The biggest 7-on-7 tournament in the country began its regional qualifiers yesterday at North Gwinnett, and PlayOn! Sports will continue streaming the final action today. Teams compete in a bracket-style tournament in hopes of earning bids to the national championship in Hoover in late July. The North Gwinnett Regional qualifier involved 18 teams from 15 different schools in a five-round double elimination bracket. Thursday was the pool play in which teams played six games for seeding in Friday’s bracket.
Alpharetta, Gainesville, Cherokee, Centennial, Jefferson County, Lassiter, North Gwinnett, Shiloh, Grayson, Archer, Spartanburg, GAC, Jonesboro, Olive Branch (Miss.), and Central Gwinnett will be the schools participating. North Gwinnett, Grayson and Lassiter each have a first- and second-string team competing.
Games last a total of 21 minutes. The first 20 minutes are a continuous clock and the final minute stops upon incompletions.
THURSDAY’S ROUND UP
In the opening round Alpharetta took out Gainesville 26-17. Archer beat Spartanburg 32-22, Centennial beat Cherokee 39-26, and GAC rolled through Grayson 40-15. Shiloh edged North Gwinnett 21-20, Lassiter beat Jefferson County 25-21, Olive Branch beat Jonesboro 21-12 and Central Gwinnett eased past Lassiter’s B team 38-2.
Lassiter found its rhythm in its second contest beating North Gwinnett 34-8, but were crushed 30-14 by Alpharetta, and shortly after, fell to Olive Branch and Grayson.
North Gwinnett’s A-Team started 0-3, but then topped Gainesville 23-17 in the afternoon followed by a 27-13 win over Jefferson County. The Bulldogs ended the day with a 20-14 loss to Central Gwinnett.
Olive Branch beat Jonesboro, Central Gwinnett, Archer, Lassiter, and North Gwinnett B to remain unbeaten.
Centennial had an impressive Thursday and strung up wins over Cherokee, Jefferson County, Lassiter, Grayson, and Gainesville. The Knights’ lone loss came 21-19 to Shiloh.
Alpharetta has been the most dominant team so far and opened with its win over Gainesville and then topped Grayson’s B team 30-8, Shiloh 26-7, North Gwinnett 27-8, Lassiter 30-14 and Cherokee 38-7.
FRIDAY’S TOURNAMENT SEEDING
First-round games are at 10:00 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.
1. Alpharetta (6-0)
2. Olive Branch (Miss.) (6-0)
3. Centennial (5-1)
4. Archer (5-1)
5. Jonesboro (4-2)
6. GAC (4-2)
7. Spartanburg (4-2)
8. Grayson-A (3-3)
9. Shiloh (3-3)
10. Central Gwinnett (2-4)
11. Lassiter (2-4)
12. Jefferson County (2-4)
13. Gainesville (2-4)
14. North Gwinnett-A (2-4)
15. Cherokee (2-4) Play in Game
16. Grayson-B (2-4) Play-in Game
17. North Gwinnett-B (0-6) Eliminated
18. Lassiter-B (0-6) Eliminated
The qualifying tournaments will visit 10 different cities before returning to Georgia on July 19-20, when the Lassiter Trojans host.
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