STATE LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday
Class AAAAAA
Boys: Lambert at Centennial, 7:30 p.m.
Girls: Lassiter at Milton, 5 p.m.
Class A-AAAAA
Boys: Northview at Westminster, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: McIntosh at Westminster, 4:45 p.m.
Several past champions will try to extend their dominance when the high school lacrosse championships are decided Saturday.
The Milton girls won seven titles during the past eight years. Westminster has won a combined five titles in boys and girls lacrosse. Lambert claimed the past two Class A-AAAA boys titles.
Lambert’s (15-6) three-year, 43-game winning streak came to a close earlier this season, but the Longhorns are back in the Class AAAAAA finals. Junior Sean Carruthers scored five goals in Lambert’s first-round victory.
Lambert will face Centennial (18-3), a team that lost once during the regular season to a Georgia opponent. The Knights have defeated East Coweta, Lassiter and Harrison for a chance at the state title. Nathan Solomon and Brendan Spence have led the team.
Westminster (17-4) has entered the postseason with four losses during the regular season, and the Wildcats avenged one of those losses with a 6-5 victory against Decatur in the Class A-AAAAA semifinals. Northview (19-2) defeated Westminster in March and awaits the Wildcats in the finals. The Titans eliminated McIntosh, Pope and Lovett this postseason.
The Westminster girls (17-2-2) won the past three Class A-AAAA state titles and seek to take out a McIntosh program they defeated last year in the championship match and two years ago in the semifinals. Westminster is paced by seniors Caroline Heys and Ansley Walker and freshman Cabel Zakas. McIntosh (14-3-1), which defeated Northview in the semifinals, is seeking its first GHSA state title.
Tim Godby’s Milton Eagles (17-3) have lost four games to opponents from Georgia since 2005. Seniors Caroline Youngs and Lydia Cassada lead the No. 1 team in the latest laxpower.com national poll. Lassiter (15-5-1) should prove to be a tough matchup. The offense has averaged 16.5 goals per game and blasted previously undefeated Centennial 18-2 in the quarterfinals.
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