Spring sports notebook

The defending Class AAAAA-champion Parkview Panthers, ranked No. 4 in AAAAAA, bounced back from a loss on Tuesday to rival Brookwood with a 5-3 victory over Archer on Wednesday as Christian Vann struck out eight over six innings. Micah Finley was perfect at the plate with four hits and three RBIs. No. 10 Brookwood, meanwhile, could not build off its upset of Parkview by falling to Dacula 5-2. Dylan Brown was clutch on the mound for Dacula, striking out six for the Falcons. Chance Keefer recorded the save for Dacula while also providing three hits at the plate.

More baseball: AAA No. 2 Buford took advantage of six No. 3 North Hall errors to exact a small measure of revenge over the Trojans, who defeated Buford 4-1 on Monday. Jake Higginbotham earned the win in relief with seven strikeouts in three innings of work. … McEachern slipped past Harrison 4-3 as the Indians scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth on a Harrison fielding error. Trey Harris had a two-run triple to tie the game before Jared Walker scored the winning run on an error by the Hoyas third baseman.

Soccer: AAAAAA No. 1 Lassiter came up big with shutout wins over Etowah and Wheeler in the past week. On Friday, the Trojans (12-0) dispatched Wheeler 5-0. Lassiter jumped to a 3-0 halftime lead and cruised to the Region 5 victory, which saw two goals each by freshman sensation Munear Abousaud and senior Alex Champion. Senior midfielder Robby Cutchin also found the back of the net. Following the win over Wheeler (3-5-1), Lassiter beat another Region 5 opponent, this time Etowah (8-4). Champion again struck twice while Cutchin completed the scoring for Lassiter. … No. 2 Centennial has not given up a goal since March 5 in a 4-1 win at Alpharetta and has not lost a match since March 1. The last team to beat the Knights (11-2) was, ironically, No. 4 Lambert (10-2), which Centennial edged 1-0 on Tuesday. With three minutes remaining in the match, Knights junior midfielder Diego Torres was fouled in the penalty area, giving Centennial a penalty kick. Senior defender Cameron Bean calmly converted to give the Knights the game's only goal. On Friday, Centennial dispatched Region 6-rival Chattahoochee (2-11) 3-0. Vega, Bean and junior forward Sergio Hinojosa each found the back of the net. … Walton (8-3) has won three consecutive, all against Region 5 competition, after starting the season 5-3. In the past week, the Raiders defeated Milton (2-0) and Cherokee (5-0). In the win over Cherokee (1-9), senior Tim del Risco scored the opening goal before senior Sommy Khalaj gave the Raiders their second goal. Junior Davis Carbo also scored as Walton led 3-0 at the half.