The Raiders began their push to the Championship Game on Wednesday night as they hosted Presbyterian Christian School in Division 1 Semifinal action at The Brickyard. With all the rain the metro Jackson area has received over the last few weeks and months it was another reminder of what a smart investment the school and Athletic Booster Club made back in 2007 to turf The Brickyard surface. The Raiders were looking for a third win against the Bobcats as they won both regular season meetings.

JA got on the board early as Samuel Hadley scored on a corner kick in the 20th minute to put the Raiders up 1-0. Just two minutes later, Reed Travelstead found William Janous racing down the middle of the field as he put the Raiders up 2-0 which wound up being the halftime score. In the second half Rush Baldwin snuck one past the keeper for a 3-0 lead. In the 59th minute Andrew Harrison made it 4-0. Then ten minutes later, Scott Swalley sent a corner kick perfectly on the foot of Marcus Harris and he punched it in for a 5-0 lead. The final tally was put in by Ishmam Bhuiyan to send the Raiders to the State Championship Game on Saturday morning at 11:00am. They will face either Jackson Prep or MRA. The Raiders improved to 16-1 on the season and have now gone 10-1 at The Brickyard.

Goals
Samuel Hadley (1), William Janous (1), Rush Baldwin (1), Andrew Harrison (1), Marcus Harris (1), Ishmam Bhuiyan (1)
Assists
Reed Travelstead (2), William Janous (1), Scott Swalley (1)