"It's good to see different girls contributing goals," Reed said. "It's a lot of fun for them and the team. We have about five or six girls with a handful of goals."
Faccenda said her teammates get her fired up. She has fit right into the picture even though she's only a ninth grader. Her winning goal against West came on a left-footed kick after she dribbled in from the 18-yard marker.
"We have so many talented players," she said, trying to deflect some of the spotlight onto her teammates.
Although the East-West rivalry gets both teams up, Houpt, a senior team captain, said the game against the Wildcats turned out to be more exciting for her.
"Owen J. was strong and technically very sound," the Elon-bound Houpt said. "They are strong at each position. West lost a number of players from their [PIAA] championship team, but they'll always be a big game for us."
Since the Ches-Mont decided to go to a once-around format this season, the Cougars won't see the Whippets again in the regular season.
Warriors on a roll. Methacton opened the season with shutout losses in two of its first three games, but the Warriors seem to have righted themselves. The identical 2-0 losses were to Boyertown and Owen J. Roberts, both ranked in The Inquirer's top 10.
Since the loss to Boyertown on Sept. 10, the Warriors have won seven straight to improve to 8-2 and move into the top 10 at No. 9.
"We've got something good going now," junior defender Gabby Numerato said. "It's been a solid team effort. It just took us a little while to get to know each other. We're a very young team."
More than half of Methacton coach Bret Smith's starting lineup consists of juniors and sophomores.
"We've been improving with each game," Smith said. "We have the potential to be a very good."
The Warriors' winning streak includes a 1-0 nonleague triumph over the Central League's Strath Haven, which is ranked No. 10.
