Three silver medalists led the Crusaders at last weekend's state meet, following a runner-up performance at region. The Irish, Falcons and Raiders, meanwhile, qualified 15-plus for state in last weekend's GHSA sectional action.
The Raiders' teams both clinched spots in the AAA state tournament, coming up May 18-19 in LaGrange, with their top-three finishes Tuesday in Statesboro.
The Raiders brought clinched both region titles, and Levi Dailey the high points crown, while the Falcons and Irish joined with a handful of champs and a couple dozen more sectional qualifiers in last week's region track championships.
Tuesday and Wednesday were each long nights for the Falcons' teams, who came up on the wrong end of shutouts in the first round of the GHSA state playoffs.
Eden Rowe and John Brantley led the way for the Crusaders in their runner-up finish at region, while the Raiders and Falcons played their final regular-season matches before next week's area tournament.
The Raiders, Irish and Falcons put the wraps on their regular season, and the Crusaders ran into a buzzsaw at Central Fellowship, in games late last week.
The Georgia High School Association's major spring sports state tournaments launch this week. Here's a look at the playoff draw for local soccer, baseball, tennis and slowpitch softball teams who are in the mix.
The Raiders added a couple more region titles to their decade-and-a-half-long streaks Thursday, while the Crusaders, Irish and Falcons competed at their region tennis tournaments on Tuesday.