Lassiter, Pope Lose Lacrosse Titles

The Trojans fall in overtime after a big rally, and the Greyhounds are unable to recover from an early deficit.

Lassiter and Pope came close but lost their championship boys lacrosse games Saturday. Lassiter came back from four goals behind in the third quarter and a two-goal deficit in the final five minutes to force overtime. But Evans Lockwood scored in sudden-death overtime to give Milton the Georgia High School Association AAAAA title, 10-9. Garrett Shank scored four goals for Lassiter, including one with 55 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 9 after Milton took a 9-7 lead with five minutes left. He also scored the Trojans’ eighth goal. Lassiter trailed 6-3 at halftime and 7-3 early in the third quarter but charged back to tie the score at 7 in front of a frenzied home crowd at The Frank. It was the second loss to Milton this year …

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GA Lacrosse Championships Tonight

Lassiter plays at home and Pope on the road in the quest for GHSA titles.

The Georgia High School Association playoffs come down to this for Northeast Cobb: two games tonight, one at home, one on the road, with two lacrosse championships on the line. Lassiter plays for the AAAAA boys title at home at 6 p.m. against Milton. Pope plays for the A-AAAA boys title on the road at 7 p.m. against Lambert. And then the official GHSA sports season is over for our local high schools. Tickets are $7 at both games. If you go to The Frank, Lassiter is calling on fans to wear white to create a stadium white-out. The Lassiter-Milton game also will be streamed live at ghsa.tv. Lassiter, Area 2's No. 1 seed, reached the championship game with three home wins: Northview, 12-4; East Coweta, 14-1; and Alpharetta, 14-4. Milton, Area …

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Pope Whips Decatur in Lacrosse Semis

But the Greyhound baseball team is knocked out by Loganville, 12-2.

Pope's boys lacrosse team is one win from a Georgia High School Association A-AAAA championship after beating Decatur on the road Wednesday night. The Greyhounds scored in the first seven seconds of the game and never trailed on the way to an 11-6 victory. Pope (16-3-1) will play at Lambert in Forsyth County on Saturday for the Georgia title. Pope played ball-control offense Wednesday at Decatur and reeled off the final seven goals of the first half to take an 8-1 lead at intermission. The Bulldogs got off few shots. Decatur scored first in the second half, but Pope netted a goal less than a minute later and added two more in the quarter to lead 11-2 entering the fourth period. Things didn't go as well for the Greyhound baseball team, …

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Lassiter Romps to Reach Lacrosse Final

The Trojans will host Milton in the AAAAA championship; meanwhile, Pope's baseball and lacrosse teams play today to stay alive in the GHSA playoffs.

Lassiter will host the Georgia High School Association AAAAA boys lacrosse championship game Saturday after crushing Alpharetta, 14-4, at The Frank on Tuesday night. The Trojans fell behind 2-0 but bounced back to score seven consecutive goals on the way to leading 5-2 after the first quarter and 7-3 at halftime, Lassiter Athletics reported on Twitter. Lassiter, the top seed from Area 2, added to the lead 37 seconds into the second half and shut out Alpharetta, Area 3’s No. 1 seed, in the third quarter for a 10-3 lead going into the fourth. Because Milton, the No. 2 seed from Area 3, beat Etowah, 12-3, in the other semifinal, the championship will be at Lassiter on Saturday. In rolling through the first three rounds of the GHSA playoffs, …

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We're Down to Lacrosse, Baseball

One Lassiter team and two Pope teams remain alive in the state playoffs.

Lassiter’s boys will play at home Tuesday night for a spot in the Georgia High School Association’s AAAAA lacrosse championship. The Trojans, coming off a 14-1 demolition of East Coweta on Friday, will play Alpharetta, the No. 1 seed from Area 3. Lassiter is Area 2’s top seed. The game will start at 7. With a win, the Trojans will play for the title Saturday, either at Etowah or home against Milton. In the A-AAAA tournament, Pope plays at Decatur at 7:30 p.m. in Wednesday’s semifinals after crushing Area 1’s No. 1 seed, Lovett, 14-4 on the road Saturday. Westminster is hosting Lambert in the other semifinal. Also Tuesday, Pope’s baseball team travels to Loganville in the AAAA quarterfinals. The first pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled …

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Bret Hundredmark Comes Home

Northeast Cobb and the Lassiter community continue to rally to help the injured lacrosse player from Simpson Middle School.

Good news from the Lassiter lacrosse program: Injured Junior Trojan Bret Hundredmark is back home. Bret, a sixth-grader at Simpson Middle School, suffered a critical brain injury during practice March 24 when a ball hit him in the back of the head. He was recovering at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite in Sandy Springs after four brain operations. He came home to Northeast Cobb on Thursday “after a seven week journey of miracles,” the Lassiter boys lacrosse program tweeted. “Keep him in your prayers as he continues his rehab treatments.” The Bret Hundredmark Foundation, set up to help with medical expenses, said he was resting at home and “being snuggled by his doggie.” The 12-year-old grew 2 inches while learning to walk …

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Rivalry: Lassiter and Walton Girls Lacrosse

The two strongest teams in Area 2AAAAA meet April 17 at Lassiter. The winner ought to claim the area title and challenge perennial state champion Milton.

Viewfinder: Sensational Sports

The best photographs of Kell, Lassiter, Pope and Sprayberry athletes.

Northeast Cobb Patch has chosen the best photographs by Cecil Copeland and Zachary Thoth capturing Kell, Lassiter, Pope and Sprayberry High School athletes participating in basketball, wrestling, lacrosse and track. Have a favorite athlete photo? Add it to the gallery by clicking the "Add" button beneath the featured picture.

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Whiz Kid: Chayce Chambers

Meet an award-winning football and lacrosse player from Sprayberry High School.

1) Whiz Kid's Name: Chayce Chambers 2) Whiz Kid's Age: 17 3) Whiz Kid's School: Sprayberry High School 4) Whiz Kid's Accomplishment(s): 5) Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness (how did they achieve their success): Chayce credits his success on and off the field to hard work, dedication, a willingness to learn and being a team player. He also says that he has been surrounded by a great group of teammates since a young age.  Each week we'll highlight an individual child, youth group, teens and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments. We want to hear about these amazing children and teens and select one each week as the Whiz Kid. Submit your nomination in our comment box or e-mailjulia.harris@patch.com. Be sure to include the …

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