Lady Rebels Claim Crown with 2-0 Win over Westview
District 13A Champion McKenzie Lady Rebels.
Photo by Brad Sam
The All-District 13A Soccer team included (L to R): McKenzie’s Allie Chappell, Maggie Aird, Kassidy Brown and Gracie Dillingham; Westview’s Porter Mantooth and Laila Obadat; South Fulton’s Abby Cox; and Westview’s Jayce Pearcey, Channing Covington and Anne Margaret Carithers. Not pictured are South Fulton’s Olivia Murphy and Anna Rose Larson and Gibson County’s Emma Siler, Cecily Garland and Martina Vittitoe.
Photo by Brad Sam
The District 13A Soccer All-Tournament team included (L to R): McKenzie’s Maggie Aird and Allie Chappell; Gibson County’s Bailey Morris; South Fulton’s Abby Cox; Westview’s Channing Covington, Jayce Pearcey and Anne Margaret Carithers; and McKenzie’s Gracie Dillingham and Savannah Nesbitt. Not pictured are Gibson County’s Caleigh Patterson and South Fulton’s Olivia Murphy.
Photo by Brad Sam
District 13A Soccer award winners (L to R): Coach of the Year Karlene Brown and Defensive Player of the Year Hannah Dillingham, both of McKenzie; and Offensive Player of the Year and MVP Anne Margaret Carithers of Westview.
MARTIN (October 10) — The McKenzie High School Lady Rebel soccer team claimed the District 13A Championship Thursday with a thrilling, 2-0 victory over the host Westview Lady Chargers.
The win avenges a 4-3 regular-season loss to the Lady Chargers just two weeks prior.
Lady Rebels Allie Chappell and Savannah Nesbitt each scored a goal, and goalkeeper Gracie Dillingham recorded seven saves for the shutout.
Following the game, district awards were presented. Lady Rebels Maggie Aird, Allie Chappell, Gracie Dillingham and Kassidy Brown were among those named to the All-District 13A team, and Aird, Chappell, Dillingham and Savannah Nesbitt were named to the All-Tournament team. Hannah Dillingham was named District 13A Defensive Player of the Year, and Head Coach Karlene Brown was named District 13A Coach of the Year.
The Region 7A Tournament is scheduled to begin Tuesday, October 22. McKenzie will host the District 14A runner-up, while Westview will travel to face the champion. Winners will advance to the championship game, scheduled for Thursday. Then, teams will play Sectional games to earn a state tournament berth.
McKenzie and Westview have both reached the state tournament in each of the previous two seasons.
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