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Hilltoppers end East Hamilton Hurricanes’ valiant bid, 1-0

East Hamilton's Jose Orellana, right, fights for the ball with Science Hill's Elliot Fry during their Class AAA state soccer tournament quarterfinal match Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the TSSAA Spring Fling in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
East Hamilton's Jose Orellana, right, fights for the ball with Science Hill's Elliot Fry during their Class AAA state soccer tournament quarterfinal match Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the TSSAA Spring Fling in Murfreesboro, Tenn. East Hamilton's Jose Orellana, right, fights for the ball with Science Hill's Elliot Fry during their Class AAA state soccer tournament quarterfinal match Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the TSSAA Spring Fling in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — There is a question as to whether East Hamilton will be competing in Class A/AA or AAA next season in so-called minor sports. One thing that the boys’ soccer team has shown is that it doesn’t care, because it’s had success in both.

photo East Hamilton’s Jose Orellana, right, fights for the ball with Science Hill’s Elliot Fry during their Class AAA state soccer tournament quarterfinal match Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the TSSAA Spring Fling in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

The Hurricanes’ third trip to the state tournament ended Tuesday in a 1-0 loss to Science Hill in the AAA quarterfinals at the Richard Siegel Soccer Complex.

The Hilltoppers entered the match as one of the top four teams in the state tournament. If that was the case, the Hurricanes made a case to be considered the fifth, as they hung with their opponents for 80 minutes.

Science Hill scored in the final minute of the first half on a header by Lucas Altman on a Thordan Rogers corner kick.