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Corner Canyon girls soccer looking for ‘big surprises’

Sep 10, 2024 12:31PM ● By Catherine Garrett

The Corner Canyon High girls soccer team is currently 4-3 overall with a 1-1 Region 2 mark so far this season. (Photos courtesy Fode Doumbia)

The Corner Canyon High girls soccer team came into the season ranked third in 6A with high hopes of improving on a second-round exit in the 6A state tournament last fall with a 3-2 loss to Skyridge.

“We have a good team this year,” said third year head coach Fode Doumbia. “Therefore, we are capable of ‘big surprises.’”

The Chargers will be led by its four senior captains in defenders Bella Call and Chaselyn Nichols, midfielder Kenzie Randall and goalkeeper Hagen Haycock.

“They are all starters who are going to make a great contribution this year,” Doumbia said.

During the offseason, Doumbia and his coaching staff implemented a new system and style of play based on his current personnel that he hopes can make a big difference on the field, particularly with his returning players who combined for seven goals, five assists and five shutouts last season.

Junior midfielder Channing Wuest along with key newcomers in sophomore forward Layla Valadez and sophomore defender Leah Carver will also be looked to for significant contributions this fall.

Also on the CCHS team this year are Clair Call, Leah Carver, Olivia Edwards, Tessa Egbert, Rachel Enslow, Avalon Fenlon, Xandi Feroah, Ciara Gastelo, Kate George, Olivia Gleason, Rylee Graham, Ella Iverson, Annika Johnson, Ava Kohler, Amahra Latu, Ellie Lewis, Halle Lloyd, Abby Love, Kamree McDougal, Blakely Neider, Olivia Nordhoff, Addison Paynter, Lily Pearce, Alice Peterson, Liv Rockwood, Sophia Sims, Ava Toombs and Brynn Wheeler.

“We’re excited about the season with some new players who were underclassmen last year,” Doumbia said. 

So far this season, Corner Canyon defeated Hillcrest 6-0, Maple Mountain 2-1 before losing to No. 5 Lehi 4-3 on penalty kicks after a scoreless game, 5A’s fifth-ranked team Box Elder 1-0 and 5A’s top squad Olympus 3-2 in preseason play. In Region 2 action, the Chargers beat Bingham 3-0, Riverton in a shootout and Copper Hills 3-2 in double OT and losing to second-ranked Mountain Ridge 1-0.

Simms and Peterson have both scored three goals each and combined for three assists to lead CCHS while Valadez has added two goals and an assist. Also finding the net this season are Iverson, Love, Gleason, Egbert, Randall and Feroah while Enslow and Wuest have assisted on scores while Haycock and Edwards have recorded three shutouts.

Corner Canyon is also scheduled to face Riverton, Copper Hills, Herriman (twice), Salt Lake Academy (twice), Bingham and Mountain Ridge in Region 2 play to close out the regular season. λ

Correction: A previous version of this article misspelled Layla Valadez's name as Layla Valdez.