MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Cleveland’s run through the Class AAA soccer state playoffs was eventually going to come to a conclusion.
That ending came Tuesday.
The Blue Raiders lost 3-0 to fourth-ranked Science Hill in the quarterfinals at the Richard Siegel Soccer Complex, ending their season with a school-record 21 victories (with one loss and two ties). Included in that was the program’s first region championship since 2010 and first state berth since 2009.
Science Hill (23-1), which moves onto face Station Camp in this evening’s semifinals, received a pair of goals from Elliot Fry and a third from Sam Massey.
“I think the guys wanted this one bad,” Cleveland coach John Brose said. “But at the end of the day, they know we accomplished a lot and they’re happy with what transpired. Science Hill is a good team, and hats off to them for playing well tonight.”