Troy 18-under soccer qualifies for state

Published 3:00 am Tuesday, November 4, 2014

submitted photo The Troy 18-under soccer team won Saturday at districts and will now head to state. Front: Stewart Wilson, Toler Richburg, Jeffery Saunders, Jaron Knox Back: Connor Adler, Cole Wilson, Zack Calhoun, Christian Carswell, Baylor Barnes, Adam Bensinger, Jacob Bensinger, Ben Salmon, Assistant Coach Steve Grice

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The Troy 18-under soccer team won Saturday at districts and will now head to state. Front: Stewart Wilson, Toler Richburg, Jeffery Saunders, Jaron Knox Back: Connor Adler, Cole Wilson, Zack Calhoun, Christian Carswell, Baylor Barnes, Adam Bensinger, Jacob Bensinger, Ben Salmon, Assistant Coach Steve Grice

By Sean Holohan

The Troy 18-under recreation soccer team advanced to state with its victories Saturday at Districts in Eufaula.

The team competed in a round-robin tournament, with the winner advancing to the state championship tournament.

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The team defeated both Eufaula and Dothan.

The state tournament will be held Nov. 15 and 16 in Opelika.

Three other area soccer teams were in action last Saturday as well.

The Troy 9-under team played Dothan Red in Troy Saturday, but lost.

The Troy 11-under team secured a first-round by in districts, but were defeated at the tournament in Dothan.

And the Troy 13-under team fell to Andalusia at the district tournament in Dothan.