Pedro Ghanem and Pedro Robledo scored goals for Cartersville as the Hurricanes defeated White County in the opening round of the Class AAAA state soccer playoffs Wednesday evening.
Host Cartersville, 5-AAAA region champs, scored both goals in the second half. White County was the No. 4 seed from Region 7-AAAA.
Ghanem gave Cartersville a 1-0 lead in the game’s 47th minute. His header found the net off a feed from Robledo.
Robledo’s goal came off an assist by Victor Guevara for the Hurricanes' 2-0 advantage.
White County’s season ends with a 6-8-3 mark.
Cartersville (15-1-2) advances to the Round of 16 where the Canes will host the 3rd-seed from Region 1-AAAA, Shaw, next Wednesday. The Raiders (10-4) blanked Baldwin in the first round, 6-0.