The first day of the lacrosse state playoffs passed Tuesday without any grand surprises. The Class A-AAAAA boys and Class AAAAAA girls played their first-round match-ups, and while some higher seeds fell, few could be called upsets.
In girls action, Walton and Mill Creek were the only lower-seeded teams to advance, and both were ranked higher than their opponents in the state rankings. Walton, the No. 3 seed in a highly competitive Area 2, has ranked in the state’s top five for much of the season and defeated sixth-ranked Northview, 20-10, on Tuesday.
Mill Creek slid to a No. 3 seed in Area 4 after a double overtime loss to Collins Hill late in the season, but went on the road and escaped with a 13-11 win over Kennesaw Mountain in the first round.
McIntosh’s 13-6 win over St. Pius was an attention-grabber in Class A-AAAAA boys play, where four games featured top-10 matchups. The Golden Lions were the Area 4 champs and ranked in the state’s top five, but McIntosh wasn’t far behind and the Chiefs proved they were worthy of their top-10 ranking despite a spate of April losses that left them as the No. 4 seed in Area 1.
The Class AAAAAA boys and Class A-AAAAA girls will play their first-round games Wednesday with the second round set for Saturday.
The second round for the Class AAAAAA girls and A-AAAAA boys will be played Friday.
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Playoff schedules, results
Class AAAAAA boys
All games May 6
Lassiter (10-8, No. 3 Area 2) at Centennial (16-2, No. 2 Area 3)
Collins Hill (9-7, No. 4 Area 4) at Harrison (14-4, No. 1 Area 1)
Lambert (16-2, No. 3 Area 3) at Pope (14-3, No. 2 Area 2)
Hillgrove (8-8, No. 4 Area 1) at North Gwinnett (15-2, No. 1 Area 4)
North Paulding (12-5, No. 3 Area 1) at Mill Creek (16-2, No. 2 Area 4)
Northview (14-4, No. 4 Area 3) at Roswell (16-2, No. 1 Area 4)
Peachtree Ridge (10-5, No. 3 Area 4) at Kennesaw Mountain (11-4, No. 2 Area 1)
Etowah (12-6, No. 4 Area 2) at Johns Creek (12-4, No. 1 Area 3)
Class A-AAAAA boys
Tuesday’s results
Greater Atlanta Christian 15, Pace Academy 10
Lovett 9, Marist 7
Allatoona 22, Wesleyan 7
McIntosh 13, St. Pius X 6
Benedictine 17, Woodward Academy 6
Westminster 18, Blessed Trinity 0
Starr’s Mill 8, Decatur 6
Cambridge 17, Kell 6
Second round – Friday
GAC at Lovett
McIntosh at Allatoona
Benedictine at Westminster
Starr’s Mill at Cambridge
Class AAAAAA girls
Tuesday’s results
Walton 20, Northview 10
Harrison 23, Grayson 7
Lassiter 12, West Forsyth 5
North Gwinnett 19, Newnan 4
Collins Hill 20, North Paulding 8
Milton 18, Lambert 6
Mill Creek 13, Kennesaw Mountain 11
Chattahoochee 24, Pope 13
Second round – Friday
Walton at Harrison
Lassiter at North Gwinnett
Collins Hill at Milton
Mill Creek at Chattahoochee
Class A-AAAAA girls
All games Wednesday, May 6
Creekview (15-2, No. 3 Area 2) at Blessed Trinity (15-2, No. 2 Area 3)
Union Grove (12-5, No. 4 Area 4) at McIntosh (11-7, No. 1 Area 1)
Wesleyan (9-6, No. 3 Area 3) at Westminster (16-2, No. 2 Area 2)
Starr’s Mill (7-6, No. 4 Area 1) at St. Pius X (14-3, No. 1 Area 4)
Woodward Academy (10-4, No. 3 Area 1) at Lakeside-Evans (10-1, No. 2 Area 4)
Holy Innocents’ (5-7, No. 4 Area 3) at Kell (15-3, No. 1 Area 2)
Marist (10-4, No. 3 Area 4) at Lovett (7-9, No. 2 Area 1)
Sprayberry (11-5, No. 4 Area 2) at Cambridge (17-1, No. 1 Area 3)
