Hillsboro, McClain girls soccer seasons end at district semifinals
Hillsboro falls to No. 1 seeded Wheelersburg
The No. 4 seeded Hillsboro Lady Indians lost their Division IV SE District Semifinal game on Tuesday (Oct. 22) to the No. 1 seeded Wheelersburg Lady Pirates by a 6-1 score at Valley High School.
The Lady Indians’ lone goal was scored by Arianna Evans.
Hillsboro finishes with an overall record of 11-8-1, and in the Frontier Athletic Conference this season the Lady Indians finished with a 4-5-1 mark.
This season, HHS totaled 75 goals, and they allowed 52.
Seniors for Hillsboro are Peighton Bledsoe and Miranda Butler.
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Lady Tigers see record season close at district semifinals
The McClain Lady Tigers had their record-breaking 2024 season come to an end at the Division IV SE District Semifinals played at Valley High School in a 2-1 loss to Albany Alexander.
No. 3 seeded McClain and No. 2 Alexander battled to a 1-0 score at halftime with Alexander in the lead. In the second half, MHS tied the score at 1-1 with a goal from Addison Olaker, tying the score with just over 22 minutes left in regulation.
The score stayed tied at 1-1, but with just under 6:00 left in the match Alexander took the lead for good for the 2-1 win.
Goals for Alexander were scored by Arbor Albano and Karah Allison.
The loss ends McClain’s final record at 12-5-2, setting a new record for wins in the program’s history. In FAC games this season, MHS finished with a record of 4-4-2.
Alexander moves to 10-8 overall.
Seniors for the Lady Tigers are Kenzie Wise, Lindsey Hutchinson, Piper Davis and Isabelle Smith.
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