Lauren Hair spent most of her sophomore season sitting on the bench. When the junior striker for Lone Peak finally got a chance to step on the field this season, most people expected she would make an impact. But few realized just how big that impact would be.
Establishing herself as one of the top scorers in the state, Hair netted 25 goals and had 13 assists during the 2005 season. With Hair as the leading scorer, the Knights were the highest scoring team in 5A and swept through Region 4 undefeated. Her performance led her team all the way to the 5A state championship game and has earned her Most Valuable Player honors on this year's Deseret Morning News All-Utah Valley Team.
Often undersized against the defenders she faced, Hair quickly became known as a physical and scrappy player that never backed away from a challenge. Lone Peak coach Mike Lahargoue is probably the only coach in the valley that is excited to see Hair return for her senior season. Her presence should help make Lone Peak a heavy favorite next season as well.
Joining Hair on the All-Valley team are teammates Shantel Flanary, Laura Goodrich and Hailey Brown.
Flanary transferred from Mountain View, where she was already one of the state's top forwards. Her 19 goals were a nice complement to Hair and gave opponents two deadly strikers to worry about instead of one.
Goodrich scored seven goals from the midfield for Lone Peak, a few of them in clutch situations. Her two goals in the final game of the regular season against Timpanogos clinched the region championship, and she scored a critical goal in a first round playoff game against Hillcrest.
Goalkeeper Hailey Brown anchored the Knights defense that allowed 0.95 goals per game. Brown had six total shutouts and allowed only 11 goals in 13 games against local teams.
Timpanogos' junior forward Stacy Bartholomew joins Flanary as an all-valley forward after scoring 22 goals. The multisport standout broke her record of 15 goals a year ago and will be looking to set a new record next season.
Also making the All-Valley team for Timpanogos are defenders Shayla Adams and Megan Richardson. The Timberwolves allowed the fewest goals per game in the valley at 0.89. Richardson also scored seven goals, mostly on corner kicks, including the game-winner in a first-round playoff game against Jordan.
Springville's Karissa Henage scored 13 goals and was deadly on free kicks. She acted as both a forward and attacking midfielder in the Red Devils' 4-3-3 formation and helped her team to a second-place finish in Region 7.
Also from Springville, defender Heather Hatfield scored five goals and anchored a back line that allowed one goal per game during the season.
Orem midfielder Anne Shallenberger had a breakout sophomore season with 21 goals as her team beat the favorites to win Region 7. Shallenberger was the leader of a large group of young players that will keep Orem very competitive in the next few years.
Provo attacker Chandra Salmon also had a stellar year and guided the Bulldogs into the playoffs with 21 goals. When she wasn't the one scoring, she was excellent at drawing the attention of defenses which gave her teammates plenty of opportunities to find the net.
Aleisha Jex from Lehi helped her team make a good impression in its first year as a 4A school. Jex had seven goals and 11 assists in a very competitive region, and was always a threat to make a big play.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Lauren Hair, Lone Peak
FORWARDS
Shantel Flanary, Lone Peak
Stacy Bartholomew, Timpanogos
Chandra Salmon, Provo
MIDFIELDERS
Anne Shallenberger, Orem
Karissa Henage, Springville
Laura Goodrich, Lone Peak
Aleisha Jex, Lehi
DEFENDERS
Heather Hatfield, Springville
Megan Richardson, Timpanogos
Shayla Adams, Timpanogos
GOALKEEPER
Hailey Brown, Lone Peak
Second team
FORWARDS:Erin Salmon, Mountain View; Crosby Joyner, Springville
MIDFIELDERS: Mikala Wilkes, Lone Peak; Camy Carman, Timpview; Kaitlyn Thomas, Orem
DEFENDERS: Jessie Hale, Lone Peak; Danika Wright, Lone Peak; Karley Nelson, Timpanogos; Adrienne Schneider, American Fork
GOALKEEPER: Allana Snowden, Timpanogos