Soccer ’Cats make deep run into postseason

May 15, 2024 by Ken Lay

Oak Ridge High School’s boys soccer team opened the week in the midst of what it would hope to be a deep postseason run.

The Wildcats, the top seed in the District 3-AAA Tournament, won the tournament championship 2-0 over third-seeded Knoxville Halls Saturday night at home. The victory avenged the Wildcats’ regular-season penalty kicks shootout loss to the Red Devils.

ORHS was set to host Hardin Valley Academy on Tuesday in the Region 2-AAA elimination semifinals.

Results were not available at press time, but the Wildcats entered the match with hopes of avenging a regular-season loss to the Hawks.

Oak Ridge was well- represented when the District 3-AAA coaches announced their postseason awards on Monday.

Eli Lynch was named District 3-AAA Player of the Year. He was joined on the first-team all-district squad by Emmett Lee, Daniel Jackson, Gabe Weber and Daniel Vogt.

Ayden Clements, Juno Morrill, Eli Pearson and Cody Steffen received all-district second-team honors.