Game time 11 am Wildcat Stadium today !
It is not in Lubbock. It is not in Austin. What some believe to be the state championship game in girls 4A soccer will be played today on the field of Wildcat Stadium in Kennedale pitting the LadyKats (24-2, 8-0) against Abilene Wylie (22-4, 5-1). Game time is 11:00 am. {{more:[read more]}}#1 vs #2 …
MaxPreps has ranked Kennedale #1 most if not all season and Abilene Wylie has risen to #2 and been there for a good part of the season. Maxpreps advertises its ?power rankings? which consider strength of schedule. Those rankings are in contrast to the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) which had consistently listed the defending champion Kennedale as #3 this season, only recently moving Kennedale up to #2 in their final poll on April 6. Wylie was in at #10.
Neither team is worried about polls now. This is the ?elite eight?. Only 8 teams left in the state now, all laying claim to being a final four team for next week?s state playoffs in Georgetown.outscored opponents 154-12 …
Kennedale is the defending state champion. In two years of play they have lost only one game to a 4A team, last year against Stephenville in a 4-0 game played in January. Since, they have gone 35-0 against their counterparts. The two losses for Kennedale this came against 6A Martin, who at 23-3-1, 14-0 is still in the playoffs playing a regional final against Flower Mound today, and Midlothian, who lost out to Flower Mound in an area playoff game last week. Kennedale?s strength is its balance and team play. Kennedale has recorded 16 shutouts this year and outscored opponents 154-12.recorded 12 shutouts this year …
Wylie has established itself as soccer power in 4A. Not only are the girls playing for a final four bid, but the boys just lost out to Argyle yesterday in a region semifinal game played at Kennedale yesterday. The Lady Bulldogs have lost only four games in each the last two years with 3 ties over the same period. Their only 4A losses have come against Stephenville and Kennedale. In the playoffs this year, Wylie defeated Springtown 9-0, San Elizario 3-1, Mineral Wells 9-1 and Melissa 2-0. Wylie has recorded 12 shutouts this season. Wylie was eliminated by Kennedale in the region semifinals last year.
Friday Region Semi-final vs Stephenville (W) 7-1
Kennedale scored 4 goals in the first half of play to just 1 by Stephenville and then went on to score 3 more times to win the region semifinal game by a score of 7-1. This is Kennedale?s 16 consecutive win this season and 2nd region semifinal win in two years. Senior {{t2:Allie Thornton:
}}, a SMU commit, scored two of the goals along with an assist and 6 shots on goal. This brings Thornton?s season total to 38 goals, matching last year?s season total. Kennedale recorded 26 shots with 16 on goal in the game.
Game stats ? {{t2:Lauren Otts:}} (Sr) 1 goal w 1 SOG; {{t2:Eryka Mcintyre:
}} (Fr) 1 goal 2 asst 4 SOG; {{t2:Bailey Crowley:
}} (So) 1 goal w 1 SOG; {{t2:Abby Olmos:
}} (Sr) 1 goal 1 asst w 2 SOG; {{t2:Alondra Olmos:
}} (Jr) 1 asst w 1 SOG; {{t2:Cara Hunt:
}} (Jr) 1 SOG. {{t2:Sara Calzado:
}} (Jr) recorded 3 saves on 4 shots on goal.
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