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    Our Mean 15 Stars from South Jersey girls soccer action in Week 4

    By Tom McGurk, Cherry Hill Courier-Post,

    3 days ago

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    (This story has been updated to fix the poll at the end of the story)

    'There were plenty of great performances from the fourth week of action throughout South Jersey.

    Which players had the best week? Here are our choices:

    Cast a vote for your selection with the poll at the end of this story. If the poll doesn't appear, please refresh your browser. Voting will close on Friday morning.

    Riverside's Natalie Tkacs earned the most votes in last week's poll, collecting 36.4 percent of the over 4,000 votes recorded. Delsea's Sienna Cairone and West Deptford's Lexi Varela rounded out the top three.

    More: Our Mean 15 Stars from South Jersey girls soccer action in Week 3

    Burlington County Scholastic League

    Ceren Firat, Doane Academy. With five goals and an assist, the junior led her team to a 1-0-1 record last week. She tallied a hat trick in a 4-3 overtime win over Burlington City on Sept. 27. Three days earlier, she had two goals and a helper in a 3-3 draw with Westampton Tech.

    Kyleigh Himel, Palmyra. The freshman played a pivotal role in keeping the Panthers’ unbeaten run alive. She scored the golden goal in a 3-2 double-overtime win over Burlington Township on Sept. 23 as Palmyra maintained residency in the Patriot Division penthouse. Himel added a goal and set up another in a 6-1 victory over Pennsauken on Sept. 26.

    Meghan Moore, Burlington Township . The senior had four goals and two assists as the Falcons went 2-1 on the week. Moore scored twice in a 5-2 win over Northern Burlington on Sept. 25 and added a goal and an assist during a 7-0 win over Medford Tech on Sept. 27.

    Colonial Conference

    Emerson McDonald, Haddon Township. With a pair of two-goal games, McDonald helped Haddon Township get back to its winning ways with victories over Gloucester and Bordentown. McDonald also had two helpers against Gloucester. The senior has seven goals this season.

    Molly Sullivan, Audubon. The junior extended her goal streak to three straight games with tallies against Collingswood and Gloucester last week. Sullivan has four goals and two assists for the Green Wave, which closed the week out with a 9-0 record and have outscored their opponents 25-1.

    Shaelie Young, Gateway. The senior goalie continued her strong season in net with two more clean sheets. She stopped three shots as the Gators turned away rival Woodbury 5-0 on Sept. 25 and made seven more saves as the team grappled its way to a 1-0 win over Clayton. Young has posted three straight shutouts and has four for the season.

    Olympic Conference

    Aubrey Benfield, Eastern. After collecting a goal in both wins over Cherokee and Haddonfield, the senior dished out three assists in a victory against Washington Township. The Vikings are unbeaten in their last six games, including four straight one-goal victories.

    Julie Short, Cherry Hill West. Short came up big when she delivered the golden goal in a 1-0 win over Lenape on Sept. 25. It was her fourth goal of the season. It was one of three wins decided by a goal for West last week as the Lions also knocked off Rancocas Valley and crosstown rival Cherry Hill East.

    Madison Zaun, Shawnee. The sophomore potted a pair of goals and set up three more, helping to power Shawnee to wins over Seneca and Rancocas Valley and run its unbeaten streak to nine.

    Tri-County Conference

    Natalie Clark, Williamstown. The senior stopped three shots for the clean sheet in a 1-0 shutout of Washington Township on Sept. 24 and made 12 saves in a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over Kingsway on Sept. 26. Williamstown snapped a five-game winless streak with back-to-back victories.

    Billie Frazier, Timber Creek . With nine goals in three games, Frazier put a major charge into the Timber Creek offense and the result was three straight wins. The senior scored four times in a 6-3 win against Deptford on Sept. 24, added two more goals and two assists in a 6-1 triumph at Cumberland on Sept. 26 and closed out the week with a hat trick in a 6-0 rout of Cedar Creek on Sept. 28. She has 11 goals for the season.

    Deondria Simon, Clayton. The Clippers remained unbeaten in the Classic Division and the junior played a key role. She scored a goal and dished out two assists in a 7-1 win over Salem Tech on Sept. 24 while added a goal in a 2-1 triumph against Pitman on Sept. 26. She leads the team with five assists through seven games and is tied with Madi Traister for the team lead with four goals.

    Cape-Atlantic League

    Jackie Brownlee, Egg Harbor Township. The freshman forward delivered one of the biggest weeks in program history as she tallied a hat trick in a 4-2 victory over Ocean City on Sept. 23 and then notched the golden goal in a 2-1 overtime win over Millville two days later. She has a team-best 19 goals for the Eagles (9-1).

    Mya Inman, Buena. The senior tallied a hat trick in a 6-1 victory against Paulsboro on Sept. 25 and added a goal in a 3-2 overtime victory over Cape May Tech two days later. She has 11 goals for the season, one off her career best that she set last fall.

    Adelina Wilks, Bridgeton. The senior tallied nine goals in three victories last week, including a season-high five goals in an 8-2 victory over Cape May Tech on Sept. 24 and the game’s lone tally in a 1-0 win over Wildwood Catholic on Sept. 26. She also scored a hat trick in a 4-0 triumph over Atlantic County Tech on Sept. 23. The St. Joseph’s-bound Wilks boasts 129 career goals.

    Tom McGurk is a regional sports reporter for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 30 years. If you have a sports story that needs to be told, contact him at (856) 486-2420 or email tmcgurk@gannett.com . Follow him on Twitter at @McGurkSports. Help support local journalism with a digital subscription.

    This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Our Mean 15 Stars from South Jersey girls soccer action in Week 4

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