HS playoffs master: GHSA softball, volleyball; Westfield closes out GIAA softball with another title
By Michael A. Lough
The Sports Report
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Football has a few weeks left in the regular season, but GIAA softball is done, as is Central Georgia in GHSA volleyball.
Westfield is the lone Central Georgia state GIAA softball champion.
GIAA volleyball ended a few weeks ago with first-round losses by Central Georgai teams.
All four area GHSA volleyball teams lost in the second round on Saturday.
Seven Central Georgia softball teams are left, with with Houston County, Mary Persons, ACE Charter, Lamar County, and Taylor County at home.
GIAA
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The GIAA has yet to update the brackets – which have no scores - from Saturday’s action as of 1 a.m. Sunday. Neither Westfield nor John Milledge had updated their MaxPreps pages as of 1 a.m. either.
South Commons, Columbus
Saturday
Championship round
Class AAA
Westfield 6, John Milledge 1
Class AA
Southwest Georgia 3, Brentwood 1; Southwest Georgia 11, Brentwood 8
Friday
Class 4A
Tattnall 5, George Walton 1; Strong Rock 6, Tattnall 4
Calvary Christian 8, FPD 0; Strong Rock 2, FPD 0, FPD eliminated
Class 3A
John Mlledge 5, Valwood 1; John Milledge 4, Pinewood Christian 2; John Milledge vs. Terrell
Westfield 3, Terrell 0
Class AA
Edmund Burke 6, Gatewood 5, Gatewood eliminated
Brentwood 4, Southwest Georgia 3; Brentwood TBA
Thursday
Class 4A
Tattnall 11, Bethlehem Christian 3; Calvary Christian 11, Tattnall 3
FPD 1, Loganville Christian 0; FPD 1, Strong Rock 0
Calvary Christian 9, Stratford 1; Bethlehem Christian 15, Stratford 1
Class AAA
Westfield 10, Piedmont 2; Tiftarea 4, Piedmont 3; Westfield 10, John Milledge 0
John Milledge 7, Tiftarea 6; Westfield 10, John Milledge 0
Class AA
Brentwood 14, Trinity Christian 1; Brentwood 13, Gatewood 7; Briarwood 7, Trinity Christian 5
Gatewood 6, Briarwood; Brentwood 13, Gatewood 7
Southwest Georgia 5, Windsor 2; Edmund Burke 11, Windsor 4
Class A
David Emanuel 10, Twiggs 0; RTCA 11, Twiggs 3
GHSA
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Second Round
Class 5A
5/3 South Paulding at 2/1 Houston County
Class AAA
11. Cherokee Bluff at 6. Mary Persons
9. West Laurens at 8. Cairo, Wednesday, 4 p.m.
Class A/Division I
10. Banks County at 7 ACE Charter
9. Dade County at 8. Lamar County
13. East Laurens at 4. Bacon County
Class A/Division II
3/3 Screven County at 6/1 Taylor County
First Round
Class 5A
Riverwood 6, Houston County 5; Houston County 4, Riverwood 2; Houston County 5, Riverwood 1
Veterans 4, River Ridge 2; Veterans 7, River Ridge 3
Class 4A
Madison County 7, Perry 3, Perry 10, Madison County 0, 5 inn.; Madison County 4, Perry 3, Perry eliminated
Cambridge 4, Jones County 2; Cambridge 14, Jones County 1, Jones County eliminated
Eastside 18, Warner Robins 0; Eastside 9, Warner Robins 0, Warner Robins eliminated
Class AAA
Dawson County 8, Peach County 0; Dawson County 19, Peach County 0, Peach County eliminated
Long County 15, Baldwin 0: Long County 16, Baldwin 0, Baldwin eliminated
Mary Persons 15, Westover 0; Mary Persons 16, Westover 1
West Laurens 12, Ridgeland 5; West Laurens 9, Ridgeland 1
