Harrison girls soccer just absolutely torched Lafayette Jeff, pulling off a massive 7-0 victory to snag the IHSAA Class 3A, Sectional 7 Championship on Saturday, October 10. They came out of the gate firing, dropping an insane five goals in the first half alone, and honestly, Jeff never stood a chance after that.
This Ain’t Just a Win, It’s a Full-Blown Revenge Tour
Look, this championship isn’t just another trophy for Harrison. This is a return to form, a redemption arc, whatever you wanna call it. After winning back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024, they stumbled last season, getting knocked out in the semifinal by McCutcheon. Coach Amy Maxwell wasn’t having that again. She said the team “kind of came in with a common goal of not letting that happen again for sure.” They “had to take our licks” with scheduling, which apparently “exposed some things” they needed to fix. Well, they fixed ’em! Their sectional run was a straight-up demolition derby: a 9-0 thrashing of Logansport in the quarterfinal, an 8-1 beatdown of McCutcheon in a semi-final rematch, and then this 7-0 championship clinic against Jeff. This squad, now 13-2-4, has been on an absolute tear since September 26, winning six straight games, burying 39 goals, and letting only two past their keeper. That’s not just hot, that’s molten.
Keen and Szymanski: The Scoring Duo That Built This Machine
You want to know why Harrison is on this offensive explosion? It’s all about Kyler Keen and Aleah Szymanski. Keen, a *freshman*, is an absolute phenom. She’s already racked up a ridiculous 26 goals and 16 assists this season. Against McCutcheon in the semi, she went off for four goals and three assists, like it was nothing. Then, in the championship game against Jeff, she added two more to her tally. Her first came at the 34:54 mark of the first half, off a slick assist from Szymanski. Later, with just 8:47 left in the half, she scored her second with a beautiful header. Coach Maxwell raves about her, saying Keen “just understands gaps so well” because she “plays at a high-level pace in the offseason, she can see the gaps so fast.”
Then there’s Aleah Szymanski, the senior who’s transformed her game. She netted two goals against Jeff herself. Her first made it 2-0 early, off a perfect pass she drilled into the right side of the goal at the 20:10 mark. She then put Harrison up 6-0 in the second half, off an assist from Ryan Schetzsle. Szymanski started her high school career as a defensive midfielder, but she wanted to score more. Coach Maxwell worked with her last season, molding her into a striker, and it’s paid off big time. Maxwell noted Szymanski has “really kind of leaned into that striker position” and learned “how to play more horizontally instead of vertically.” It’s clear that attacking from the whistle is Harrison’s game plan, and it’s working. Reese Kano, Mallori McColley, and Grace Fassnacht all chipped in with a goal each too, just to show how deep this offense runs.
What’s next for this squad after such a dominant championship? They’ve got to be feeling unstoppable heading into the next stage of the postseason. Keep your eyes on Harrison, because if they keep playing like this, nobody’s slowing them down.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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