Several local

teams fared well in the 2001 Indoor Championships at The Soccer Centre

in Fayetteville over the holiday break.

In the U-19

Open Division, the AFC Lightning Red team won. The team played six games

in one day and went 5-1. They defeated the Upson Revolution 3-2 in the

first game and then lost to SW Cobb, 3-2. In the third game, AFC Lightning

beat Columbus 7-3 and then shut out Lanier Flames 4-0. The team faced

the Flames again in the semifinals and won 2-1. In the final game, AFC

Lightning Red defeated SW Cobb 4-2.

In the High

School Girls Division, the Lady Panthers, made up of members of the two-time

state champion Starr's Mill Panther girls soccer team, was runner-up.

They played five games in one day and went 4-1. In the first game, the

Lady Panthers defeated the Lady Indians 4-0. The team then went on to

beat the Bulldogs 9-0, Milton 4-1 and the Bulldogs 10-0 in the semifinals.

The Lady Panthers lost to Milton in overtime in the finals 2-1.

The Fayette-Nam

team won the U-11 Premier Division, defeating the Red Star S team 4-3

and the Red Star T team 7-0. Fayette-Nam then defeated the DC Force team

9-1 to capture the title.

In the U-11

Athena Division, the Lazers won the title, defeating Bryan's brats 2-1

in the first game, the Augusta Vipers 2-0 in the second game and then

defeating Bryan's Brats 3-1 in the final.

The Soccer

Centre will host the Four-a-Side Championships Monday, Jan. 15. Each team

is guaranteed six games and there will be play in all divisions from U-10

to U-19, including high school varsity and junior varsity. There will

be another four-a-side tournament Monday, Feb. 19. Call 770-460-8785 for

registration information.

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