The Panthers finally broke through with seven minutes remaining in the first half when Justin Davis found the back of the net after receiving a rebound from a direct kick. The Panthers put on tons of pressure in the second half and had several more near misses. With 18 minutes left, Trey Maughan was taken down in the box and a penalty kick was awarded to Starr's Mill. Chip Rutland scored off the kick to give the Panthers the lead. Maughan scored four minutes later on an assist from Brian Smith for Starr's Mill's final goal. Kyle Nowicki picked up a yellow card with two minutes remaining.

McIntosh (17-2-1) got a 3-2 win over Glynn Academy Monday and will now get their first home game of the playoffs on Friday against Kennesaw Mountain. Glynn Academy was undefeated before Monday's game.

Though times have yet to be determined for Friday's games, McIntosh will host Kennesaw Mountain, Fayette County will host Brookwood and Starr's Mill will play at Parkview. Kennesaw Mountain is 15-2-1 and their last loss came March 12 to sixth-ranked Walton, 3-1. They avenged a loss to Duluth with a 1-0 win in the first round of the state playoffs and then defeated Evans 4-1. Brookwood, ranked second in the state, is 15-2-3. They lost 1-0 to top ranked Parkview April 23 and 2-1 to seventh-ranked Duluth March 16. They defeated Kell and Chattahoochee 2-1 in their state playoff games. Parkview is 16-0-4 and has beaten Wheeler 5-0 and eighth-ranked Pope 3-0 to make the state quarterfinals.

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