BY DAVE LINK
CLASS A
KINGSTON – Kingston (17-1-1) returns to the Class A state semifinals for the second consecutive season after beating Madison Magnet of Jackson 2-1 in Wednesday’s quarterfinals at Chattanooga Baylor School. The Lady Yellow Jackets rallied from a 1-0 deficit at halftime, getting goals by Emery Conway and Maddie Bailey in the second half. Troi Boshears had the assist on Bailey’s goal. Kingston, making its fourth trip to state, improved to 2-3 in tournament matches. Madison Magnet (12-5-2) made its 11th trip to state but fell to 0-11 in state matches. Kingston won its eighth consecutive match since a 2-2 tie against McMinn County on Sept. 24. The Lady Yellow Jackets’ only loss this season came against Holy Cross of Covington, Ky., by a 6-3 score on Sept. 7. Kingston plays in Thursday’s 4 p.m. semifinal against the Merrol Hyde Magnet of Hendersonville (16-3), which beat Liberty Creek 2-1 in the quarterfinals. Merrol Hyde won state championships in 2021 and ’22 and was runner-up in 2023, ’20, and ’18.
CLASS AAA
BEARDEN – vs. Siegel, 6:30 p.m. ET, quarterfinal.
CLASS AA
GREENEVILLE – vs. Franklin County, 6:30 p.m. ET, quarterfinal.
THURSDAY
DIVISION II-AA
WEBB – The Lady Spartans (14-1-1) make their first-ever state Final Four appearance against Nashville’s Harpeth Hall (13-0-3)on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Chattanooga’s Girls Preparatory School. Lipscomb Academy (12-3-1) plays Chattanooga Baylor (16-4-2) in Thursday’s first semifinal match at 11 a.m. at GPS. Harpeth Hall went 14-4 last season and finished state runner-up,losing to Baylor 3-0 in the championship match. The Honeybears won the Division II-AA state title in 2021 with a 2-0 win over Baylor in the final. Harpeth Hall is ranked No. 4 in the state (all divisions) by MaxPreps and Webb is No. 5. Webb has won two straight matches since a 4-2 loss to Chattanooga Christian School on Oct. 1. Harpeth Hall defeated CCS 2-0 Saturday in the state quarterfinals, while Webb beat Memphis Hutchison 3-0 in the quarterfinals. Webb senior/team captain Pearce Groer sustained a leg injury in the second half of the Hutchison match and won’t play in the Final Four. Groer, a Texas commitment, is one of two seniors on Webb’s roster along with Abby Weigel.