Spring Fling 2008 Coverage

After 102 minutes of scoreless soccer, Brentwood senior midfielder Jordan Homonnay tapped in the game winner past a diving Houston goalkeeper Will Powell to earn Brentwood a hard-earned 1-0 Class AAA state-title match victory in sudden-death overtime.

The Bruins, ranked No. 1 nationally, finished the year at 24-0. Houston, which dropped its only other game in its season-opener against Christian Brothers, finished the year at 19-2-1.

The Mustangs were seeking a record-tying sixth boys soccer state title.

Houston has done a better job toward the end of the half winning balls and creating opportunities, but we remain scoreless midway through.

Interesting note: Brentwood senior goalie Jordan Leedle and senior forward Bradley Jacobs are both University of Memphis signees. Leedle is responsible for the Bruins 10 consecutive shutouts, and has registered 19 on the season. 

For the first time since 1994, Houston and Brentwood meet in a boys soccer state final.

We're eight minutes in, and undefeated Brentwood is controlling the pace early, with two shots on goal already. Houston hasn't yet attempted a shot.

Brentwood is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas high school poll, having shut out 10 straight opponents.

Houston is in search of a state-record tying sixth boys soccer state title.

SBEC lost to Davidson Academy, 2-1, in Saturday's D2-A championship game.

The killer for the Lady Trojans? Nine runners left on base...

Overton and Memphis University School each finished an area-best fourth in their respective state meets.

Overton finished with 35 points in Class AAA, 27 of them coming from senior Roland Brooks, who won both the 200 and 400. Brentwood won the Class AAA team title with 94 points. Houston was fifth with 32, followed by Wooddale in sixth with 26.

In D2, MUS finished with 88 points. Track and field powerhouse Brentwood Academy won the D2 team title with 117 points. Chattanooga Baylor was second. CBHS finished sixth with 72 points.

In A-AA, Sheffield finished an area-best sixth with 35 points. Mitchell was seventh with 34. David Lipscomb won the Class A-AA team title with 93.5 points.

Talk to you all again tomorrow from Houston soccer. The Mustangs will take on Brentwood for the Class AAA state title Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

Overton's Roland Brooks, center, breaks ahead of the pack to finish the Class AAA 400. Photos by Nikki Boertman.

Fairley's DeAngelo Anderson, center, takes the baton Martavius Neloms, left, during the 4x100 meter relay.

Trezevant's Zacc Ingram, left, and Sheffield's Demario Carter finish the Class A-AA 100.

Mitchell's Kevin Oliver heads toward the finish line during the Class AAA 800. Photo by Aaron Thompson.

There's no outs in the top of the second inning and St. Benedict is losing, 8-0...

The Lady Eagles are in a must-win situation!

With three events left, Brentwood Academy now leads the Division 2 standings with 93 points. Chris Vaughn's win in the D2 400 pushed BA past MUS for the lead.

Baylor is now second with 86 points. MUS is third with 79 points.

In Class AAA, Whitehaven's Hollis Moore just took the 300 hurdles in 38.93, edging second-place finisher Thomas Baker of McGavock by one-hundreth of a second in what probably will go down as Friday's best race.

Wooddale is Memphis' top performer so far in AAA with 26 points to rank fourth. Brentwood is way out in front in first with 79 points, and appears on its way to the Class AAA boys team title.

In A-AA, Sheffield, which got a first-place finish in the 400 relay (43.02) is third with 35 points, but trails first-place David Lipscomb by 27.5 points.

Through 14 events at tonight's Division 2 state meet, Memphis University School is in first place with 71 points. Chattanooga Baylor is second with 68 points, followed by Brentwood Academy (63.50), Montgomery Bell Academy (63.5), Christian Brothers (63) and Chattanooga McCallie (62.50).

Five events remain.

Overton's Roland Brooks just took the Class AAA 400 in 48.13. He's the third Memphis-area athlete to win a state title today, joining Wooddale senior thrower Dontari Poe, who won the Class AAA shot put (55-0.25) and discus (156-01) and CBHS junior Bruck Brucker, who won the D2 discus (158-0).

Lady Trojans to play Davidson Academy Saturday at 10 a.m. WINNER TAKES ALL...

SBA warming up now!

SBEC pitcher Morgan Mosby throws a pitch against Davidson Academy. Photos by Jae S. Lee/The Tennessean.

SBEC's Leigh Ann Otten, left, holds onto the ball in front of Ashley White.

We enter the top of the sixth inning tied at 0. Pitching duel between Morgan Mosby and Davidson's Ainsley McCullough.

Update - I started typing too soon ... Mosby hits solo homer to left - SBEC leads 1-0