Lady Aces Too Much for Todd Central in All A Sectional (w/PHOTOS)

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After earning the 4th-Region All “A” title for the fourth time a week ago with a 3-1 win over Russellville, the Todd County Central girls’ soccer team made its way to Owensboro Catholic on Saturday with a berth in the state tournament in Frankfort on the line.

However, just as they did at the same stage in 2017 and ’18, the Lady Aces proved too big a hurdle in a 10-0 defeat for the Lady Rebels.

Todd Central’s game plan was to defend in the middle third of the field, allowing the Lady Aces possession in their own end and employing a high defensive line to catch attackers offside.

Although O-Cath took a 1-0 lead on Katie Riney’s first goal of the day in the 8th minute, the Lady Rebels frustrated the Lady Aces, and the one-goal margin remained with just over ten minutes left in the opening half.

But the Lady Aces’ Mallary Bailey doubled the advantage when she got behind the Todd Central defense on a long ball, and Riney struck twice in the final six minutes for a 4-0 O-Cath lead at the break.

Catholic returned to the field with a plan to break the Lady Rebels’ high line, and with improved movement from their forwards, the goals came thick and fast.

Anna Helwig scored just over five minutes in, and Riney broke through ten minutes later for a 6-0 score.

Virginia Young and Madeline Hayden each found the back of the net to make it 8-0, and Bailey added her second to put the Lady Aces on the brink of a mercy-rule victory.

Riney capped her five-goal game with a strike off an assist from Aubrey Randolph to end the match with just over four minutes left on the clock.

Darby Delph made 12 saves in the Lady Rebel goal, and Abby Payne made a pair of stops to earn O-Cath’s seventh shutout of the season.

Todd Central saw a five-game unbeaten run come to an end with a trip to Russellville coming up on Monday.  The Lady Rebels are in the driver’s seat for the top seed in the 13th-District tournament and can clinch with a victory over the Lady Panthers.

PHOTOS – Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces 10, Todd County Central Lady Rebels 0 (All A Sectional)

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