The Sharks play to a scoreless tie in regulation before winning in penalty kicks.
- Story updated at 1:22 AM on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009
Ponte Vedra wins girls soccer state title in first season
Ponte Vedra set a high
standard for its girls
soccer program on Saturday,
winning the Class 4A state
title in its first season
with a 1-0 penalty-kick
victory over Fort Lauderdale
Cardinal Gibbons.
The Sharks (25-3-4) endured two scoreless overtimes against the top-ranked team in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America national poll before playing to a 3-3 tie in penalty kicks.
Then, Ponte Vedra keeper Emily Vergo saved the Chiefs’ next attempt to give sophomore Jackie Hellett a chance to win the match. Hellett buried her shot in the back of the net.
Hellett and Vergo were two of six Sharks players to win a state title last season with the Nease girls soccer team.
The Sharks (25-3-4) endured two scoreless overtimes against the top-ranked team in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America national poll before playing to a 3-3 tie in penalty kicks.
Then, Ponte Vedra keeper Emily Vergo saved the Chiefs’ next attempt to give sophomore Jackie Hellett a chance to win the match. Hellett buried her shot in the back of the net.
Hellett and Vergo were two of six Sharks players to win a state title last season with the Nease girls soccer team.
http://www.jacksonville.com/sports/high_school/2009-02-14/story/ponte_vedra_wins_girls_soccer_state_title_in_first_season
