Dyersburg Middle soccer holds off Crockett, advances to title game



Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports


The Dyersburg Middle School soccer team continued its pursuit of the school’s first-ever West Tennessee Regional Soccer Conference Championship on Wednesday evening at J.C. Sawyers Stadium in Dyersburg, scoring a pair of goals in the first half then holding off Crockett for the 2-1 win in the tournament semifinals.

With the score tied through much of the first half, DMS got on the board late in the frame. With just over 11 minutes left in the half, Trojan Hudson Ford put the ball in the goal to give Dyersburg a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute.

The Trojans doubled their lead moments later thanks to a miscue on the Crockett County defense. This error left Ford open just a few feet from the goal and he easily put the ball in for the second goal of the half and a 2-0 DMS lead in the 21st minute.

Dyersburg’s lead lasted through the rest of the half as the Trojans took the two-goal lead into the break.

Both teams had a couple of chances during the second half to put points on the board but only Crockett was able to and it came late. A penalty in the box resulted in a penalty kick which found the net to cut the Dyersburg lead to 2-1 in the 54th minute.

But, this is where the Dyersburg defense stepped up, limiting the Cavaliers’ opportunities to seal the win and advance to Saturday’s WTRSC Championship Game at Jackson Christian School.


Dyersburg heads into the conference title game with a 14-0 record while outscoring the Trojan opponents 62-7.

DMS will face the University School of Jackson in the finals of the West Tennessee Regional Soccer Conference Championship Game on Saturday afternoon at Jackson Christian School at 12:30 p.m.

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