For the first time since 2011, the Walton boys lacrosse team is playing for a state championship.
The Raiders downed centennial 8-3 at Raider Valley on Wednesday to reach the Georgia High School Association Class 7A finals.
Their opponent will be the two-time defending state champions from Lambert, which prevented an all-East Cobb final by downing Lassiter 8-4.
Saturday’s final will take place at 1 p.m. at Fifth Third Bank Stadium near the Kennesaw State University campus (3200 George Busbee Parkway).
Admission is $14 and covers all four state championship games, starting at 10:30 a.m.
Walton is 20-2 on the season, while Lambert is 20-1. The Longhorns, from Forsyth County, have won four state championships since the school opened in 2009.
Walton’s only title came in 2011. The Lassiter boys won state championships in 2006 and in 2017, but on Wednesday never had the lead against a Lambert team that’s become a dynasty in a short amount of time.
No East Cobb girls teams reached the finals this year. Kell won state titles in 2014 and 2015 and Walton won in 2016. The Milton girls, who play in the same region as Walton and Lassiter, will go for their 13th championship in the 7A final Saturday against Mill Creek at 5 p.m.
Pope prevails
The Pope Greyhounds baseball team advanced to the state championship series for the fourth consecutive year by defeating Harrison earlier this week.
The Greyhounds, winners of the last two Class 6A titles, knocked off the Hoyas on the road in the third and decisive game on Wednesday in a 5-0 shutout.
Pope will play Heritage of Conyers in a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m. next Wednesday, May 22, at State Mutual Stadium in Rome. Tickets are $13 plus a $2 facility fee.
If a third game is necessary, it will take place at the same venue on Thursday, starting at 7:30 p.m.
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