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RANCHO CUCAMONGA — The Etiwanda girls soccer team expects to only have star junior midfielder Scottie Antonucci for another week before she leaves to work out with Angel City FC and the USA Soccer U-17 Women’s National Team.
Etiwanda’s Scottie Antonucci celebrates her 4th goal of the game against Chino Hills in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills Yessenia Flores celebrates her game tying goal as Etiwanda’s Avery Larkin rects in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills Maryanne Tarin collides with Etiwanda’s Scottie Antonucci as they battle for the ball in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills’ Courtney Klack is tackled by Etiwanda’s Mariely Herrera in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Etiwanda’s Scottie Antonucci takes the header against against Chino Hills in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills’ Maddison Shaw collides with Etiwanda’s Samantha Garcia #15 as they battle for the ball in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills’ Regan Ramirez and Etiwanda’s Zoe Morello collide in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Etiwanda’s Scottie Antonucci scores between the legs of Chino Hills goalie Gaby Balassa in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills goalie Gaby Balassa makes a punch save against Etiwanda in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills’ Addison Lords passes he ball as Etiwanda’s Zoe Morello defends in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills’ Addison Lords fights for the ball against Etiwanda’s Angelina Carillo in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Etiwanda’s Teresa Garcia reacts to getting a yellow card against Chino Hills in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills Yessenia Flores celebrates her gaol against Etiwanda in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Etiwanda’s Alondra Talamantes, bottom celebrates her goal with Scottie Antonucci against against Chino Hills in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills Regan Ramirez battles for the ball with Etiwanda’s Avery Larkin in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Etiwanda’s Sonia Rocha is unable to block a Chino Hills goal in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills’ Maryanne Tarin celebrates with teammates after a Chino Hills goal against Etiwanda in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Etiwanda’s Samantha Garcia #15 is pulled by Chino Hills’ Maddison Shaw in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills’ Maddison Shaw heads the ball against Etiwanda in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills’ Addison Lords in and against the Etiwanda’s Angelina Carillo go for the header a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills Maryanne Tarin takes the header over Etiwanda’s Mariely Herrera in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chino Hills Yessenia Flores moves the ball [past Etiwanda defenders in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Etiwanda’s Scottie Antonucci celebrates her 4th goal of the game against Chino Hills in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Etiwanda’s Scottie Antonucci celebrates her 4th goal of the game against Chino Hills in a Baseline League girls soccer match in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The Eagles are certainly enjoying Antonucci while they still have her.
Antonucci scored four goals, including the tie-breaking goal in the 72nd minute and Etiwanda beat Chino Hills 5-3 in a Baseline League opener Friday night at Etiwanda High School.
“We were sloppy tonight. We hadn’t played in two weeks,” Etiwanda coach Jason Montgomery said. “It’s like their Super Bowl when we play them.”
Etiwanda has won the last four Baseline League titles, even though the last two years the Eagles lost the league opener to Chino Hills before winning their final nine games.
This year, the schedule rotated to have Etiwanda open with St. Lucy’s, except that game Wednesday was postponed because of heavy winds, making Friday’s game the league opener.
Etiwanda (9-2-1 overall) appeared to be on track to erase the last two league openers taking a 3-1 lead into the second half when things started to go sideways.
Eagles sophomore defender Layla Gonzales picked up her second yellow card of the game, in the 44th minute for apparently saying something to the referee. That second yellow card left Etiwanda playing with only 10 players for the remainder of the match
“That situation changed the whole complexion of the game,” Montgomery said. “It just got messy.”
Etiwanda, which outshot the Huskies 9-2 in the first half, suddenly had to play defensive. Montgomery had Antonucci out of the game to start the second half, which he has been doing lately so that the players get used to playing in the positions they will be in once Antonucci leaves the team.
He was fine with the way things were going before losing a player.
Chino Hills (5-5-4) suddenly came to life, and junior Yessenia Flores scored a pair of goals, in the 54th and 65th minutes to tie the score 3-3.
“We had to weather the storm to get through the first half then regroup at halftime,” Chino Hills first-year coach Louie Borja said. “The girls responded well in the second half.”
But after the game was tied and with Antonucci back in the game, Etiwanda wasn’t ready to settle for a draw.
The winning goal was scored when two Huskies players went up for a header with Etiwanda’s Alondra Talamantes, but Talamantes headed the ball forward toward Antonucci, at the top of the penalty area.
Antonucci hit a half-volley past a defender to herself then beat the goalie one-on-one for the go-ahead goal in the 72nd minute.
Antonucci scored her final goal in the 80th minute on a breakaway with the Huskies pushing forward for a tying goal.
“Special players do special things,” Montgomery said of Antonucci. “She can find a way to get in the right spots and make a difference.”
“Throughout the game, we’re trying to stay composed,” Antonucci said. “A lot of times the ball doesn’t bounce our way.”
Antonucci scored her first goal of the game on a clean shot from the top of the penalty area in the eighth minute, but the Huskies answered when Regan Ramiez scored off a free kick in the 10th minute.
Talamantes gave Etiwanda a 2-1 lead in the 24th minute, then Antonucci’s second goal gave Etiwanda some breathing room with another shot from the top of the penalty area in the 36th minute.
“This is a tough league. Nobody’s bad,” Montgomery said. “The games are going to get chaotic at moments. You’re not always going to be up three goals and cruising. When it got crazy tonight (the key is) how you get under control and looking like us.”
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