Class AAAA and Class A, Division I state championships were won by Westminster and Atlanta International, respectively, at the Georgia High School Association state boys’ soccer finals held from May 7–10.
Westminster won the Class AAAA championship at Duluth High School on May 8, defeating Johnson-Gainesville, which is rated 12th in the country, 2-0. This victory gave Westminster their 15th state title and first since 2019. Additionally, Westminster exacted some retribution for losing to the Knights 4-2 in the AAAA finals the previous year.
Westminster (17-4-2) became the first team to shut out Johnson-Gainesville in two years when sophomore Aditya Kaul scored the game’s opening goal midway through the first half, and junior Will Stewart added the game’s final goal in the second half.
In its five state playoff games, Westminster, the No. 1 seed after winning the Region 6AAAA championship, outscored its opponents 12-1. The Wildcats advanced to the state finals for the sixth time in seven years after defeating Heritage-Catoosa 4-0 in the opening round on April 19, Northside rival Holy Innocents 2-1 in the semifinals on May 3, and Benedictine 2-0 in the quarterfinals on April 30.
On May 7, at McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Atlanta International defeated Paideia 2-0 in the Class A, Division I finals, securing its third state title in program history.
Late in the first half, the Eagles scored twice, with junior Antoine Jacob scoring the first and senior Nico Decoufle scoring the second to clinch the team’s state championship. Atlanta International (19-1-1), which was defeated by Paideia 2-1 in the Class A, Division I finals the previous year, is winning its second state championship in three years. 2015 marked the Eagles’ first state championship victory.
After winning Region 6A, Atlanta International was ranked first and went on to win the A, Division I championship with a 37-2 record against its opponents in five state playoff games. To make it to the state finals for the sixth time in six years, the Eagles defeated Armucheee 10-0 in the opening round on April 17, Rabun County 11-1 in the second round on April 24, Jefferson County 10-0 in the quarterfinals on April 30, and Whitefield Academy 4-1 in the semifinals on May 3.
