Rain pushes tennis tournament action to Tuesday
Weather was the big winner Monday in the GHSA tennis playoffs, with matches at Stratford and FPD rained out.
Stratford tried to put on a doubleheader Monday, with the girls hosting Paideia and the boys hosting Weber. Instead, both teams will play at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
FPD also waited one more day for its first-round girls match, delaying its trip to Holy Innocents to Tuesday.
Teams have through Tuesday to complete their second-round matches (or, in Class 1A public/private, first-round matches).
Among the boys matches still not resolved as of mid-afternoon Monday, according to the GHSA website: Paideia-FPD, Jefferson-West Laurens, Mary Persons-North Oconee and Mount Zion-Taylor County.
Girls matches not resolved as of mid-afternoon Monday, also according to the GHSA website: Carrollton-Veterans (3:15 p.m. on Tuesday), Bremen-Peach County, St. Pius X-West Laurens, Bowdon-Taylor County, Mary Persons-North Oconee, Dodge County-Heard County, Dublin-Rockmart and Monticello-Davidson Arts.
In quarterfinal action already slated later this week, the Bleckley County boys host Screven County at 4 p.m. on Thursday. Quarterfinals must be played by Saturday.
Girls soccer
First-round playoff action begins Tuesday in the GHSA’s smaller classifications, with Mary Persons, Peach County and FPD among the teams hosting games.
FPD, the Area 2-1A champion, hosts Strong Rock at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mary Persons, the No. 2 seed from Region 2-4A, hosts Luella, also at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Peach County, the No. 2 seed from Region 4-3A, will host Liberty County.
Stratford, the No. 2 team from Area 2-1A, hosts Landmark Christian at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
Bleckley County, East Laurens and Lamar County also host first-round games. Howard, Rutland, Mount de Sales, West Laurens, Baldwin, Dodge County, Washington County and Putnam County have road contests. Those games are tentatively slated for Tuesday.
Later this week, in Class 5A and Class 6A action, Houston County will host Greenbrier and Veterans will host Fayette County, both at 5 p.m. on Friday. Warner Robins, meanwhile, is tentatively slated to travel to McIntosh on Thursday.
Boys soccer
Mary Persons and Peach County open GHSA playoff action Wednesday with home contests.
Region 2-4A champion Mary Persons hosts Eastside at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Peach County entertains Pierce County.
Also tentatively hosting first-round games Wednesday are Upson-Lee, Baldwin, East Laurens, Dublin, Lamar County and Putnam County. Slated to hit the road are Perry, Rutland, FPD, Mount de Sales, Washington County, Dodge County and GMC.
First-round competition in Class 5A and Class 6A is slated for Friday. Northside hosts Lakeside-Evans, Houston County hosts Evans, Veterans hosts Fayette County, Warner Robins heads to Starr’s Mill and Jones County travels to South Effingham.
Baseball
Houston County and Veterans will host first-round series that will begin Friday.
The Bears will host Heritage-Conyers in a Class 6A meeting, while Veterans hosts Whitewater in a Class 5A best-of-three series.
Other teams hosting first-round series will be West Laurens, Dodge County and Bleckley County. Hitting the road will be Jones County, Mary Persons, Perry, Rutland, Peach County, Baldwin, Washington County, East Laurens and Lamar County.
Class 1A public and private brackets will be finalized once power rating appeals have been finalized.
Track and field
Sectional competition will take place Saturday at sites around the state.
Baldwin has 37 individual entries in the Class 4A sectional at Cross Creek, while Mary Persons will have 28 and West Laurens 25.
In the Class 5A sectional at Carrollton, Veterans and Warner Robins each have 25 individual entries. In Class 2A at Fitzgerald, Washington County has 27 individual entries, while Lamar County will have 32 individual entries in the Class 2A sectional at Gordon Central.
GHSA championship meets are scheduled for May 11-13 in Rome, Carrollton and Albany.
This week’s high school playoff schedule
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TUESDAY
GHSA GIRLS SOCCER first round
Luella at Mary Persons, 6:30 p.m.
Liberty County at Peach County, 5:30 p.m.
Strong Rock at FPD, 6:30 p.m.
Berrien at Bleckley County, 6 p.m.
Brooks County at East Laurens
Coosa at Lamar County
Howard at Druid Hills
Rutland at Pierce County
Mount de Sales at Atlanta International
West Laurens at Woodward Academy
Baldwin at Northside-Columbus
Dodge County at Thomasville
Washington County at Fitzgerald
Putnam County at South Atlanta
GHSA BOYS TENNIS second round deadline day
Weber at Stratford, 12:30 p.m. (first round)
Paideia at FPD, 2 p.m. (Tattnall Square Tennis Center) (first round)
Jefferson at West Laurens
Mary Persons at North Oconee
Mount Zion at Taylor County (first round)
GHSA GIRLS TENNIS second round deadline day
Paideia at Stratford, 12:30 p.m. (first round)
Carrollton at Veterans, 3:15 p.m.
Bremen at Peach County
St. Pius X at West Laurens
Bowdon at Taylor County (first round)
Mary Persons at North Oconee
FPD at Holy Innocents
Dodge County at Heard County
Dublin at Rockmart
Monticello at Davidson Arts
WEDNESDAY
GHSA BOYS SOCCER first round
Pierce County at Peach County, 5:30 p.m.
Eastside at Mary Persons, 7:30 p.m.
Luella at Upson-Lee
Shaw at Baldwin
Thomasville at East Laurens
Brooks County at Dublin
Gordon Central at Lamar County
Therrell at Putnam County
Perry at Woodward Academy
Rutland at Tattnall County
FPD at Atlanta International
Mount de Sales at Eagle's Landing Christian
Washington County at Berrien
Dodge County at Fitzgerald
GMC at Calvary Day
GHSA GIRLS SOCCER first round
Landmark Christian at Stratford, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
GHSA GIRLS SOCCER first round
Warner Robins at McIntosh
GHSA BOYS TENNIS quarterfinals
Screven County at Bleckley County, 4 p.m.
FRIDAY
GHSA BASEBALL first round
Heritage-Conyers at Houston County, 4:30 p.m. (if game 4 p.m. Saturday)
Whitewater at Veterans, 4:30 p.m. (if game 4:30 p.m. Saturday)
Druid Hills at West Laurens
Fitzgerald at Dodge County
Early County at Bleckley County
Jones County at Wayne County
Mary Persons at Woodward Academy
Perry at Luella
Rutland at Pierce County
Peach County at Brantley County
Baldwin at Cairo
Washington County at Berrien County
East Laurens at Thomasville
Lamar County at Dade County
Class A Private TBA: Tattnall Square (bye), Mount de Sales (bye or first-round home), FPD (away)
Class A Public TBA: Taylor County (home or bye), GMC (away)
GHSA BOYS SOCCER First Round
Lakeside-Evans at Northside, 7:30 p.m.
Evans at Houston County, 7 p.m.
Fayette County at Veterans, 7 p.m.
Warner Robins at Starr's Mill
Jones County at South Effingham
GHSA GIRLS SOCCER first round
Greenbrier at Houston County, 5 p.m.
Fayette County at Veterans, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY
GHSA baseball first-round if games
GHSA tennis quarterfinal deadline day
GHSA sectional track
GHSA GIRLS TENNIS quarterfinal deadline day
Monticello-Davidson Arts winner at Bleckley County
This story was originally published April 24, 2017 at 6:58 PM with the headline "Rain pushes tennis tournament action to Tuesday."