In This Issue
LACROSSE RANKINGS; STARR'S MILL GOLF FEATURE; TUESDAY SPRING SCORES
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TUESDAY SCORES
Baseball
Aquinas 14, Lincoln County 0
Atkinson Co. 4, Turner Co. 0
Baylor 6, Westminster 4
Beach 6, Peach County 5
Benedictine 2, Toombs County 1
Bremen 2, Haralson County 0
Brookstone 10, Upson-Lee 6
Bryan County 4, Metter 1
Burke County 10, Baldwin 0
Calvary Day 7, Liberty County 1
Chamblee 3, Columbia 0
Chattooga 5, Armuchee 4
Cherokee 3, Roswell 0
Cook 2, Worth County 1
Crisp County 5, Southwest 0
Dodge County 16, East Laurens 4
Douglas County 12, New Manchester 2
Fitzgerald 16, Brooks County 6
Glascock Co. 18, Greene Co. 0
Hampton 5, Eagle's Landing 3
Hardaway 5, Shaw 2
Hebron Chr. 6, Landmark Chr. 4
Islands 18, Groves 0
LaGrange 1, Cedartown 0
Miller County 15, Randolph-Clay 0
Monticello 9, Putnam County 6
Ola 3, Union Grove 2
Pelham 14, Terrell County 2
Pierce County 10, Berrien 3
Rabun Gap 3, Lakeview Acad. 1
Rockdale Co. 1, South Gwinnett 0
Rutland 6, Peach County 5
Savannah Country Day 12, Bradwell Institute 6
Starr's Mill 2, McIntosh 0
Stephenson 5, Drew 0
Tattnall Sq. 12, Stratford Acad. 1
Taylor County 17, Dooly County 0
Telfair County 11, Treutlen 0
Thomasville 5, Early County 2
Twiggs County 5, Northeast 3
Washington County 10, Dublin 0
Westside-Augusta 18, Screven County 3
Wheeler County 10, Portal 0
Woodward Acad. 2, Wellington 1
Boys Soccer
Armuchee 5, Gordon Central 1
Baylor 2, Calhoun 1
Benedictine 9, Bryan County 0
Blessed Trinity 3, West Hall 1
Brookstone 11, Chattahoochee 3
Carrollton 4, Villa Rica 2
Cartersville 5, Central-Carroll 1
Cedar Grove 11, SW DeKalb 3
Central Gwinnett 1, Lakeside-DeKalb 0
Chestatee 2, Oconee County 1
Collins Hill 2, Mountain View 1
Cross Keys 10, Columbia 0
Dalton 10, South Cobb 0
Dooly County 1, Macon County 0
Douglas County 11, Mays 0
Druid Hills 4, Chamblee 4
Eagle's Landing 4, Dutchtown 1
Georgia Military 5, Greene Co. 1
Grayson 1, Archer 0
Harlem 10, Johnson-Augusta 0
Heritage-Conyers 4, Eastside 2
Hillgrove 2, North Paulding 1
Islands 6, Jenkins 0
Jeff Davis 1, Toombs County 0
Jones County 4, Ola 1
Kell 3, Paulding County 0
LaGrange 3, Cedartown 1
Hughes 2, South Paulding 0
Locust Grove 1, Woodland-Stockbridge 0
Mary Persons 2, West Laurens 0
Meadowcreek 1, Parkview 0
Metter 4, Swainsboro 2
Morris Innovative 5, Christian Heritage 0
Mt. de Sales 4, First Presb. 1
Mt. Paran 3, North Cobb Chr. 0
Osborne 3, Sequoyah 1
Paideia 9, Galloway School 0
Pepperell 8, Rockmart 0
Perry 4, Howard 1
Pierce County 3, Liberty County 1
Rabun County 5, Banks County 0
Salem 4, North Clayton 2
South Effingham 2, Wayne Co. 0
Stockbridge 7, Henry County 1
Tift County 1, Deerfield-Windsor 1
Trinity Christian 2, Lafayette Christian 1
Trion 3, Bowdon 2
Union County 1, Pickens 1
Westside-Augusta 3, Jefferson County 2
Whitewater 3, Morrow 2
Woodstock 3, Cherokee 1
Woodville-Tompkins 3, New Hampstead 2
Girls Soccer
Adairsville 8, Murray County 0
Apalachee 1, Habersham Cent. 0
Blessed Trinity 10, West Hall 0
Brookstone 11, Chattahoochee County 0
Brookwood 9, Berkmar 0
Cass 1, East Paulding 0
Chamblee 7, Druid Hills 0
Chapel Hill 4, Sandy Creek 2
Dawson County 3, North Hall 0
Dooly County 1, Macon County 0
Dublin 1, Washington County 0
East Laurens 2, SE Bulloch 0
Elbert Co. 4, Madison Co. 3
First Presb. 3, Mt. de Sales 0
Forsyth Central 4, Pinecrest Academy 0
Gainesville 6, Winder-Barrow 5
Gilmer 7, Ridgeland 3
Greater Atlanta Christian 2, Lumpkin County 0
Groves 6, Beach 0
Harlem 8, Johnson-Augusta 0
Harrison 1, Creekview 1
Heritage-Conyers 5, Eastside 1
Jackson Co. 6, Morgan Co. 0
Johns Creek 6, Cambridge 0
