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.

You gotta play each game

The Woodford County High School boys' soccer team learned that one the hard way on Tuesday.

After putting together a tremendous regular season, losing only one game, earning the top seed in the district, and rising to #9 in the state, the Yellow Jackets saw their entire season implode in a span of 80 minutes.

Franklin County beat Woodford 3-1 in the first game of the district, abruptly ending what should have been a long post season run for the Jackets.

The Flyers went up 1-0 in the first half and extended the lead to 3-0 before the Jackets finally on the board in 77th minute.

Evan Sizemore netted the lone Woodford goal.

Not to take anything away from Franklin County, the Yellow Jackets learned the hard way that they can take no team or game for granted.

Woodford boys' soccer team ends regular season with 2 wins

The Yellow Jackets wrapped up the regular season with two more wins, beating Scott County 8-0 last Thursday and taking down Rowan County yesterday 2-nil.

Woodford ends the season with a record of 14-1-2 and a perfect 5-0 district mark. They hold the ninth spot in the most recent (Sept. 30) state rankings.

The Jackets will begin what they hope will be a long post-season run on Tuesday. They will open up district tournament play against the winner of the Franklin County-Frankfort game. The game will take place at Sower Field in Frankfort and is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.

Lady Jacket soccer

The Lady Jackets won 4-0 last night over Owen County.

It was an odd game. Woodford lost 3-2 to sixth ranked Highlands the night before in N. Kentucky and didn't get home until after midnight. They were also playing their fourth game in eight days. The team was tired and it really showed on the field.

But despite their weariness, the Yellow Jackets still dominated the game. It was strange to see a team totally control a game without any real intensity.

Woodford played a lot of players and most of the starters were on the bench by half time. Callie Reichenbach and Rachel Edenstrom notched their first varsity goals.

The loss in Highlands was a tough one. The Jackets held their own in a hostile stadium after a long bus ride. Highlands got the winning goal with under a minute left.

Coach Dave McIver said that it was one of the best high school soccer games he's seen and he was very proud of his teams' effort.

"I think it gives them a confidence that they can play with anybody in the state."

The Lady Jackets have one more game on Saturday at 1 p.m. against a good South Laurel team (11-3-1 and undefeated in their region).

The district tournament will take place in Anderson County the week of Oct. 13.