The high school

soccer playoffs are an indication of spring, much like the pollen coating

your car and the smell of your neighbors cooking out. The boys and girls

soccer teams of Region 4-AAAAA from Fayette County all played in the second

round of the region playoffs last night, hoping to advance to the region

championships this Friday. Sandy Creek's Lady Patriots also played last

night to determine their seeding in the upcoming state tournament.

Most of the

local teams had an easy time of advancing to the second round. The only

close match was the Fayette County boys contest with the Evans Knights.

The game went into overtime and the Tigers were able to send Evans on

a long bus ride home. The Lady Tigers faced Stockbridge on Friday night

and won 6-0. Amy Eller scored one goal and assisted on three others, while

Rachel Frazier, Lydia Sherwin, Britni Emerson and Heidi Hogue all netted

one goal a piece. The wins put both Fayette County teams in the second

round to face Starr's Mill.

Starr's Mill

hosted a double header on Friday night. The Lady Panthers defeated East

Coweta, 8-0, getting a hat trick from Katey Price and Lindsey Wegryzyn

and two goals from Shelley Wegryzyn. The boys defeated Newnan, 8-0. The

Panthers got two goals from Eric Simonsen, and goals from Josh Vanderbush,

Jordan Davis, Mikey Hubbard, Brandon Henry, Chris Lambing and Danny Bates.

McIntosh's

boys and girls hosted Henry County on Friday and both teams won. The Lady

Chiefs won 15-0, which qualifies them for the state tournament for the

tenth year in a row. They are currently ranked first in the state in AAAAA

and third in the NSCAA/adidas national rankings. The boys defeated Henry

County, 4-1. Matt Clements scored three goals and Nick Corley added one

to give the Chiefs a 4-0 lead at the half and a win. Last week it was

incorrectly reported that Clements scored both goals against Warner Robins.

Stephen Wilson recorded the go ahead goal for the Chiefs in that match.

The Sandy Creek

Lady Patriots played at Salem High School last night and will start the

AAAA state tournament on May 2.

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