AHSAA 2022 State Soccer Champinships

CLASS 1A/3A GIRLS’ SEMIFINALS
Whitesburg Christian 2, Mars Hill Bible 1
    HUNTSVILLE –  Senior forward Mattie Weeks sailed a perfect feed from teammate Matilda Troyer at 72:37 in the second half to give Whitesburg Christian the lead for good as the Warriors (14-5-1 moved into Friday’s AHSAA Class 1A/3A girls’ state finals being held at Huntsville’s John Hunt Soccer Complex with the win.
   Mars Hill Bible (13-5-0) led at intermission thanks to a goal  Annie Hibbett 22 minutes into the match.  That goal stood alone until Finley Amos drilled a shot into the corner of the net at 45:45 to tie the score.
    Whitesburg Christian, coached by Julia Houser, had a strong defensive effort in the second half to seal the win.
    Goalkeeper Anna Looser had one save for the Warriors, and Ann Elyse Cox had a big effort as well recording 10 saves.
    Whitesburg Christian will face defending state champion Trinity Presbyterian in the 1A/3A finals Friday at 5 p.m. All AHSAA State Soccer championship matches will be live-streamed over the NFHS Network’s subscriber-based network.