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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
239 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

CULLMAN               LIMESTONE             MADISON
MORGAN

IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

DEKALB                JACKSON               MARSHALL

IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

COLBERT               FRANKLIN AL           LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE

IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

FRANKLIN TN           LINCOLN               MOORE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERTVILLE, ARAB, ATHENS, BOAZ,
COWAN, CULLMAN, DECATUR, DECHERD, ESTILL SPRINGS, FAYETTEVILLE,
FLORENCE, FORT PAYNE, GUNTERSVILLE, HUNTSVILLE, LYNCHBURG,
MOULTON, MUSCLE SHOALS, RAINSVILLE, RED BAY, RUSSELLVILLE,
SCOTTSBORO, SEWANEE, SHEFFIELD, TOWN CREEK, TUSCUMBIA,
AND WINCHESTER.

A.J. Shumate records Hat Trick to Lead Guntersville in 5-1 semifinal win over Boaz

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    Max Cohan grew up in New York and attended the Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications. He spends his downtime watching sports, reading about sports, and catching up on sports.

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HUNTSVILLE – Guntersville High School senior A.J. Shumate scored three goals Wednesday to lead the Wildcats into Friday’s Class 5A boys’ state finals with a 5-1 win over Boaz.

Shumate, who has 48 goals on the season, became the AHSAA’s all-time boys’ soccer scoring leader earlier this season. He now has 210 goals in his storied career for Guntersville (24-4-1), coached by Zachary Ross.

AJ Shumate

The Wildcats took a quick 1-0 lead at 14:31 in the first half on a goal by Chris Escobedo. Shumate nailed his first goal just 23 seconds later on an assist from Kalun Cobb. He followed with his second and third goals at 30:05 and 51:55, his final goal set up by an assist from Brandon Manganaris.

Boaz got its goal at 58:47 by Jonthan Garcia. Guntersville closed out its scoring with Managanaris scoring at 70:06.

Guntersville goalkeeper Slaide Mohr had three saves, and Boaz keeper Licio Chavez had two saves.

Guntersville will face Indian Springs, a 3-1 winner over Faith Academy in the other 5A semifinal, in Friday’s championship match at 2 p.m. The Wildcats will be vying for their first boys’ state soccer title, and Indian Springs will be striving to win its sixth state crown.

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