Photos: Birds & Bears Mix It Up
From the opening whistle, the game was physical and hard-fought between Voorheesville and the Albany Academy for Girls at Clayton A. Bouton High School last Thursday afternoon. After a brief 30-minute weather break before the game, referees’ whistles sounded frequently for infractions ranging from shoves to hard play. Late in the game, Academy went down from 11 players to 10 because of a red card, evicting a player. In the end, the Blackbirds won, 5 to 1.
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Interlocked: Voorheesville’s Morgan Keith and Academy’s Nina Fiore, in front, are locked arm-and-arm as they race for the ball. Keith had a goal in the game.
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Voorheesville’s Jayden Kelley sees the ball go past the outstretched hand of Academy’s goalie, Andrea Mullen, in the first half. The goal was scored by Kaelyn Lawson from about 18 yards away but Kelley did have a goal in the game.
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Looking for more: Voorheesville's Kaelyn Lawson dribbles up the field during the first half to score her second goal of the game.
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The Blackbirds’ goalkeeper, Leah Weber catches a shot from Academy in the first half. Weber made three saves in the first half and Maggie Thayer played goalie during the second half, making seven saves.
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Loose ball battle: Voorheesville’s Rebecca Gregg battles for the ball with Academy’s Cydney Owens in the first half. Amanda Gillenwalters had the fifth goal for the Blackbirds.
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Volley chip: Voorheesville’s Amanda Gillenwalters, left, puts her foot on the ball as Academy’s Morgan Sears tries to defend against Gillenwalters in the first half. Gillenwalters had a goal in the Blackbirds’ 5-to-1 victory last Thursday.
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A little shove: Voorheesville’s Brooke Seaburg, right, tries to get the ball away from Academy’s Cydney Owens in the first half of the Blackbirds’ 5-to-1 victory at home.
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Physical play: Voorheesville’s Jayden Kelley, left, goes for the ball as Albany Academy for Girls’ Izzy Woods, with a clenched fist, throws her elbow into Kelley in the second half. The referee called a foul and gave Woods a yellow card. A few minutes later, Woods got another yellow card, which disqualified her for the rest of the game. Kelley had a goal in the game.