The Palo Alto girls' soccer team grabbed an early lead on a goal by Jess Branson in the ninth minute, but the Vikings couldn't make that stand up and wound up with a 1-1 deadlock with visiting Santa Clara in a SCVAL El Camino Division soccer opener on Wednesday. Branson scored when the Bruins tried a pass back from a defender to the goalie, but Branson intercepted and tapped it in for the 1-0 lead for the Vikings (0-0-1, 1-4-2). Santa Clara equalized with eight minutes remaining in the half.
posted by Palo Alto Online on Jan 3, 2013 at 9:32 am