The season had not even started and already theSouthern Regional High School varsity girls soccer teamencountered a difficultobstacle to overcome. Senior forward Rachel Rizzo, the top goal scorer the past two seasons, suffered a knee injury in practiceand willbe sidelined for the year.

“She scored 15 goals for us last year, andwe were looking to her having a big season,”said head coach Ed Decker. “Hopefully, our other players will pick up and we can improvefrom lastyear.”