goals were needed by Perry Hall, and Gabrielle Richberg was aware and tied the game 1-1 with a shot curving left to the top corner of the net. Celebrations were cut short for the gators, with seconds later BCC continued the crossbar trend. This time, with the ball landing right in front of the goal and allowing #15 Shilo James the easy Tap-in, once again grabbing the lead at 2-1. BCC had recorded 5 or more shots within the half, looking confident with the distanced shots as they got closer. Two more chances almost allowed the BCC lead to grow, but passes were a bit too strong and rolled into the hands of the Goalkeeper at the edge of the box. 34 minutes into the second half, Perry Hall were given a penalty from a BCC handball in the box. The roar from BCC’s student section seemed to be too much, and it led to the penalty attempt being shot over the goal, keeping the game 2-1. The missed penalty didn’t worry Perry Hall, as three minutes later the Gators tied the game from a cross, led by a header from #10 Katelyn Price, bringing the game to 2-2. The game was officially heading to Overtime. Overtime wouldn’t last long, as the Gators were pushing with a one on one moment between #25 Gabriela Colon took the game-winning shot to the left side of the net, handing Perry Hall the championship. Perry Hall completes the comeback as 4A MPSSAA State champions, finishing the game 3-2.

Katelyn Price’s clutch header sent the game to overtime, and Gabriela Colon sealed the win with the final shot!