Soccer: Schurr girls stay undefeated with 1-0 win over Montebello

Schurr's Cristina Garcia, 20, center, is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal in the second half of their game agains Montebello in their Almont League girls soccer game at Montebello High School on Tuesday January 26, 2016. Schurr defeated Montebello, 1-0. (Photo by Keith Durflinger)

Schurr’s Cristina Garcia, 20, center, is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal in the second half of their game agains Montebello in their Almont League girls soccer game at Montebello High School on Tuesday January 26, 2016. Schurr defeated Montebello, 1-0. (Photo by Keith Durflinger)

GIRLS SOCCER
ALMONT LEAGUE
SCHURR 1, MONTEBELLO 0


MONTEBELLO — Schurr High School took a big step toward a second consecutive Almont League title Tuesday.
But like most games against rival Montebello, it wasn’t easy.
Cristina Garcia scored off a cornerkick in the second half and the Spartans took a two-game lead in the league title chase with a 1-0 victory at Montebello High School.
Schurr, ranked No. 4 in the area and No. 7 in CIF Southern Section Division 6, outshot the Oilers, 19-2, to improve to 11-0-1 overall and 5-0 in league play. The Spartans shared the league crown with Alhambra last season.
Joanna Paulino had nine saves for Montebello, which slipped to 8-8-2 and 3-2.
Schurr, after being denied on 11 shots during the first half, caught a break during the back half of the second half. A turnover forced a cornerkick that the Spartans didn’t waste. Brianna Barriaga lofted a crossing pass that was headed out by Alexter Hernandez.
But Natalia Perez headed it back toward the goal to Garcia, who put it off her right foot past a diving Paulino for the 1-0 lead in the 64th minute.
Schurr’s Cristina Garcia: “This win puts us undefeated for the first round of league. We’ll definitely see more of challenge (in the second round), but I feel we’re strong enough to pull through that. We’re just shooing for first place in league, so we’re excited.”
Montebello coach Jose de Leon: “Joanna (Paulino) kept us in the game quite a bit. She did an awesome job. She made three or four crucial saves, which helped us stay in the game. Schurr’s undefeated and ranked in CIF, so it’s a good showing for us. We don’t like to lose, but we played them hard, we played them well. We learned from this, so that way we can face them again and get the win.”
— Stephen Ramirez

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