Dear Editor:

The final AAA soccer poll is out and the secret is finally out across the state of Georgia.

The boys team, on the strength of two straight years making the state playoffs and taking teams that went to the semi-finals down to the wire (Hardaway and LaGrange); were voted into the final top 15 (rank: 12).

The girls team, after taking semi-finalist Columbus to PK’s, ended the season in the top 10 (rank: 8th). The great showing against Columbus impressed a number of coaches statewide who voted RHHS ahead of traditional Atlanta soccer powers Riverwood and Grady.

These results indicate that although we are the smallest community competing at the state level for AAA, our program is gaining more and more respect statewide as a soccer destination.

See: www.eurosportscoreboard.com.

Thanks to the RHHS Administration and Staff, the Bryan County Board of Education, the RHHS Soccer Booster Club and active, caring members of our community who make all of the hard work turn into something special for our RHHS student athletes.