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Sussex Academy girls’ soccer blows out 7-1 Hodgson on blustery day

SA sophomore Emma Veirs shoots and scores in the 7-1 victory over the Silver Eagles. Veirs hit the twine for two goals in the contest. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
March 26, 2019

Sussex Academy’s Katherine Portilla and Emma Viers each scored a pair of goals to lead the Lady Seahawks past Hodgson Vo-Tech 7-1 March 22 at home.

Angeliki Rigakos, Delaney Smith and Zoe Probert added one score each.

Smith and Rigakos had three assists in the game.

“We moved the ball pretty well,” said head coach Casey Bahr. “Especially considering it was our first full game in very windy conditions. Our scoring came from a number of people, which is always good to see. We are expecting a much sterner test when we come up against [Sussex] Central on Tuesday. We are still a young team, and we can’t allow one game’s success delude us into thinking we are somehow better than we are.”

Sussex Academy faces the Golden Knights Tuesday, March 26, at Sussex Central. 

SA sophomore Emma Veirs shoots and scores in the 7-1 victory over the Silver Eagles. Veirs hit the twine for two goals in the contest. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Seahawks captain Aliyah Patel dribbles the ball up the field in the SA win over Hodgson.
SA junior Angeliki Rigakos, right, battles for possession with a Hodgson midfielder.
SA sophomore midfielder Quinn Wichert, right, moves the ball up the sideline.
SA senior Delaney Smith splits two Silver Eagles defenders.
Seahawks freshman Katherine Portillo makes a break from the defense.
Sussex Academy’s Katherine Portilla, left, makes a break for the Silver Eagles goal.
SA’s Merrill Smith clears the ball for the Seahawks.
Sussex Academy sophomore midfielder Makena Schmidt controls a high ball.
SA captain Delaney Smith moves through two Silver Eagles defenders.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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