Atlee’s “Priddy” Good

The
Raiders (16-2-1) defeated Thomas Dale 3-0 Wednesday evening to set up a
rematch with Mills Godwin for the Central Region championship Friday

Libby Snyder

�??Oh so pretty!�?� the Atlee faithful yelled constantly.

The clever onlooker could figure out the rowdy students were giving a nod to terrific defender Dylan Priddy. They also could have been describing the beautiful play of the entire Atlee team.

The
Raiders (16-2-1) defeated Thomas Dale 3-0 Wednesday evening to set up a
rematch with Mills Godwin for the Central Region championship Friday at
5:30 p.m. at Cosby High.

Things were quiet until a corner kick by Jordan Roseboro landed in front of Thomas Dale�??s net. Then Ashley Amos turned up the volume as Dale failed to clear the ball, scoring from point-blank range for a 1-0 advantage.

�??That first goal was key,�?� Atlee coach Bruce Lovelace said. �??[Roseboro] is just a quality player. Technically, she�??s a solid player. She does it all.�?�

About
15 minutes after Roseboro fed Amos for the lead, she scored one of her
own on a breakaway, pitting Atlee to a 2-0 advantage while Thomas Dale
(17-3) looked lethargic.

�??The first 10 minutes it looked like a pretty even game,�?� Dale coach John Kabler
said. �??But the energy level dropped off from there until halftime.
There was a lot of standing around. The corner kick they scored on just
sat in front of the net.�?�

Kristin Lescalleet�??s
second-half corner kick didn�??t. It was placed perfectly as fittingly,
Priddy outjumped everyone for the header to score pass a very capable Chrissy Dowlen (nine saves).

Now the Raiders are set for a rematch with Godwin. The Eagles handled the Raiders 3-0 almost two months ago.

�??Godwin
is the No. 1 team in the region and they deserve it,�?� Lovelace said.
�??We have our hands full. The first game they dominated play. It�??s
little Atlee against big Godwin.�?