Centennial girls win cross-town soccer match with rival Burleson, record another shutout
Burleson Centennial junior Brooke Mullins scored twice and assisted on three other goals as the Spartans took care of their cross town rivals Burleson Elks, 6-0, Friday night in a District 8-5A girls soccer showdown at Centennial High School.
Centennial, improves to 8-2 overall and 2-1 in district.
The Elks drop to 7-5-1 overall and 1-3 in district.
“This is special for us for sure. They’re a great team, all respect to them, but we’ve been improving everyday,” Centennial coach Heather McMahan said. “The girls listen, work hard and we’re playing together more as a team. They’re fighting. I’m proud of them. It’s been wonderful.”
It only took 90 seconds for the Spartans to get on the scoreboard. Kayla Smith booted a free kick from 32 yards and Mullins picked up her first assist on a Sarah Tate goal in the box.
“You wake up ready to play. You’re kind of nervous and anxious, but ready to play anxious. You just show up and do what you can do to win,” Smith said.
The Smith free kick to Mullins’ header worked again in the 15th minute as Centennial led 2-0. Mullins extended the lead to 3-0 with under 10 minutes left in the half on a Brooklyn Holybee assist.
“This is the most exciting game of the year. We get to play against club teammates, see who wins and get bragging rights at the end of the day,” Mullins said. “It’s about who comes out strong and we came out strong and they couldn’t come back from that.”
Holybee found the back of the net just inside the box in the 45th minute.
Smith added two assists on throw ins for goals by Logan Stevens, the latter with 14 minutes to play. The Spartans haven’t dropped a regulation loss to Burleson since March 2016.
Centennial registers its eighth shutout in 10 games this season.
“This game is so important to us especially the seniors. Our last home game vs. Burleson and it’s the fourth year of not losing to them,” Smith said.
This story was originally published February 6, 2021 at 1:54 PM.
