For the third\nstraight year, McKenzie High School’s girls’ soccer team will be one of eight\nteams on the invitation list to the state soccer tournament at Murfreesboro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Rebels\ndefeated Crosstown 3-1 in Memphis during sub-state action on a misty Sunday\nafternoon. McKenzie\u2019s girls fell behind 1-0 early, but rallied to claim the\nvictory and punch their ticket to the ‘Boro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McKenzie faces\nAdamsville at 7 p.m. today (Wednesday, Oct. 30) in the Class A state\nsemifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“They were\na pretty good team, but we came from behind to win,” said McKenzie coach\nKarlene Brown regarding Crosstown. “It was just a good all-around effort\ntoday.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Savannah Nesbitt\nscored a pair of goals during Sunday\u2019s win, while Allie Chappell found the back\nof the net once. The Lady Rebels lost the services of Maggie Aird halfway\nthrough the first half, but Brown said the Lady Rebels persevered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Maggie\nhurt her ankle and didn’t play for the rest of the game,” Brown said.\n“Everybody else had to step up and they did.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was no\nrunning clock on display, so when the officials blew the whistle to signify the\nend of the game, the team wasn’t sure what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We didn’t\nknow what was going on, but when we found out we won, the girls’ were pretty\nexcited,” Brown said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The coach said\nthat a lot of players turned in good defensive efforts, including goalkeeper\nGracie Dillingham. Anna Grace Spivey, Hannah Dillingham, Cassidy Brown and\nSabrina Vasquez had good defensive days. Sydney Fornera and Haley Brasfield\nalso played well, said the coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We are\ndefinitely making strides. We have a stronger defense and we’re faster,”\nBrown said. “We have more options of players playing different places and\nbeing successful.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now McKenzie\nwill set its sights on fellow West Tennessee participant Adamsville. Brown said\nshe knows very little about the Lady Cardinals. They have a commom opponent in\nScotts Hill. Adamsville defeated Scotts Hill 2-0 on Sept. 12 and again 5-0 on\nSept. 26. McKenzie suffered a 2-0 loss to the Lady Lions on Sept. 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brown said, in\npreparation for post-season competition, she scheduled some teams that\nresembled what McKenzie has faced at state in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We played\nteams who are faster at state, so we need to play faster,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result, the\nLady Rebels are working on tempo, attacking the ball and being first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brown said her\nteam is ready to take that next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We’ve been\nknocking and the door is ready to be opened and we’re ready to knock it\ndown.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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