The Chestatee girls soccer team fell to No. 4 Carrollton 5-0 Tuesday in the first round of the Class AAAA state playoffs.GAINESVILLE -- Carrollton’s game plan was simple: stop Chestatee’s Alexis Rebollar. The Lady Trojans hounded and frustrated the Lady War Eagles’ all-time leading scorer on defense and used an early goal to grab the momentum en route to a 5-0 win in the first round of the Class AAAA girls state soccer playoffs Tuesday at War Eagle Stadium. Meanwhile, the Chestatee defense was not able to contain Carrollton forward Isabel Rothschadl, who recorded a hat trick for the Lady Trojans. The win for Carrollton (13-6) moves the No. 3 seed from Region 5-AAAA into the second round. Chestatee (12-5-2) was looking for its second Sweet 16 appearance in the last three seasons. But the Lady War Eagles were never able to muster much offense against the third-ranked Lady Trojans. “We knew they would be good coming in,” Chestatee coach Mark Dunn said. “The game plan for other teams is always to stop No. 7 (Rebollar) and they were able to do that. We had some chances but we just couldn’t connect.” Carrollton dominated the opening with three shots on goal in the first five minutes using passes down the wings to create opportunities. The Lady Trojans eventually broke through less than six minutes into the game. Sarah Bryan made a run down the right side and then threaded a nice pass through the Chestatee defense that Rothschadl was able to gather and then drill a shot past Chestatee keeper Sheila Hernandez for a 1-0 lead. “It’s never good to fall down early, especially to a team that good,” Dunn said. “We were on our heels after that.” Just a minute later Carrollton’ Falen Kizunga was able to steer a shot past Hernandez. But the Lady Trojans were called for a late offsides to negate the goal. Chestatee had several scoring chances late in the half. Samantha Addington lofted a shot toward the goal on a corner cross that Carrollton keeper Karlie Hightower was able to corral. Sadie Foote would try to connect with Rebollar 10 minutes later lofting a ball into the box but Hightower beat Rebollar to the ball to stop the threat. “They were marking me real well the entire game,” Rebollar said. “It was a little frustrating but that’s part of the game. We just kept trying to get something going. We never could.” Two minutes later Carrollton would strike again when Kizunga scored with 12:53 left on a pass from Emily Adams. The Lady Trojans would have another goal negated just over a minute later on another offsides call and the half would end with Carrollton holding a 2-0 lead. The Lady War Eagles offense looked much more in sync to start the second half with several runs in the opening minutes. Chestatee’s best scoring chances in the second half came within two minutes of each other with 30 minutes left. Foote gathered a loose ball and blasted a shot from 10-yards out but Hightower made a diving one-handed save to keep the Lady War Eagles off the board. Two minutes later Rebollar would make a nice run down the left side and centered a pass to Hope Baxter. But Baxter could not get a clean shot off before Hightower was able to knock the ball out of the box. Rothschadl would put the game away 15 minutes later with a pair of goals less than two minutes apart late in the second half for a 4-0 lead. Adams added the final goal with just five seconds left in the game with a shot that caromed off the crossbar.(Courtesy of AccessNorthGA.com)
The Lady War Eagles (Region 8AAAA Runner-Up) will host Carrollton (Region 5AAAA 3rd Place Finisher) in the first round of the Georgia High School Association State Tournament.
This will be the fourth time the Chestatee girls have advanced to state. The War Eagles met Carrollton in 2007 the first year Chestatee qualified. They advanced again in 2008. In 2011 the War Eagles made it to the "Sweet Sixteen" after defeating LaGrange.
Chestatee (12-4-2) and the 4th ranked Lady Trojans (12-6-0) will kick-off at 6:45 PM on Tuesday, April 30. Admission is $7.00 per person (GHSA policy).
Soccer: Chestatee Girls Bounce Back to End Regular Season on High Note
By staff
GAINESVILLE -- The Chestatee girls soccer team made a quick recovery after Monday's loss to Lanier, taking down Clarke Central 5-1 in the Lady War Eagles' regular season finale on Tuesday in Gainesville.
Alexis Rebollar notched four of the goals for Chestatee (12-4-2) to add to her school record haul of 85. Lupe Cruz also scored for the Lady War Eagles inside the first 10 minutes, finishing off a pass from Heydi Acosta. Rebollar then went to work, scoring back-to-back goals in a 40-second span -- the first on a breakaway before Acosta set up Rebollar for a one-on-one with the Clarke Central keeper to put the contest out of reach.
The Lady War Eagles will play host to Carrollton in the first round of the Class AAAA playoffs at 6:45 p.m. on April 30. (Courtesy of AccessNorthGA.com)
The two unbeaten Region 8 AAAA varsity girl’s soccer teams battled last night for the region championship. Chestatee and Lanier were scoreless first half with both teams going up and down the field.
Adrieanna Ramos broke the deadlock mid-way in the 2nd period finishing off a loose ball from a corner kick. The Longhorns secured the game late with their second goal at the 7:41 mark to take the league title and 2-0 win. Lanier 11-5-0 (7-0-0) still plays Stephens County tonight but even with a loss they are top seed based on head to head competition.
The Region Runner-Up, Chestatee, completes their regular season at home this evening in a non-conference game with Clarke Central of Athens. The War Eagles will host the first round of state play-offs against #4 Carrollton (12-5-0) who finished third in Region 5. That game is slated for Tuesday, April 30.
By staff reportsTOCCOA -- The Chestatee girls soccer set the stage for a possible battle for the Region 8-AAAA title with a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Stephens County Tuesday night on the road. The Lady War Eagles (10-3-2, 7-0-0 Region 8-AAAA) fwell behind quickly on a goal by the Lady Indians' Cassady Fulbright Chestatee would answer in the 26th minute of the first half on a goal by Alexis Rebollar, which was set up on a long pass by Hope Baxter to tie the game. Mary Ashley Easterwood would find the net late in the first half to give the Lady War Eagles a 2-1 lead. Rebollar would put the game away midway through the second half with a penalty kick goal for her 79th career goal. Chestatee outshot the Lady Indians 14-3. It was the first region loss for Stephens County (8-3-0, 6-1-0), which closes out the regular season with games against Johnson and Lanier. Chestatee travels to Lanier (10-5-0, 6-0-0) on Friday for what could be the battle for the region title. (Courtesy of AccessNorthGA.com)
The Varsity Boys Team shut down Stephens 5-1 and clinched the Region 8AAAA title.
By staffThe Chestatee girls soccer team took out Madison County 3-1 on Friday. Alexis Rebollar scored twice in the win, while Hope Baxter added another strike for the Lady War Eagles (10-3-2, 6-0 Region 8-AAAA). Rebollar secured the first goal at the 29th minute in the first half. Baxter added the next Chestatee goal on a breakaway, hammering her shot past the keeper at the 17th minute. Rebollar struck again in the second half to make it 3-0. Madison County responded a minute later but it wasn't enough to derail Chestatee. The Lady War Eagles visit Stephens County on Tuesday. (Courtesty of AccessNorthGA.com)
GAINESVILLE -- The Chestatee girls soccer team made a quick recovery after Monday's loss to Lanier, taking down Clarke Central 5-1 in the Lady War Eagles' regular season finale on Tuesday in Gainesville.
