Teams in each of the classifications completed their first round matches and will have until Thursday, April 26 to set the stage for the state quarterfinals. Here’s a quick run down of what we saw in the first round and which second round matches have already been played, along with a complete second round schedule.
In Class AAAAAAAA, all eight region champs advanced to the second round on the girls side, but the boys saw Region 7 sweep Region 8 and send No. 4 seed Lakeside-DeKalb into the second round with a 5-0 win over Region 8 champion Grayson. Region 7 filled all four semifinal slots in both the boys and girls Class AAAAAA playoffs a year ago, and is off to another strong start on both sides with a clean sweep of Region 8 in the first round.
All top seeds survived the first round in Class AAAAA and Class AAAA on the girls side. Region 5 swept Region 6 in the boys Class AAAA bracket (Cartersville 3, NW Whitfield 0; LaGrange 5, LaFayette 0; Cedartown 3, Gilmer 1; Chapel Hill 4, Heritage-Catoosa 0).
In Class AAA, Region 2 swept Region 1 in the first round and has already advanced No. 2 seed Pierce County and No. 3 seed Appling County into the quarterfinals. The Brantley County girls defeated Westside-Macon this weekend to become the first team AAA school to punch its tickets into the quarterfinals.
Region 5 swept Region 6 on both the boys and girls brackets in Class AA and half the Elite 8 is already set in both Class A-Public brackets.
GIRLS
Second Round Pairings
Class AAAAAAA
R5#2 Milton at R7#1 Brookwood
R1#2 Lowndes at R3#1 North Cobb
R5#3 South Forsyth at R8#1 Rockdale County
R2#2 East Coweta at R4#1 Walton
R7#2 Norcross at R5#1 Lambert
R4#3 Woodstock at R1#1 Camden County
R7#3 Lakeside-DeKalb at R6#1 North Gwinnett
R3#3 Marietta at R2#1 Wheeler
Class AAAAAA
R6#3 River Ridge at R7#1 Northview
R1#2 Valdosta at R3#1 Lakeside-Evans
R7#4 Johns Creek at R6#2 Harrison
R2#2 Richmond Hill at R4#1 Tucker
R7#2 Cambridge at R5#1 South Paulding
R3#2 Greenbrier at R1#1 Coffee
R7#3 Centennial at R6#1 Creekview
R3#3 Heritage-Conyers at R2#1 Glynn Academy
Class AAAAA
R6#3 Grady at R7#1 Kell
R1#2 Thomas County Central at R3#1 Starr's Mill
R6#2 North Springs at R8#1 Flowery Branch
R2#2 Wayne County at R4#1 Union Grove
R7#2 Carrollton at R5#1 Chamblee
R4#3 Jones County at R1#1 Bainbridge
R8#2 Buford at R6#1 Riverwood
R4#2 Ola at R2#1 South Effingham
Class AAAA
R5#2 LaGrange at R7#1 Marist
R1#2 Northside-Columbus at R3#1 Richmond Academy
R5#3 Central-Carroll at R8#1 North Oconee
R2#2 Mary Persons at R4#1 Woodward Academy
R7#2 Blessed Trinity at R5#1 Cartersville
R4#3 Druid Hills at R1#1 Columbus
R8#2 St. Pius at R6#1 Heritage-Catoosa
R4#2 Eastside at R2#1 West Laurens
Class AAA
R5#2 Westminster at R7#1 North Hall
R2#3 Pierce County at R3#1 Savannah Arts
R5#3 Pace Academy at R8#1 Franklin County
R2#2 Appling County at R4#1 Pike County
R7#2 Greater Atlanta Christian at R5#1 Lovett
R3#2 Southeast Bulloch at R1#1 Cook
R7#3 Lumpkin County at R6#1 Calhoun
R2#1 Brantley County 3, R4#2 Westside-Macon 2
Class AA
R5#2 Temple at R7#1 Rockmart
R1#2 Fitzgerald at R3#1 Bleckley County
R5#3 Callaway at R8#1 Banks County
R1#3 Thomasville at R4#1 Screven County
R7#2 Armuchee at R5#1 Heard County
R3#2 Dodge County at R1#1 Berrien
