AJC Varsity
First-round matchups for the GHSA boys soccer playoffs
The first of five rounds begins Wednesday. Seven teams look to repeat their titles.
Georgia High School Association boys soccer playoffs begin this week. (AJC file)
By Chip Saye
1 hour agoFour first-time champions and three repeat winners will put their state titles on the line when the Georgia High School Association boys soccer playoffs begin this week.
The first of five rounds begins Wednesday 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 Friday. The winners will advance to the second round, to be played April 29 and May 1.
Championship games will be played May 12-15 at Upson-Lee, St. Pius and Duluth high schools.
Campbell (6A), Drew Charter (2A), Armuchee (A Division I) and Lake Oconee Academy (A Division II) won their first boys soccer championships last season. River Ridge (5A), Westminster (4A) and Atlanta International (Class 3A-A Private) won their second straight titles.
Here are the first-round matchups in each of the eight classifications.
Teams in bold signify the end of the bracket quadrant.
Class 6A
- (R1 #3) Tift County at (R8 #2) Mill Creek
- (R7 #4) Peachtree Ridge at (R4 #1) Archer
- (R5 #3) Etowah at (R3 #2) Harrison
- (R6 #4) Alpharetta at (R2 #1) Carrollton
- (R8 #3) Dacula at (R1 #2) Colquitt County
- (R4 #4) Heritage-Conyers at (R7 #1) Meadowcreek
- (R3 #3) Pebblebrook at (R5 #2) Marietta
- (R2 #4) Douglas County at (R6 #1) Lambert
- (R2 #3) Chapel Hill at (R6 #2) South Forsyth
- (R5 #4) Wheeler at (R3 #1) Campbell
- (R4 #3) South Gwinnett at (R7 #2) Parkview
- (R8 #4) Collins Hill at (R1 #1) Richmond Hill
- (R6 #3) North Forsyth at (R2 #2) East Coweta
- (R3 #4) Osborne at (R5 #1) Walton
- (R7 #3) Berkmar at (R4 #2) Grayson
- (R1 #4) Lowndes at (R8 #1) Buford
Class 5A
- (R1 #3) Greenbrier at (R8 #2) Jackson County
- (R7 #4) Milton at (R4 #1) Decatur
- (R5 #3) Alexander at (R3 #2) Northgate
- (R6 #4) Lassiter at (R2 #1) Lee County
- (R8 #3) Habersham Central at (R1 #2) Evans
- (R4 #4) Woodward Academy at (R7 #1) Johns Creek
- (R3 #3) Newnan at (R5 #2) Rome
- (R2 #4) Coffee at (R6 #1) Riverwood
- (R2 #3) Houston County at (R6 #2) River Ridge
- (R5 #4) Lithia Springs at (R3 #1) McIntosh
- (R4 #3) Dunwoody at (R7 #2) Chattahoochee
- (R8 #4) Winder-Barrow at (R1 #1) Glynn Academy
- (R6 #3) Pope at (R2 #2) Veterans
- (R3 #4) Lovejoy at (R5 #1) Kennesaw Mountain
- (R7 #3) Gainesville at (R4 #2) Lakeside-DeKalb
- (R1 #4) South Effingham at (R8 #1) Clarke Central
Class 4A
- (R1 #3) Benedictine at (R8 #2) East Forsyth
- (R7 #4) Southeast Whitfield at (R4 #1) Pace Academy
- (R5 #3) Marist at (R3 #2) Northside-Columbus
- (R6 #4) Cambridge at (R2 #1) Ola
- (R8 #3) Flowery Branch at (R1 #2) Wayne County
- (R4 #4) Jackson-Atlanta at (R7 #1) Dalton
- (R3 #3) Starr’s Mill at (R5 #2) St. Pius
- (R2 #4) Stockbridge at (R6 #1) Blessed Trinity
- (R2 #3) McDonough at (R6 #2) Centennial
- (R5 #4) Northview at (R3 #1) Mundy’s Mill
- (R4 #3) Midtown at (R7 #2) Allatoona
- (R8 #4) Eastside at (R1 #1) Perry
- (R6 #3) Westminster at (R2 #2) Union Grove
- (R3 #4) Harris County at (R5 #1) Clarkston
- (R7 #3) Cartersville at (R4 #2) Drew
- (R1 #4) Ware County at (R8 #1) Walnut Grove
Class 3A
- (#32) Dougherty at (#1) Islands
- (#17) Chestatee at (#16) Whitewater
- (#24) Riverdale at (#9) Mary Persons
- (#25) Heritage-Catoosa at (#8) Stone Mountain
- (#28) Troup at (#5) Northwest Whitfield
