STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE(All Times Eastern)Tuesday, May 20At Richard Siegel Soccer ComplexClass A/AA State Quarterfinals• Signal Mountain vs. Christian Academy of Knoxville, 8Wednesday, May 21At Richard Siegel Soccer ComplexDivision II-AA State Semifinals• Baylor vs. Father Ryan, 5:30
Signal Mountain soccer players celebrate a goal in April and now can celebrate the program’s first TSSAA state-tournament appearance.
Signal Mountain’s Connor Athorp heads the ball as Notre Dame’s Robert Kidwell (18) and Michael Quatrano (15) during a regular-season District 7-A/AA match. Signal is playing this week in Murfreesboro in Spring Fling.There hasn’t been anything flashy about them, and at times there has been very little pretty about the way the Signal Mountain soccer Eagles have played this season, but one thing can’t be disputed.
They are undefeated and one of the final eight teams remaining in the state.
Class A/AA’s top-ranked team is taking a 17-0-2 record to Murfreesboro for the soccer portion of the TSSAA Spring Fling, where they will face two-time defending champion and second-ranked Christian Academy of Knoxville in the quarterfinals tonight at 8 EDT at the Richard Siegel Soccer Complex.
First-year Signal coach Richard Northcutt has guided his team to the tournament with a combination of heart and determination, mixed in with some skill. The Eagles have been led by a standout goalkeeper, a solid defense and some solid pieces that have done well in the attack. The blend has helped the Eagles advance past the district semifinals for the first time in the six-year history of the school.