Oak Ridge junior midfielder Brent Robinson (6) and Bearden senior Jameson Elmore (21), who had an assist on the Bulldogs’ first goal, go for a header during the Region 2-AAA championship game at Bearden on Thursday, May 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
KNOXVILLE—Oak Ridge finished as Region 2-AAA runner-up at Bearden on Thursday, and the Wildcats play Dobyns-Bennett in a sectional soccer game in Kingsport this afternoon (Saturday, May 21). Here are photos from Thursday’s game.
The winner of today’s game will advance to the Class AAA state tournament in Murfreesboro next week.
Oak Ridge junior midfielder Brent Robinson (6) and Bearden senior Gabe Alvarez (33), who scored two goals, battle for the soccer ball during a 4-1 win for the Bulldogs at Bearden on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Behind Alvarez is Bearden senior Spencer Smiley (7), who also scored two goals. Oak Ridge senior Blake Clowers (3), right, had the one goal for Oak Ridge. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Bearden kept Oak Ridge senior goalkeeper Joel Turner busy, peppering him with 31 shots, with 18 of those on goal during a 4-1 win for the Bulldogs in the Region 2-AAA championship at Bearden on Thursday afternoon, May 19, 2016. Turner makes the save here against Bearden senior Spencer Smiley, who scored two goals for the Bulldogs. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
The Oak Ridge Wildcats huddle before the Region 2-AAA championship at Bearden on Thursday afternoon, May 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
The starting Oak Ridge Wildcats are pictured above during the national anthem before the Region 2-AAA championship at Bearden on Thursday afternoon, May 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Oak Ridge senior midfielder Lewis Wang (8) chases down Bearden junior T.J. Seaman during a 4-1 loss to the Bulldogs at Bearden on Thursday, May 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Oak Ridge senior forward Jose Rodriguez (11) was up front by himself for most of the first half, and he was joined up front by senior Matt Warmbrod in the second half of a 4-1 loss at Bearden during the Region 2-AAA championship on Thursday, May 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Bearden senior Gabe Alvarez (33), who scored two goals for the Bulldogs tries to evade Oak Ridge junior midfielder Matthew Malagon (10) during a 4-1 win for the Bulldogs at home on Thursday, May 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Oak Ridge junior midfielder Noah Calhoun (7) plays defense against Bearden senior Kelvin Garcia, the Bulldogs’ second-leading scorer, during a 4-1 loss for the Wildcats at Bearden during the Region 2-AAA championship on Thursday, May 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Oak Ridge senior midfielder Lewis Wang (8) tries to stop Bearden junior Michael Tarantino (15) during a 4-1 win for the Bulldogs during the Region 2-AAA championship at Bearden on Thursday, May 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Bearden senior Gabe Alvarez, the Bulldogs’ leading scorer, squeezes a penalty kick past Oak Ridge senior goalkeeper Joel Turner during a 4-1 win for the Bulldogs at Bearden in the Region 2-AAA championship on Thursday, May 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
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