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Defense preserves Parkview's 2-1 win

LILBURN -- Parkview girls head coach Judson Hamby spent the final minutes of Tuesday night's Class AAAAAA semifinal match holding his breath, thanks in part to the furious rally put together by South Forsyth.. But as it has all postseason, the Parkview defense made plays when it was challenged, helping

Blalock comes up big for Lions' boys; girls lose to Fellowship

DACULA -- Hebron keeper Noah Blalock was barely tested on Friday night in the Lions' quarterfinal match of the Class A state playoffs at home against Fellowship Christian School.. But in the final seconds of overtime, Blalock was finally challenged by the Fellowship offense, and the Lions keeper came up

South ousted from playoffs by Lambert

Comets can't follow up stunning upset of Lassiter with another postseason victory

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Grayson knocked out of playoffs by Roswell

HOSCHTON -- The persistent rain from the past weekend put Grayson and Roswell in a holding pattern, so much so that the field at Grayson was still unplayable on Tuesday.. That prompted a scramble to find a suitable venue, with the two teams finally lining up at Mill Creek on

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Hood's walk-off blast sends Parkview to second round

Defending state champions survive three-game series with visiting Etowah

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Parkview forces Game 3 with big 7th inning

LILBURN -- With its back up against the wall, Parkview showed a resilience that head coach Chan Brown's group has shown so many times.. After dropping its opening Class AAAAAA playoff game 11-6, the Panthers were three outs away from elimination in Game 2, but rallied to put seven runs

Duluth's playoff return ends quickly

After a six-year absence from postseason competition, Duluth boys soccer head coach Greg Tavani was hopeful that his team could make a big statement in this year's Class AAAAAA state playoffs.

North girls persevere to prevail in PKs

SUWANEE -- North Gwinnett head coach Corban Cofer was happy about one thing after his girls faced ninth-ranked Lambert in the first round of the Class AAAAAA state playoffs on Tuesday night.. His team will have practice today, a reality that very nearly slipped away.. North squandered a two

Collins Hill misses chance to make playoffs

For Collins Hill, the formula was simple -- win its regular-season finale at Mill Creek and the Eagles would earn a spot in the Class AAAAAA state playoffs as the fourth seed out of Region 7-AAAAAA.

Allred shines in PKs as Hawks win region crown

SUWANEE -- Mill Creek girls head coach Brent Leitsch doesn't need someone to keep up with how many saves his keeper records during a match.. As a former keeper himself, he habitually keeps track of them in his head.. On Friday night, his keeper Rachel Allred gave him plenty to

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