South Jersey Coaches Cup Girls Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sterling girls joined Clearview boys as first-time champions of the South Jersey Coaches Cup and they did it in magical fashion, beating Eastern on penalties after a scoreless draw. Interestingly enough, the final was the first time the Silver Knights weren't trailing in a game in the competition. They mounted comeback wins over Cherokee (in OT), Kingsway and Ocean City en route to the final. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below is a look at players who stood out in the competition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["99877"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":152174,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Montgomery scored the first two goals in the second half comeback against Ocean City and was instrumental throughout the tournament in creating chances and putting pressure on back lines. 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