Johnson-Gainesville 9, East Hall 0
Kennesaw Mtn. 7, McEachern 0
Lakeside-Evans 3, Alcovy 2
Lanier 1, Dacula 0
Metter 5, Swainsboro 0
Milton 2, Lassiter 0
Mt. Paran Christian 10, North Cobb Christian 0
North Murray 7, Coahulla Creek 2
North Springs 10, Carver-Atl. 0
Northside-Col. 3, Columbus 2
Pope 2, Chattahoochee 1
Putnam County 10, Monticello 0
Rabun County 5, Banks County 2
Richmond Hill 10, Bradwell Inst. 0
Rockmart 2, Pepperell 1
Rome 8, Woodland-Cartersville 1
Roswell 4, South Forsyth 0
Salem 8, North Clayton 0
Screven County 10, Butler 0
Sonoraville 4, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 1
South Effingham 3, Wayne Co. 2
South Gwinnett 10, Shiloh 0
St. Vincents 10, Bryan County 0
Statesboro 2, Ware County 1
Strong Rock Christian 2, Luella 1
Union County 10, Pickens 0
Veterans 3, Harris County 2
Vidalia 10, Bacon County 0
West Forsyth 2, North Forsyth 1
Wheeler County 6, Treutlen 0
Whitewater 10, Morrow 0
Boys Lacrosse
Centennial 26, Brookwood 2
Duluth 15, Gainesville 5
Etowah 18, Harrison 4
Greater Atlanta Christian 9, Christian Brothers 2
Mt. Paran Christian 10, Walker 8
Newnan 11, Eagle's Landing Christian 2
Pope 15, Woodstock 7
Union Grove 11, Mt. de Sales 5
Walton 9, West Forsyth 7
Girls Lacrosse
Dunwoody 6, M. L. King 5
Fellowship Chr. 21, Riverwood 0
Lanier 16, Norcross 5
Mill Creek 20, Duluth 1
North Atlanta 17, River Ridge 1
North Cobb 15, Wheeler 8
Parkview 19, Meadowcreek 2
P'tree Ridge 7, Mountain View 6
Starr's Mill 14, Brookwood 9
Stratford Academy 18, Ola 7
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018
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WEEK 4 LACROSSE RANKINGS
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Lambert boys, Milton girls are atop 6A-7A
BOYS
In the boys' Class 6A-7A , No. 1 Lambert added a pair of 14-3 victories to out-of-state opponents and improved to 7-0, while No. 2 Centennial racked up two out-of-state victories and a 26-2 win over Brookwood to reach 7-0 this week. These two schools will face off at Lambert this Friday in a battle of No.
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Lambert boys lacrosse seniors |
1 vs. No. 2. There is a new No. 3 in North Gwinnett. The Bulldogs scored a 13-5 win over previously unbeaten Grayson and jumped Lassiter for the third spot. Lassiter is now No. 5 and Walton (the first team to reach 9-0) jumped to No. 4. Johns Creek also made a significant leap in the poll, scoring a 17-9 win over Pope and improving to No. 6. Roswell enters the rankings at No. 9 after scoring a 9-8 triple overtime victory over No. 10 Cambridge.
The Class A-5A standings did not change since last week, but there are several games to watch for this week that could impact the poll significantly. No. 4 Blessed Trinity hosts Class 6A-7A's eighth-ranked Milton tonight and No. 5 Marist hosts Class 6A-7A's No. 10 Cambridge on Friday.
Class 6A-7A
1. Lambert (7-0)
2. Centennial (7-0)
3. North Gwinnett (8-0)
4. Walton (9-0)
5. Lassiter (3-3)
6. Johns Creek (6-1)
7. Grayson (7-1)
8. Milton (4-4)
9. Roswell (4-1)
10. Cambridge (3-4)
Class A-5A
1. Lovett (6-0)
2. Westminster (8-2)
3. Kell (6-1)
4. Blessed Trinity (7-1)
5. Marist (1-1)
6. Greater Atlanta Christian (5-2)
7. Starr's Mill (9-1)
8. Wesleyan (3-2)
9. Whitefield Academy (5-1)
10. Woodward Academy (6-0)
GIRLS
Maryland's powerhouse program Roland Park Country is going to provide a ton of insight into the Girls' Class 6A-7A poll in the ensuing days. The Reds defeated No. 1 Milton 19-12 Tuesday night and will now take on No. 3 Cambridge tonight and No. 2 Lassiter on Thursday. Walton made a jump to No. 4 in this week's poll after scoring an 8-5 win over Blessed Trinity.
