Maricopa varsity girls warm up for their game as the boys come off the field at the end of their first game. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

Maricopa High School soccer opened its season Tuesday by splitting home games against McClintock.

This season, the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams are mostly playing the same schools on the same days to save wear-and-tear on head coach Cortney Kellenaers, who has taken over both programs.

The boys started the action in the early game, with Dylan Romo scoring first off an assist by Logen Thomas. Keeper Zepeda Armando held McClintock scoreless through the first half with good-to-great saves, but the Chargers locked in for the second half to win 3-1.

The MHS girls had an easier time with McClintock, winning their first game 5-0 as sophomore McKinley Hacker scored back-to-back, junior Madison Tyler scored two, sophomore Lexy Rowe had one goal, and freshman keeper Alyssa DeMascio put up a 0 for goals-against. Hacker, Rowe and  Anna Kramarczyk had assists.

The teams next play Thursday at Williams Field, this time with the girls playing the early game at 4 p.m.

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Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel Hendrickson
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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.
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