Spring Fling: Houston boys bring home seventh soccer championship
Members of the Houston High School soccer team celebrate after winning the state championship in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on May 28, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Bearden High School forward Sharif Aly (18) and Houston High School defender Cole Hutchison (12) fight for the ball in the Division 1 Class AAA championship game in Murfreesoro, Tennessee, on May 28, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Houston High School senior Zach Campbell (15) jumps on senior captain Parker Humphrey (14) after winning the school’s seventh soccer championship May 28, against Bearden High School. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Bearden High School midfielder Dylan Kolnick (7) loses his footing while going up against Houston High School forward R.J. Jordan (24) in the Class AAA championship game in Murfreesoro, Tennessee, on May 28, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Bearden High School midfielder Dylan Kolnick (7), Julian Strickland (10) and Cameron Cook (11) console each other after a loss to Houston High School in the Class AAA championship game in Murfreesoro, Tennessee, on May 28, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Houston High School midfielder Parker Humphrey (14) and Bearden High School midfielder Dylan Kolnick (7) go up for header in the Class AAA championship game in Murfreesoro, Tennessee, on May 28, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A Houston High School player comforts Bearden High School defender Cole Hutchison (12) after Houston defeated Bearden in the Class AAA championship game in Murfreesoro, Tennessee, on May 28, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Bearden High School forward Oscar Reyes-Ayala (17) fights off two Houston High School defenders in the Class AAA championship game in Murfreesoro, Tennessee, on May 28, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Bearden High School students celebrate with their soccer team after an early goal against Houston High School in the Class AAA championship game in Murfreesoro, Tennessee, on May 28, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Bearden High School Defender Jackson Roberson (3) reacts to a call in the Class AAA championship game against Houston High School in Murfreesoro, Tennessee, on May 28, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Goal by Everett Furnas late in the first half proves decisive.
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John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.