The Noblesville and Guerin Catholic girls soccer teams claimed Class 3A regional championships on Saturday.
The No. 5-ranked Millers toughed out two wins at the Logansport regional. In the semi-final, Noblesville beat Fort Wayne Carroll 1-0. The Millers got their goal with 4:16 left in the first half, with Carly Hudnall scoring off an assist by Jenna Chatterton.
Noblesville then beat Warsaw 2-1 in the championship game. The Millers got on the board at the 12:36 mark of the first half when Keeley Hoopingarner sent a 30-yard kick over the goalkeeper’s head and into the net.
The Tigers tied the game with 19:09 left in the second half, but Chatterton put in the game-winner 10 minutes later, beating the Warsaw defense to score. With that, Noblesville had successfully defended its regional title.
The Millers will await the winner at the South Bend Adams regional, which was delayed to 7 p.m. Monday. Noblesville will face either No. 1 Penn or No. 11 Munster in next Saturday’s semi-state, with the place and time to be determined by the IHSAA once all regional champions are known.
Meanwhile, the No. 4 Golden Eagles cruised to victories at the Zionsville regional. Guerin defeated Plainfield 5-0 in the morning semi-final, then beat No. 12 East Central 3-0 in the championship.
The Golden Eagles in the final. Guerin Catholic will take on No. 13 Columbus North in the semi-state on Saturday.
HSE BOYS FALL IN FINAL
The second-ranked Hamilton Southeastern boys soccer team lost to No. 3 Harrison in the final of the Class 3A Kokomo regional on Saturday.
The score was tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation and overtime, so the match went to penalty kicks, where the Raiders won in that round.
Southeastern beat Fort Wayne Northrop 4-1 in the semi-final. Sean Williams scored two goals, with Chayton Davidson and Darian Ghaffari both scoring one.