R5#4 Lamar County at R8#2 Elbert County
R4#2 Davidson Arts at R2#1 Jeff Davis
Class A-Private
A2#4 Providence at A1#1 Brookstone
A3#3 Paideia at A4#2 Mt. Paran
A4#3 Mt. Pisgah at A3#2 Galloway
A1#4 Stratford Academy 3, A2#1Wesleyan 2
A4#4 Whitefield Academy at A3#1 Holy Innocents'
A1#3 First Presbyterian at A2#2 Athens Academy
A2#3 Prince Avenue Christian at A1#2 Savannah Christian
A3#4 Weber at A4#1 Walker
Class A-Public
A2#4 Lanier County at A1#1 Taylor County
A3#3 Drew Charter 3, A4#2 Commerce 2
A3#2 Bowdon 3, A4#3 Georgia Military 0
A1#4 Miller County at A2#1 Irwin County
A3#1 Trion vs. A4#4 No Team
A1#3 Hawkinsville at A2#2 Telfair County
A2#3 Jenkins County at A1#2 Marion County
A4#1 Washington-Wilkes 3, A3#4 Mt. Zion 2
BOYS
First Round Pairings
Class AAAAAAA
R5#2 Lambert at R7#1 Brookwood
R1#2 Lowndes at R3#1 North Cobb
R7#4 Lakeside-DeKalb at R5#3 South Forsyth
R2#2 Campbell at R4#1 Lassiter
R7#2 Norcross at R5#1 Milton
R4#3 Etowah at R1#1 Camden County
R7#3 Parkview at R6#1 North Gwinnett
R4#2 Walton at R2#1 Wheeler
Class AAAAAA
R6#3 River Ridge at R7#1 Johns Creek
R2#3 Richmond Hill at R3#1 Lakeside-Evans
R7#4 Centennial at R6#2 Creekview
R3#4 Evans at R2#2 Effingham County
R6#4 Allatoona at R7#2 Northview
R4#3 Forest Park at R1#1 Coffee
R7#3 Dunwoody at R6#1 Harrison
R3#3 Heritage-Conyers at R2#1 Glynn Academy
Class AAAAA
R6#3 Decatur at R7#1 Carrollton
R2#3 Wayne County at R3#1 Starr's Mill
R6#2 Riverwood at R8#1 Buford
R2#2 South Effingham at R4#1 Ola
R7#2 Woodland-Bartow at R5#1 Chamblee
R3#2 McIntosh at R1#1 Bainbridge
R8#2 Flowery Branch at R6#1 Grady
R3#3 Morrow at R2#1 Statesboro
Class AAAA
R5#2 LaGrange at R7#1 Marist
R1#2 Northside-Columbus at R3#1 Richmond Academy
R5#3 Cedartown at R8#1 North Oconee
R2#2 Mary Persons at R4#1 Woodward Academy
R7#2 Blessed Trinity at R5#1 Cartersville
R3#2 Burke County at R1#1 Columbus
R8#2 Jefferson at R5#4 Chapel Hill
R4#2 Eastside at R2#1 West Laurens
Class AAA
R5#2 Pace Academy at R7#1 Greater Atlanta Christian
R2#3 Appling County 3, R3#1 Southeast Bulloch 0
R5#3 Lovett at R8#1 Jackson County
R2#2 Pierce County 5, R4#1 Pike County 0
R7#2 Fannin County at R5#1 Westminster
R2#4 Tattnall County at R3#2 Savannah Arts
R7#3 North Hall at R6#1 Calhoun
R3#3 Islands at R2#1 Brantley County
Class AA
R5#2 Heard County at R7#1 Model
R1#2 Berrien at R3#1 Bleckley County
R5#3 Lamar County at R8#1 Elbert County
R2#2 Vidalia at R4#1 Screven County
R7#2 Rockmart at R5#1 Temple
R3#2 Dodge County at R1#1 Early County
R5#4 Callaway at R8#2 Banks County
R4#2 Harlem at R2#1 Benedictine
Class A-Private
A2#3 Riverside Military at A1#1 Stratford Academy
A3#3 Weber at A4#2 Mt. Pisgah
A4#3 Mt. Paran at A3#2 Atlanta International
A1#4 Savannah Country Day at A2#1 Athens Academy
A4#4 Darlington at A3#1 Paideia
A1#3 Mount de Sales at A2#2 Wesleyan
A2#3 Hebron Christian at A1#2 First Presbyterian Day
A3#4 Gallaway at A4#1 Walker
Class A-Public
A2#4 Clinch County at A1#1 Taylor County
A4#2 Lincoln County 3, A3#3 Gordon Lee 0
A3#2 Bowdon 3, A4#3 Georgia Military 1
A1#4 Seminole County at A2#1 Irwin County
A3#1 Trion at A4#4 No Team
A1#3 Hawkinsville at A2#2 Telfair County
A2#3 Claxton at A1#2 Baconton Charter
A4#1 Commerce 4, A3#4 Mt. Zion 0
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