Commerce and Towns County both advanced to the semifinals on Monday in the Georgia High School Association state playoffs.
No. 1 Commerce, the Region 8-A Division 1 champion rolled to an easy win in the quarterfinals routing Bleckley County 10-0 on the road. The Lady Tigers (20-1) will play host to Mt. Vernon on Thursday looking for a shot at their second consecutive state final.
In the Class A Division 2 playoffs, Towns County (7-5-1) also advanced to its second consecutive Final 4, holding off Hawkinsville 2-0 on the road as well. The Lady Indians will travel to fellow Area 3-A D2 foe Lake Oconee Academy on Thursday in the semifinals.
However, in Class 3A, No. 7 White County saw its season come to an end with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to No. 4 St. Vincent's in Savannah. The Lady Warriors (14-6) were working on their best playoff run since 2018 and had been unbeaten on the road in the playoffs until Monday.
(Check below for the schedule and scores for the quarterfinal round for Northeast Georgia-area girls teams.)
GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS SCORES, quarterfinal round, Monday, April 24
Class 3A
St. Vincent's Academy 1, White County 0
Class A Division 1
Commerce 10, Bleckley County 0
Class A Division 2
Towns County 2, Hawkinsville 0
GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS, GAPPS quarterfinal round, Saturday, April 29
Class 2A
Lanier Christian (R2, S2) at St. John Bosco Academy (R1, S1), TBA
