Lady Tigers blank Luella, advance to the AAA state quarterfinals

May 1, 2025

The Lady Tigers defeated the Luella Lions Thursday night, advancing to the GHSA Class AAA state quarterfinals for the first time since 2017.

The Adairsville High School girls’ soccer team cruised to a 6-0 win at Luella Thursday night and advanced to the GHSA Class AAA state quarterfinals for the first time since 2017.

Braylynn Martin scored two first-half goals and completed the hat trick in the second half to lead the Lady Tigers’ scoring flurry. Ella Edwards had a goal in each half, and Sam Gough tacked on a late goal.

Alexa Damer, Jacksyn Elrod, Lily McCormick, Addi Jerauld, Gough, and Edwards produced one assist each.

Adairsville dominated most aspects of the game from the start and created multiple one-on-one chances against the Lions’ goalkeeper in the initial minutes, but failed to score. Martin scored for the Tigers in the 30th minute and netted her second goal in the 32nd minute. Damer assisted with the first goal, while Elrod assisted with Adairsville’s second goal. Edwards scored four minutes later, giving the Lady Tigers a 3-0 lead at the intermission.

Edwards added her second goal in the 64th minute off a feed from McCormick. Jerauld assisted on Martin’s third goal in the 71st minute, and Gough found the net in the 79th minute with an assist going to Edwards.

The Lady Tigers played their entire bench in the second half and rotated players in multiple positions.

Coach David Sexauer praised Damer for her exceptional performance and highlighted the abilities of center backs Victoria Loudon and Emma Edwards. Gough was acknowledged for her leadership qualities and on-field experience.

Luella had its season end with a 13-7 record.

Adairsville (15-3) advances to the Class AAA Elite Eight and will travel to Fayetteville to face Whitewater (15-3) for that quarterfinal match on May 5. The Wildcats went 8-0 in Region 2-AAA and have shutout wins over Westover and Heritage-Catoosa in the first two rounds.