HS Soccer: Black Hills Gets Big Win Over Centralia

10/22/25

(Centralia, WA) It was senior night at Centralia Tiger Stadium. The Centralia Tigers came into Tuesday’s match against Black Hills with a 4-3 league record. Black Hills came in at 3-4 and won the first meeting in a shootout. A win by the Tigers would split the season and pretty much lock up 3rd place in the league standings. A win for Black Hills would give the Wolves a great chance of hosting one of the pigtail matches against the GSHL in the opening round of districts.

Black Hills at Centralia

The Wolves started out with the opening kickoff and controlled the pace early in the match. Black Hills pounces just 5 minutes in on a goal from freshman midfielder Ella McNair. In the 9th minute McNair found fellow freshman Natalie Jarmin in the penalty area and the Wolves took an early 2-0 lead.

In between those 2 goals by Black Hills the Tigers keeper Nena Venegas-Minor made a great save in the 7th minute to slow down the Wolves momentarily. Centralia was able to regroup and got a spark from Ana Blankenship off the bench.

Blankenship made a great run down the sideline and after getting by a defender got into the penalty area. Black Hills keeper Angela Gibbs cut off the near post but Blankenship sent a low pass instead. The pass got to Trinity Smith for the Tigers only goal of the match.

Gibbs ended up with 6 saves in the first half for Black Hills and Venegas-Minor had 2 saves for Centralia.

Halftime Black Hills 2 Centralia 1

After halftime both teams got off good shots but both keepers made big plays to keep the game close. Black Hills pushed the lead back to 2 on a nice goal by Cassidy O’Reilly in the 62nd minute.

Centralia got a new sense of urgency picked up the pace earning 6 corners and 5 shots on goal in the 2nd half but got shut out in the 2nd half.

The Wolves got the final goal of the match on a free kick by another freshman. Sienna Perry stepped up to the ball and placed the ball over the wall and through the hands of the Tigers keeper.

MVP and UP Next

The Thorbeckes’ MVP went to the Black Hills Wolves senior keeper Angela Gibbs. Gibbs had 11 saves in the match and stepped up time and time again to shut down the Tigers. The Freshman trio of Sienna Perry, Natalie Jarmin and Ella McNair were all up for consideration. Especially McNair with her goal and assist but Gibbs just edged her out.

Black Hills is now 4-4 in EVCO 2A play and 10-4 overall. The Wolves host Tumwater on Oct. 23rd and end the regular season at Aberdeen on the 28th. Centralia is also 4-4 in league play but 6-8 overall. The Tigers are on the road for their final 2 games at WF West on Oct. 23rd and at Tumwater on the 28th.