Staff photo by Mike Buhler Kennett's Rachel Henderson (7) kicks the ball away from an Anna-Jonesboro attacker during the first half of Monday's high school girls' soccer game at Indian Park. Kennett won the game 4-3 on a penalty-kick shootout. [Click to enlarge]

Alexandra Brown usually wins games for the Kennett Lady Indians by keeping balls out of the net.

Monday, she won a game by kicking one in.

Brown's kick on the final play of a penalty-kick shutout lifted the Lady Tribe to a 4-3 victory over the Anna-Jonesboro Lady Wildcats Monday at Indian Park in the regular-season finale for Kennett.

Staff photo by Mike Buhler Kennett's Elaine Hoskins (right) scored three goals in Monday's victory for the Lady Tribe. [Click to enlarge]

"Everyone has been aiming low so I just thought I might mix it up and aim high," Brown said of her winning kick.

When a pair of overtimes failed to provide a winner to Monday's contest, the game came down to penalty kicks where a kicker went head-to-head with the opponent's goalkeeper. After each team made two and missed two kicks, Brown's kick found the back of the net and set off a celebration for the Lady Tribe.

"She really did it," Kennett coach Rick Bell said. "That was great wasn't it?"

Said Brown: "It's great. When it comes down to it in the last few seconds, that's the best time to win."

With the win, Kennett (4-13) set a record for most victories by a Kennett High School soccer team, either boys or girls.

The Lady Indians seemed to have the game in control when Elaine Hoskins scored her third goal of the day early in the second half to put her team up 3-1, but A-J was not done.

Sami Coleman found the back of the net on an assist from Ashley Kendrick to make it a one-goal game, and Sophia Butterfield's goal in the closing minutes of regulation forged a 3-3 tie to force overtime.

"It was a wonderful game," Bell said. "Every one of the girls played hard. They really hung in there. They never quit even when we were up 3-1...and they tied it up (but) we never got down."

Twenty minutes of overtime failed to produce a winner, setting up the exciting finish.

The Lady Wildcats took the early lead when Lauren Johnson found paydirt to open the game's scoring, but Hoskins scored to tie the game, then added a second goal on a penalty kick to put Kennett ahead 2-1.

"Elaine has probably the strongest leg on the team," said Bell. "We have been kicking those direct and indirect kicks. She (has been) kicking the ball kind of high which paid off tonight. All of our girls played well tonight though."

The Lady Tribe is off until next Monday when it takes on St. Vincent at the Class 1, District 1 Tournament in Farmington.

Baseball
Kennett 8, South Pemiscot 2
At Steele, Shane Branum pitched all seven innings and Thomas Stillman had a strong day at the plate to lead the Tribe past the host Bulldogs.

Kennett (11-8) avenged a pair of earlier losses to South Pem with Monday's win and will host Senath-Hornersville this afternoon.

Senath-H'ville 14, North Pemiscot 4
At Senath, Dustin Hunter had a home run and a triple, while Heath Horvath doubled and the duo of Tony Scott and Ben Salas had big days to lead the Lions (11-9) past the visiting Mustangs.

Matt Fouts pitched and earned the victory for Senath-Hornersville.

Campbell 13, Naylor 6
At Naylor, the Camels pounded out 14 hits and used a five-run fifth inning to win.

Joe Campbell had three hits to pace Campbell, while Kyle Matthews, Cale Weeks and Jake Nelson each had a pair of hits.