First-round matchups for GHSA high school girls soccer playoffs

Oconee County will be seeking its fourth consecutive state championship and Lovett will go for its third straight title when the Georgia High School Association girls soccer playoffs begin this week.

The first of five rounds begins Tuesday with games in classes 5A, 3A, A Division I and A Division II. Teams in classes 6A, 4A, 2A and 3A-A Private are scheduled for Thursday. The winners advance to the second round, to be played April 28 and 30.

Championship games will be played May 12-15 at Upson-Lee, St. Pius and Duluth high schools.

Oconee County defeated region rival Jefferson 1-0 in the 2025 to win its third Class 3A title in a row. Lovett defeated Greater Atlanta Christian 1-0 in the Class 3A-A Private final for its second consecutive title and fourth in five years.

Here are the first-round girls matchups in each of the eight classifications.

The bracket quadrants are signified by last team being in bold.

Class 6A

• (R1 #3) Camden County at (R8 #2) Buford
• (R7 #4) Parkview at (R4 #1) Grovetown
• (R5 #3) North Paulding at (R3 #2) Hillgrove
• (R6 #4) Denmark at (R2 #1) East Coweta
• (R8 #3) Mountain View at (R1 #2) Lowndes
• (R4 #4) Heritage-Conyers at (R7 #1) Brookwood
• (R3 #3) Campbell at (R5 #2) Cherokee
• (R2 #4) Chapel Hill at (R6 #1) West Forsyth
• (R2 #3) Douglas County (R6 #2) North Atlanta
• (R5 #4) Marietta at (R3 #1) Harrison
• (R4 #3) Archer at (R7 #2) Norcross
• (R8 #4) Discovery at (R1 #1) Richmond Hill
• (R6 #3) Lambert at (R2 #2) Carrollton
• (R3 #4) Paulding County (R5 #1) Walton
• (R7 #3) North Gwinnett at (R4 #2) South Gwinnett
• (R1 #4) Colquitt County at (R8 #1) Mill Creek

Class 5A

• (R1 #3) Glynn Academy at (R8 #2) Jackson County
• (R7 #4) Chattahoochee at (R4 #1) Chamblee
• (R5 #3) Kennesaw Mountain at (R3 #2) McIntosh
• (R6 #4) Creekview at (R2 #1) Houston County
• (R8 #3) Habersham Central at (R1 #2) Lakeside-Evans
• (R4 #4) Dunwoody at (R7 #1) Roswell
• (R3 #3) Newnan at (R5 #2) Rome
• (R2 #4) Lee County at (R6 #1) Riverwood
• (R2 #3) Thomas County Central at (R6 #2) Lassiter
• (R5 #4) Villa Rica at (R3 #1) Northgate
• (R4 #3) Decatur at (R7 #2) Johns Creek
• (R8 #4) Clarke Central at (R1 #1) Greenbrier
• (R6 #3) Pope at (R2 #2) Veterans
• (R3 #4) Hughes at (R5 #1) Alexander
• (R7 #3) Milton at (R4 #2) Woodward Academy
• (R1 #4) South Effingham at (R8 #1) Loganville

Class 4A

• (R1 #3) Warner Robins at (R8 #2) Walnut Grove
• (R7 #4) Dalton at (R4 #1) Midtown
• (R5 #3) Druid Hills at (R3 #2) Harris County
• (R6 #4) Centennial at (R2 #1) Jones County
• (R8 #3) East Forsyth at (R1 #2) Wayne County
• (R4 #4) Drew at (R7 #1) Allatoona
• (R3 #3) Northside-Columbus at (R5 #2) St. Pius
• (R2 #4) Locust Grove at (R6 #1) Blessed Trinity
• (R2 #3) Union Grove at (R6 #2) Westminster
• (R5 #4) Northview at (R3 #1) Starr’s Mill
• (R4 #3) Pace Academy at (R7 #2) Cartersville
• (R8 #4) Eastside at (R1 #1) Perry
• (R6 #3) Cambridge at (R2 #2) Ola
• (R3 #4) Central-Carrollton at (R5 #1) Marist
• (R7 #3) Woodland-Cartersville at (R4 #2) Jackson-Atlanta
• (R1 #4) Ware County at (R8 #1) North Oconee

Class 3A

• (#32) Riverdale at (#1) Oconee County
• (#17) Pickens at (#16) Calhoun
• (#24) Mary Persons at (#9) Richmond Academy
• (#25) LaGrange at (#8) Lumpkin County
• (#28) Heritage-Catoosa at (#5) Peach County
• (#21) West Laurens at (#12) Bainbridge
• (#20) Johnson-Gainesville at (#13) Mount Zion-Jonesboro
• (#29) Douglass at (#4) Adairsville
• (#30) Cairo at (#3) Harlem
• (#19) Upson-Lee at (#14) Dawson County
• (#22) Monroe Area at (#11) Long County
• (#27) Islands at (#6) Luella
• (#26) Spalding at (#7) Jefferson
• (#23) Southeast Bulloch at (#10) Northwest Whitfield
• (#18) Cherokee Bluff at (#15) Sandy Creek
• (#31) Westover at (#2) Whitewater

Class 2A

• (#32) Josey at (#1) Pike County
• (#17) Johnson-Augusta at (#16) Therrell
• (#24) Salem at (#9) Morgan County
• (#25) Jordan at (#8) Savannah Arts
• (#28) Columbia at (#5) Pierce County
• (#21) Ringgold at (#12) Shaw
• (#20) KIPP Atlanta Collegiate at (#13) Miller Grove
• (#29) Spencer at (#4) Columbus
• (#30) Butler at (#3) Thomson
• (#19) Franklin County at (#14) Union County
• (#22) Stephens County at (#11) East Jackson
• (#27) Jackson at (#6) Drew Charter
• (#26) Murray County at (#7) Sonoraville
• (#23) Tattnall County at (#10) Technical Career Magnet
• (#18) Callaway at (#15) Hart County
• (#31) Appling County at (#2) Coahulla Creek

Class A Division I

• (#32) Putnam County at (#1) Thomasville
• (#17) Barrow at (#16) Berrien
• (#24) Commerce at (#9) Armuchee
• (#25) Fitzgerald at (#8) Social Circle
• (#28) Temple at (#5) Fannin County
• (#21) Rabun County at (#12) Vidalia
• (#20) Swainsboro at (#13) Worth County
• (#29) Coosa at (#4) Lamar County
• (#30) Haralson County at (#3) Model
• (#19) Jasper County at (#14) Woodville-Tompkins
• (#22) Dodge County at (#11) Toombs County
• (#27) Oglethorpe County at (#6) Jeff Davis
• (#26) East Laurens at (#7) Bremen
• (#23) Dade County at (#10) Bleckley County
• (#18) Central-Macon at (#15) Pepperell
• (#31) Gordon Central at (#2) ACE Charter