Monticello Girls Beat Warren 2-1 for First 4A East Title

Monticello beat Warren 2-1 on Friday, May 2, to win the Lady Billies’ first 4A East soccer championship, the Advance-Monticellonian reported.

Maria Gorostiaga put Monticello ahead in the first half. JaNiyah Goodman made it 2-0 in the second half. Warren answered on a corner kick, and the Lady Billies held on as rain began to fall, the paper reported. MaxPreps lists the match as a home game for Monticello.

The night before, Monticello beat Hamburg 1-0 on Thursday, May 1. Sally Perez scored on a header off a Kallee Laudell corner kick with 1:12 left, the Advance-Monticellonian reported.

4A East Girls Soccer Standings

The Advance-Monticellonian listed the final conference table this way:
– Monticello: 7-1, 21 points
– Star City: 6-0-2, 20 points
– Warren: 6-1-1, 19 points
– Hamburg: 5-3, 15 points

MaxPreps standings also list Monticello first at 7-1. MaxPreps shows Warren at 8-1-1 in conference play.

Monticello Lady Billies Season Record

The paper put Monticello’s final record at 10-3-1, counting a 1-0 forfeit win over Lonoke. MaxPreps lists 9-3-1. Zach Young, the head coach, won conference coach of the year for a second straight season, the Advance-Monticellonian reported. Monticello entered the 4A state tournament as the East’s top seed and lost to Magnolia on May 15. Read the state tournament opener report.

Monticello and Warren Soccer Meetings

The two schools also met on the boys side that night. See the Monticello and Warren soccer series for the later seasons.

Where to Check Results

• Team schedule and scores: MaxPreps, linked in the source list below
• State tournament brackets: Arkansas Activities Association soccer page, https://www.ahsaa.org/soccer
• Questions about a score: the Monticello school athletic office

Sources

• The Advance-Monticellonian: Lady Billies Soccer makes history with first Conference Championship
• The Advance-Monticellonian: Lady Billies Soccer falls to Magnolia in opening round of 4A State Tournament
• MaxPreps: Monticello girls soccer standings
• MaxPreps: Monticello girls soccer match May 2
• High School On SI: Monticello girls soccer match May 2
• MaxPreps: Monticello girls soccer match May 1
• High School On SI: Monticello girls soccer match May 1

Related Coverage

• Arkansas high school soccer coverage
• Monticello High School soccer teams and schedules
• Monticello girls first-round loss to Magnolia in the 4A state tournament
• Monticello and Warren soccer meetings on the final night of the regular season

Archive report compiled in October 2026 from public records and the sources listed here. Event date: 2025-05-02.