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Prescott achieves her ‘goal’
By KEVIN TRAVIS, Sports Editor
Blaine Prescott is used to achieving goals, whether it’s scoring them on a soccer field or achieving them in life.
One of Prescott’s biggest goals recently came to fruition when the Washington High School senior accepted an offer to continue her academic and athletic career at Lees-McRae College.
“I love the mountains and it was somewhere new,” Prescott said. “I wanted to go far away, but at the same time, not that far. It’s kind of its only little world and I love that.”
Prescott, last year’s WDN Female Soccer Player of the Year, is having another solid year for the Pam Pack (6-5, 4-3 Coastal Conference). She has tallied 12 goals her senior season, coming after netting 32 her junior year and 26 as a sophomore.
“I like getting the opportunity to score,” said Prescott, who tallied her 70th career goal in a win over D.H. Conley on Wednesday. “That’s my favorite part of it.
“I think I’m doing okay. I’ve had ‘okay’ games, and there have been games where I thought I’ve played better than others. This is just a new team and we’re all athletic.”
Prescott, who wears No. 10 for Washington, is hoping her play will help the Lees-McRae Bobcats next year. The Bobcats, who play in the Conference Carolinas, went 5-15 during the fall season. The team also plays a limited number of games in the spring.
“I want to start by the end of my freshman year,” said Prescott, who has hopes of playing midfield or forward. “Hopefully, I can be an impact player my freshman year.
“They have a young team right now and they play similar to how we play. That’s why I was interested in it.”
Pam Pack coach Jimmy Kozuch believes Prescott will have a solid college career.
“All four years that she’s been here, Blaine has been dominating,” Kozuch said. “She’s an awesome player and she’s great to coach. She understands the game and she’s very smart. She’s a great team player.”
Prescott, undecided as of yet on a major, proved earlier this year just how much a team player she is by accepting a new role. Primarily known as a scorer, Prescott was asked to help out on defense in recent games.
“I wanted to score goals, but at the same time, I knew we’d have so many new players coming in,” Prescott said. “I went into the season knowing that it would be different than other seasons and knowing that I would play different positions.
“A bunch of our defenders left so I knew I’d play defense some. At first I didn’t like it, but I like it now. That’s just given me more experience in different places.”
Teammate Xenia Adonts, an exchange student from Germany, said playing with Prescott has been enjoyable.
“She’s everywhere all the time,” Adonts said. “She basically gets the ball from everyone. When she plays defense, it gives me a very, very big feeling of safety because she is really, really the best.”
Prescott, the daughter of Tim and Darla Prescott, knows that playing college soccer will be a much bigger challenge.
“I think it’s going to be a lot faster play,” Prescott said. “In high school you kind of rely on athleticism and (in college) you rely more on skill.
“The coach (Renee Lopez) wants me to take a faster shot. She’s going to send me a fitness book and they strongly recommend you follow that.”
Prescott is ready for the challenge.
“I’m excited,” Prescott said. “I don’t really think about it because it seems so far away, even though it’s only a couple months from now, but I am excited.”
For the goal-oriented Prescott, she’ll definitely get her kicks.
One of Prescott’s biggest goals recently came to fruition when the Washington High School senior accepted an offer to continue her academic and athletic career at Lees-McRae College.
“I love the mountains and it was somewhere new,” Prescott said. “I wanted to go far away, but at the same time, not that far. It’s kind of its only little world and I love that.”
Prescott, last year’s WDN Female Soccer Player of the Year, is having another solid year for the Pam Pack (6-5, 4-3 Coastal Conference). She has tallied 12 goals her senior season, coming after netting 32 her junior year and 26 as a sophomore.
“I like getting the opportunity to score,” said Prescott, who tallied her 70th career goal in a win over D.H. Conley on Wednesday. “That’s my favorite part of it.
“I think I’m doing okay. I’ve had ‘okay’ games, and there have been games where I thought I’ve played better than others. This is just a new team and we’re all athletic.”
Prescott, who wears No. 10 for Washington, is hoping her play will help the Lees-McRae Bobcats next year. The Bobcats, who play in the Conference Carolinas, went 5-15 during the fall season. The team also plays a limited number of games in the spring.
“I want to start by the end of my freshman year,” said Prescott, who has hopes of playing midfield or forward. “Hopefully, I can be an impact player my freshman year.
“They have a young team right now and they play similar to how we play. That’s why I was interested in it.”
Pam Pack coach Jimmy Kozuch believes Prescott will have a solid college career.
“All four years that she’s been here, Blaine has been dominating,” Kozuch said. “She’s an awesome player and she’s great to coach. She understands the game and she’s very smart. She’s a great team player.”
Prescott, undecided as of yet on a major, proved earlier this year just how much a team player she is by accepting a new role. Primarily known as a scorer, Prescott was asked to help out on defense in recent games.
“I wanted to score goals, but at the same time, I knew we’d have so many new players coming in,” Prescott said. “I went into the season knowing that it would be different than other seasons and knowing that I would play different positions.
“A bunch of our defenders left so I knew I’d play defense some. At first I didn’t like it, but I like it now. That’s just given me more experience in different places.”
Teammate Xenia Adonts, an exchange student from Germany, said playing with Prescott has been enjoyable.
“She’s everywhere all the time,” Adonts said. “She basically gets the ball from everyone. When she plays defense, it gives me a very, very big feeling of safety because she is really, really the best.”
Prescott, the daughter of Tim and Darla Prescott, knows that playing college soccer will be a much bigger challenge.
“I think it’s going to be a lot faster play,” Prescott said. “In high school you kind of rely on athleticism and (in college) you rely more on skill.
“The coach (Renee Lopez) wants me to take a faster shot. She’s going to send me a fitness book and they strongly recommend you follow that.”
Prescott is ready for the challenge.
“I’m excited,” Prescott said. “I don’t really think about it because it seems so far away, even though it’s only a couple months from now, but I am excited.”
For the goal-oriented Prescott, she’ll definitely get her kicks.
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