The Noblesville girls soccer team picked up a big win on Wednesday, defeating Avon 1-0 in its first Hoosier Crossroads Conference game of the season.
It was a battle of two top 10 Class 3A teams: The Millers are ranked No. 7 and the Orioles are No. 2. Noblesville scored its goal in the first half; Jensen Summers sent a free kick to Keeley Hoopingarner, who headed the ball into the goal.
The Millers are now 3-0-1 for the season and host Fishers next Wednesday.
Hamilton Heights won a physical, hard-fought game with Western 3-1 on Wednesday.
The game was scoreless at halftime, but the Panthers got on the board first with a goal from 20 yards out. The Huskies answered a few minutes later, when Elaina Page scored off a pass from Lauren Stirn.
Maria Mitchell put Heights in the lead about 10 minutes later when she made a 25-yard shot that was handled by the keeper inside the goal. Madison Bickett added the first goal, unassisted with 19 minutes left.
Huskies goalkeeper Tessa Harr had 15 saves and helped to turn away at least two close calls.
“We played physical and tough from back to front – this was the kind of grind-it-out game that was fun to watch,” said Heights coach Travis Kauffman.
The Huskies are now 4-1 and host Yorktown on Saturday.
Sheridan broke into the win column on Wednesday, blasting Tri-Central 7-0.
Sophomore Makenna Hammack put the Blackhawks on the board five minutes into the game, then Renee Zachery added a goal five minutes later. Hammack scored two more goals in the second half, with Ashton Wilson and Makaela Mosolf also getting goals.
Nixon Williams and Katie Cuevas combined for the shutout facing three shots on the night.
Next up for the Sheridan is a road game at Blackford on Saturday.
Hamilton Southeastern, ranked No. 9 in 3A, won a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game at 3A No. 17 Brownsburg 2-1 on Wednesday.
The Royals scored both of their goals in the first half. First, Layla Brown crushed a shot off the post that Taylor Pozzebon did well to rebound and score the goal. Izzy Wallace then earned a penalty kick and put it away for the second goal.
In the second half, HSE got off to a slow start and got scored on right out of the gate. But the Royals kept their composure and earned a conference win on the road.
Southeastern is 4-1-1 for the season and hosts 3A No. 2 Avon next Wednesday.
In the junior varsity game, the Royals won 5-0.
Fishers, the No. 11 team in 3A, played 3A No. 13 Zionsville to a 0-0 tie Wednesday.
The Tigers are now 1-0-1 in HCC play and 2-0-1 overall.