Philomath High’s girls soccer team scored early in each half and kept Stayton off the scoreboard Thursday in a 2-0 victory over the Eagles to move alone into first place in the league standings.
Warriors freshman Lilly Ellis scored in the sixth minute and senior Angelica Morales-Marquez added a goal in the 42nd minute — and Philomath’s defense did the rest.
“Our fitness and our willingness to play hard for 80 minutes were huge,” Philomath coach Mat Phelps said. “And then just persistence when the ball’s not going in the back of the net like we want, just continuing to do the things that give us the chances.”…