Crescenta Valley girls' soccer blanks Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy

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Crescenta Valley’s Chloe Ataya heads a corner kicks that just floats over the hands of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s goalie Jamie Pernecky in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Crescenta Valley’s Dana Ryan embraces teammate Chloe Ataya who just scored the first goal of the game against Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Allison Risha and Crescenta Valley’s Chloe Ataya head the ball together in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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As Crescenta Valley’s Julianna Cheney takes a shot, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s goalie Jamie Pernecky turns and blocks it in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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As Crescenta Valley’s Rachel Park is running with the ball, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Christine Barseghian is pulling her jersey, which earned her a yellow card, in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Crescenta Valley’s Dana Ryan strides into a shot to score the second goal of the game against Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Moments after the previous score, Crescenta Valley’s Chloe Ataya takes long strides to shoot and score the third goal of the game against Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Crescenta Valley’s head coach Tyraysha Peterson looks over the team as Crescenta Valley’s assistant coach Jorden Schulz goes over tactics during halftime in the game against Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Crescenta Valley’s goalie Phoebe Barnes dives gain control of a Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy cross in front of the goal in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Crescenta Valley’s Amy Rowe and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Krista Celo battle each other all the way across the middle of the field for control of the ball in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s head coach Mark Snashall talks with player Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Krista Celo before the start of the game against Crescenta Valley in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Crescenta Valley’s Kaisa Lindman Marshall gets control of the ball after Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Hillary Howard attempts to pass it in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Jamie Pernecky reaches to just touch Crescenta Valley corner kick that will fall onto the head of Crescenta Valley’s Chloe Ataya who scores in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Madison Leroy heads the ball in front of the Crescenta Valley goal in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Alexandra De La Mora traps a very high ball in the game against Crescenta Valley in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Madison Leroy gets a shot off that is blocked by Crescenta Valley’s goalie Audrey Brown in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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As Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Krista Celo is attacking in front of the Crescenta Valley goal, Crescenta Valley’s Ashlin Cuesta sweeps the ball from her foot in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Krista Celo dribbles the ball quickly with Crescenta Valley’s Julianna Cheney giving chase in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Crescenta Valley’s Kaisa Lindman Marshall heads a fast moving highly kicked ball with Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Lauren Bolte giving chase in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Allison Risha comes in hard on Crescenta Valley’s Chloe Ataya who gets to the ball just a little late in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

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Crescenta Valley’s Amy Rowe and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Krista Celo battle for the ball in a non-league girls’ soccer game at Crescenta Valley High School on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Crescenta Valley won the game 4-0. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)

By Charles Rich

Nov. 27, 2018 5:55 PM PT

LA CRESCENTA — With no seniors on the Crescenta Valley High girls’ soccer team, there’s plenty of opportunity for younger athletes to make an impact and shape the program’s foundation.

Now, and for the immediate future.

The young Falcons haven’t wasted much time getting started.

Competing in its season-opening match against rival Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy on Tuesday, Crescenta Valley received two goals apiece from sophomore forwards Chloe Ataya and Dana Ryan to register a 4-0 nonleague home win.

“We don’t have any seniors, so it’s a challenge for our players to step up and contribute where and when they can,” said Ataya, a reigning All-Area pick who collected 17 goals last season. “We want to keep our intensity up and we have so many good players.

“I had some real good chances today and I got stopped the first time and got a little frustrated. Then I was able to find some ways to score.”

Participating in its first match as well, Flintridge Sacred Heart, which won the Mission League championship last season for the first time since 2011, looked a bit rusty and struggled to contain Crescenta Valley’s quick-strike offense.

Ataya gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead when she tapped in a corner kick by Kathryn Thamasian in the 10th minute.

“You come into the first game of the season and you really don’t have an idea of what to expect,” said Crescenta Valley coach Tyrashya Peterson, whose team took third in the Pacific League last season behind Arcadia and Burroughs. “We had a good showing and you can’t complain.

“There’s so much opportunity for our players to step up their game and we saw that today. We have a group of forwards in Chloe, Dana, Julianna Cheney and Ashlin Cuesta who can turn it on. They did that today.”

Ryan extended the lead to 2-0 on a low shot from about 25 yards in the 52nd minute.

Ataya made it 3-0 about two minutes later before Ryan closed out the scoring in the 71st minute.

Crescenta Valley goalkeepers Phoebe Barnes and Audrey Brown combined on the shutout. Barnes started the first half and made three saves and Brown registered five saves in the second half.

Flintridge Sacred Heart goalkeeper Jamie Pernecky finished with 10 saves. Pernecky stopped Ataya on two breakaways and made several other diving saves to keep the match from getting more out of hand.

“We lost our whole defensive unit from last season, so we’re trying to rebuild back there,” Flintridge Sacred Heart coach Mark Snashall said. “There’s opportunity for players to step in.

“We’ve only had two practices, so it’s going to take a few games to find our identity. So, we’ll see what we can do going from there.”

charles.rich @latimes.com

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Crescenta Valley girls’ soccer blanks Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy