Jaycie's First Varsity Goal!!!!

This is Jaycie playing soccer up in Cedar at Canyonview. As luck would have it I forgot my camera for the Pineview game! Ugh! When I sat down at the game on Thursday night I thought to myself....this is it, tonight is the night! I guess I had mother's intuition or I was using the "Secret" but she did it! Jaycie scored her first Varisty goal! What an amazing feeling for all of us! We are so proud of her! If you have time, read the news articles below! They are pretty fun!

For The Spectrum & Daily News
ST. GEORGE - Jaycie Shotwell's first varsity goal will be memorable for more than one reason.
The Snow Canyon sophomore's first-half goal was the lone score in the Warriors' 1-0 road at rival Pine View in a crucial 4A Region 9 matchup on Thursday.
After Shotwell's score, Snow Canyon's defense held up against a ferocious Pine View attack in the second half to claim the victory.
The win puts the Warriprs securely ahead in the region race. With road wins at Dixie and Pine View, the Warriors (2-0) are close to locking up a playoff spot and are one win away from clinching a share of the region title.
With only four regular season games determining the two playoff spots, each game is huge in Region 9. Now some of that pressure is off the Warriors.
"That was the thing I was most worried about tonight - our girls tense up in big games," said Snow Canyon assistant coach Kenny Kunde. "But now Pine View and Dixie play on Tuesday, and someone is going to be 0-2."
That could mean two wins will be enough to get the Warriors into the playoffs. Thursday's game was originally scheduled to be played at Snow Canyon, but it had to be moved to Panther Stadium because of a scheduling conflict. Due to the mix-up, the Warriors will face both their rivals at home in the second half of the region schedule, including Pine View on Oct. 7.
Snow Canyon scored in the 37th minute when Liz Ricks stole the ball inside the penalty area. Ricks dribbled to the baseline, spun past a defender and then hit a line-drive cross to the far post where Shotwell headed the ball into the net.
"I've been really, really close (to scoring a varsity goal)," said Shotwell, who is in her second year of playing varsity for the Warriors. "It was a perfect pass, and all I had to do was be there. It just bounced off my head."
The Panthers responded by playing with a sense of urgency in the second half. The Panthers routinely put pressure on the Snow Canyon backline, but the Warriors rarely cracked. Led by sophomore sweeper Victoria Bergen, the Warrior defense only allowed Pine View two good looks at goal despite the constant pressure.
"Tori (Bergen) was amazing," Kunde said. "That's the best I've ever seen her play."
But both of those opportunities were dangerous ones, as the Panthers twice had wide-open chances inside eight yards.
In the 59th minute, Pine View's Julia Chipman hit a booming, one-hopper on a 20-yard free kick. Snow Canyon keeper Kylie Moore knocked down the kick, but a Panther swooped in for the rebound and knocked the ball over the bar from six yards out.
About 10 minutes later, the Panthers again threatened when Sara Lee sent a well-placed cross inside the box to a wide-open Kylee Glines. Moore charged, and Glines was forced to pop it up over her, and the shot grazed the crossbar before falling harmlessly away.
Girls' soccer: Warriors steal key game from Pine View

Salt Lake Tribune
By Jessica Best
ST. GEORGE - Snow Canyon's aggressive play in a 1-0 win against Pine View on Thursday night was an important push-and-shove rally. The three 4A teams in Region 9 - Snow Canyon, Pine View, and Dixie -fight to secure the top two positions for playoffs. As the Warriors and Panthers elbowed through the first period, Pine View led in goal attempts 8-1. Rachel Laidlaw diverted many of the Panthers' attempts. Pine View's passers showed more skill with 15 total goal attempts. Snow Canyon had three. However, Snow Canyon showed more grit in securing a goal in the first half. With a slotted assist from Liz Ricks in the corner, Jaycie Shotwell headed for the only goal of the game. "It was my very first varsity goal. It was the coolest thing ever. Liz Ricks dropped it back to me and I handled it in. It was so easy," Shotwell said. Ricks said the play went according to plan. Shotwell "was in the right place at the right time." Pine View and Dixie play on Sept. 16, another huge game in Region 9 for determining playoff positions.