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Cotta leads Cascade Christian past North Valley MERLIN � Victoria Cotta lived up to her nickname for the Cascade Christian High girls soccer team on Thursday. Cotta, whose teammates refer to her as Ronaldo, a star Brazilian player, scored two goals during the Challengers� 2-1 win over North Valley in a battle of District 6 unbeatens. Cotta now has 12 goals on the year. "She (Cotta) patterns herself after him," Cascade Christian coach Craig Warren said of Cotta�s fondness for Ronaldo. "Like him, she is a great dribbler and has a knack for finding the goal." Cotta, who wears an autographed jersey of the Brazilian star under her game jersey, broke a scoreless tie in the 41st minute then added another goal two minutes later. Malloree Enoch scored a late goal for North Valley, but it was too little too late. The Challengers (6-1-1, 5-0 Dist. 6) had only seven shots on goal but kept Enoch under wraps for most of the game. HENLEY 2, HIDDEN VALLEY 0 � At Murphy, Becky Schwartz and Carissa Giava each scored first-half goals for Henley in a District 6 win. Schwartz broke up a scoreless tie on an unassisted effort in the 32nd minute. Hidden Valley first-year goalkeeper Chantel Pennington kept the Mustangs (2-5-1, 1-3 Dist. 6) close with several key saves. ROGUE RIVER 2, MAZAMA 1, OT � At Rogue River, Kelly Birdseye scored a goal 11 minutes into overtime to lead Rogue River to a District 6 win. Non-conference GRANTS PASS 3, ASHLAND 1 � At Grants Pass, Natasha Crook, Patina Taylor and Jakki Pilcher each scored a goal to lead Grants Pass to a non-conference win. Pilcher started the scoring in the 15th minute and Crook broke up a 1-1 tie in the 60th minute with a goal. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.