4:28 p.m. Red Riders win in overtime
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SMILES -- The Weir High girls soccer team, shown after Lindsay Thorp's goal in overtime gave the Red Riders a 1-0 lead, which led to a 2-0 win over Pikeview on Carter Field at the YMCA Youth Sports Complex Friday, will meet Charleston Catholic at 11 a.m. Saturday in the west Virginia Class AA-A state title game.
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- The Weir High girls soccer team used two goals 58 seconds apart in the first overtime Friday on Carter Field at the YMCA Youth Sports Complex to beat Pikeview 2-0 and advance to Saturday's West Virginia Class AA-A state title game against defending champion Charleston Catholic, a 7-0 winner over Grafton in the first semifinal. Lindsay Thorp slipped one into the lower left corner off a pass from Milena Maragos with 3:51 left in the first 10-minute overtime and the pair hooked up 58 seconds later, this time changing roles, as the Red Riders advanced to the state championship game for the second year in a row. It was Weir High's 13th shutout of the season and sixth in a row. It has not allowed a goal since the 1-0 loss to Brooke in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Cup on Oct. 5. "We've had a lot of nailbiters this year," said Red Riders coach Chris LeFever. "We had some really good opportunities today early and just didn't capitalize.
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