The second round of the boys state soccer playoffs begin Wednesday with the focus on a matchup of two ranked Class AAAAAAA teams. Top-ranked Lambert (17-1-0) earned a 2-0 victory against Rockdale County in the first round to set up a home game against No. 4 Collins Hill (record).
In the first half of its first-round game, the Longhorns struggled against Rockdale's defense, and the teams entered the locker room scoreless. Lambert took control against a winded Rockdale defense in the second half with a goal at 12 minutes from 2018 player of the year Hayden Fontana, a senior midfielder. Lambert secured the victory with a goal off a corner kick with a minute remaining. The effort kept Lambert's title defense alive. It also won the 2012 Class AAAA crown.
Collins Hill earned its ticket to the second round by defeating Central Gwinnett 4-3. The victory was the eighth consecutive for the Eagles, who are hunting for their fourth boys soccer title after winning in 2009 and 2010 in Class AAAAA, the state's highest class at the time, and 2012, also in AAAAA, the second-highest class at the time.
In Class AAAAAA, two-time defending champion No. 3 Chattahoochee (14-2-0) is still alive after its 1-0 victory against Osborne. Chattahoochee will travel to No. 2 Gainesville (15-2-1) Wednesday. Chattahoochee's victory against Osborne was its seventh consecutive. Chattahoochee won titles in 2011 in Class AAAA before taking the past two championships in AAAAAA.
Gainesville defeated Douglas County 7-0 in the first round. The victory was highlighted by a hat-trick from Pedro Santos and goals from Erik Sica, Lara Aram and Jose Aguilera. Gainesville has two titles – a AA/A title in 1998 and a AAA title in 2010.
Second Round Schedule
Class AAAAAAA (May 2)
R1 #2 Colquitt County at R3 #4 North Paulding
R5 #4 South Forsyth at R7 #2 Meadowcreek
R4 #2 Walton at R3 #1 Hillgrove
R6 #2 Collins Hill at R5 #1 Lambert
R3 #2 Kennesaw Mountain at R4 #1 Lassiter
R5 #3 Forsyth Central at R7 #1 Lakeside-DeKalb
R4 #4 Roswell at R3 #3 North Cobb
R7 #4 Norcross at R5 #2 Milton
Class AAAAAA
R1 #2 Houston County at R2 #1 Richmond Hill
R7 #2 Chattahoochee at R8 #1 Gainesville
R4 #2 Lovejoy at R3 #1 Lakeside-Evans
R8 #4 Dacula at R7 #3 Cambridge
R3 #2 Greenbrier at R4 #1 Tucker
R8 #2 Habersham Central at R7 #1 Pope
R2 #2 Glynn Academy at R1 #1 Valdosta
R8 #3 Apalachee at R6 #1 Dalton
Class AAAAA
R3 #4 Fayette County at R1 #2 Harris County
R7 #2 Villa Rica at R8 #1 Johnson-Gainesville
R4 #2 Woodland-Stockbridge at R3 #1 Starr's Mill
R6 #2 Lithia Springs at R5 #1 Cross Keys
R3 #2 McIntosh at R4 #1 Union Grove
R8 #2 Clarke Central at R7 #1 Carrollton
R3 #3 Whitewater at R1 #1 Veterans
R7 #4 Rome at R5 #2 Clarkston
Class AAAA
R1 #2 Columbus at R2 #1 Upson-Lee
R7#2 Blessed Trinity at R8 #1 St. Pius X
R4 #2 Druid Hills at R3 #1 Richmond Academy
R7 #3 Marist at R5 #1 LaGrange
R2 #3 Perry at R4 #1 Woodward Academy
R8 #2 Oconee County at R7 #1 Chestatee
R4 #4 Luella at R2 #2 Spalding
R5 #2 Cartersville at R6 #1 Southeast Whitfield
Class AAA
R1 #2 Worth County at R2 #1 Tattnall County
R7 #2 East Hall at R8 #1 Jefferson
R4 #2 Peach County at R3 #1 Islands
R6 #2 Calhoun at R5 #1 Westminster
R3 #2 Benedictine at R4 #1 Pike County
R5 #3 Pace Academy at R7 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian
R3 #3 Windsor Forest at R1 #1 Crisp County
R5 #2 Lovett at R6 #1 Coahulla Creek
Class AA
R1 #2 Fitzgerald at R2 #1 Vidalia
R7 #2 Pepperell at R8 #1 Social Circle
R1 #3 Berrien at R2 #4 Jeff Davis
R7 #3 Gordon Central at R8 #4 Union County
R2 #3 Toombs County at R4 #1 Harlem
R8 #2 Putnam County at R7 #1 Coosa
R2 #2 Woodville Tompkins at R1 #1 Thomasville
R7 #4 Armuchee at R5 #2 Bremen
Class A-Public
A3 #1 Claxton vs. A7 #1 Lake Oconee Academy
A6 #2 Morris Innovative vs. A2 #2 ACE Charter
A5 #1 Drew Charter vs. A1 #1 Atkinson County
A6 #1 Trion vs. A2 #1 Georgia Military
Class A-Private
A7 #1 Atlanta International vs. A3 #1 Athens Academy
A2 #2 Mount de Sales at A8 #1 Wesleyan
A5 #1 Walker vs. A1 #1 Calvary Day
A6 #1 Whitefield Academy vs. A2 #1 St. Anne Pacelli
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