GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION - DeKalb County Schools

76 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
SEMIFINAL COMPETITION:
A. The twenty-four (24) teams winning the Sectional competition will advance to the State Semifinal competitions to
be fired on March 31, 2012 or earlier if agreed upon by both Area chairpersons involved. The Area chairpersons
will coordinate the matches. All chairpersons will report the results and all individual qualifiers to both the State
Director and to the GHSA office not later than April 2, 2012. TEAMS AND ALL QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS MUST
BE REPORTED FOR THEM TO COMPETE IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
STATE COMPETITION:
A. The twelve (12) teams winning the Semifinal competitions and the two (2) teams with the highest losing scores in
the Semifinals qualify to compete at the State Championship. Each of the participating school’s teams will enter
a four member team with all shooters’ scores to count for the total team score. These four individuals also qualify
for the state individual competition. All other GHSA competitors firing a 290 or better in a regular season GHSA Area
match or in the Sectionals or Semifinals also qualify for the state individual competition if their team does not qualify.
Schools with more than four competitors with the 290 or better qualification may use four of these competitors as
a team plus their additional qualifiers may compete for the individual championship.
B. Finals procedures will be used in determining the state individual standings but will have no effect on team standings.
Finals will begin approximately 30 minutes after the end of the regular state competition.
C. The State Riflery Championship will be held on April 14, 2012, at Fort Benning.
The GHSA State Coordinator and State Meet Director for Rifley is Major Larry Pendergrass (retired) - 770-922-7871;
home address: 3593 Limberlost Trail, Stockbridge, GA 30281;
email address: riflesix@comcast.net
GENERAL INFORMATION:
SECTION 10
SOCCER
A. Soccer is a state championship event for boys and girls played in the Spring season with the following classification
structure: Class AAAAA, AAAA, AAA, AA. Class A schools will be aligned in areas.
B. All soccer matches will be played according to the rules published by the National Federation, and all National
Federation recommendations for “State Adoption” have been adopted by the GHSA. Sub-varsity matches are limited
to 35-minute halves.
C. Notification of entry in AA/A Soccer must be filed in writing with the GHSA Office no later than April 1, for the upcoming
school year so that teams may be placed into Areas for competition. All other classifications are structured according
to regions.
D. The number of soccer matches allowed (not including state tournaments) shall be eighteen (18). If a region/area
chooses to play a region/area tournament, those matches must be included as part of the 18-game total allowed.
Beginning and ending dates for practice and competition can be found at the front of this publication.
E. All GHSA varsity soccer matches shall be played with one or more officially-dressed officials who are registered
under the GHSA plan for the registration of officials.
F. In accordance with By-Law 2.66, only one night before a school day per week may be used with competitions
beginning at 6:00 p.m. or later.
1. For evening matches, a single match must start no later than 7:30 p.m.
2. For evening matches, a double-header must start no later than 6:00 p.m.
G. Teams arriving late for a contest by thirty (30) minutes or more shall forfeit the match, and shall pay the officials unless
prior arrangements are made in a timely manner, and both teams agree to start the game late or reschedule it.
Consideration will also be given to emergency situations over which the traveling school has no control. The host
school has the responsibility of notifying the officials of these changes.
H. A student may not participate in more than three (3) halves of soccer per day except in a tournament setting, when
a player may play two full matches in a calendar day.