Goalkeeper Sami Jaffery (00) and the Oak Ridge Wildcats outlasted the Powell Panthers 2-1 in overtime in a TSSAA District 3-AAA match at Powell Soccer Complex in Powell, Tennessee, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (Photo by Danny Parker)
BY DAVE LINK
Oak Ridge students chanted “Sami! Sami! Sami!” Tuesday night as the Lady Wildcats boarded their team bus to leave the Powell Soccer Complex.
Junior goalkeeper Sami Jaffery made a save on a penalty kick at the end of regulation, and Oak Ridge beat Powell 2-1 by scoring an own-goal with 4 minutes, 26 seconds left in the first 10-minute golden-goal overtime.
Oak Ridge (10-2, 4-0 in District 3-AAA) clinched the No. 1 seeding for the district tournament with their first victory over Powell (7-3-1, 3-1) since the 2016 season.
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