ROCKWALL — Heath's soccer Hawks won two games over the last week, including a heads-up 1-0 battle against Rockwall on Friday at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium.
The Hawks defeated the Jackets on a goal by Chase Minter in the third minute in the first game of a double-header at WSS matching RISD teams.
Heath outshot Rockwall 13-5 in the first half after taking the early lead.
RHS came out more aggressive in the second period, outshooting the Hawks 9-6, but could never find net as RHHS carried the 1-0 lead to the final buzzer.
Heath then knocked off The Colony 2-1 on Monday to improve to 4-3-0 in the district standings behind Richardson Pearce (5-0-2) and Lovejoy (3-1-3). Minter and Trevor Pinkston scored goals to lead the Hawks to the win.
Rockwall fell to Highland Park 4-0 on Monday to drop to 2-4-1 in 21-4A play.
The Rockwall girls defeated Heath 3-1 on Friday in the second half of the RISD double-header and controlled the action for much of the game, despite the Lady Hawks early 1-0 lead.
Brittney Buchanan ripped a goal in the15th minute to give RHHS the early advantage. Rockwall answered in the 24th minute with a goal from Shelby Soldat to tie the score.
The Lady Jackets then took a 2-1 lead with 8:15 before halftime when Kayla Smith scored off an assist from sister Kendall Smith.
Rockwall closed out the scoring in the 61st minute on a Jessie Givens goal off a penalty kick.
The RHS girls outshot Heath 18-9 en route to the victory.
The Lady Jackets then lost to Highland Park 3-1 on Monday to drop to 2-3-2 in District 21-4A behind leaders Highland Park (6-1-0), Pearce (6-1-0) and The Colony (2-2-1).
The Lady Hawks were scheduled to face The Colony on Monday, but no results were available at press time.
District 21-4A Standings
Boys
Richardson Pearce 5-0-2
Lovejoy 3-1-3
Rockwall-Heath 4-3-0
Highland Park 3-3-1
Rockwall 2-4-1
The Colony 0-6-1
District 21-4A Games
Rockwall-Heath......1 Rockwall......0
Scoring - RHHS: Chase Minter 1.
Rockwall-Heath......2 The Colony.....1
Scoring - RHHS: Chase MInter 1, Trevor Pinkston 1. TC: Erick Delgado 1.
Highland Park.......4 Rockwall........0
Scoring - HP: Scott Mitchell 2, Trevor Hubbard 1, Braden Miller 1.
District 21-4A Standings
Girls
Highland Park 6-1-0
Richardson Pearce 6-1-0
The Colony 2-2-1
Rockwall 2-3-2
Lovejoy 1-6-0
Rockwall-Heath 0-4-1
District 21-4A Games
Rockwall-Heath.......1 Rockwall......3
Scoring - RHHS: Brittney Buchanan 1. ROCK:
Shelby Soldat 1, Jessie Givens 1, Kayla Smith 1.
The Colony..........1 Rockwall-Heath....0
Scoring - TC: Taylor Grant 1.
Rockwall..............1 Highland Park.......3
Scoring - HP: Kelly Nash 2, Alex Skartsiaris 1.
ROCK: No Data.
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Rockwall's Nicole Salom dribbles this ball downfield on a fast break in the Lady Jackets 3-1 victory over Rockwall-Heath on Friday at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium. Terry Cookston
Discussion
Soccer Hawks post two district wins in past week
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Soccer girls dominate all-district
The regional quarterfinalist Rockwall girls soccer team placed eight players and sectional finalist Rockwall-Heath had four plus head coach Marco Duran on the District 21-4A All-District team announced by the district coaches.
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Richardson captures two state golds
Rockwall-Heath’s Brianna Richardson achieved both of her goals last Friday at the UIL Class 4A State Track and Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus in Austin.
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HCA places 10 on softball all-district
Heritage Christian Academy pitcher Jenna Geyman earned the Most Valuable Player award on the TAPPS 2A District 2 All-District Softball Team anounced this week by the district coaches.
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Final games to top off spring drills
The 2012 Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath football teams will top off three weeks of spring training with final scrimmages during the next week.
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Hawks run-rule Woodrow Wilson
The Heath Hawks baseball team routed Dallas Woodrow Wilson 10-0 on Saturday in a game carried over from Friday night for the Class 4A Region II Area Championship at The Colony.
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Jackets ousted from playoffs
Rockwall’s hopes for an extended playoff run were dashed by Frisco Centennial last weekend with a 2-0 series sweep for the Class 4A Region II Bi-District Championship at Hebron High School.
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Softball girls win area championship
The Rockwall Lady Jackets softball team ran roughshod over Seagoville 21-1 in a 1-game playoff at North Forney High School on Friday for the Class 4A Region II Area Championship.
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Richardson jumps today at state
Rockwall-Heath’s defending state Triple Jump champion and Long Jump silver medalist competes in both events today at the 2012 UIL Class 4A State Championships at the Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus in Austin.
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TAPPS teams compete at state
Heritage Christian Academy and Heath Fulton track and field teams competed at the TAPPS State Championships at Baylor’s Hart-Patterson Complex in Waco last weekend.
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Hawks take bi-district championship
Rockwall-Heath’s No. 5 state-ranked baseball team kicked off post-season play by knocking off Frisco 2-1 in a best-of-three series for the Class 4A Region II Bi-District Championship.
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