HS State Championships

The 2017 State Championships have now come and gone. For the first time in league history, both the Open and Girls divisions used the match play format for the tournament. The championship series was spread out over two weeks with the Finals culminating on April 29th and April 30th.

The Girl’s Varsity Finals was livestreamed and is now available on Youtube (link here). Congratulations to Paideia Varsity for winning the state title. While Brookwood put up a valiant fight and had some outstanding moments, Paideia showed their consistent disc skills and were able to come away with a strong win, 13-4.

In Open Varsity, Lambert gave Paideia all they could handle in a semifinal matchup but ultimately came up a little short. Lakeside struggled against a very strong Grady team on their side of the bracket. The finals between Grady/Paideia was a hard fought, clean game with plenty of highlights to go around. Grady, backed by a large crowd of friends/family, was eventually able to come out on top 13-10.

On the JV side, Northview played well against Central Forsyth and moved on to the finals with relative ease. Grady and Lakeside were interlocked in a back-and-forth matchup which eventually saw Lakeside winning on a couple of desperation throws to the endzone on universe point. The finals between Northview and Lakeside also came down to universe point with both teams having multiple opportunities to clinch the game. In the end Northview was able to string together one final clean offensive possession to seal the game, 13-12. Both teams showed incredible grit and battled for well over an hour and half.

The spirit remained high throughout the tournament and it was a testament to our sport to see such spirited play in the midst of fierce competition.

 

 

 

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Last Updated 4/26/2016

Girls Division ($310 per team)

Silverbacks Park Field Map Here
4/25 Stadium & Coca Cola – quarterfinal games 4:30-6:30 pm
4/27 Stadium – semifinal games 4:30-6:30pm
4/30 Renegade – final & 3rd place games 3:00 – 5:00pm

4/27 – Round robin for 5, 6, 7 4:30-7:30 Central Park Upper Field

Teams: Paideia Varsity, Paideia JV, Woodward, Decatur/MELD, Grady Varsity, Grady JV, Brookwood

In order to participate in the 2016 GA HS Girls State Championship, girls teams must meet the following requirements:

• Register your team & participate in the AFDC Spring HS league. Info HERE and  HERE. (Read both.)
• Each team must have at least one coach member (a person with a USAU Coach membership)  on their event roster by 3/1/2016.
• Express an interest in participating in the 2016 GA HS Girls State Championship by February 29, 2016 by contacting the HS States Coordinator.

Boys Division I and Division II (LakePoint, April 23-24)

In order to participate in 2016 GA HS Boys State Championship, boys teams must meet the following requirements:

• Register your team & participate in the AFDC Spring HS league. Info HERE and HERE. (Read both links.)
• Participation means that your team plays at least six (6) sanctioned games with teams within the league.
• Each team must have at least one coach member (a person with a USAU Coach membership) on their event roster by 3/1/2016.
• If your school is outside of a 50 mile radius from Atlanta, you need to register, contact the HS States Coordinator, & we will accommodate your school team on a case by case basis. Possible solutions:
  • You attend one of our weekend round robins.
  • You host a round robin.
  • We facilitate some games at a “midpoint” location.
• Teams must express an interest in participating in the 2016 GA HS Boys State Championship by February 29, 2016 by contacting the HS States Coordinator.

***Very Important. Every player at LakePoint must fill out this LAKEPOINT WAIVER.

Costs: $360

General Tournament Info:

• Coaches only need the USAU coach membership (they are encouraged but not required to have attended a CDP workshop) and can also serve simultaneously as the team’s chaperone.
• Each team is allowed to bring in one “team cooler.” Teams are not allowed to bring in outside food or setup team food tables. LakePointe has a concession stand.

Girls Tournament Fields

Silverbacks Soccer Park
3200 Atlanta Silverbacks Way, Atlanta, GA 30340
PHONE NUMBER: 404-410-7410

Central Park Upper Field
300 Linden Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

Boys Tournament Fields LakePoint Sporting Community / South Turf Fields
LakePoint, is approximately 45 minutes north of Atlanta.
LakePoint is located directly off exit 283 on I-75.
Head north on I-75, take exit 283 and make a left.
Immediately after the Love’s, take a left onto LakePoint Parkway.
Go through the light at Stars’ Way.
The parking lot is on your left. (Parking is $5.)
163 LakePoint Parkway, Cartersville, GA 30121 34.115518, -84.746722
http://www.lakepointsports.com/about-us/park-map/

Medical Facilities

WellStar Acworth Health Park (~5 Miles South of LakePoint on Highway 41)
4550 Cobb Parkway NW
Acworth, GA 30101
(Located just north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Cedarcrest Road)
Urgent Care
7 a.m. – 10 p.m. / Seven days a week
Phone: 470-956-0100

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite
1001 Johnson Ferry Rd NE
(404) 785-5252
Open until 9:00 PM