NEXT UP - MOBERLY

The Moberly Lady Spartans will be coming to Harrisonville on Saturday for the State Quarter-final matchup vs the Harrisonville Lady Wildcats. Moberly has had a chip on their shoulder ever since they were dropped from the top 10 in the Missouri soccer poll after falling 2-1 to the Helias Crusaders back in April, deja vu from the final of the 2010 district final that ended Moberly season. They have come back with ten straight wins, including their fourth District Championship and then capped it off by taking down Helias 2-1 at Sectionals.

The Spartans are currently 20-2-1, allowing only 16 goals and racking up 13 shutouts; their only losses coming at the hands of Quincy, IL in their first game of the season and the Helias game I mentioned before. Their goals against average is .69 goals per game. Check here for other team stats.

Moberly returns Kelly Ross, a Junior who was awarded 2010 Central Missouri Offensive Player of the Year and All State First Team as a forward. Kelly currently hold the Spartan school record for most career goals and points with one year of eligibility left. She plays club soccer with the 11th in state ranked Columbia Carrera and has previously been on the player list for the Missouri Olympic Development Program Team. While Kelly leads the team in scoring, she is not the lone offensive powerhouse. Senior Sydney Armstrong, Juniors Kelli Westhues and Taylor Fusselman and Sophomore Lindsey Boyer each have made their way to the area prep leaders list.

The Spartans shared only one opponent with the Harrisonville throughout the 2011 season. They played Marshall three times, beating them soundly in each match, the most recent a 6-0 drubbing at Districts. We last face Marshall and came away 4-0 back on April 4th.

Head Coach Robbie Murray has lead the program for the past six years and is a former alumni of Moberly High School.

The Spartans are known for coming out early and strong. They have a potent fast break offense and a tested defensive unit that has a great record to showcase coming into this match. This should be a close one.

Let's go CATS!