Ben Franklin girls rally to tie Newman

Ben Franklin, Newman girls play to tie

For one half, it looked like Newman would handle Ben Franklin easily in a girls soccer matchup of outstanding teams Saturday.

The Greenies controlled play, taking a 2-0 lead at halftime on goals by Anne Chawla and Allie Nowak.

Then, the Falcons awakened as Anna Mobley scored less than 10 minutes into the second half to cut the deficit to 2-1 before Audry Mann tied it with a goal to produce the draw.

Ben Franklin (11-1-1) had won seven straight matches. The Falcons, who are fourth in the most recent LHSAA Division II power rankings, hit the road on Monday to play at Northlake Christian at 11 a.m. while the Greenies (3-4-3), ninth in the most recent Division IV power rankings, will take on McGehee Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Area Prep Soccer Results from Saturday, Jan. 16

Boys
Archbishop Hannan 2, Archbishop Rummel 0
Ben Franklin 4, Newman 1
Christ Episcopal 3, Ascension Christian 3
Holy Cross 9, Franklinton 0
Jesuit 5, Lafayette 0
Pope John Paul II 1, Episcopal 0
South Lafourche 2, Sarah Reed 0
St. Thomas More 1, Brother Martin 0

Girls
Lakeshore 5, Caddo Magnet 0
Mandeville 1, Loyola Prep 1
Mandeville 5, Southside 1