Eagles face MRH in district tournament today at Principia

 
By Steve Bowman
Editor, The Brentwood Spirit
email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net

The Brentwood High School girls soccer team’s journey from last place to first place in its league is complete. The Eagles beat Hancock 5-0 last week to win the South Central AA Conference title outright, 12 months after finishing in last place.

The win over Hancock gave BHS a final 7-1 record in the South Central, one game ahead of Crossroads. It’s the first time the Eagles have won the league outright since 2012.

Brentwood closed out the regular season with a 1-0 loss to Hillsboro so they’ll head into this week’s district playoffs at Principia with a 10-4 record and having won five out of their past six games. Seeded No. 2, they will play No. 3 Maplewood Richmond Heights at 6 p.m. today. The winner will face the winner of today’s game between No. 1 Principia and No. 4 Valley Park.

South Central AA Conference
Final standings
Brentwood 7-1
Crossroads 6-2
Valley Park 4-4
Bayless 3-5
Hancock 0-8

May 13: lost 1-0 vs. Hillsboro (12-13)
Goals: Tara Lochmoeller 2, Madeline Neely, Abby Harper, Amanda Ingersoll. Assists: Neely 2, Oni Wright, Lochmoeller, Harper. Winning goalkeeper: Audrey Brown, four saves. Losing GK: Lillian Vaught, 16 saves.

May 11: won 5-0 at Hancock (4-14)
Goals: Winning goalkeeper: Hannah Krausz. Losing GK: Brown.

Brentwood’s record 10-4
April 2: lost 3-2 vs. Tower Grove Christian
April 6: won 3-1 vs. Bayless
April 13: won 5-1 at Crossroads
April 15: won 2-0 vs. Metro
April 21: won 3-1 at Valley Park
April 23: won 9-2 vs. Hancock
April 27: lost 9-0 vs. Christian O’Fallon
April 28: lost 1-0 vs. Crossroads
May 4: won 4-1 at Riverview Gardens
May 5: won 2-0 at Bayless
May 7: won 4-1 vs. University City
May 8: won 5-1 vs. Valley Park
May 11: won 5-0 at Hancock
May 13: lost 1-0 vs. Hillsboro

Upcoming district playoffs
May 18, Brentwood vs. MRH at Principia, 6 p.m.

Class 1, District 2 seeding
1. Principia, 6-8
2. Brentwood, 11-4
3. MRH, 12-10
4. Valley Park, 11-9
5. Cleveland NJROTC, 3-11-1

Brentwood’s conference finishes since 2010
2015: 7-0, first place outright
2014: 1-7, last place
2013: 9-1, first place, tied Crossroads
2012: 9-1, first place outright
2011: 6-2, second place behind Crossroads
2010: 8-1, first place outright