AHSAA soccer playoffs: Spain Park girls’ shutout one of 16 as defense shines
The top-ranked girls teams from Class 6A and 5A advanced to the second round of the AHSAA soccer state playoffs with big wins on Thursday.
Homewood, the No. 1 team in 6A, routed Huffman 11-0 and 5A No. 1 Springville whipped Carver-Birmingham 8-0.
Those were just two of 16 shutouts on the girls’ side in first-round games.
The Spain Park, Mountain Brook, Pell City, Southside-Gadsden, Athens, Spanish Fort, Pike Road and Northridge girls also blanked their opponents. In girls’ 5A action, Westbrook Christian, Guntersville, Priceville, Charles Henderson and Elmore County also had shutouts.
Boys top-ranked Class 5A Guntersville also recorded a shutout to open its playoff chase, beating Brewer 3-2 in overtime, and No. 1 6A Homewood beat Huffman 10-0.
Some top-notch defense was on display on the boys’ side with shutouts recorded in 5A by Douglas and in 6A by Mountain Brook, Gardendale, Buckhorn, Spanish Fort, Pike Road and Northridge.
Here are the first-round results and Thursday schedule:
AHSAA 2025 STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
THURSDAY RESULTS
GIRLS
CLASS 5A
Springville (15-3) 8, Carver-Birmingham (9-9-2) 0
John Carroll Catholic (10-6-5) 8, Leeds (4-7-4) 2
Westbrook Christian (13-6-2) 9, Douglas (6-12-1) 0
Arab (13-11) 3, West Point (14-7-3) 1
Guntersville (18-3-1) 10, Fairview (7-6) 0
Priceville (12-9-1) 1, East Limestone (7-9-2) 0
Carroll (19-2-2) advances with bye
Charles Henderson (9-3-2) 3, Eufaula (1-20) 0
Elmore County (16-0-1) 5, Demopolis (11-7) 0
Sylacauga (16-3) 1, Montevallo (10-5-1) 0
CLASS 6A
Mountain Brook (13-2-3) 12, Parker (3-7) 0
Homewood (19-2-4) 11, Huffman (17-6) 0
Shades Valley (13-5-3) 4, Gardendale (13-6-1) 1
Pell City (16-4-2) 10, Pinson Valley (8-6-1) 0
Southside-Gadsden (19-2-1) 6, Cullman (12-5-1) 0
Athens (15-4-2) 1, Buckhorn (6-11-4) 0
Spanish Fort (17-1-2) 2, Saraland (8-11-2) 0
Stanhope Elmore (11-10-1) 3, Russell County (5-7) 2 (2OT, Stanhope wins shootout 3-2)
Pike Road (11-2) 10, Wetumpka (5-9-2) 0
Northridge (17-5-1) 2, Benjamin Russell (11-7) 0
Spain Park (16-3-1) 10, McAdory (9-5-1) 0
BOYS
CLASS 5A
Douglas (10-11) 2, Lincoln (20-2-2) 0
Guntersville (21-4-1) 3, Brewer (17-5) 2 (OT)
Andalusia (5-5-2) 5, Eufaula (13-5-3) 4 (OT)
Charles Henderson (9-1-6) 3, Carroll-Ozark (8-9-5) 1
Brewbaker Tech (8-12) 4, Marbury (7-7) 3
Sylacauga (15-4) 2, Montevallo (11-4-2) 1
CLASS 6A
Mountain Brook (20-3-2) 10, Parker 0
Homewood (21-3) 10, Huffman 0
Gardendale (18-3-2) 3, Pell City (17-7) 0
Oxford (13-8-1) 6, Pinson Valley (5-9-1) 4
Gadsden City (9-10-1) 4, Cullman (16-4) 3
Buckhorn (15-9-2) 4, Columbia (9-9) 0
Randolph (11-12-1) 4, Muscle Shoals (12-3-2) 3
Spanish Fort (16-3-4) 10, Theodore (6-9-2) 0
Stanhope Elmore (14-5-3) 9, Russell County (5-10) 0
Pike Road (11-10-2) 4, Wetumpka (5-9-2) 0
Northridge (15-3-2) 1, Benjamin Russell (7-7-4) 0