Class A/Division I
Berrien 12, ACE Charter 11; ACE 9, Berrien 1; ACE 8, Berrien 7
Dade County 8, Jasper County 0; Dade County 6, Jasper County 3, Jasper County eliminated
Elbert County 15, Putnam County 0; Elbert County 19, Putnam County 0, Putnam County eliminated
Jeff Davis 5, Bleckley County 0; Jeff Davis 14, Bleckley County 3, Bleckley County eliminated
Lamar County 10, Dodge County 2; Lamar County 12, Dodge County 0, Dodge County eliminated
Swainsboro 4, East Laurens 2; East Laurens 2, Swainsboro 1; East Laurens 4, Swainsboro 2
Vidalia 13, Washington County 1; Vidalia 10, Washington County 0, Washington County eliminated
Class A/Division II, Wednesday
Taylor County 6, Charlton County 2; Taylor County 14, Charlton County 4
Clinch County 4, Crawford County 3; Crawford County 11, Clinch County 2; Clinch County 6, Crawford County 4, Crawford County eliminated
ECI 14, GMC Prep 0; ECI 10, GMC 2,GMC eliminated
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Second Round
Saturday
Class 4A
7/2 Allatoona 3, 1/1 Perry 0
Class AAA
13. Cherokee Bluff 3, 4. Mary Persons 0
Class A
20. Haralson County 3, 4. ACE Charter 2
24. Fannin County 3, 8. Lamar County 0
First Round
Class 5A
River Ridge 3, Veterans 0
Sequoyah 3, Houston County 0
Class 4A
East Forsyth 3, Warner Robins 0
Perry 3, Flowery Branch 0
Class AAA
Jefferson 3, Peach County 0
Mary Persons 3, Riverdale 0
Troup 3, West Laurens 0
White County 3, Upson-Lee 0
Class A
ACE Charter 3, Jasper County 0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-11)
Bremen 3, Crawford County 0
Dade County 3, Central 0
Haralson County 3, Taylor County 0
Lamar County 3, Bryan County 0
GIAA
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The GIAA has yet to update brackets at all on its website as of 11 p.m., hours after lpay was completed. The GIAA hasn’t updated the brackets with Friday’s results or Saturday’s matchups as of 5 a.m., but finally did with the matchups, but no scores.
Saturday’s Championships
Class AAA: 2 p.m., Westfield vs. John Milledge
Class AA: 12 p.m., Brentwood vs. Southwest Georgia
South Commons, Columbus
Friday
Class 4A
Tattnall 5, George Walton 1; Strong Rock 6, Tattnall 4, Tattnall eliminated
Calvary Christian 8, FPD 0; Strong Rock 2, FPD 0, FPD eliminated
Class 3A
John Milledge 5, Valwood 1; John Milledge 4, Pinewood Christian 2
Westfield 3, Terrell 0
Class AA
Edmund Burke 6, Gatewood 5, Gatewood eliminated
Brentwood 4, Southwest Georgia 3; Brentwood TBA
Thursday
Class 4A
Tattnall 11, Bethlehem Christian 3; Calvary Christian 11, Tattnall 3
FPD 1, Loganville Christian 0; FPD 1, Strong Rock 0
Calvary Christian 9, Stratford 1; Bethlehem Christian 15, Stratford 1, Stratford eliminated
Class AAA (next game, 4 p.m.)
Westfield 10, Piedmont 2; Tiftarea 4, Piedmont 3, Piedmont eliminated; Westfield 10, John Milledge 0
John Milledge 7, Tiftarea 6; Westfield 10, John Milledge 0
Class AA (next game, 2 p.m.)
Brentwood 14, Trinity Christian 1; Brentwood 13, Gatewood 7; Briarwood 7, Trinity Christian 5, TCS eliminated
Gatewood 6, Briarwood 5; Brentwood 13, Gatewood 7
Southwest Georgia 5, Windsor 2; Edmund Burke 11, Windsor 4, Windsor eliminated
Class A
David Emanuel 10, Twiggs 0; RTCA 11, Twiggs 3, Twiggss eliminated