Gloucester High School varsity field hockey players continued to reign over their Peninsula opponents in recent action. The Dukes beat Kecoughtan at GHS, 6-0, on Monday and blew out the Hurricanes, 16-0, at Heritage on Sept. 4.

“Defensively, we really dominated the game and controlled the tempo,” GHS coach Mike Miller said of the win over the Warriors. “We played very good defense as a team. We took 30 shots on goal while they only had one.”

Junior Tori Harwood had a hat trick and an assist for the Dukes in the win, senior Courtnie Green scored twice and had an assist and senior Kayla Sadler scored. Sophomores Bri Greene and Cassidy Goodwin each contributed an assist.

Miller said his defense also dominated in the Heritage blowout, giving the Dukes plenty of scoring opportunities. “You don’t want to run up the score, but the girls work and practice hard, and when they get a chance to play you don’t want to tell them to try not to score. You want them to try to score.”

Freshman Molly Vaughan and Goodwin each had a hat trick against Heritage, with Goodwin also tallying two assists. C. Green and Harwood each had two goals and an assist and sophomore Brittany Romero scored twice. Sadler had a goal and two assists, sophomore Simone Gayle had a goal and an assist, sophomore Lauren Petty and junior Ashley Bohi each scored and Hannah Wilburn added an assist.

Miller said he is enjoying working with his 2013 squad and is pleased with the way the team has come together and how his players support each other. “I hope it continues,” he added.

The Dukes are scheduled to host Bethel Tuesday and Warwick next Thursday.