Georgetown bound

The Woodford County Lady Jacket soccer team beat Boyle County 3-0 tonight to win Section Four and advance to the state semi-finals.

After a hard fought scoreless first half, Brandi Levi scored the Jackets first two goals, both beautiful hard angled shots from about 1-foot off the goal line, near the right sideline. Taylor Kelley scored the third Woodford goal.

The Yellow Jackets won on heart, battling through emotional and physical fatigue after their upset victory over third ranked West Jessamine last Monday.

Lindsay Vance played a phenomenal game in net for the Jackets, making several big saves. With Woodford up 1-0, Vance stuffed a penalty kick after a Jacket player was called for a handball (a horrible call…clearly unintentional) in the box.

Woodford County not only had to battle a tough Rebel team and their own exhaustion, but they also had to overcome horrible officiating. The ref lost control of the game early in the second half due to inconsistent and blatantly bad calls. The Jackets did a great job of keeping their heads and fighting through things they could not control.

The Yellow Jackets shut out a Boyle County team that had scored 104 goals this season.

Woodford County will face Highlands next Wednesday at Toyota Stadium. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Woodford lost to Highlands (17-3-4) twice this season. The Yellow Jackets fell 1-0 back in August and then lost a heartbreaker on Sept. 30 3-2 on a last minute penalty kick.