Every Monday, we’ll shine a spotlight on a boys and girls team from each classification. Below are this week’s teams:
(Note: All stats, records and national rankings are sourced from MaxPreps)
6A-7A
Boys
Allatoona (14-2)
Upcoming matches: Thursday at home vs. Dalton (2-7)
Notes: The No. 3 Buccaneers’ game against Dalton marks the end of a two-week layoff, which came in the midst of a nine-game win streak. Their wins this season include No. 6 Johns Creek, No. 9 Harrison and 1A-5A’s No. 6 GAC, and their only losses came in back-to-back matches against Christ School of Arden, N.C. — ranked No. 8 in the country — on March 1, and No. 2 Roswell on March 3. At 6-0 in Area 5, the Bucs hold a half-game lead over Etowah (10-3, 5-0), who they play in their regular season finale on April 22.
Girls
Hillgrove (13-1)
Upcoming matches: Thursday at Lassiter (9-4)
Notes: The No. 3 Lady Hawks last played April 1, beating Harrison 19-3, which extended their win streak to six. Aside from a forfeit win against Pebblebrook, they’ve been on a scoring spree during the streak, scoring no less than 15 goals in a given match, with the average win being 18.4 goals scored vs. 4.2 goals allowed. Notable wins include No. 4 Roswell and No. 6 Creekview, and their lone loss came 11-9 to No. 2 West Forsyth on March 12. The Lady Hawks are in first place in Area 3 at 6-0.
Kell (9-3)
Upcoming matches: Tuesday at Cambridge (6-7), Wednesday at Kennesaw Mountain (3-10), Thursday at Sprayberry (0-6) and Saturday at home vs. Starr’s Mill (9-1-1)
Notes: While most programs are easing their way back into their schedule with one or two matches this week, the Lady Longhorns are attacking the season’s stretch full force with four games. They last played April 1 — a 21-6 loss to No. 1 Milton. Their lone win over a ranked opponent came against 1A-5A’s No. 5 Westminster. Their other losses came to 6A-7A’s No. 1 Milton and No. 6 Creekview. The Lady Longhorns are in first place in Area 4 with a 5-0 record.
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1A-5A
Boys
Pace Academy (8-2)
Upcoming matches: Tuesday at Woodward Academy (5-7), Friday at Lovett (2-4)
Notes: The No. 3 Knights last played April 6, when they beat Holy Innocents’ 10-3 — a bounce-back win after losing 9-8 to to No. 2 Westminster the match before. That was just their second loss, with the other coming to unranked Buford, 16-8 on March 10. Notable wins include No. 10 Holy Innocents. Their 1-1 record in Area 2 places them in a tie for third place with Woodward (1-1), behind Lovett (2-1) and Westminster (5-0).
*Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story had Kell’s girls competing in 1A-5A based on the program’s inadvertent ranking in that classifications poll.
