Girls Soccer will enter the semi finals of the 2024 Soccer Tournament as the 3rd seed and face Charleston Catholic Oct 15th , 7pm at Shawnee Sports Complex. Good Luck Redhawks!!

Sissonville Middle School Girls Soccer lost a tough fought match to Charleston Catholic with a final score of 4-3. It was a back and forth match with Sissonville taking the early lead off a corner kick from Rylie Haynes that was redirected in the goal by Makena Shamblin. Catholic answered a few minutes later to tie the match 1-1 and then scored again just before halftime to take a 2-1 advantage. The Lady Redhawks responded early in the second half when Rylie Haynes took a pass from Riley Hammack, beat her defender, and slotted home a shot to tie the match 2-2. Later in the second half Karlee Strickland was on the receiving end of a Haynes corner kick to beat the goalie and give the Redhawks a 3-2 lead. Catholic answered a few minutes later to tie the game 3-3. With only a couple minutes remaining in the game Catholic scored the winner and came out on top 4-3. The loss drops the Redhawks season record to 2-1.

          The Lady Redhawks started slow but picked up steam late in the first half with Rylie Haynes scoring three goals before the break.  Addison Craven and Blake Cruickshank each served up perfect passes to Haynes who calmly converted her shots. Haynes later picked up two more goals in the second half raising her game tally to five off of well placed passes again from Craven and Cruickshank, both of whom ended the game with two assists each. The midfield was stellar with the play of Cayleigh Phillips, Makena Shamblin, and Riley Hammack. Karlee Strickland was a dominant force on the back line, along with Tenley Taylor who killed several promising attacks. 

          Expectations are high for the 2024 SMS Girls Soccer Team as they return several key players from last years squad that finished 7-5 and lost a heart breaker 0-1 to arch rival Elkview in the post season tournament. Sissonville will be led by three year starters and team captains Blake Cruickshank, Riley Hammack, and Rylie Haynes. The Cruickshank and Hammack duo will form a strong midfield partnership and control the flow of the game. Haynes netted 29 goals in only 12 regular season games to lead the scoring race for girls in Kanawha County Middle Schools. The team also returns several starters from last years team including Karlee Strickland, who is one of the best defenders in the county, Cayleigh Garrett who has been solid all summer during workouts and will be an important player in the midfield, and Sydney Gearhart as keeper that had several matches last year without giving up a single goal. Additionally, multiple players that contributed valuable varsity minutes last year will be expected to step up and compete for starting roles this year include Makena Shamblin, Braylee Mcclanahan, Avery Gearhart, Addison Craven and Tenley Taylor. New to the Varsity Team this year will be Lilly Hager, Jocelyn Oxley, Paisyn Wiseman, Kaylee Slater, Jaden Walker, Kista Stotts, Miley Richardson, Josie Pettry, and Adalynn Beane all of whom will all be battling for playing time. This is going to be a fun year for this team, you are going to want to follow them closely!