Trigg County and Hopkinsville moved into the finals of the Boys Second Region Soccer Tournament after they both scored semifinal wins Monday night at the Complex.
Hopkinsville hammered Caldwell County 6-0, while Trigg County edged Christian County 2-1.
The Wildcats made a pair of first half goals stand up and held off a Colonel flurry down the stretch to advance to their first region title game in nine years.
Jared Stallons scored both goals 18 minutes into the contest to stake Trigg to a 2-0 lead. Colten Bridges and Aaron Yielding had assists on the goals.
The Trigg County defense, led by Zach Adams, Ethan Sweno, Clark Adams, and Caleb Simmons, kept the area in front of the net clear from goalie Kevin Latham, who made seven saves in goal.
Christian County cut the lead in half when Mitch West scored his 45th goal of the season off a crossing pass with 9:45 left.
Trigg County was outshot in the game 13-11, including 8-3 in the second half, but had enough down the stretch to hold off the Colonels (11-13).
Trigg County improved to 21-0-1 and is the only unbeaten soccer team in the state. The win was their 11th home win of the season which sets a new school record.
Hopkinsville didn't have near the drama, hammering Caldwell County 6-0. Zach Henson had two goals, and Austin Bucko and Chance Joyce each had a goal and an assist. Trey Upton had four saves in goal for Hoptown, who held Caldwell without a shot on goal in the first half.
Hopkinsville (16-1-6) and Trigg will meet Wednesday at 7pm for the region title. Trigg is making their first region title game appearance since 2001 and looking for their first region title. Hopkinsville last won the region title in 2007
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