Jaguars capture regional soccer championship

By Scott Nyberg

The Scripps Ranch Soccer Club (SRSC) Jaguars captured the girls’ Fall 2022 Regional Tournament Championship on Nov. 12. During the 1-0 victory over Poway, striker Abby Murphy scored the game-winning goal with just one minute remaining in regulation.

In the preceding semi-finals game, Olivia “O.G.” Pearcy scored a pivotal goal in the second half, enabling Scripps to defeat Rancho Bernardo 1-0, paving the team’s path to the tournament championship.

The Jaguars remained undefeated during the fall recreation soccer season with an 8-0-2 record and captured the regional title. Doing so earned them the number one seed for the post-season tournament, where goalkeeper Sailee Caffrey and the team’s dominant defense shut out two consecutive opponents. Led by Murphy and anchored by