Ravenwood, Bearden lead TSSAA semifinals

Ravenwood and Bearden took control of the TSSAA Class AAA boys soccer semifinals on Wednesday, according to live score updates posted by school-affiliated X accounts and the state tournament bracket. A scoreboard image shared by Ravenwood’s soccer account showed Ravenwood leading Siegel 2-0 and Bearden leading Franklin 3-1 during the two semifinal matches in Murfreesboro. (tssaasports.com) TSSAA’s Class AAA state championship page lists both semifinals for May 20 at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex, with the title game scheduled for Friday. (tssaasports.com) The updates mattered because the four teams had advanced through Tuesday’s state quarterfinals to reach the final four. (tssaasports.com) TSSAA’s bracket shows Bearden, Franklin, Ravenwood and Siegel in the Class AAA semifinals after quarterfinal wins on May 19. MaxPreps listings for Ravenwood, Siegel and Franklin also showed those semifinal pairings on Wednesday. ### Which matches were being played on Wednesday? TSSAA scheduled Game 5 and Game 6 of the 2026 Class AAA state championship for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex in Murfreesboro. The bracket identifies those as the semifinal round following Tuesday’s quarterfinals. (tssaasports.com) The four semifinalists came from Tuesday’s opening round. TSSAA’s bracket shows Bearden defeating Cleveland in one quarterfinal, Franklin advancing from the Knoxville West matchup, Ravenwood beating Houston, and Siegel beating Collierville. (tssaasports.com) ### What did the live updates show? A scoreboard image cited in social-media briefings showed Ravenwood ahead of Siegel 2-0 and Bearden ahead of Franklin 3-1 on Wednesday. The post was attributed to Ravenwood’s soccer account on X and was flagged in the source briefings as a live TSSAA semifinal update from May 20. (tssaasports.com) The same briefings said school-run accounts posted live updates and final tallies during the semifinals, including goal scorers and match times. Those details were not fully available through searchable web results, but the existence of the in-game scoreboard update aligns with TSSAA’s posted semifinal schedule and bracket structure for the day. (tssaasports.com) ### How did Ravenwood and Bearden get here? Ravenwood entered the semifinal after a 2-1 win over Houston on Tuesday, according to MaxPreps’ team page and the TSSAA bracket. Siegel reached the semifinal after a 4-0 win over Collierville in the other side of that half of the bracket. (tssaasports.com) Bearden and Franklin came through the opposite half of the bracket. TSSAA’s bracket shows Bearden and Franklin advancing from Tuesday’s first two quarterfinals to set up Wednesday’s semifinal meeting. ### Where do the semifinals fit in the state tournament? (tssaasports.com) The 2026 TSSAA Class AAA boys soccer state championship runs from May 19 through May 22 at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex in Murfreesboro, according to TSSAA. The soccer calendar on TSSAA’s main site lists Division I state semifinals on Wednesday and Division I state championships on Friday. (maxpreps.com) TSSAA’s championship page places the Class AAA final at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 22, in the stadium at the complex. The winner of Ravenwood-Siegel will meet the winner of Bearden-Franklin for the state title. (tssaasports.com) ### What comes next after Wednesday? Friday, May 22, is the next key date in Class AAA. TSSAA lists the state championship match for 11 a.m. at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex, with the two Wednesday semifinal winners advancing to that final in Murfreesboro. (tssaasports.com)