The first round of the boys GHSA soccer playoffs yielded second-round matchups that could provide state championship-caliber matches. The second round begins Tuesday for classes 7A, 5A, 3A, A Division I and A Division II, and classes 6A, 4A and 2A will play Thursday.
Here’s a look at some of the best second-round pairings:
In Class 7A, No. 1 Lambert will be at home against No. 5 Peachtree Ridge. No. 8 Walton will travel to No. 6 Mill Creek. In Class 6A, No. 10 St. Pius X will travel to No. 9 Veterans. and No. 4 Sprayberry will play at No. 7 River Ridge. In Class 5A, Clarke Central, ranked No. 3, will travel to No. 4 Midtown.
In Class 4A, the highest-ranked matchup sends No. 3 Southeast Whitfield to No. 2 Westminster. No. 9 Whitewater will travel to No. 8 Perry. In Class 3A, there are three matchups between ranked teams: No. 4 Bremen will travel to No. 5 Wesleyan; No. 9 Savannah Christian will play at No. 8 Pike County, and No. 10 West Hall will travel to No. 3 Coahulla Creek. In Class 2A, top-ranked Landmark Christian will host No. 8 Fellowship Christian.
In Class A Division I, top-ranked Tallulah Falls will travel to No. 6 Whitefield Academy; No. 3 Atlanta International will travel to No. 10 Dalton Academy, and No. 9 Trion will travel to No. 2 Paideia. In Class A Division II No. 7 Dooly County travels to No. 2 Atkinson County.
GHSA boys soccer championships
Class 7A Second Round
R6 #2 No. 2 South Forsyth at R7 #1 Norcross
R2 #4 East Coweta at R4 #2 Archer
R5 #2 No. 8 Walton at R8 #1 No. 6 Mill Creek
R4 #3 Parkview at R2 #1 Pebblebrook
R4 #4 South Gwinnett at R2 #2 Campbell
R6 #4 Denmark at R8 #2 No. 4 Collins Hill
R1 #2 Richmond Hill at R4 #1 Brookwood
R7 #2 No. 5 Peachtree Ridge at No. 1 R6 #1 Lambert
Class 6A Second Round
R6 #2 Rome at R7 #1 No. 1 Lassiter
R4 #2 No. 10 St. Pius X at R1 #1 No. 9 Veterans
R7 #4 No. 6 Johns Creek at R6 #3 Etowah
R4 #3 Dunwoody at R2 #1 Glynn Academy
R4 #4 Lakeside-DeKalb at R2 #2 South Effingham
R7 #3 No. 5 Blessed Trinity at R5 #1 South Paulding
R2 #3 Grovetown at R4 #1 No. 3 Riverwood
R7 #2 No. 4 Sprayberry at R6 #1 No. 7 River Ridge
Class 5A Second Round
R6 #2 Chattahoochee at R7 #1 No. 2 Dalton
R4 #2 Chamblee at R1 #1 No. 5 Greenbrier
R6 #3 Cambridge at R8 #1 Flowery Branch
R3 #2 Northgate at R2 #1 No. 10 Union Grove
R1 #3 Statesboro at R3 #1 No. 1 McIntosh
R8 #2 No. 3 Clarke Central at R5 #1 No. 4 Midtown
R1 #2 Bradwell Institute at R4 #1 No. 8 Tucker
R8 #3 Loganville at R6 #1 No. 9 Centennial
Class 4A Second Round
R8 #4 North Oconee at R6 #2 No. 10 Druid Hills
R4 #2 Starr’s Mill at R1 #1 Cairo
R6 #3 Holy Innocents’ at R8 #1 No. 1 Johnson-Gainesville
R4 #3 No. 9 Whitewater at R2 #1 No. 8 Perry
R2 #2 West Laurens at R3 #1 Benedictine
R6 #4 Clarkston at R8 #2 No. 5 East Hall
R1 #2 Bainbridge at R4 #1 LaGrange
R7 #2 No. 3 Southeast Whitfield at R6 #1 No. 2 Westminster
Class 3A Second Round
R6 #2 No. 4 Bremen at R7 #1 No. 5 Wesleyan
R4 #2 Harlem at R1 #1 No. 1 Columbus
R6 #3 Ringgold at R8 #1 No. 2 Oconee County
R3 #2 No. 9 Savannah Christian at R2 #1 No. 8 Pike County
R2 #2 Jackson at R3 #1 No. 7 Savannah Country Day
R8 #2 No. 6 Hebron Christian at R5 #1 Sandy Creek
R2 #3 Peach County at R4 #1 Morgan County
R7 #2 No. 10 West Hall at R6 #1 No. 3 Coahulla Creek
Class 2A Second Round
R6 #2 Drew Charter at R7 #1 No. 5 Model
R3 #3 Pierce County at R1 #1 No. 3 Fitzgerald
R6 #3 Mount Paran at R8 #1 No. 2 Providence Christian
R3 #2 Savannah Arts at R2 #1 Academy for Classical Education
R2 #2 Spencer at R3 #1 No. 7 Tattnall County
R8 #2 No. 8 Fellowship Christian at R5 #1 No. 1 Landmark Christian
R2 #3 Rutland at R4 #1 No. 6 Putnam County
R8 #3 Union County at R6 #1 No. 4 Walker
Class A Division I Second Round
R6 #2 No. 3 Atlanta International at R7 #1 No. 10 Dalton Academy
R3 #3 Metter at R1 #1 No. 4 Bacon County
R6 #3 No. 6 Whitefield Academy at R8 #1 No. 1 Tallulah Falls
R3 #2 Claxton at R2 #1 No. 5 Bleckley County
R2 #2 East Laurens at R3 #1 No. 7 Woodville-Tompkins
R7 #3 Armuchee at R5 #1 Oglethorpe County
R1 #2 Brooks County at R4 #1 Lamar County
R7 #2 No. 9 Trion at R6 #1 No. 2 Paideia
Class A Division II Second Round
A3 #3 No. 8 Aquinas at A2 #2 McIntosh County Academy
A1 #5 No. 7 Dooly County at A1 #1 No. 2 Atkinson County
A1 #6 Lanier County at A3 #2 No. 3 Lake Oconee Academy
A3 #4 Washington-Wilkes at A4 #1 No. 4 Christian Heritage
A4 #3 Mt. Zion-Carroll at A1 #2 No. 6 Echols County
A1 #4 Macon County at A2 #1 No. 5 Portal
A1 #3 No. 9 Chattahoochee County at A4 #2 Fugees Academy
A3 #5 Lincoln County at A3 #1 No. 1 Georgia Military
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