Girls soccer playoffs: Jefferson, Bluff, Union Co. face tough road tests in 2nd round

Jefferson, Cherokee Bluff, and Union County will try to keep their playoff runs going on Wednesday in the second round of the Georgia High School Association girls state soccer playoffs.

In Class 5A, No. 7 Jefferson (12-1-1) heads to No. 2 Midtown (17-1). Both teams were state runners-up in 2022, with Midtown losing in the Class 5A finals and Jefferson falling in the Class 4A finals.

Cherokee Bluff has a huge test in Class 4A. The fourth-ranked Lady Bears (16-2) travel to 10th-ranked Lovett (13-6) on Tuesday. The Lady Lions are the two-time defending Class 2A state champions and have won 16 straight at home going back to the 2021 season.

Union County (5-7-2) will go for its second straight road upset, traveling to No. 6 Mount Paran (11-3-1) on Tuesday. The Lady Panthers are looking for a second consecutive trip to the Elite 8.

On Monday, Class A Division 1 top-ranked Commerce edged out Atlanta International School, 3-2, at home and will hit the road against Bleckley County in next week's quarterfinals. The Lady Tigers (18-1) are looking to get back to the championship game for a second straight season.

In Class 3A, White County moved into the Elite 8 with a dominating 7-2 win over Sandy Creek on the road. The ninth-ranked Lady Warriors (14-5) will stay on the road traveling to sixth-ranked St. Vincent's Academy (12- 3) in Savannah on Monday.

And in Class A Division 2, sixth-ranked Towns County, a semifinalist last season in Class A Public, rolled past No. 8 Portal, 8-3, on the road as well. The Lady Indians (6-5-1) will travel to No. 4 Hawkinsville (9-0) next week.

(Check below for scores and the second-round schedule for Northeast Georgia-area girls teams.)

GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE, 2nd round, Wednesday, April 19

Class 5A
Jefferson (R8, S2), at Midtown (R5, S1), 6 p.m.

Class 4A
Cherokee Bluff (R8, S2) at Lovett (R5, S1), 5:30 p.m.

Class 2A 
Union County (R8, S3) at Mt. Paran (R6, S1), 5 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFF SCORES, 2nd round, Monday, April 17

Class 7A
Walton 2, Buford 1

Class 3A
Bremen 5, Lumpkin County 1
White County 7, Sandy Creek 2

Class A Division 1
Commerce 3, Atlanta International School 2

Class A Division 2
Towns County 8, Portal 3

Alyssa Stringer (8) will help lead Cherokee Bluff girls against Lovett on Wednesday in the second round of the GHSA Class 4A state soccer playoffs.

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