On most Friday evenings in the fall, high school football takes center stage in the Tennessee Valley, but this Friday the Samantha Green Show was the star attraction at Hixson High School.
The Lady Wildcats forward scored an eye-popping six goals as Hixson defeated East Ridge 7-0 to win the District 6-A/AA soccer championship. The junior scored her first goal less than a minute into the game and netted her final score with under a minute remaining.
Hixson never let up against an undersized Lady Pioneers team, avenging last season’s district final loss to the same school on the same field.
“I was just coming in here working hard,” Green said earning the district MVP honor. “I just kept thinking that we needed to keep pushing forward and keep scoring. After what happened last year, I just told my team at halftime you can’t give up and just have to keep passing the ball around and moving forward.”
She took 22 of Hixson’s 40 shots, including nine on goal. The Lady Wildcats outshot East Ridge 40 to 10.