Jezelle Magallanes (19) moves the ball past Willow Canyon. She scored the game-winning goal Tuesday. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

Ranked seventh in the state in 5A, the Maricopa High School girls’ soccer team won an overtime match Tuesday against Willow Canyon, 2-1. The home win put the Rams’ overall record at 5-4-1. Outside of tournament play, they are 3-0-1. Maricopa and Willow Canyon held each other scoreless through a half. The Wildcats scored first, but Mariopa junior Saneya Cowing tied the game. During the 10-minute overtime, sophomore Jezelle Magallanes scored the game-winning goal.

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Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.