UPDATE: Thursday night's girls game between BHS and Liberty at Liberty High School has been moved up to 5 p.m.

 

Bridgeport boys and girls were victorious in WVSSAC Class AAA-AA Region II Section 1 high school soccer action Tuesday evening at Wayne Jamison Field.

 

The boys played first, beating Grafton 6-2, advancing to the sectional championship Thursday at Robert C. Byrd.

 

The Lady Indians followed suit, beating RCB 2-1 and moving on to the sectional championship Thursday at Liberty High School.

 

Leading the boys were Adam Bentz and Chris Lhotsky, each with two goals. Also scoring for the Indians were Luke Cox and Trenton Shaw.

 

The girls’ game went scoreless in the first half. It was Madison Ware who first fired a shot in the second half, putting the Lady Indians up 1-0. Emily McCarthy found the net next, securing a 2-0 lead. With just a few minutes on the clock, an in-the-box goal was called on BHS, resulting in an automatic penalty kick for the Lady Eagles. Keeper Rory Marple dove to save it, but the attempt was good.

 

The boys battle RCB on the Eagles’ turf  6 p.m. Thursday and the girls take on the Lady Mountaineers 5 p.m. Thursday at Liberty High School.