The Northampton girls soccer team has had an up-and-down season. They have been through a coaching change midway through the season, and have struggled breaking in to a new system. But the Konkrete Kids have shown promise for the future.

Last week they recorded a 3-0 win at Liberty, and battled Emmaus to a two goal loss two days later.

Northampton met a hot team and just didn't have the firepower to hang with Parkland, suffering a 7-0 defeat last Tuesday night at Parkland High School.

"We were just trying to defend and make the best out of it," said head coach Jose Yunez. "I told the girls to just watch themselves because the field is wet, and I didn't want anybody getting hurt. I just wanted them to go out and have fun."

On a misty senior night for the Trojans, Northampton (4-13, 3-10) had trouble slowing down a potent Parkland attack. The Trojans outshot the Konkrete Kids 21-3, and netted six goals within the first thirty minutes of the first half.

Senior goalkeeper Shelby Herstine eight saves during the game.

Yunez has seen improvements in his team since he took over after four games.

"They've had more touches on the ball, and more ball control," noted Yunez. "They're looking for each other and finding each other more. A lot of the girls had to be double rostered and found pressure in that. But they've done well."

Northampton forced a couple of saves from Parkland's goalie Shannon Kriz in the second half.

It may have been a tough season for the Konkrete Kids, but if they can get stability from the coaching staff, this team can make vital improvements on the field.

"Right now we will have a big group coming in, which is going to help us," added Yunez. "Most of them play club ball together. We will have two goalies coming in, this year we only had one. It's also going to help that we will have most of our starting lineup coming back with the exception of four of five seniors. Hopefully next year we can put up a fight against some of these bigger teams."