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The Eastern Montgomery High School boys soccer team beat West Point, last season's runner-up, with a 3-1 victory in the Class 1 state semifinals on Friday at Salem High School to advance to the program's first-ever state championship game.
EastMont (18-2-1) will face Northampton (15-2-1) in the title game at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Salem High.
Northampton 5, Auburn 0
The Yellowjackets scored three times in the second half to pull away from the Eagles in the Class 1 state semifinals at Salem High School.
Auburn finished the season 17-4-3.
Girls Soccer
Auburn 5, Altavista 1
The Eagles scored three goals in the first half en route to beating the Colonels at Salem High School and reaching their fourth straight Class 1 state championship game.
Auburn (16-5), the defending state champ, will face West Point (14-2) in the title game at 9 a.m. Saturday at Salem High.
West Point 7, George Wythe 0
The Points rolled past the Maroons in the Class 1 state semifinals at Salem High School.
George Wythe finished 13-5-2.
Baseball
Auburn 3, Rappahannock 2
The Eagles needed eight innings to knock off the defending state champion Raiders in the Class 1 state semifinals at Kiwanis Field in Salem.
Auburn (25-1), which last won the state title in 2021, will play Fort Chiswell (18-5) in the state final at 9 a.m. Saturday at Kiwanis Field.
Fort Chiswell 4, Northumberland 1
The Pioneers (18-5) gave up nine total hits but no runs in the final four innings to shut down the Indians in the Class 1 state semifinals at Kiwanis Field in Salem.
Softball
Auburn 4, Rappahannock 3
The Eagles scored in the top of the sixth inning to break a tie and knock off the Raiders in the Class 1 state semifinals at Moyer Sports Complex in Salem.
Auburn (22-4), which last won the state title in 2023, will face Eastside (26-2) in the state final at 9 a.m. Saturday at Moyer Sports Complex.
