***NEW: Marblehead High School varsity soccer defeated Walpole 3-2 in double overtime Wednesday night in the playoffs. The Current will have details soon.
Incredible round one playoff game
The Marblehead High girls soccer team (12-1-5, 10th seed) completed the regular season last week unbeaten after tying Newton South (2-2) and shutting out Salem (3-0), and it’s looking forward to continuing this extraordinary season tonight (Nov. 5, 6 p.m.) in a Division 2 Round of 32 game against Walpole (5-8-6, 23rd seed) at Piper. The Timberwolves got there by defeating Putnam Vocational Tech (7-7, 42nd seed) in a preliminary round game on Monday night, 14-0.
In the Newton South game at Piper on Oct. 27, the Lions scored the first two goals, but sophomore Phoebe Fontella-Tuttle got one back with her first career varsity goal from senior Isabel Mortensen less than two minutes to go in the first half.
Senior captain Sydney Ball then tied the game up midway through the second half assisted by junior Callie Gilmore. Sophomore goalie Lily Heller came up with two saves to keep things close for her teammates.
“We had the better of the play in the second half,” said coach Lisa Wales. “Newton South is a Division 1 team, so this was a good tune-up for us going into the playoffs.”
Ainsley McDonald and Ashley Mortensen anchored the defensive efforts, while Lucy McDonald had a terrific game as a midfielder, according to Wales.
On Phoebe Fontella-Tuttle, the second-year coach said of her: “she has been battling an ankle injury all season long, and so it was great to see her get (untracked offensively).”
“We have been resilient this year as our players keep on stepping up, despite (a myriad of) injuries,” said Wales.
Against the Witches two nights later on Senior Night, Lucy McDonald, Liv Carlson and Carys Moran scored the goals. It was Moran’s first career varsity goal that resulted in a solo effort. Ball led in assists with two. Heller was credited with another two saves to help record the shutout. Senior twin sisters Ashley and Isabel Mortensen played well in front of her on defense.
