The local

high school soccer teams played a series of games before

spring break began. McIntosh's boys hosted several teams

in the McIntosh Classic, while the McIntosh girls hosted

Greensboro Day School from North Carolina. Starr's Mill

hosted Riverwood in their brand new stadium on Thursday,

while Fayette County battled for a post-season position

in Newnan.

The Chiefs,

ranked fifth in AAAA, hosted Shaw on Thursday,

Tulsa-Union (OK) on Friday and Brentwood on Saturday. The

competition was fierce and should keep the Chiefs focused

as they try to make a run to the state championships.

McIntosh

led Shaw 2-1 at the half and exchanged goals with them

early in the second half. With about 15 minutes to go the

score was tied at 4, but the Chiefs got a big boost from

Beau Balesky and Matt Clements, who gave McIntosh a two

goal lead and the win. Paul Kelly was also a standout for

the Chiefs due to his excellent defensive play. Earlier

in the day, the Lady Chiefs defeated Greensboro Day by a

score of 5-0.

In the

other two games over the weekend, McIntosh lost to

Tulsa-Union (OK) by a score of 1-0 and then defeated

Brentwood (TN) 3-1. The Chiefs have locked up the top

playoff seed in the region and will host Stockbridge in a

semifinal.

Fayette

County asured themselves a playoff spot as well by

beating Newnan by a score of 2-1. The two teams were tied

at zero at the half and had played very evenly. Three

minutes into the second half Normer Adams hit Ryan Terry

with a beautiful pass and gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead.

Newnan struck back 15 minutes later by scoring off of a

penalty kick, but lost after Roseman Deas scored off of

an assist from Terry. The win secured a playoff berth for

the Tigers who will play Griffin in a semi-final. The

Tigers will host if Griffin loses to LaGrange and the

Bears will host if they beat or tie the Grangers.

Starr's

Mill's girls will host a playoff game or two, as they are

still the top seed in AAA. The Lady Panthers hosted

Riverwood on Thursday night and won easily by a score of

11-0. Starr's Mill took 51 shots on goal and had three

players with multiple goals. Alice Martin scored three

goals in a row and Marcy Hubbard and Janet Burke each had

two goals. Starr's Mill will host Heritage High School on

April 11 at 6 p.m.

The Starr's

Mill boys played against Lovejoy on Friday and lost by a

score of 3-0. The Panthers are bound for the playoffs

though, and playing well. The Sandy Creek boys lost to

Woodward last Thursday by a score of 8-0.

In 4-AAAA

girls soccer, McIntosh is the top seed and will host a

semi-final. Fayette County, Griffin and Newnan will all

make the playoffs but the seeds won't be determined until

the remaining games of the regular season are played.

Newnan and Griffin face off on April 11, which will have

a huge impact on the seedings.

The Lady

Chiefs will play in the Wando Field of Champions

tournament this weekend . They will play West

Springfield, Va. at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and then will

play Wando (SC) on Saturday. Fayette County will travel

to Brookwood on April 11.