The fifth-ranked Class 5A Westminster Christian girls soccer team earned its way to its third straight Alabama High School Athletic Association state tournament final four with a 4-0 win over No. 3 Guntersville at Sand Mountain Park in Albertville on Saturday. The contest was moved from Guntersville due to wet field conditions.

Westminster (16-3-1) will be looking for its third straight state championship at John Hunt Park in Huntsville next week. The Wildcats won the 2023 and 2024 titles in Class 4A. WCA will face two-time defending 5A state champ Springville, a 2-1 winner over Westbrook Christian on Saturday, in the semifinals.

The Wildcats went 9-0 in April and outscored their opponents 48-3 over that span.

“You know,” WCA coach Hunter Chapman said, “to come out here after they ranked us No. 5 and Guntersville No. 3 and we beat them 4-0, the game on the field speaks for itself. We are looking forward to playing whoever is next.”

Westminster outshot Guntersville 14-10 in the win and got a goal from freshman Ava Martinez, 2 from eighth grader Carston Heater and a corner-kick header from Elizabeth Riley. Martinez finished with an assist, as did Annie Collier and Calllie Solan.

The winners’ defense got its third shutouts thus far in the playoffs, led by Liberty Kim and Solan. Keeper Piper Blazier got the shutout with all 10 saves.

Martinez also questioned her team’s final regular-season ranking. “We should not have been ranked 5 and I’m not sure what happened there,” she said. “But, this shows what we should be higher.”

Saturday’s win sets up a rematch with Springville. The Tigers beat Westminster 3-1 on Feb. 28 at Springville.

Indian Springs will meet St. Michael in the other semifinal contest.

– Jimmy Lay

AHSAA STATE SOCCER PLAYOFFS

QUARTERFINALS

Saturday’s results (except as noted)

GIRLS

CLASS 7A

Vestavia Hills 2, Thompson 0

James Clemens 3, Grissom 0

McGill-Toolen 1, Daphne 0 (Friday)

Auburn 2, Montgomery Academy 0 (Friday)

CLASS 6A

Mountain Brook 2, Pell City 0

Briarwood 2, Northridge 0 (Friday)

Southside-Gadsden 2, Athens 0

Spanish Fort 2, Pike Road 0

CLASS 5A

Westminster Christian 4, Guntersville 0

Springville 2, Westbrook Christian 1

St. Michael 7, Carroll-Ozark 0 (Friday)

Indian Springs 10, Elmore County 0 (Friday)

CLASS 4A

Cherokee County 1, Hokes Bluff 0

Westminster-Oak Mountain 2, Montgomery Catholic 1

St. Luke’s 4, Orange Beach 0 (Friday)

St. John Paul II 3, Mars Hill Bible 2 (Thursday)

CLASS 1A/3A

Madison Academy 3, Collinsville 2

Tuscaloosa Academy vs. Lee-Scott Academy, Saturday, 3 p.m.

Houston Academy 4, Providence Christian 0 (Friday)

Donoho 5, Glencoe 1 (Thursday)

BOYS

CLASS 7A

Grissom 4, Bob Jones 3

Fairhope 5, Davidson 2 (Friday)

Montgomery Academy 4, Auburn 1 (Friday)

Prattville at Oak Mountain (28-0), PPD until Monday, 1 p.m.

CLASS 6A

Gardendale 3, Mountain Brook 1

Spanish Fort 3, Stanhope Elmore 0

Chelsea 3, Calera 0

Southside vs. Randolph, PPD until Monday, 5 p.m.

CLASS 5A

Boaz at Springville, Saturday, 7 p.m.

Russellville at Guntersville, Saturday, 7 p.m.

Faith Academy 4, Charles Henderson 2 (Friday)

Indian Springs at Demopolis, PPD until Monday, 5 p.m.

CLASS 4A

Westminster-Oak Mountain 2, Trinity 1

Oneonta 3, White Plains 0 (Friday)

St. Luke’s 5, Orange Beach 0 (Friday)

Mars Hill Bible 3, West Morgan 1 (Thursday)

CLASS 1A/3A

Collinsville 6, Tanner 1 (Friday)

Providence Christian 2, Houston Academy 1 (Friday)

Tuscaloosa Academy 3, Altamont 2 (Thursday)

Susan Moore 10, Weaver 0 (Thursday)

AHSAA STATE SOCCER TOURNAMENT

Wednesday-Saturday at John Hunt Park in Huntsville

GIRLS

CLASS 7A

Vestavia Hills vs. James Clemens, Thursday, 9 a.m. (Field 1)

McGill-Toolen vs. Auburn, Thursday, 9 a.m. (Field 2)

CLASS 6A

Mountain Brook vs. Southside-Gadsden, Thursday, 1 p.m. (Field 1)

Briarwood Christian vs. Spanish Fort, Thursday, 1 p.m. (Field 2)

CLASS 5A

Springville vs. Westminster Christian, Wednesday, 9 a.m. (Field 1)

Indian Springs vs. St. Michael, Wednesday, 9 a.m. (Field 2)

CLASS 4A

St. John Paul II vs. Cherokee County, Wednesday, 5 p.m. (Field 1)

Westminster-Oak Mountain vs. St. Luke’s, Wednesday, 5 p.m. (Field 2)

CLASS 1A/3A

Donoho vs. Madison Academy, Wednesday, 1 p.m. (Field 1)

Lee-Scott Academy-Tuscaloosa Academy winner vs. Houston Academy, Wednesday, 1 p.m. (Field 2)

BOYS

CLASS 7A

Prattville-Oak Mountain winner vs. Grissom, Thursday, 11 a.m. (Field 1)

Montgomery Academy vs. Fairhope, Thursday, 11 a.m. (Field 2)

CLASS 6A

Randolph-Southside winner vs. Gardendale, Thursday, 3 p.m. (Field 1)

Chelsea vs. Spanish Fort, Thursday, 3 p.m. (Field 2)

CLASS 5A

Boaz/Springville vs. Russellville/Guntersville, Wednesday, 11 a.m. (Field 1)

Indian Springs/Demopolis vs. Faith Academy, Wednesday, 11 a.m. (Field 2)

CLASS 4A

Mars Hill Bible vs. Oneonta, Wednesday, 7 p.m. (Field 1)

Trinity/Westminster-Oak Mountain vs. St. Luke’s, Wednesday, 7 p.m. (Field 2)

CLASS 1A/3A

Collinsville vs. Susan Moore, Wednesday, 3 p.m. (Field 1)

Tuscaloosa Academy vs. Providence Christian, Wednesday, 3 p.m. (Field 2)