Fossil Ridge edges Castle View for Class 5A girls soccer title off late header by Teagan Myers

COLORADO SPRINGS In the battle of the Sabercats Fossil Ridge broke through for the school s first girls soccer championship Fossil Ridge edged Castle View on Wednesday at Weidner Field - in the Class A title contest The SaberCats from Fort Collins used a header by Teagan Myers late in the second half to fend off the Sabercats from Castle Rock in a well-played showdown between two evenly matched teams making their first title contest appearances Castle View had the event s first true scoring chance about minutes in when Fossil Ridge junior keeper Shay Masters came out to block a shot at the top of the box and then revealed herself out of position when Castle View repossessed the ricochet But the Fossil Ridge defense came up with a couple of key blocks to keep the tournament at - Halfway through the first half Fossil Ridge had its first chance when junior Lily Wale fired a shot from inside the box that went just over the crossbar Fossil Ridge continued to push the tempo down the stretch of the half but couldn t cash in as Castle View sophomore keeper Elly Bowers stood tall and her defense prevented any unobstructed looks Related Articles Loveland Classical wins school s first championship and city s first girls soccer title with domination of Flatirons Academy Evergreen taps into championship mettle to claim Class A girls soccer title thriller Colorado Academy dominates upstart Timnath to repeat as Class A girls soccer champions Niwot girls storm to sixth straight A state track title Our heavy hitters really hit hard Keeler Meet Colorado state track champion who refused championship medal Both keepers continued to impress early in the second half Bowers raced up in the box to cut off several would-be chances before they could develop while on the other end Masters leapt up and snared a corner kick before it could find a Castle View head With left the stalemate was on the cusp of cracking when Castle View was called for a handball in the box That set Wale up for a penalty kick Bowers dove right and blocked it then grabbed the loose rebound before more Fossil Ridge players could swarm in and touch it But Wale had her redemptive moment about six minutes later when her perfectly placed cross exposed the head of Myers The senior headed it in off the turf off Bowers diving hand and into the net for a - Fossil Ridge lead with about eight minutes left A couple of minutes later Castle View had a great look at an equalizer but couldn t put it home Masters made a diving save off a free kick just outside the box then Castle View s Jaya Dern rushed in and kicked the rebound just over the net The Fossil Ridge defense did the rest to earn the trophy Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams