Lady Trojans draw Station Camp in opening round of state tournament

 




Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports

For the fifth time in six seasons, the Dyersburg Lady Trojans (16-5) will take part in the TSSAA Class AA Girls Soccer State Tournament as the black and gold will play in the opening round on Tuesday in Chattanooga.

Dyersburg will, for the first time since 2021, play someone other than Greeneville in the opening round of the tournament. On Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. (EST) at Boyd Buchanan in Chattanooga, the Lady Trojans will take on Region 5AA Champion Station Camp in the quarterfinals of the state tournament.

Station Camp (13-7-2) finished as the District 9AA Runner-up defeated Valor Prep in the region semifinals then avenged their district championship loss to Liberty Creek with a 1-0 win in the Region 5AA Championship. The Lady Bison then defeated Sycamore 9-0 in the Class AA Sectional match to advance to the state tournament for the fourth straight season.

Station Camp is the defending state runner-up in Class AA after losing last season’s championship in penalty kicks to Franklin County.

Dyersburg is looking for its first-ever state tournament win in girls soccer on Tuesday afternoon in Chattanooga.

Here is a look at the rest of the TSSAA Class AA State Tournament field and how they got to Chattanooga:

Liberty Creek Lady Wolves (19-1-2): Liberty Creek defeated Hume-Fogg 5-0 in the region semifinals before falling to Station Camp in the region title game. The Lady Wolves then defeated Fairview 6-0 to advance to the state tournament for the third straight season.

Greeneville Lady Green Devils (11-8-1): Greeneville, the District 2AA winner, defeated Sullivan East, 5-0, in the Region 1AA semifinals then fell to Elizabethon 2-1 in the region championship. The Lady Green Devils bounced back to defeat Anderson County 1-0 in the sectional round to advance to the state tournament for the 11th straight season.

Signal Mountain Lady Eagles (15-4-2): The Lady Eagles defeated Alcoa 5-0 in the Region 3AA Semifinals then won the region championship by defeating Kingston 4-0. Signal Mountain then advanced to the state tournament for a third straight season after defeating Murfreesboro Central 4-1 in the sectional round.

South Gibson Lady Hornets (13-6): The Lady Hornets defeated Lakeland Prep 2-1 in the region semifinals then fell 3-0 in the Region 7AA title game. South Gibson defeated Millington 9-0 to advance to the Class AA State Tournament for eighth straight season.

Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones (11-3-2): The Fighting Cyclones defeated Volunteer 5-0 in the Region 1AA Semifinals then handed Greeneville a 2-1 loss in the region championship match. Elizabethton advanced to state for the first time since 2012 with a 2-1 win over Gibbs in penalty kicks.

Tullahoma Lady Wildcats (18-1): Tullahoma defeated White County 9-0 in the Region 4AA Semifinals then topped Murfreesboro Central 2-0 for the region championship. In sectional action, the Lady Wildcats defeated Kingston 1-0 to advance to state for the first time since 2005.

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