CLASS 7A BOYS’ SEMIFINALS Auburn 2, Fairhope 0 THURSDAY’S RESULTS BOYS SEMIFINALS CLASS 7A BOYS SEMIFINALS
Oak Mountain 3, Huntsville 0
HUNTSVILLE – Oak Mountain moved one match closer to an undefeated season Thursday night posting a 3-0 victory over hometown favorite Huntsville High School in the Class 7A semifinals as the AHSAA 2024 State Soccer Championships concluded semifinal play.
The Eagles (28-0-1) advanced to Saturday’s state finals to face Auburn. The Tigers downed Fairhope 2-0 in the other boys’ semifinal played at Loretta P. Spencer Sports Complex at John Hunt Park in the AHSAA 2024 State Soccer Championships Class 7A girls’ semifinals.
The Eagles of Coach David DiPiazzo reached the semifinals last season losing to the Crimson Panthers 1-0 in the semifinals.
Oak Mountain, which has seven state boys’ soccer championship trophies in its trophy case already, rebounded this season to not only win 28 of 29 matches, the Eagles have also climbed the national polls and are currently ranked No. 2 in the nation for high school soccer teams that compete in the spring.
The only ranking they have been seeking, however, is to win the school’s eighth state title in 2024.
Junior Luke Jovanovich and senior Nate Joiner did their part in the win over Huntsville (14-8-4). Joiner scored the first goal of the semifinal match at 18:42 in the first half as Oak Mountain took a 1-0 lead into halftime. Jovanovich assisted Aidan Riley, who scored the first of two goals in the second half with a deep service in the box at 45:45. Aidan Riley notched the final goal with just over 10 minutes remaining in the match on a takeaway steal and shot.
Huntsville, coached by Babayele Sodade, managed just one shot on goal, which was foiled by Oak Mountain keeper Alexander Chaidez-Cruz. Panthers keeper Harrison Shiner had five saves for Huntsville.
Oak Mountain’s last boys’ state title came in 2017 – the final title in a three-year consecutive run. Huntsville has not won a state title but finished runner-up to Daphne last season.
Finals for classes 1A/3A, 4A and 5A begin Friday. Finals for 6A and 7A will close out the 2024 state championships Saturday. All finals will be live streamed over the NFHS Network’s subscriber-based platform.
HUNTSVILLE – Auburn High School’s girls earned a berth in the Class 7A state soccer finals earlier in the day beating McGill-Toolen Catholic in the semifinal 3-0 Thursday at Loretta P. Spencer Sports Complex. The Auburn boys followed suit beating Fairhope 2-0 Thursday night in the boys’ 7A semifinals.
The Tigers (17-3-1), coached by Luke Ferguson, got a first-half goal from Julian Flores at 21:27 with Coan Park providing the assist. Park got the final goal with just over three minutes remaining with a corner kick to seal the shutout win.
Fairhope (18-4-1), coached by Paul Stroud, managed only one shot on goal. Keeper Warren Cummings had five saves to help keep the Pirates within striking distance.
Auburn takes on undefeated Oak Mountain (28-0-1) in the 7A finals at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
All state championship matches are being video live streamed over the NFHS Network subscriber-based platform.
Championships begin Friday morning with the Class 5A boys’ finals and Class 4A boys’ finals at 9 a.m., followed by the 5A girls’ finals and the 1A/3A boys finals at 11:30 a.m. The Class 4A girls’ championship match and 1A/3A girls title match will be at 2 p.m.
Class 6A and 7A finish the 2024 state championships Saturday.
CLASS 6A
GIRLS’ SEMIFINALS
Briarwood Christian (15-4-4) 5, Montgomery Academy (13-4-1) 2
Mountain Brook (14-3-4) 3, Athens (14-8-4) 0
Finals, Saturday, May 11, 11:30 a.m.
Briarwood Christian (15-4-4) vs. Mountain Brook (14-3-4)
Spanish Fort (12-9-2) 4, Northridge (19-6-2) 2
Homewood (22-2-3) , Fort Payne (12-13) 0
Finals, Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m.
Spanish Fort (12-9-2) vs. Homewood (22-3-4)
GIRLS’ SEMIFINALS
Auburn (19-3-1) 3, McGill-Toolen Catholic (16-3-4) 0
Hoover (21-4-2) 3, Huntsville (12-7-4) 0
Finals, Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m.
Hoover (21-4-2) vs. Auburn (19-3-1)
Fairhope (17-3-1) vs. Auburn (16-3-2), Thur., May 9, 6 p.m.
Oak Mountain (28-0-1) 3, Huntsville (14-8-4) 0
Finals, Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m.
Auburn (17-3-2) vs. Oak Mountain (28-0-1)
CLASS 1A/3A BOYS SEMIFINALS CLASS 4A BOYS SEMIFINALS CLASS 5A BOYS SEMIFINALS
GIRLS’ SEMIFINALS
Saint James (16-1-1) 7, St. Luke’s Episcopal (14-7-2) 0
Donoho (19-1-1) 5, Madison Academy (9-8-2) 0
Finals, Friday, May 10, 2 p.m.
Saint James (16-1-1) vs. Donoho (19-1-1)
St. Luke’s Episcopal (19-7-3) 6, Tuscaloosa Academy (14-6-2) 1
Westminster-Oak Mountain (19-4-4) 6, Tanner (18-6-1) 1
Finals, Friday, May 10, 11:30 a.m.
St. Luke’s Episcopal (19-7-3) vs. Westminster-Oak Mountain (19-4-4)
GIRLS’ SEMIFINALS
St. Michael Catholic (19-2) 8, Oneonta (10-12-1), 0
Westminster Christian (17-2-1) 7, Jacksonville (19-3-2) 0
Finals, Friday, May 10, 2 p.m.
St. Michael Catholic (19-2) vs. Westminster Christian (17-2-1)
Bayside Academy (9-4-2) 1, Oneonta (15-78-2) 0 (2 OT, 4-1 in the shootout)
Mars Hill Bible (15-10) 1, Westbrook Christian (14-13-1) 0
Finals, Friday, May 10, 2 p.m.
Bayside Academy (9-4-2) vs. Mars Hill Bible (15-10)
GIRLS’ SEMIFINALS
Gulf Shores (19-5-4) 2, Sylacauga (18-4-0) 0
Springville (22-1) 4, Guntersville (23-4-2) 1
Finals, Friday, May 10, 11:30 a.m.
Springville (22-1) vs. Gulf Shores (19-5-4)
Gulf Shores (20-7-1) 2, Tallassee (20-5-4) 1
Guntersville (25-3-1) 1, Southside (25-3-1) 0
Finals, Friday, May 10, 9 a.m.
Gulf Shores (20-7-1) vs. Guntersville (25-3-1)
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