Boyd-Buchanan got the soccer win it needed Tuesday.
But suffered a loss in the process.
The fifth-ranked Buccaneers won 3-1 after taking a 2-0 lead into the locker room in the Region 3-A/AA semifinal against visiting Hixson. They added a third goal in the second minute of the second half and went on to advance to the region final Thursday, but they lost senior captain Ross Wortman to a red card in the second half.
Per TSSAA rules, Wortman will have to sit out Thursday’s match against Loudon, a 5-2 winner over Howard. He received the red card after an exchange in the second half with a Hixson player, which led to players from both teams having to be separated.
By the time everything had been sorted out, Wortman was out and so was Hixson’s Godfred Collins, who received his second yellow card.