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Will Estes, Dillon Alexander goals send Cleveland to soccer sectional [photos]

Cleveland's River Shaffer (12) is upended by a Cookeville player as Cleveland teammate Julio Gallegos (19) looks on. The Cookeville Cavaliers visited the Cleveland Blue Raiders in TSSAA soccer action on May 18, 2017
Cleveland's River Shaffer (12) is upended by a Cookeville player as Cleveland teammate Julio Gallegos (19) looks on. The Cookeville Cavaliers visited the Cleveland Blue Raiders in TSSAA soccer action on May 18, 2017 Cleveland's River Shaffer (12) is upended by a Cookeville player as Cleveland teammate Julio Gallegos (19) looks on. The Cookeville Cavaliers visited the Cleveland Blue Raiders in TSSAA soccer action on May 18, 2017

By Gene Henley 3 min read

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Will Estes promised.

Will Estes delivered.

And with his goal in the second minute of the Region 3-AAA championship match Thursday night, the Cleveland senior midfielder helped set the tone for the program’s first region title in seven seasons.

Cleveland, the third-ranked team in Class AAA, used first-half goals from Estes and Dillon Alexander to defeat fifth-ranked Cookeville 2-0 at the Greater Cleveland Soccer Complex.

The Blue Raiders (20-0-2) will host Oakland, which fell 2-1 to Blackman in the Region 4-AAA final, in a sectional match Saturday, while the Cavaliers (18-2-2) will travel to Blackman. Winners advance to next week’s state tournament.