Lady Hornets suffer heartbreaking double overtime defeat against Brookwood
In what was essentially a must-win game for Westfield (6-9), Brookwood (11-6) ripped their hearts out in the last minute of a 4-3 double overtime loss on Monday.
In what was essentially a must-win game for Westfield (6-9), Brookwood (11-6) ripped their hearts out in the last minute of a 4-3 double overtime loss on Monday.
The soccer postseason in Houston County is coming to a faster-than-usual end, as six of their seven teams fell in the opening round of the GHSA state tournament.
After the first week of the GHSA state tournament, Houston County is down to just one team in the race for a state championship.
If there’s one thing Matt Hopkins has praised his young, inexperienced team for over the course of the season it’s finding a way to win.
Perry was up 3-2 with four minutes left in Thursday’s first round match against Eastside. When the buzzer sounded the Panthers’ season was over, and the Eagles soared to the second round for the second consecutive season on top of a 4-3 final score.
Of the seven Houston County soccer teams to make the postseason, Perry’s Lady Panthers were the only ones to make it out of round one.
Both Houston County golf programs have reason to celebrate this week after a competitive bout in Hawkinsville, Georgia for the Area 2-5A tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The second half was much better than the first, but the result was unchanged as Veterans (14-5) lost to Pope (12-4) 3-0 in the first round of the GHSA state tournament.
Veterans (12-8) entered Wednesday’s playoff game hoping to advance past the first round for the first time since 2022, but Pope (11-5) made sure that wasn’t possible with a 10-0 victory.
Junior goalkeeper Lily Brzezicki has been a brick wall for Houston County (12-4) this season, and that continued on Tuesday in the first round of the state tournament against Creekview (11-7).