Trinity Presbyterian 3, Donoho 1
HUNTSVILLE – Trinity Presbyterian High School of Montgomery relied on a swarming defense and timely offense and claimed the 2021 Class 1A/3A Girls’ state championship Friday night at the 30th AHSAA State Soccer Championships being held at John Hunt Park.

Junior forward Mary Alice Sasser gave Wildcats ((19-4-2) of Coach Analyn Coker a quick lead nailing the first goal early in the opening half. With 1:38 remaining before intermission, another senior Emilyn Etheredge scored the second goal with an assist from Bentley Moore. Trinity picked up another goal early in the second half from Healey Mathison to build a 3-0 lead. Mathison was named MVP of the 1A/3A championship series.

Junior Tosin Sanusi scored for the Bulldogs with just over 15 minutes left to cut the lesd to 3-1.

The state title was the second for Trinity’s girls in school history and also the second in the last three championships held by the AHSAA. The Wildcats won the 4A/5A crown in 2018 and the 2020 state tourney was not held last spring when the season was cut short by the COVID 19 pandemic.

Donoho (21-1-2) had gone 23 straight matches this season without a loss before the finals.

Saturday’s Championships will get underway at 10 a.m., with Spain Park (18-1-3) taking on Davidson (21-4-1) in the Class 7A boys’ championship and Homewood (20-2-0) meeting St. Paul’s Episcopal (16-5-3) in the Class 6A girls’ finals.

Homewood (17-3-3) and McGill-Toolen Catholic (20-5-4) play in the 6A boys’ finals at noon, and Enterprise (9-9-1) faces Oak Mountain (21-3-1) in the 7A girls’ championship, also at noon. All finals are being live-streamed over the NFHS Network and its subscriber-based platform.

AHSAA State Soccer Championships

Class 1A-3A Girls’ Championship

Trinity Presbyterian 2 1 – 3

Donoho 0 1 – 1

Goals Scored

Trinity - Jackson Delaney

Trinity - Emilyn Etheredge
Trinity - Healey Mathison
Donoho - Luke Ferguson

Bayside Academy – Tosin Sanusi

Saves: Maggie Wakefield, Donoho (8); Kaylee Peevey (1)

Tournament MVP: Healey Mathison, Trinity Presbyterian

AHSAA 30th State Soccer Championships

THURSDAY’S SEMIFINALS
CLASS 1A/3A GIRLS
Donoho (21-0-2) 4, Whitesburg Christin (12-5-0) 0
Trinity Presbyterian (18-4-2) 3, Cottage Hill Christian (14-3-4) 2
Finals
Trinity Presbyterian (19-4-2) 3, Donoho (21-1-2) 1

CLASS 1A/3A BOYS
Bayside Academy (20-1-2) 2, St. Luke’s Episcopal (15-7-1) 0
Mars Hill Bible (20-1-0) 2, Collinsville (15-5-1) 1 (2 OT)
Finals
Bayside Academy (21-1-1) 3, Mars Hill Bible (20-2-0) 0

CLASS 4A/5A GIRLS
St. John Paul II Catholic (17-4-0) 2, Guntersville (14-6-0) 0
Montgomery (19-0-1) 5, John Carroll Catholic (19-10-1) 0
Finals
Montgomery Academy (19-2-1) 6, St. John Paul II Catholic (17-5-0) 1

CLASS 4A/5A BOYS
Russellville (19-0-0) 3, Crossville (14-4-0) 2 (OT)
Indian Springs (23-2-1) 2, Montgomery Academy (18-2-1) 0

Finals
Indian Springs (24-2-1) 2, Russellville (19-1-0) 0

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS
CLASS 6A GIRLS
Homewood (20-2-0) 3, Southside-Gadsden (15-5-2) 2
St. Paul’s Episcopal (16-5-3) 3, Northridge (12-7-3) 2
Finals
Homewood (20-2-0) vs. St. Paul’s Episcopal (16-5-3), Sat., May 8, 10 a.m.

CLASS 6A BOYS
Homewood (17-3-3) 3, Fort Payne (17-3-3) 0
McGill-Toolen Catholic (20-5-4) 3, Pelham (18-6-1) 1
Finals
Homewood (17-3-3) vs. McGill-Toolen Catholic (20-5-4), Sat., May 8, noon

CLASS 7A GIRLS
Enterprise (9-9-1) 2, Smiths Station (14-5-3) 1 (2 OT, Shootout (4-1)
Oak Mountain (21-3-1) 1, Vestavia Hulls (18-3-0) 0
Finals
Enterprise (9-9-1) vs. Oak Mountain (21-3-1), Sat., May 8, noon

CLASS 7A BOYS
Spain Park (18-1-3) 2, Hoover (20-3-0) 0
Davidson (21-4-1) 5, Daphne (16-3-1) 3
Finals
Spain Park (18-1-3) vs. Davidson (21-4-1), Sat., May 8, 10 a.m.

AHSAA / Ron Ingram / Assistant Director