CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Losses in the district and region championship games made Murfreesboro Riverdale hungrier for their ultimate goal – a state championship.
And now, because of the revenge of a loss that ended their 2009 season, they along with seven other teams will have the opportunity to reach that goal.
Riverdale’s Seth Guiler scored the go-ahead goal late in the second half and the Warriors held on to defeat Cleveland 2-1 for a spot in the Class AAA state tournament.
Guiler’s shot – off a free kick – went through the hands of Raider keeper Garrett Koon and bounced into the goal.
“I asked coach what he wanted me to do on the free kick – where he wanted me to put it,” Guiler said. “The keeper was out, and I was able to put enough pressure on the kick to go through his hands.”