The Calvary Day School Lady Cavs and St. Vincent's Academy Saints flag football teams won the first and second rounds of the Georgia High School State Association Class 1-4 state playoffs last night, November 29, 2022. Only two of the six Savannah area schools that appeared in the Georgia High School State Association Championships moved onto the Elite Eight.
New Hampstead moved on to the second round with a big win over Lowndes High School 33-0. The Phoenix took on the defending state champions SE Bulloch in the second round and lost 19-0. SE Bulloch has not lost a game since starting play in GHSA Flag Football last year. Savannah Country Day and Richmond Hill lost close first-round games to end their seasons.
Calvary defeated Savannah Country Day 12-0 and Wheeler Co. 26-12. St. Vincent shut out both opponents, Beach and Dodge Co, 24 -0. Both Area champions now advance to the Elite Eight round.
If Calvary and St. Vincent's win, they will move on to the GHSA Flag Football Final Four on Monday, December 5, 2022, at the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia. GHSA Flag Football championships will be on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Here are the results from yesterday night's Georgia High School Association Flag Football State Playoffs. Furthermore, the opponents of schools are moving on.
At Calvary Day School
Game 1 - Calvary 12. Savannah Country Day 0
Game 2 - Wheeler Co. 12, Jordan 0
Second Round
Game 3 - Calvary 26, Wheeler Co. 12
Calvary advances to Elite Eight (quarterfinals) vs. Pace Academy at Pace on Thursday December 1, 2022.
At Memorial Stadium Host St. Vincent's Academy
Game 1 - St. Vincent's 24, Beach 0
Game 2 -. Dodge Co. 7, Sumter Co. 0
Second Round
Game 3 - St. Vincent’s Academy 24. Dodge Co.
St. Vincent’s Academy advances to Elite Eight (quarterfinals) vs. Harris Co and will host at Memorial Stadium on Thursday December 1, 2022. Kickoff is 4:30 pm.
At Southeast Bulloch
Game 1 - SE Bulloch 40, Spencer 0
Game 2 - New Hampstead 33, Lowndes 0
Second Round
Game 3 - SE Bulloch 19, New Hampstead 0
SE Bulloch advances to Elite Eight (quarterfinals) vs. Northside, Columbus and will host at SE Bulloch on Thursday December 1, 2022.
At Columbus Georgia
Game 1 -. Long Co. 7, Richmond Hill 6
Game 2 - Columbus 7, Swainsboro 6
Second Round
Game 3 - Long Co. 19, Columbus 12
Long Co. advances to Elite Eight (quarterfinals) vs. Loganville at Loganville on Thursday December 12, 2022.
PHOTO CREDIT - Calvary & St. Vincent's Social media sources
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