Men's Soccer | 1/21/2026 11:31:00 AM
CLINTON -- The Clinton High School Men's Soccer team went the distance and emerged victorious in a dramatic MHSAA Region 2-7A match, defeating the Starkville Yellowjackets in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw through regulation and overtime on Tuesday night at Arrow Field.
Goalkeeper
Ryan Saxton delivered the decisive performance in net, turning away two Starkville penalty attempts to propel Clinton to a 4-1 win in the shootout.
Juan Parades calmly buried the game-winning kick, sealing the victory for the Arrows.
Clinton converted all four of its attempt from the spot with
Bradley Wells,
Wes Ambrose, and
Colton Cox also finding the back of the net during the shootout.
The Arrows' lone goal in regulation came in the 19th minute when Ambrose finished a well-placed corner kick from Parades, leveling the match and setting the stage for a tightly contested battle the rest of the way.
The victory improved the Arrows' region record to 6-3 and their overall record to 10-5-3 on the season.
Prior to kickoff, the Arrows recognized 12 seniors during Senior Night festivities, honoring their contributions to the program before closing out their final regular-season, district home match. Those seniors were
Timothy Graham,
Jayden Fields,
Murphy Schoggen,
Owen Coker,
Ian Davis,
Ryan Carite,
Braylen Spann,
Trevis Coley, Saxton, Wells, Ambrose, and Parades.
UP NEXT
The Arrows hit the road on Thursday, January 22, traveling to Hughes Field in Jackson to take on the Murrah Mustangs in the Region 2-7A finale. Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m.
