#10 John Imwalle of Oak Mountain celebrates Oak Mountain advances to Metro tournament semifinals
The Oak Mountain High School boys' soccer team knocked off Briarwood 2-1 to advance to the semifinals of the Metro tournament March 27.
Oak Mountain's Daniel Wolfe scored the first goal for the Eagles, who are ranked No. 8 nationally in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, off a corner kick. Minutes later, John Imwalle scored Oak Mountain's second goal with an assist by William Glass.
Briarwood Christian's Cooper Harrington scored the Lions' only goal with seven minutes remaining in the game. Oak Mountain (8-0) held on down the stretch for the win.
“I’m happy with the win," said Oak Mountain coach Ryan Patridge. “It was tougher than a lot of people thought it would be, but it was definitely a fun game tonight.”
Briarwood coach Mark Wallace was disappointed after the loss, but was pleased at how close the Lions played Oak Mountain.
“We had two awful minutes where we gave up two goals, but we played the best team in the state," Wallace said.
After the win, Oak Mountain played Homewood in a quick game in a contest delayed by severe weather March 25.
With only one-minute halves and two five-minute overtimes, the game was eventually decided on penalty kicks.
Oak Mountain won the match 5-4 after two missed penalty kicks by Homewood.
Oak Mountain now advances to the Metro tournament semifinals March 27. The Eagles host John Carroll in a semifinal game at Oak Mountain High School at 9 a.m.
The championship game is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Hoover High School.
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