WESSON &045; Friday night’s Division 7-1A/2A/3A matchup between the Cathedral Lady Green Wave and the Wesson Lady Cobras was an important one for both teams.

A win by Cathedral would have been huge &045; a tie with Wesson at 2-2 in division play and a chance to eventually make the playoffs. A win by Wesson would have meant a 3-1 division mark and making Cathedral’s road to the playoffs more difficult.

Wesson’s Amber Brown made sure she and her Lady Cobra teammates would make the playoffs by scoring four goals in a 5-2 win over the Lady Green Wave.

&uot;That No. 4 (Brown) is very talented and very fast,&uot; Cathedral head coach Christine Krupa said. &uot;They have some of the best shots in our district, and they have a great team.&uot;

Cathedral (3-9, 1-3) took a 1-0 lead when Alex Roberts scored on an assist from Kate Ellard with 26 minutes to go in the first half.

Then after Brown scored the first of her four goals, it was an uphill struggle for the Lady Green Wave for much of the rest of the game.

&uot;They were really ready for us tonight,&uot; Krupa said. &uot;They were beating us to the ball. We struggled with our shots tonight. Their forwards are so talented, and they have a great goalkeeper. We were outmatched.&uot;

Kelin Hedricks scored Cathedral’s second and final goal of the game at the 27-minute mark of the second half.

&uot;We played pretty aggressive,&uot; Krupa said. &uot;Lori Scruggs, our goalkeeper, did a great job. We can beat this team in a year or two. We will have a lot more experience.&uot;

Green Wave 5, Cobras 1

Palmer Rinehart and Wyler Murray scored all five goals for the Green Wave, which wrapped up a playoff spot with the win.

The Green Wave improved to 8-2-2 overall and 4-0 in division play. Another win ensure Cathedral the division championship.

Wesson dropped to 0-3 in division play.

Rinehart had a hat trick and Murray scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with an assist from Cory Brock at the 32:00 mark in the second half.

On two of Rinehart’s goals, Nick Anderson had an assist. Scott Pollard had an assist on Murray’s second goal late in the second half.