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High School Soccer

Rebels Earn District 13A Championship, Advance to Region Championship

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DYER (May 6-8) — The McKenzie High School Rebels are the District 13A Soccer champions following a two-game sweep of the district tournament, held at Gibson County High School. They will host the Region 7A Championship game Thursday at Bethel University’s Wildcat Stadium at 6 p.m.
Monday, the Rebels played Westview in a semifinal contest and won 1-0. Diego Calderon scored the lone goal with an assist from Zack Flippin. Goalkeeper Will Essary recorded seven saves.
In Wednesday’s title game, McKenzie faced Gibson County and earned a 3-1 victory. Diego Calderon scored a pair of goals, and Francisco Padilla scored the other. Goalkeeper Will Essary again had seven saves.

The Rebels have gotten hot at the right time this year. After falling to both of their tournament opponents during the regular season, they finished the district schedule with a win over Union City, who lost to Gibson County in the semifinals, then avenged both district losses in the tournament.
Following the championship game, district awards were presented. Rebels Jack Fry, Nikolas Heath and Deven Fields were named to the All-District team, and Francisco Padilla was named Offensive Player of the Year.
Will Essary, Jackey Zheng, Elijah Seivers and Francisco Padilla were named to the All-Tournament team, and Diego Calderon was named Tournament MVP.
Because District 14A fielded just one team this season, Frederick Douglass High School of Memphis, the Rebels will enjoy a bye while the 13A runner-up Gibson County will travel to Memphis Tuesday for a Region 7A semifinal. The winner will face McKenzie for the title. The Rebels are guaranteed a Sectional appearance. They will host with a win Thursday or travel with a loss.

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