OCA soccer enjoys Senior Night rout

The Oakwood Christian Eagles enjoyed a little Friday night lights, futbol-style as they put a cap on Senior Night with their biggest win in program history.

Seniors J.J. Lanham, John-Jacob McSpadden, Trevor Hobbs, D.J. Terry and Madi Phillips and their families were recognized before the match. Then the Navyand-Gold went out and blistered the Hawks of Tennessee Christian Prep, 9-0.

Ryan Scarbrough scored twice for the Eagles, while individual tallies were netted by Terry, McSpadden, Tyler Epperson, Caleb Epperson, Noah Permenter, Andrew Phillips and Thomas Buckles.

Garrison Baggett and Connor Shankles combined for the shutout in goal.

“It’s not about the score, but about how well our team played and executed the fundamentals of the game,” head coach Tony Vona said. “It was truly a team effort. Everyone enjoyed minutes on the field and a big thankyou goes out to our fans.”

Lady Eagles split in Alabama

The Oakwood Christian Lady Eagles split a pair of matches in Alabama, beating Cleveland Christian before losing to host Mountain View Christian.

Amelia Michael scored the first 10 points of the game at the service line as the Lady Eagles won 25-16 and 25-16. Michael finished with one kill and one dig.

Annika Green had five kills and a block. Lily Green finished with three kills, while Charity Bankston added one. Raleigh Suits and Emilee Teague chipped in with one dig apiece.

Against Mountain View, Oakwood suffered a 25-23, 25-21 loss as a late rally came up short.

Annika Green, Lily Green, Mary Ownby, Bankston and Teague all had one kill in the match. Teague also added two digs, as did Michael and Layla Rogers.

Oakwood began the week at 5-4 overall.