Dominant metro soccer squads won their quarterfinal matches tonight by lopsided scores. Only Woodward Aca. played their boys game tonight, as most area girls soccer teams still alive played their games this evening. Traditional powers and currently high-ranking squads such as St. Pius, Woodward Aca., GAC, Westminster and Paideia rolled.
The match of the night may have been Class A top 10 foes Athens Academy and Holy Innocents’ going at it. The Lady Spartans scored the lone goal of the match and defeated the hosts 1-0.
Class AAA
St. Pius 10, Mary Persons 0: The visiting Lady Golden Lions were led by goalkeepers Alexis Conners and Aliana Romero, who combined for the clean slate.
Woodward Aca. 6, West Laurens 0: The host Lady War Eagles raced to a 4-0 halftime lead. Bria Washington and Maddy Donlan each scored two goals while Hannah Aiken had three assists.
Class AA
Greater Atlanta Christian 10, Pike Co. 0: The visiting Lady Spartans had six players score, including Rachel Garcia and Chelsea Gandy-Cromer who each had three goals. Elizabeth White and McKenzie Nelson combined for the shutout in goal.
Westminster 3, St. Vincent’s 0: Freshman Caroline Beadles scored the first goal and assisted on the third goal for visiting Westminster. Senior Charlotte Butker added a goal for the Lady Wildcats.
Woodward Aca. 7, Grovetown 1: The visiting War Eagles took a 3-0 half-time lead on the strength of two goals by Hugh Pringle. Alex Goodwin also had two, and three others scored for Woodward.
Class A
Athens Academy 1, Holy Innocents’ 0: In a Class A girls soccer quarterfinal Carly Settles scored the only goal of the game for visiting Athens Academy. Goaltender Katlin Stephens did not allow a single goal, as Alex Knisley and Ceci Crowe helped anchor the Lady Spartan defense.
Fellowship Christian 2, Walker 0: The host Lady Paladins benefited from a shutout by goalkeeper Megan Soderland. Fellowship Christian’s Sara Faye Stainback scored two goals to help advance her team to the semifinals.
Paideia 7, Savannah Country Day 0: Lady Python goalkeeper Margaret Hines earned a shutout, while Madison Hafitz scored three goals. Four others scored for visiting Paideia, which scored three goals in the first 10 minutes of action.
Stephen Black, Joe Deighton and Thomas Watson contributed to this report.
Loading ...
