Cobb Teams Start Lacrosse Quests

Even though lacrosse has only two classifications, Cobb teams can be found everywhere in the Georgia High School Association tournaments that begin Tuesday on campus sites.

A total of 17 teams from Cobb schools -- eight girls and nine boys -- have qualified.

The girls get underway on Tuesday, with three Cobb teams playing host. Walton, No. 3 in Class 6A, is at home to North Gwinnett. No. 7 Kennesaw Mountain entertains Chattahoochee and Alpharetta is at Harrison.

Hitting the road will be No. 8 Lassiter, which plays at Peachtree Ridge, and Hillgrove, which travels to West Forsyth.

In the Class 1A-5A tournament, the No. 4 Kell girls are home against Decatur, Pope is at St. Pius and Sprayberry is at Marist.

First round games in the boys tournaments start on Wednesday, with Lassiter having the No. 1 ranking in Class 6A.  However, the Trojans qualified for the state tournament as the No. 3 seed in Area 2, meaning they will play at North Gwinnett. Kennesaw Mountain visits Chattahoochee.

No. 10 Walton is at home to Peachtree Ridge. Harrison and Hillgrove also play at home, against Johns Creek and two-time defending state champion Lambert, respectively.

In Class 1A-5A, No. 3 Allatoona plays host to Marist and No. 8 Whitefield Academy is at home to face Blessed Trinity.

Pope plays at St. Pius and Kell is at Decatur.

Second-round games in the girls tournaments are Friday and the boys will continue on Saturday.