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Walton-Lassiter Girls Lacrosse Semifinal Set
The Pope baseball team advanced to the quarterfinals; the Pope and Lassiter girls soccer teams and Pope boys lacrosse teams were eliminated.
East Cobb is guaranteed a spot in the Georgia High School Association Class AAAAAA girls lacrosse championships.
Walton and Lassiter easily won their quarterfinal matches on Friday, setting up an East Cobb showdown Tuesday in the semifinals at Walton.
Walton routed Alpharetta 12-2 as Erin McBride scored five goals. Lassiter's Johnna Fusco scored three times and have five assists as the Lady Trojans throttled Centennial 18-2.
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Also advancing in state playoff action on Friday was the Pope baseball team, which defeated Winder-Barrow 6-5 in the second round of the Class 5A tournament.
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As the MDJ reported, the Greyhounds rallied in the eighth inning for the walkoff win in the rubber match, and will play at home next Tuesday against Evans in the quarterfinals.
The Pope boys, a lacrosse runner-up the last two seasons, were eliminated in the second round of the Class 1A-5A playoffs on Friday in a 16-8 loss to Northview.
In girls soccer, the two East Cobb teams remaining were both eliminated, as Harrison defeated Lassiter 1-0 in the Class 6A quarterfinals and Northgate downed Pope 1-0 in the Class 5A quarterfinals.
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