Knoxville — In a match that seemed almost anticlimactic the Bearden High School girls soccer team punched its ticket to
this week’s Class AAA State Tournament in Chattanooga.
The Lady Bulldogs cruised to a 9-0 victory over Sevier County Saturday afternoon in a state sectional match contested inside the friendly confines of Turner-Allender Field.
The football game had the proverbial “everything”: big-strike plays on offense, costly mistakes, momentum swings, critical stops on D.
And if that weren’t enough, the game had major playoff implications for both teams.
In the end, Hardin Valley Academy prevailed at home on Senior Night over Cleveland High School, 42-27. The score is a bit misleading: the Hawks’ win wasn’t assured until late in the fourth quarter.
“Very back and forth game,” HVA coach Tyler Wynn said. “Proud of our kids; they fought their tail off to get the win there at the end. I told ‘em I’m really proud of em.”
All things must come to an end. And sometimes, things are abruptly stopped in heartbreaking fashion.
This was the case
Saturday for Concord Christian School’s girls soccer team.
The Lady Lions controlled the tempo and held the possession
advantage throughout the Division II-A State Quarterfinal match against Donelson Christian Academy.
After 100 minutes of regulation play and overtime, the match was declared a 1-1 draw, but one side had to advance to this week’s state tournament in Chattanooga.
Knoxville — After a scoreless first half, Webb School of Knoxville’s girls soccer team had to come from behind to clinch it spot in this week’s Division II Class AA State Tournament in Chattanooga.
The match remained scoreless until the 60th minute when Father Ryan’s Chloe Edwards banged the ball past Lady Spartans’ goalkeeper Lauren Newell, giving the Lady Irish a 1-0 lead.
But, Webb would be celebrating at the end of the match as the Lady Spartans scored a pair of unanswered goals down the stretch to claim a 2-1 victory and punch their ticket to Chattanooga.
