[1/19/05]It took Vicksburg High only a few minutes Tuesday to go from being as cold as the frigid evening air at Memorial Stadium to red hot.

The Missy Gators scored three goals in the last 8 minutes of the first half, blowing open a close game and clearing the way for an easy 7-0 win over Natchez.

Seven different players scored for Vicksburg, including Holly Head who also had three assists. VHS outshot Natchez 37-0 and barely allowed the Lady Dawgs to cross midfield. Vicksburg’s keepers only had to field three balls all night.

“We were pretty well-rounded and mixed up,” Vicksburg coach Kevin Manton said. “We’re as good as we play, and we had some moments tonight where we played well and some where we didn’t.”

Despite the Missy Gators’ dominance, the game was close until their flurry late in the first half. The Division 6-5A champions took 19 shots and nearly that many passes inside the goal box before Head’s rebound goal 24 minutes into the game gave them a 1-0 lead.

With about five minutes left in the first half, Keri McGowan deflected a shot past Natchez keeper Tracy Davis to put Vicksburg ahead 2-0. The goal started a rally for VHS that saw its lead increase to 4-0 by halftime.

Tayvi Ellis scored on a 30-yard shot a minute after McGowan’s goal, and Miranda Hunt headed in a cross from Head three minutes into stoppage time for the Missy Gators’ fourth goal.

Kathy Allen, Crystal Davidson and Viktoria Case each added a goal in the second half for VHS.

(G) WC 5, Greenville 0

Warren Central gave Greenville-Weston a preview of next year with a shutout win.

Mary Clare Scurria and Kari Lieberman each scored two goals, and Ingrid Gonzales added another for WC (14-6-2), which will share a division with Greenville next season. The Lady Vikes had 32 shots on goal.

Liza Chaney, Chelsa Jones, Dana Warnock, Julie Waddle and Scurria each had an assist for WC, which is scheduled to host Murrah on Friday.

(B) WC 9, Greenville 0

Eric Richards scored two goals and seven other Warren Central players scored goals in a shutout Tuesday night.

Charlie Mullen, Dustin Smith, Tyler Wing, Logan Hayes, Jeremy Lawrence, Rusty Waites and Jeff Holmes each scored a goal.

Daniel Edney had two assists, while Kenneth Prince, Seth Hudspeth, Waites and Smith each had one assist.

(B) VHS 8, Natchez 0

Cameron Curtis netted two goals and had an assist to lead the Gators (11-7-1) to an easy win.

Eric Holland, Matt Minyard, Jay Hall, J.R. Brown and Tyler Dement each scored a goal in the victory. Dement, Minyard, Brown and Patrick Parker contributed an assist each.

Vicksburg is scheduled to play at Northwest Rankin on Friday, then host Pearl on Saturday.