291 results for tag: soccer

Soccer: Pinecrest Academy sweeps St. Francis for momentum going into break

Article & photos courtesy of Forsyth County News --> Original Article Here Pinecrest Academy soccer took care of business Tuesday night against Region 6-1A opponent St. Francis as both the girls and boys teams won 8-0 and 5-2, respectively, at home. The Lady Paladins set the pace quickly, scoring three goals in the first ... More

Soccer: South Forsyth sweeps Forsyth Central to keep pace in region

Article & photos courtesy of Forsyth County News --> Original Article Here South Forsyth boys soccer dominated possession and capitalized on their chances on the way to a 4-0 win over Forsyth Central on Tuesday night. South created several chances in the first half, with nine shots and five shots on goal. The War Eagles ... More

Soccer: Lambert stays on track with wins over West

Article & photos courtesy of Forsyth County News --> Original Article Here This week is perhaps the most important one yet of the Lambert girls soccer team’s season, one where the Longhorns are fighting to stay at the top of the Region 5-7A standings through challenges from West Forsyth and Milton, two of the most ... More

Week 6 girls soccer rankings

Peachtree Ridge is the team to beat in the state’s highest classification after wins over Duluth and Lakeside-DeKalb. Collins Hill, previously second, took a tumble to sixth after splitting games last week.  Walton jumped from fifth to third and Lambert moved from sixth to fourth. South Forsyth fell from third to fifth to round out [...]
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Week 6 boys soccer rankings

Peachtree Ridge leads the Class 7A rankings again after remaining perfect last week, 10-0-0. No. 2 Berkmar and No. 3 Etowah stay the same. Parkview, after two losses, falls from fourth to seventh. Norcross took a large tumble from fifth to un-ranked as Campbell (No. 4) and Pebblebrook (No. 5) round out the top-5. After [...]
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Top players boosting Gwinnett’s bid to end short title drought

Gwinnett County failed to bring home a state championship in girls soccer last season for the first time since 2011.

That was a bit of a letdown for a county that claimed three championships in 2015 ...

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Valdosta lefty Hall heads list of Georgia’s top 10 baseball prospects

Ten Georgia high school players are Baseball American’s list of the top 100 senior prospects in the country. Here is a closer look at each with an update in most cases of how their senior seasons are going.

Georgia is fertile territory for center fielders. Five of the 10 below are playing center field for their high school teams.

4. D.L. Hall, Valdosta (LHP) – Hall, a Florida State signee, led ...

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Atlanta Tipoff Club honors Coombs, Okeke; names all-metro teams

Mikayla Coombs of Wesleyan and Chuma Okeke of Westlake are the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s state basketball players of the year.

Coombs, who has signed with UConn, led Wesleyan to its 12th state champion this month. Coombs ...

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Boys soccer: playoff projections materialize in final weeks of regular season

With just three weeks left in the 2017 regular season, key region games shaped a meaningful past week of matchups. In Class 6A, Chattahoochee improved its Region 7 record to a perfect 5-0 after defeating Alpharetta 1-0 on Tuesday and scoring a 3-0 victory over Pope on Friday. Chattahoochee previously defeated Centennial 2-1 this month, giving the Knights their only region loss of the season.

Like Chattahoochee, Cartersville stamped a region <a class="read-more" href="http://highschoolsports.blog.ajc.com/2017/03/27/boys-soccer-playoff-projections-materialize-in-final-weeks-of-regular-season/">...

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Week 5 boys soccer rankings

For three weeks now, Peachtree Ridge remains the team to beat in the 7A classification. Berkmar took over the No. 2 spot as Etowah fell to third. Parkview made a jump into the fourth spot after being ranked fifth last week. Norcross fell one spot from No. 4 to remain in the top 5. Marietta [...]
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