The Cedartown girls soccer team has struggled in recent seasons, but the Bulldogs are in the thick of the playoff race this year behind the play of high-scoring senior Adilene Campos.
Cedartown was winless in 2014, according to first-year coach Randall McDowell, but is 4-3 in six-team Region 5-AAA this season. The top four teams in each region qualify for the playoffs, which begin the last week of April.
Campos has scored 82 career goals despite missing her junior season because of a broken leg. She scored 33 goals in 14 games as a freshman and added 20 goals as a sophomore, and was named to the Rome News-Tribune’s all-area first team both years.
“Adilene Campos is a wonderful student and player,” McDowell said. “I’ve had the pleasure to be her teacher and her coach this year. She is a valuable asset to the team. She mentors the younger players and of course is the leading scorer on the team.”
McDowell said Campos is undecided on a college but has visited LaGrange and Shorter and has offers from NCAA and NAIA schools.
“The team works and plays hard, and I couldn’t be more proud of them and Adilene,” McDowell said.
- Region leaders: Fifth-ranked Grayson (11-3, 6-0) moved into sole possession of first place in Region 8-AAAAAA with a 3-0 victory Thursday against Parkview. Grayson, the state runner-up last season, got two goals from Ella Stevens and one from Jennifer Westendorf, who was the AJC's state player of the year last season as a sophomore. Grayson has been off this week for spring break but faces a big test on Saturday, when it hosts 10th-ranked Collins Hill (10-2, 5-0), the leader in Region 7-AAAAA.
- Coweta Cup: East Coweta picked up victories against Newnan and Northgate last week to capture the Coweta Cup, the annual competition among the county's three GHSA schools. Morgan Haase scored both goals for the Indians in a 2-1 victory against Northgate that clinched the championship. East Coweta beat Newnan 4-1 two days earlier, and Northgate beat Newnan 4-1 to open the competition. Fourth-ranked East Coweta (13-1) has won seven consecutive games and clinched second place in Region 3-AAAAAA. Northgate, ranked No. 3 in Class AAAAA, has lost two of three games since starting the season 12-0.
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