Edgar, Castillo lead Cabot to championship

Cabot Coach Kerry Castillo talked to his team the day after losing in the state final a year ago about turning the page and making it back to the championship game again. Mission accomplished for the Lady Panthers. Cabot used an early goal from junior Tristyn Edgar 10 minutes in on its way to a 2-0 victory Saturday in the semifinals of the Class 7A girls state soccer tournament at Jim Rowland Stadium. "This has been our goal since Day One," Castillo said. "I made it known after making the finals, any other goal less than this is a waste of our time. We made it our goal then even through tears at the time. I'm so proud of this team." Cabot (23-2) was able to get the early goal, but Fayetteville (17-5) settled in after that and didn't allow another score until four minutes were left in the match. Freshman Janessa Aguirre added to Cabot's lead with a goal with four minutes remaining to help secure the victory. "They got a little break through us," Fayetteville Coach Joe Thoma said. "That is their game and they do it well. After that, we were kind of chasing the goal to tie it after that. You spend a lot of energy doing that." Fayetteville senior keeper Gracie Cape finished with eight saves, four in each half. Fayetteville's best chance to tie the game was when sophomore Regan Resz had a shot go off the post with 24 minutes left in the game with Cabot clinging to the 1-0 lead.

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EDGAR, CASTILLO LEAD CABOT TO CHAMPIONSHIP

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Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazetted | 5/14/2017

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