In Class A-5A, No. 1 Blessed Trinity will host No. 2 Kell on Thursday. The Titans are coming off an 8-5 loss to Class 6A-7A No. 4 Walton, and Kell is fresh off a 10-9 victory over fifth-ranked Kennesaw Mountain.
Class 6A-7A
1. Milton (4-1)
2. Lassiter (8-1)
3. Cambridge (8-1)
4. Walton (3-1)
5. Kennesaw Mountain (5-2)
6. North Gwinnett (3-2-1)
7. Mill Creek (6-2)
8. Northview (6-2)
9. Centennial (4-0)
10. West Forsyth (6-2)
Class A-5A
1. Blessed Trinity (7-1)
2. Kell (5-2)
3. Wesleyan (6-1)
4. Westminster (2-3)
5. Starr's Mill (5-0)
6. Marist (1-0)
7. St. Pius (2-2)
8. McIntosh (2-4)
9. Pinecrest Academy (3-0)
10. Woodward Academy (4-2)
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GOLF
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Starr's Mill relying on young talent after 2017 state title sweep
The opening hole at Braelinn Golf Club in Peachtree City will test any golfer's mettle. The risk-reward, dogleg-right par-5 forces the player to make a decision right out of the gate, and the wrong one can be costly.
The conservative approach is a 220-yard layup to the opening of the dogleg, leaving nearly 340 yards to the green. The risky line favors a left-to-right ball flight that carries over trees to the right of the fairway about 150 yards off the tee box. A well-struck drive that carries at least 260 yards will be rewarded with a more manageable approach shot between 250 and 220 yards into the guarded green.
For the defending Class AAAAA state champions - Starr's Mill's boys and girls teams - experience on this hole has led to a lot of early leads in matches on their home course. The key word: experience. This year, the boys AAAAA champs will be searching for it.
"It was so tight, competition-wise, at the top last year with all those seniors," said Starr's Mill coach Burt Waller. "But I also had a freshman who was playing as our No. 2 all year, so our younger kids who are expected to contribute this year did not have a whole lot of tournament time or experience. We played them a good bit during matches during the week, but a 9-hole match is really not the same as an 18- or 36-hole tournament. So they are having to step right in there and play right away."
The boys shot a 595 (plus-27) in the state tournament last year, edging Ola by 10 strokes. But after losing seven of their best boys players to graduation, the young players will be looked upon to step up this year. In spite of some
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The teams after the West Hall Invitational |
jitters, it has been so far, so good, according to Waller.
"For their first tournament, they played pretty well," Waller said of Starr's Mill's second-place finish behind Ola in the West Hall Invitational at Chateau Elan. "We went 72-78-78-80, and that was sophomore Luke Phillips, junior Mason Mayfield, sophomore George Langham and freshman Brendan Croft. Those were our four scorers. We finished second to Ola, five strokes behind them. If you had a ranking system, (Ola) is probably the favorite to win it this year. They have everybody back from the runner-up team last year."
One would think that the defending state champions would not have anything to prove, but if you ask any player wearing a Starr's Mill sky-blue polo at any given golf tournament this year, they will tell you otherwise.
"We are rebuilding for sure," said Waller. "But we have plenty of talent to compete. It's just, can we do it when the pressure is on? You could see the youth and nerves in that first tournament, so I expect us to improve each time out, as we gain experience. So for us, it's mostly about getting as much experience as we can and see if it will pay off. I think the young players want to keep the legacy left by the previous class intact, so they certainly have something to prove."
The Starr's Mill girls team returns three of the four scorers from last year's state championship team, and they should be a threat again this season. Last season, the Lady Panthers finished with a 474 (plus-42) in the state tournament, 19 strokes ahead of second-place Veterans. This year, the returning scorers possess a wealth of knowledge that will be drawn upon.
"Those returning are juniors Liza Eubanks, Ellie Camp and Mary Hunter," Waller said. "Add a couple of good freshmen to the mix and we will be a tough out at the state tournament. We have zero seniors on a team that returns its three state scorers, so I expect us to compete for both the Area and the state titles over the next couple of seasons."
Another advantage for Starr's Mill's teams this year goes back to the key word, experience. The Panthers are hosting the Area 2-AAAAA tournaments and the Class AAAAA State Championships this year. The boys will play both tournaments at Planterra Ridge, and the girls will play both tournaments at Braelinn.
The boys Area will be held April 16, and the girls April 17. Both state tournaments will be held May 21-22 at their respective courses. The two courses, separated by a 20-minute golf cart ride, are equally familiar to the Panthers.
Next up on the schedule for the Panthers boys team is the Greenbrier Cup at Bartram Trail Golf Club in Augusta on March 23-24. The Lady Panthers are set to compete in the Titan Classic at Lane Creek Golf Club in Athens on March 17.
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