Seahawks soccer’s sizzling second half leads to 8-0 win over Laurel
Although they were kept at bay in the first half, the girls of the Sussex Academy soccer team burst through the Laurel barricade in the second half, scoring seven in an 8-0 win.
Eighth-grader Garrity Cox opened the scoring for the Seahawks, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead about 10 minutes into the contest. Laurel packed it in after that score and managed to sniff out a few scoring chances.
Things were much different in the final 40 minutes. Cox completed a hat trick and added an assist to her stat line. Her classmate Lyla Fox netted a brace and also had a helper. Maggie Roblero-Chavez joined her middle school classmates with a goal of her own. Senior Debora Williams dominated the back line, but also put one in as part of the scoring effort. Sophomore Addyson Bleile put herself in the stat book, giving the Seahawks five different scorers. Junior Maya Hastings and sophomore Eva Taylor each had an assist, meaning Sussex Academy assisted on half of its eight goals.
With the win, the Seahawks move to 5-2-1 and will take on Delmar Thursday, April 23.
Aaron Mushrush joined the sports team in Summer 2023 to help cover the emerging youth athletics scene in the Cape Region. After lettering in soccer and lacrosse at Sussex Tech, he played lacrosse at Division III Eastern University in St. David's, PA. Aaron coached lacrosse at Sussex Tech in 2009 and 2011. Post-collegiately, Mush played in the Eastern Shore Summer Lacrosse League for Blue Bird Tavern and Saltwater Lacrosse. He competed in several tournaments for the Shamrocks Lacrosse Club, which blossomed into the Maryland Lacrosse League (MDLL). Aaron interned at the Coastal Point before becoming assistant director at WMDT-TV 47 ABC in 2017 and eventually assignment editor in 2018.
