Soccer Roundup: Perry boys win back-to-back region championships, Northside and Warner Robins split Crosstown Showdown

The GHSA’s regular season is in its final week with all Houston County regions having a champion.

Here’s a roundup of last week’s soccer:

Houston County

Boys

Houston County (10-5, 6-4 Region 2-5A) played one match last week, a 4-2 win against ACE at home.

Region 2-5A’s matches were over two weeks ago so the Bears have no room to jockey for playoff positioning, though they do have two matches this week to end the regular season.

April 14 the Bears will host Perry and on April 16 they’ll head across town to play Warner Robins (this match is unclear, because Warner Robins has a region match scheduled that same day).

Girls

The Lady Bears (11-3, 10-0 Region 2-5A) lost their first match in almost two months last week against fourth-ranked (in 1A D-1) ACE.

The 5-0 final was the Lady Gryphons’ fourth straight win and 11th shutout this season.

HoCo hosts Perry on April 14 for their final regular season home match before heading over to Warner Robins on April 16 (this match is unclear, because Warner Robins has a region match scheduled that same day).

Northside

Boys

March 6 score against Thomas County Central still unreported.

Northside (4-11, 1-8 Region 2-5A) might not be heading to the postseason but they did reclaim their spot on top of the Crosstown Showdown against Warner Robins last week.

A spectacular defensive finish put the Eagles over the Demons 2-1 to break a four-match losing streak heading into the final week of their season.

This week they host their final match on April 13 against Bleckley County. Their season ends on April 16 at Perry.

Girls

The Lady Eagles (4-12, 2-8 Region 2-5A) lost their fifth straight match last week, an 8-0 final against Warner Robins in the Crosstown Showdown.

This marks the 11th straight year the Demonettes have won the matchup; Northside’s last victory was in 2015.

This week they host Bleckley County on April 13 for their last match at home before heading to Perry on April 16.

Perry

Boys

Perry (9-7, 8-2 Region 1-4A) won back-to-back region championships last week with their 3-0 victory against Warner Robins.

Junior Carson Camp scored twice to earn the region title for goals scored. The Panthers also faced Veterans, but couldn’t get the offense going in a 1-0 loss.

This week the Panthers play at Houston County on April 14 and at home on April 16 against Northside.

Girls

The Lady Panthers (10-4, 8-0 Region 1-4A) split last week’s matches with a 2-1 loss at Veterans and 6-1 win against Warner Robins.

The only score of the former was from a penalty kick in the first half, though Perry poured it on with six goals against the Demonettes.

The Lady Panthers head to Houston County on April 14 and host Northside on April 16 for their final regular-season matches.

Veterans

Boys

Veterans (14-4, 8-2 Region 2-5A) started their third winning streak of the season last week with two wins against Perry and Northside-Columbus.

The Warhawks began the week at home with a slim 1-0 victory over the Panthers before heading to Columbus for a 3-1 win against the Patriots.

Their final regular season match is at home against Dodge County on April 16.

Girls

The Lady Warhawks (11-7, 8-2 Region 2-5A) split last week’s matches in their final full week of the regular season.

The first was a 2-1 home victory against Perry, who only scored on a penalty kick in the first half. The second was a 6-0 drubbing at 10th-ranked (in 4A) Northside-Columbus.

Veterans faces Dodge County at home in the final match before the postseason on April 16.

Warner Robins

Boys

Warner Robins (2-11, 1-7 Region 1-4A) has to win their final two matches and beat Ware County by more than two goals to enter the postseason picture.

Last week’s matches didn’t help, two more losses in a now seven-match skid, but it is still possible for the Demons. The first match was a 2-1 loss to Northside in the Crosstown Showdown, the last a 3-0 final at Perry to finish up a two-match road trip.

This week Warner Robins will return home for two matches for the first time in over a month. The first is against New Hampstead on April 14, and there are two matches scheduled for April 16 against Ware County and Houston County (It’s assumed they would play the region match).

Girls

The Demonettes (6-5, 2-4 Region 1-4A) enter the final week of the regular season with a guaranteed spot in the postseason, but still two final region matches.

Last week Warner Robins demolished Northside 8-0 in the Crosstown Showdown, winning for the 11th straight year. They also lost to Perry 6-1 on the road.

This week the Demonettes host New Hampstead on April 14 and Ware County on April 16. There is a conflicting schedule with HoCo on April 16, it is assumed they will play the region match instead.

Westfield

Girls

The Lady Hornets (4-6, 2-5 GIAA District 5-4A/3A) had two flipped results last week, a 10-1 win against Calvary Christian and 10-0 loss to St. Anne-Pacelli.

Although a district championship is out of the question Westfield is focused on moving up one spot in the MaxPreps rankings to earn a postseason spot.

This week’s games are on the road at Brookstone on April 14 and Southland Academy on April 16.