She won a state championship. Then her twin brother matched it 2 hours later.

Finn and the boys watched from the sidelines and quickly celebrated on the field before starting their own warmups.

“It was awesome, but we had to stay composed because we were up next,” Finn said.

Before sunset, the boys joined the girls with a 1-0 win of their own. The Bulldogs avenged a 2025 state championship loss to Armuchee, clinching the program’s third title.

Credit: Jack Leo

Credit: Jack Leo

While most Thomasville supporters had congregated around the gate to wait for both teams, Jim and Renee Henderson still stood in the stands. They were soaking in the exact feeling one would expect from parents that just watched their kids win championships.

“Just so proud,” Renee said. “They work so hard, they really do.”

Renee said her twin children are “completely different people,” citing different friends and interests. That’s what has made soccer so great for the Hendersons — the pitch has become a common ground for their kids.

Finn was the first twin to start playing soccer five years ago, and Maeva started the year after. The two honed their skills in the backyard together throughout middle school.

“Some arguing, but we helped each other out,” Maeva said.

At this point in their career, the twins don’t practice together much, but Maeva still asks Finn for advice.

“It’s brought them together, really,” Jim said.

For all their differences, the parents have heard their kids couldn’t be more alike when they’re playing soccer.

“People tell me about both of them, ‘They’re just out there chill, but they’re going,’” Jim said. “The way they go about their lives and the way they go about soccer is one and the same.

“They don’t get flustered. They just take anything that comes at them and handle it the best way they know how.”