South Fork 2A regular season champion Lake Norman Charter finished second in the state 2A tournament on Saturday at N.C. State, finishing 22-1-1./NCHSAA PHOTO
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RALEIGH – First Flight High fell behind early but stormed back by scoring six goals in the final 46 minutes on Saturday to beat Lake Norman Charter 6-1 and claim the program’s second state 2A girls’ soccer championship.
The East No. 2 seed Nighthawks (25-2-1) dominated possession, with the lone Knights goal coming on a counter attack that saw Olivia Haraldsson spring Ayden Yates with a pass into the left side of the box. Yates worked around the keeper and poked it in to make it 1-0.
It was all First Flight from there.
The Nighthawks equalized in the 34th minute as Nicole York curled one in the right side of the net off of a crisp pass from Ashley Forbes.
York added another goal and a two assists to start the second half. She hit Casey Bouker twice in the box in the 42nd minute with Bouker scoring both times to extend the lead to 3-1.
York pushed the lead to 4-1 with an unassisted goal in the 46th minute. She was named the Most Valuable Player of the match.
Bouker tacked on a third goal in the 48th minute, unassisted, for a 5-1 lead.
Sophie Morgan capped off the scoring in the 58th minute when she was assisted by Camden Crook to make it 6-1.
First Flight outshot West No. 2 seed Lake Norman Charter 19-10, with a 15-2 edge in shots on goal.
Lake Norman Charter finished 22-1-1. The Knights were 14-0 and South Fork 2A champions. The Knights won a West title for the second time in school history (they made the 1A final in 2013).
First Flight won a Northeastern Coastal 2A regular season title, going 8-0 in the league and was East champion for the second time in school history.
First Flight’s first title came in 2008, a 2-1 victory over Forbush in 2A.
STATE 2A GIRLS SOCCER FINAL
(Saturday at Dail Soccer Stadium, N.C. State)
Lake Norman Charter 1 0—1
First Flight 1 5—6
LNC FF
1 Goals 6
10 Shots 19
2 S.O.G. 15
7 Saves 1
1 C.K. 2
9 Fouls 8
0 Offside 3
First Half
8’ LNC — Goal by Ayden Yates, assisted by Olivia Haraldsson (LNC 1-0)
34’ FF– FF Goal by Nicole York, assisted by Ashley Forbes (Tied 1-1)
Second Half
42’ FF — Goal by Casey Bouker, assisted by Nicole York (FF 2-1)
42’ FF — Goal by Casey Bouker, assisted by Nicole York (FF 3-1)
46’ FF — Goal by Nicole York, unassisted (FF 4-1)
48’ FF — Goal by Casey Bouker, unassisted (FF 5-1)
58’ FF — Goal by Sophie Morgan, assisted by Camden Cook (FF 6-1)
OTHER STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM RALEIGH
4A
East No. 4 Fuquay-Varina 1, West No. 1 Myers Park 0
3A
East No. 2 Chapel Hill 1, West No. 2 Cox Mill 0
MORE DETAILS: https://www.nchsaa.org/news/2018-5-25/3a-women%E2%80%99s-soccer-chapel-hill-stuns-cox-mill-1-0-claim-their-second-state-title
1A
West No. 1 Union Academy 6, East No. 1 Franklin Academy 1
MORE DETAILS: https://www.nchsaa.org/news/2018-5-25/1a-women%E2%80%99s-soccer-union-academy-claims-their-first-state-title-6-1-victory-over