Pirate girls soccer dominates rival AE in sectional final

Pirate Girls Soccer Dominates Rival AE in Sectional Final

The Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated visiting local rival Allen East 7-0 in the Div. V sectional finals at Steinmetz Field on Tuesday, October 14.

The Pirate girls improved to 9-8-1 with the win, while AE ended its season 2-12-1 after the defeat. Aubrey Burkholder scored three goals and dished out three assists to pace the onslaught.

Willow Derstine scored in the fourth minute on an assist by Greta Myers to put the hosts on top early. One minute later, Blair Utendorf found the back of the net via a Burkholder pass to provide an early 2-0 lead.

Ellie Bogart netted a goal in the 32nd minute courtesy of another Burkholder assist that stretched the margin to 3-0. Burkholder then tallied a goal in the 35th minute from a Utendorf pass to make it 4-0 at halftime.

Burkholder picked up where she left off early in the second half, as she scored in the 41st minute with the aid of a Carly Wise assist.

Aubrey Burkholder scored three goals and dished out three assists.

Author's summary: Pirate girls soccer team wins sectional final 7-0.

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