- (#21) Johnson-Savannah at (#12) Jefferson
- (#20) Sandy Creek at (#13) North Clayton
- (#29) Gilmer at (#4) Bainbridge
- (#30) Howard at (#3) West Laurens
- (#19) Peach County at (#14) Lumpkin County
- (#22) Dawson County at (#11) Calhoun
- (#27) Luella at (#6) LaGrange
- (#26) Richmond Academy at (#7) Oconee County
- (#23) Harlem at (#10) Cairo
- (#18) East Hall at (#15) Jenkins
- (#31) West Hall at (#2) Johnson-Gainesville
Class 2A
- (#32) Therrell at (#1) Columbus
- (#17) Murray County at (#16) Sumter County
- (#24) Tattnall County at (#9) Callaway
- (#25) Jackson at (#8) Jordan
- (#28) Johnson-Augusta at (#5) Drew Charter
- (#21) Morgan County at (#12) Franklin County
- (#20) Ringgold at (#13) Appling County
- (#29) Cook at (#4) Savannah Arts
- (#30) South Atlanta at (#3) Union County
- (#19) North Murray at (#14) Crisp County
- (#22) Redan at (#11) Salem
- (#27) Stephens County at (#6) Pike County
- (#26) KIPP Atlanta Collegiate at (#7) Pierce County
- (#23) Spencer at (#10) Butler
- (#18) Josey at (#15) Hart County
- (#31) East Jackson at (#2) Thomson
Class A Division I
- (#32) Jefferson County at (#1) Model
- (#17) Temple at (#16) Fitzgerald
- (#24) Coosa at (#9) Jasper County
- (#25) Bleckley County at (#8) Toombs County
- (#28) Central-Macon at (#5) Thomasville
- (#21) Gordon Central at (#12) Woodville-Tompkins
- (#20) Bremen at (#13) Towers
- (#29) Dalton Academy at (#4) Fannin County
- (#30) Dade County at (#3) Putnam County
- (#19) Vidalia at (#14) Lamar County
- (#22) Swainsboro at (#11) Barrow
- (#27) Banks County at (#6) Jeff Davis
- (#26) Rabun County at (#7) Armuchee
- (#23) East Laurens at (#10) Dodge County
- (#18) Berrien at (#15) Social Circle
- (#31) Worth County at (#2) ACE Charter
Class A Division II
- (A2 #3) Montgomery County bye
- (A5 #4) Washington-Wilkes at (A1 #1) Atkinson County
- (A3 #4) McIntosh County Academy at (A6 #2) Trion
- (A4 #2) Macon County bye
- (A4 #4) Furlow Charter at (A5 #1) Lake Oconee Academy
- (A1 #3) Echols County bye
- (A6 #3) Atlanta Classical at (A2 #2) Dooly County
- (A3 #1) Metter bye
- (A4 #3) Crawford County at (A3 #2) Claxton
- (A6 #1) Mount Zion-Carroll bye
- (A1 #4) Irwin County at (A5 #2) Towns County
- (A2 #1) GMC Prep bye
- (A4 #1) Chattahoochee County bye
- (A6 #4) Elite Scholars Academy at (A3 #3) Portal
- (A5 #3) Lincoln County bye
- (A2 #4) Treutlen at (A1 #2) Brooks County
Class 3A-A Private
- (#1) Whitefield Academy bye
- (#17) Providence Christian at (#16) Wesleyan
- (#24) Savannah Christian at (#9) Calvary Day
- (#25) Mount Bethel Christian at (#8) Greater Atlanta Christian
- (#28) Prince Avenue Christian at (#5) Athens Academy
- (#21) Landmark Christian at (#12) Lovett
- (#20) Weber at (#13) Atlanta International
- (#29) Christian Heritage at (#4) Holy Innocents’
- (#3) Hebron Christian bye
- (#19) Mount Paran Christian at (#14) Walker
- (#22) Fellowship Christian at (#11) North Cobb Christian
- (#27) St. Francis at (#6) Aquinas
- (#26) Galloway at (#7) Mount Vernon
- (#23) Mount Pisgah Christian at (#10) Darlington
- (#18) Trinity Christian at (#15) Paideia
- (#2) Savannah Country Day bye
About the Author
Chip Saye rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025, at the launch of AJC Varsity. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High School Football Daily. He previously worked for the AJC, Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.
