Georgia, Tennessee split all-star high school soccer matches

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Tennessee girls 7, Georgia 0

The stats: Five different players scored for Tennessee, led by a hat trick by Nicole Ford of East Hamilton. All of her goals came in the second half, earning her Tennessee MVP honors. The first-half goals came from Keyle Snyder (Girls Preparatory School), Emma Higgins (Notre Dame), Samantha Green (Hixson) and Sofia Olenchek (Notre Dame). The MVP for Georgia - which only had 11 players - was former Southeast Whitfield goalkeeper Sydney Covington.

Georgia boys 2, Tennessee 2 (Georgia 4-2 in penalty kicks)

The stats: Georgia took the lead on a goal by North Murray's Javier Alfaro, who nailed a shot from about 25 yards out in the 13th minute. Tennessee evened up the match on the first of two goals by Baylor's Sam Stewart, who earned team MVP honors. Dalton's Gibby Perez, after creating a number of chances and missing on a few attempts - including a penalty-kick attempt saved by former Cleveland goalkeeper Gustavo Wilhelm - netted a shot with about 10 minutes to play for the 2-1 edge. Tennessee answered with two minutes to play, with Aaron Rucker (McMinn County) finding Stewart for the equalizer. The match went to a shootout, with Georgia making its final three attempts for the win.

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