The Franklin soccer team seems to be putting it together at the right time.
The fourth-ranked Lady Rebels dominated possession and got goals from three different players in a 3-0 victory over Collierville on Wednesday, advancing to face third-ranked Oak Ridge today.
"I think we played excellent," Franklin coach Jimmy Burchett said. "We're really at the top of our game now and are peaking at the right time. We've been playing 80-minute games over the past few weeks and not having lulls like we had during the season; every position was playing hard and there were no holes on defense. The defenders organized well and Taylor Mangrum came up huge.
"I think we're confident in what we're doing and it shows on the field."
Hannah Rothrock put the Lady Rebels (17-3) up 1-0 with a goal nine minutes in. Caroline Hiskey added a goal on a free kick in the second half, then Morgan Key drove the left sideline and found a cutting Chesney White for the final score of the evening.
Collierville ends its' season 11-5-3.
* Oak Ridge 2, Siegel 0: The third-ranked Lady Wildcats controlled the defending Class AAA state champions, out-shooting the Lady Stars 22-1 and getting second-half goals from Jennifer Lee and Kaelyn Angelo.
* Houston 4, Riverdale 3: Houston, ranked 25th nationally, slid by the Lady Warriors on Olivia Harrison's second goal with seven minutes to play.
* Dobyns-Bennett 3, Brentwood 3 (Dobyns-Bennett 5-3 PKs): The Lady Indians squandered a second-half lead and a lead in overtime before going 5-for-5 on penalty kicks. Katie Clark had two goals in regulation and the game-winning penalty shot.
Mr. Henley,
Respectfully submitted, Dobyns-Bennett did NOT score 5-5 in PK. They missed their fifth. Great stop under lots of pressure by Savannah Shipman, goalie.