Twins and wins: Sisters help lead Henry Clay girls lacrosse into postseason
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- Henry Clay seniors Amelia and Audrey Webster lead a team ranked No. 7 statewide.
- Henry Clay has doubled its assist total from last season in five fewer games and is 12-4.
- Henry Clay earned the No. 1 seed in the 7th District after going 4-0 in district play.
Henry Clay’s twin midfielders Amelia Webster and Audrey Webster know something about teamwork.
The sisters can seamlessly expand on each other’s thoughts during an interview, for example.
The seniors’ connection has spilled over to their Blue Devils’ teammates this season on the lacrosse field, yielding a No. 7 statewide ranking and the top seed in this week’s 7th District tournament against a field Henry Clay swept during the regular season.
“This year, we’ve had so much growth, getting to know each other, and it’s reflected on the field,” said Amelia Webster, who notched four goals and an assist in a 10-3 win at Paul Laurence Dunbar on Monday in one of the Blue Devils’ final tune-ups before postseason play begins Friday on their home field.
“Last year, we did a lot of driving. We never really passed and worked together, but this year, we had to do that, and it’s just looking great,” added Audrey Webster, the team’s leading scorer with 52 goals and 22 assists on the season. She scored a goal and assisted two others against Dunbar.
Henry Clay’s statistics confirm the twins’ perceptions. The Blue Devils (12-4, 4-0 in the 7th District) have already doubled their assist total from last season in five fewer games. Against Dunbar, five different players scored as junior goalie Rhea Combs collected her 100th save of the season.
With 22 and 21 assists, respectively, Audrey and Amelia Webster ranked in the top 10 in assists statewide. Each ranks in the top 15 in goals scored and each has more than 100 goals in her varsity career when combined with numbers from the sport’s unsanctioned play as a club activity.
“Of course, those statistics look great. In order for them to really mean anything, though, they have to put it together with team play, and we have done a good job of sort of working through those things this year,” Henry Clay coach Tony Hicks said. “We talk a lot about discipline, decision-making on and off the field. That’s one of our big projects for the season.”
Henry Clay topped Sayre, last year’s 7th District champion and state runner-up, by a score of 13-7 on April 28. The rivals will likely meet again in Monday’s district final at Henry Clay. Both Henry Clay and Sayre have byes into Saturday’s semifinals.
“We feel like we’re about where we need to be. … We are in a good spot in terms of our fitness. We’re at a good spot in terms of our strategy. We’re at a good spot in terms of our team leadership on the field,” Hicks said. “That’s extremely important. You’ve got to have a consistent group of girls over the course of a season that begin to mesh well.”
The Websters plan to continue their lacrosse careers at Division III colleges, as does fellow senior captain Vonnie Allen-Guy. Allen-Guy, who will attend the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, is the Blue Devils’ fourth leading scorer with 26 goals (three against Dunbar) behind sophomore Reese Daugherty’s 29.
Amelia has committed to Ohio Wesleyan in Delaware, Ohio, just north of Columbus, while Audrey is sticking close to home at Transylvania. They don’t seem worried about being apart in college.
“We’ve been asked that a lot. We’ll always find a way (to stay connected),” Amelia said. “It’s either FaceTime or just a voice message. Like, we are always staying in touch.”
For now, though, the focus is the postseason. Henry Clay’s only losses have come to No. 2 Sacred Heart, No. 4 Collegiate, No. 10 Ballard and a top 25 Missouri program.
“I think those teams really show us what it’s like to play at the next level,” Amelia said. “And it shows us our weaknesses, our strengths and what we need to work on to get further in this season.”
“This has been the most exciting senior year,” Audrey said. “It’s great that we’ve gotten to this point in the season. … Our team can definitely handle it. We work as a team. We’re going to continue to grow till the very end.”
Woodford County topples Trinity
Woodford County’s boys lacrosse team stunned the Louisville Trinity Shamrocks on Monday in Versailles with an 11-10 victory that signals the undefeated Yellow Jackets could be a legitimate contender for the state championship.
Woodford County (16-0, 5-0 8th District) is ranked No. 3 in the state, according to LaxNumbers.com, and its win over No. 2 Trinity (8-6) marks a leap for a sport that has been dominated by Louisville’s two largest all-male private schools — No. 1 St. Xavier and Trinity — for years, long before KHSAA sanctioning came to the sport last season.
The loss was Trinity’s first to an in-state team other than St. X in two seasons of KHSAA-sanctioned play and more than eight previous seasons of club play dating to a loss to Collegiate in 2016, according to LaxNumbers.com archives.
Woodford County is the top seed in this weekend’s 8th District tournament at Paul Laurence Dunbar.
High school lacrosse postseason
7th District girls tournament
At Henry Clay
Friday’s first round
Bryan Station vs. Scott County, 6 p.m.
Frederick Douglass vs. Great Crossing, 8:15 p.m.
Saturday’s semifinals
Henry Clay vs. Bryan Station-Scott County winner, 4 p.m.
Sayre vs. Douglass-Great Crossing winner, 6:30 p.m.
Monday’s final
Championship game, 6 p.m.
8th District girls tournament
At Lexington Christian
Friday’s first round
Lafayette vs. Woodford County, 6 p.m.
Paul Laurence Dunbar vs. Tates Creek, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s semifinals
Lexington Catholic vs. Dunbar-Tates Creek winner, 6 p.m.
Lexington Christian vs. Lafayette-Woodford County winner, 8 p.m.
Monday’s final
Championship game, 7 p.m.
7th District boys tournament
At Henry Clay
Friday’s first round
Great Crossing vs. Bryan Station, 6 p.m.
Frederick Douglass vs. Scott County, 8:15 p.m.
Saturday’s semifinals
Sayre vs. Great Crossing-Bryan Station winner, 11 a.m.
Henry Clay vs. Frederick Douglass-Scott County winner, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday’s final
Championship game, 8:15 p.m.
8th District boys tournament
At Paul Laurence Dunbar
Friday’s first round
Lexington Catholic vs. Tates Creek, 6 p.m.
Lafayette vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s semifinals
Woodford County vs. Lexington Catholic-Tates Creek winner, 11 a.m.
Lexington Christian vs. Lafayette-Paul Laurence Dunbar winner, 1 p.m.
Monday’s final
Championship game, 7 p.m.
This story was originally published May 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM.
