The first

day of spring is rapidly approaching and the high school

soccer season is almost half over. The season has been

very exciting so far and the matches seem to only get

better.

The Fayette

County boys played in perhaps their most heated contest

of the year last Friday when they hosted the East Coweta

Indians. The Indians struck first and maintained a 1-0

lead until just nine minutes remained. Adam Lester scored

off an assist by Normer Adams to tie the game up and send

it to overtime, but the referee awarded East Coweta the

go-ahead goal a few minutes later, stating that the

Fayette County defender did not stop the ball from

crossing the goal line.

The Tigers

lost 2-1 and are now 5-1-3 overall. Fayette County

outshot East Coweta 17-9, but couldn't get the few extra

goals that they needed. They hosted Stockbridge last

night at 7 p.m.

The Lady

Tigers (5-4), ranked eighth in AAAA, faced seventh ranked

Sprayberry Saturday and lost 2-0. They are in second

place in the region and have scored 34 goals but have

given up 21. The Lady Tigers played the Lady Bears in

Griffin last night at 7:30 p.m.

The seventh

ranked McIntosh (7-0) boys soccer team faced Griffin

Friday night and won 6-1. Matt Clements scored two goals

in the match, while Beau Balesky, Charlie Gonzalez and

Rob Nacke each scored a goal a piece. The Chiefs are

number one in the region and have scored 44 goals and

allowed five. The Chiefs played at Wheeler last night and

will face Starr's Mill at home Saturday at 6 p.m.

The second

ranked Lady Chiefs (7-0) traveled to Alabama for two

games last weekend. Huntsville forfeited the match

scheduled for Friday and McIntosh defeated Grissom

Saturday 5-0. The Chiefs have scored 58 goals this seaon

and have allowed only one. The Lady Chiefs will play at

East Coweta at 7:30 tonight, travel to Upson-Lee Friday

night at 7:30 and will host Starr's Mill at 8 p.m.

Saturday.

Starr's

Mill had a productive weekend on the soccer field. The

boys team (5-2-2), ranked seventh in AAA, defeated both

Riverdale and Marist, while the girls (7-0) also defeated

Riverdale. The Panthers faced Riverdale Friday and won

15-0. The score at the half was 7-0 and Riverdale did not

get one shot off all game. Mikie Hubbard, Brandon Henry,

Tim Murphy and Chris Shaver each had two goals in the

win. In their 5-2 win over Marist, Jordan Davis scored

the first two goals for Starr's Mill, while Ben Ragan,

Josh Vanderbush and Shaver each added one goal.

The Lady

Panthers, ranked number one in AAA, also beat Riverdale

15-0. Eleven Starr's Mill players scored in the victory.

Jenna McEwan scored three goals, while Marcy Hubbard and

Alice Martin each scored two goals. So far this season,

the Lady Panthers have outscored their opponents 69-5.

They face one of their biggest challenges of the season

when they face the McIntosh Lady Chiefs at McIntosh this

Saturday night.