Creekview girls erupt to rally past WHS for first county victory By Brandon Michea Published: March 04, 2009

While it may have taken Creekview some time to get going, the Lady Grizzlies were in full throttle once they did, erasing a two-goal deficit with five unanswered scores to cruise past county-rival Woodstock, 5-2, Feb. 25 at Woodstock.

“The girls came out and said the second half was going to be their half,” said Creekview coach Kerri Schmitt, whose squad trailed 2-1 at intermission. “They came out on fire and you really can’t ask for anything better than that. “I’m very proud of what they did.”

After the Lady Wolverines jumped out to a 2-0 lead behind goals from sophomore Sydney McCarthy and freshman Arista Holt, the Lady Grizzlies (1-0-1) finally got on the board in the closing minutes of the first half.

Arthur & Artise Both Score 2

Taking a pass from senior Eli Arthur, Creekview freshman Lauren Artise took a shot on goal that was deflected by Woodstock keeper Erin McGee. But quick to ball, Artise played the rebound and found the back of the net to cut the deficit to 2-1 with 1:07 left in the half.

“To go into halftime down 2-1 instead of 2-0, it was a huge difference in the game,” Schmitt said. “It was a great thing for us to press and get that goal before the half.”

That boost, along with a change in formation, had the Lady Grizzlies looking like a different team for the final 40 minutes, as Eli Arthur scored on a throw-in from sophomore Jordan Arthur just 23 seconds into the half, and Artise, freshman Cori Dulmage and Eli Arthur each netted a goal over the final 23:23 of play to lift Creekview to its first-ever county victory.

Junior Megan Crissy contributed an assist for the Lady Grizzlies, while Woodstock’s McCarthy complimented her unassisted goal by assisting Holt’s score.

Creekview, who had its Feb. 27 date at Dawson County postponed due to weather, was to host Class AAA No. 4 state-ranked North Hall on Tuesday in their first Area 7AAA match of the season and receives a visit from rival Sequoyah, Friday at 6 p.m.

The Lady Wolverines, meanwhile, closed out their week with a 4-0 loss at Class AAAAA No. 7 state-ranked Lassiter on Feb. 28.

Woodstock (1-2) was to visit Allatoona on March 2, before traveling to North Cobb tonight for a 5:30 contest and hosting No. 2 state-ranked Harrison, Friday at 5:30 p.m.