The Lambert girls celebrated what was a nerve-wracking marathon victory in penalty kicks over Mill Creek on Monday to advance to the semifinals. After a scoreless 80 minutes of regulation and 20 more minutes of overtime, the teams went into three rounds of PK’s to determine the winner. In the first round of five attempts, the teams finished tied 4-4 and then both teams went a perfect 5-5 in the second round of kicks. It wasn’t until the third round of PK’s that Lambert was able to score the 10-9 victory and the Longhorns connected on eight-straight attempts to earn the win. Now, Lambert—the No. 2 seed out of Region 6 will advance to take on Walton after the Raiders defeated Harrison 1-0 on Monday.
On the other side of the Class 6A bracket, West Forsyth awaits a road trip to Buford in a battle of No. 1 seeds. West Forsyth has outscored its three playoff opponents by a combined 16-2 in goals scored, while Buford has piled on a 19-1 scoring advantage.
The boys semifinals will be set after the conclusion of Tuesday’s four star-powered matchups. On the left side of the bracket, Grayson will host Dacula in a Gwinnett County showdown and Mill Creek will travel to Pebblebrook on the bottom left quadrant with a ticket to the semifinals on the line. The right side of the bracket features Discovery at Campbell and Duluth at Collins Hill. Discovery is a No. 4 seed out of Region 8, which has all four of its teams remaining with No. 1 seed Collins Hill, No. 2 seed Dacula, No. 3 seed Grayson and the Titans as the No. 4 seed. The storyline will be whether or not Region 8 can sweep its way into the semifinals.
On the diamond, Class 6A gets its quarterfinal series started on Tuesday with Game 3’s scheduled for Wednesday if the series is split. On the right side of the bracket, two-time defending state champion Lowndes will host Brookwood after the Broncos were able to avenge last year’s semifinal loss to Grayson with a strong two-game sweep in the last round. On the bottom of the left side, No. 1 ranked Etowah will host Parkview in a battle of championship contenders. On the right side of the bracket, Walton is coming off a 14-8, 3-2 sweep of top-seeded East Coweta and will travel to Harrison for another road test. Meanwhile, North Gwinnett will host North Paulding—which is coming off a 4-3, 2-0 sweep over top-seeded Buford.
AROUND THE CLASS BOYS: The Class 6A tennis playoffs have reached the state semifinals and the teams will have until May 10 to play their matches. On the left side of the bracket, West Forsyth will square off with host Walton and the winner will take on the victor of Lambert and North Gwinnett. West Forsyth, Walton and Lambert each swept their quarterfinal matches, while North Gwinnett is coming off a 3-2 victory over Buford.
AROUND THE CLASS GIRLS: Class 6A has two matches left to set the stage for the tennis state championships and it will start on the left side of the bracket with South Forsyth and Walton. South Forsyth battled past Lowndes 3-1 in the quarterfinals and Walton emerged with a 3-2 victory over Lambert. On the right side of the bracket, West Forsyth and North Gwinnett will faceoff after sweeping Carrollton and Marietta, respectively.
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