By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter

bnimmons@thepccourier.com

POWDERSVILLE — As time wound down in Monday night’s Class 3A Upper State championship matchup between Daniel and Powdersville, both teams struggled to get over the gap and take control.

The Lions had hopped out to a 1-0 lead late in the first half, but the Patriots battled back to tie it up in the second.

With just four minutes to go and their first-ever trip to the state championship on the line, the Lions turned to their senior playmaking stalwarts Reece Murphree and Lauren Watrous.

The duo didn’t disappoint, as Murphree found Watrous with a perfect pass, which she sent into the lower left corner of the net to secure a 2-1 win and cement their

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