t feels good,” said Gonzales, who also scored nine last year against Holy Redeemer. “My teammates and I work together really well, especially on the midfield line. (Addison Byers), Lyla (Rehill) and I work well on the draw and pass the ball up through the midfield.”
There were no passes necessary on the first of four third-quarter and six second-half goals by Gonzales. She picked up a groundball on defense and carried it the length of the field before scoring.
A little more than a minute later, Gonzales scored when Wyoming Area had a one-player advantage. She made it three in a row off a free position shot for a 10-3 lead midway through the quarter.
The Lady Warriors found many ways to score.
“We have our plays on offense that just open gaps for everyone, then it’s just about having confidence,” Gonzales said.
Rehill, who had an assist, and Byers each added three goals.
Gonzales and Rehill, close friends who play well together in the midfield, have taken turns leading the team’s offense.
“They are a 1-2 punch working off each other,” Lady Warriors coach Carl DeLuca said. “They pick up on what’s going on and then we have Addy and Ava if teams are going to double them.
“We’ve been working on transition. We had been slow on transition. We’re moving it up and getting it down to people in front of the defense to take the shot that we need to take.”
Ashlynn Seldon scored five goals, including the 50th of her career, for Pittston Area. Haley Pointek scored twice.
The win was the first of four in as many days for Wyoming Area to improve to 7-4. The Lady Warriors are 7-2 since an 0-2 start.
“We’re progressing the way we want to,” DeLuca said. “We played strong against Crestwood last week. We’re going to keep building on that as we move forward.
“We have two freshmen in the game, sometimes three at a time, so we have a young team that we’re using with our three seniors.”
Wyoming Area 14, North Pocono 9
Jules Gonzales followed up her nine-goal game with seven goals in the road victory the next day.
Addison Byers had four goals and an assist while Lyla Rehill had a goal and seven assists.
Ava Menditto scored twice.
Wyoming Area 16, Hazleton Area 5
The high-scoring road show continued with a win at Hazleton Area Wednesday.
Lyla Rehill had six goals and controlled three draws.
Gonzales added five goals and four draw controls.
Addison Byers controlled 10 draws with each leading to scores. She also scored three of the goals.
Wyoming Area 14, Lake-Lehman 5
Wyoming Area made it four straight wins with Thursday’s victory at Lake-Lehman.
Addison Byers led the way with five goals while Jules Gonzales and Lyla Rehill added four each.
Wyoming Seminary 16, Pittston Area 3
Visiting Wyoming Seminary dropped Pittston Area’s record to 1-10 with a victory Tuesday.
