It’s now a decade of dominance in the 2nd Region All A Classic for the University Heights Academy soccer team.
The Blazers won the tournament for the 10th straight time Thursday night, turning back Fort Campbell 5-2 in the championship match at Lyon County.
UHA (4-0) will next host Mayfield from the 1st Region in a sectional match, with the winner there advancing to the state tournament Sept. 20-21 at Louisville Collegiate.
The Blazers and Cardinals will meet Saturday, Sept. 6, at Givens Field.
Hayden Hunt had two goals in the win over Fort Campbell while Lincoln Hauret and Cal Givens each had a goal and an assist.
Hunt scored the game’s first goal in the 11th minute with help from Hauret.
The Blazers never trailed after that, but Fort Campbell (0-2) found a way to keep things interesting for much of the contest.
The game remained 1-0 until just before halftime. Hauret scored off an assist from Graham Conrad in the 38th minute to send UHA to the break with a 2-0 edge.
Fort Campbell cut the margin to a single goal in the 47th minute when Asher Hembree stuck in a loose ball in front of the goal following a free kick from Carlos Hermosillo.
But University Heights gained some cushion again when Cadence Gibson found the net in the 50th minute. Clayton Lester picked up the assist on the play as the Blazers went up 3-1.
Cal Givens scored on a long blast in the 62nd minute as UHA went up 4-1.
Fort Campbell picked up its second goal in the 72nd minute when Dylan McDonald hit a laser over the goalkeeper.
Hunt answered in the 75th minute for the Blazers, getting his second goal off an assist from Givens to extend the margin to 5-2.
Hayden Fitzsimmons had just two saves in the UHA net as Blazers dominated possession for most of the contest.
The next game on the University Heights schedule is a home date against Daviess County on Tuesday.
