AHSAA soccer: Homewood boys top Mountain Brook; Spartan girls win

The top-ranked Homewood boys soccer team darted out to large lead in the second half against No. 2 Mountain Brook and fought off a late rally to capture a 3-1 victory over the Spartans in Tuesday’s Class 6A playoff match at Waldrop Stadium in Homewood. “We’ve had some legendary playoff games against them in the last couple of years,” Homewood coach Julian Kersh said. “I have a ton of respect for their program but this year we felt if we come out and execute, we’ll be too much for them....