Hannah Breton of Greenville has slowed down from her blistering goal-scoring pace early in the season, but it’s not from loss of intensity.

After scoring 17 goals in the first 21/2 weeks of the season – including a stretch in which she scored all five of her team’s goals in two games – the junior striker hasn’t needed to be the go-to player.

Top-ranked Greenville would like to see Breton put in a couple of goals this afternoon as last year’s Eastern Maine Class D runner-up opens play in the Western Maine region with a semifinal against No. 4 Rangeley at 3:30 p.m.

Breton has scored around 30 goals this year, which puts her at about 80 for her career.

Greenville coach Dan Menard, who is in his third season, said no records have been kept for the Laker girls over the years, so it’s hard to tell who is Greenville’s all-time scoring leader.

“Nobody ever kept track before,” he said recently. “We don’t even have the books. But I’m sure she’s right at the top and she’ll probably have 100 goals by the time she graduates.”

Breton said that in previous years her goal-scoring has tended to taper off. This year she’s more comfortable setting up her teammates. Breton has also been playing other positions that have taken her off the Lakers’ front line.

“I move around to different positions. Anything to try to confuse the other team,” said Breton, who is dealing with a hamstring injury in her left leg but practiced Monday and doesn’t expect the injury to affect her play today.

“I’ll do whatever I can to help the team,” she added.

Breton has also relieved goalie Beth Bartley in some of Greenville’s blowout games.

That experience in goal could be key if her hamstring continues to bother her and Bartley plays in the field. Breton said Bartley is the team’s third or fourth leading scorer, so the two could switch places on the field.

Greenville owns 2-1 and 2-0 wins over Rangeley, which managed to hold Breton in check with one goal and one assist in those two games.

Should Greenville reach the Western Maine final, the Lakers would face the winner of Wednesday’s other semifinal between No. 2 Richmond (11-2-1) and No. 3 Buckfield (6-5-3).

Breton scored all three Greenville goals in two games against Buckfield this year and all four in two games against Richmond.

The Bobcats beat the Lakers 2-1 in overtime in the regular-season final, ending Greenville’s 13-game unbeaten streak. Of course, Breton scored Greenville’s only goal in that game.

The Lakers changed regions this year after two seasons that ended against Lee in the EM Class D final. The Pandas are still alive – they host Ashland Tuesday – and there’s a chance Greenville could meet its old nemesis in the state final.

“I’d rather not play them in the final, but to beat them would be nice,” Breton said.

Rams eager for Eagles

The No. 3 Bangor girls soccer team will go into Wednesday’s Eastern Maine Class A semifinal against No. 2 Messalonskee of Oakland with a little revenge in mind.

The Eagles were one of two teams to beat the Rams this season – Hampden was the other – and the Eagles’ win was a 3-2 double-overtime victory on Sept. 11.

The Rams are unfazed by having to play on the road because they’re undefeated away from their field.

“We learned a lot from that game,” senior goalie Ilyse Angst said. “We were up 2-0 with 10 minutes left and we lost. We’ve come a long way since that. And we’re a road team for some reason. We like to go and beat people on their own field. It’ll be nice to get some payback.”

The game was to be played Tuesday, but the schools decided to postpone until Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. because forecasts of rain and wind.

LaBreck to coach Limestone

Limestone Recreation Department director and three-year junior varsity coach Jamie LaBreck will take over as the varsity girls basketball coach at Limestone-Maine School of Science and Mathematics this winter, pending school board approval.

The board will meet to confirm LaBreck’s appointment Nov. 14.

“It’s a good opportunity for him to step in and fill that role,” said athletic director Chris Johnson, who is also new to the AD position this year.

LaBreck is a 1997 Limestone graduate.

He takes over for Bob Doar, who never coached a game for the Eagles but was hired last spring to replace Robert Hancock. Doar was Limestone’s vice principal and athletic director but took over as principal at Washburn.

The Eagles were 11-7 last season, including a 50-48 win over eventual Eastern Maine Class D runner-up Ashland, and lost to No. 2 Calais in the Eastern Maine Class C quarterfinals.

Jessica Bloch can be reached at 990-8193, 1-800-310-8600 or jbloch@bangordailynews.net.