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Semifinal previews: Class A (private)
(Branden Camp / Special to AJC) Tattnall Square at Eagle’s Landing Christian When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Commitment Field, McDonough Records, rankings: Tattnall Square is 12-0, the No. 5 seed and...
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Roswell 28, Westlake 0
Roswell High School wide receiver Jayden Comma (5) completes a catch while being pursued by Westlake High School’s Tre Person (1) during the second half of a semi-final high school football game,...
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Valdosta, Tucker roll into championship game
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) Dalton’s dreams of a perfect season came to an end Friday night in the Class AAAAAA semifinals. So did Northside-Warner Robins’ hopes of an all-Region 1 championship...
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Tucker’s run-first offense to meet Valdosta’s balanced attack
Tucker vs. Valdosta When, where: 8 p.m. Friday, Georgia Dome, Atlanta Records, rankings: Tucker is 13-1, the No. 1 seed from Region 4-AAAAAA and No. 4; Valdosta is 13-1, the No. 1 seed from 1-AAAAAA...
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Statistical leaders for state finalists
Class AAAAAAA Roswell Grayson 14-0 Record 13-1 35.2 Points per game 42.2 8.2 PPG allowed 11.2 217.6 Avg. yards rushing 159.6 190.2 Avg. yards passing 190.2 407.8 Avg. total yards 349.8 Rushing...
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Valdosta 17, Tucker 7
Valdosta, the nation’s most successful high school football program, hadn’t won a state championship since 1998 or even played for one since 2003. When the Wildcats finally got another opportunity,...
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Grayson 23, Roswell 20 (overtime)
Will VanPamelen kicked a 25-yard field goal to cap off a frantic finish as top-ranked Grayson took its first lead of the game with 1:04 remaining, gave up that lead on the final play of regulation, and...
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Valdosta’s return to the top headlines top stories from 2016
Atlanta, Ga. — Valdosta senior QB Josh Belton (4) waits to take the field with Wildcat teammates before the start of thier Class AAAAAA state title game against the Tucker Tigers at the Georgia Dome...
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Winder-Barrow set for showdown with Wesleyan in Myrtle Beach
Olivia Nelson-Ododa, the nation’s top-ranked junior, had 19 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots to lead the Winder-Barrow girls team to a 63-37 victory over Dreher (S.C.) Monday...
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2016 high school football all-Metro teams
All-Metro Teams CITY/SOUTH FULTON Carver-Atlanta running back Quentin Gates is a senior. (John Amis/Special to AJC) » Offensive player of the year: Caylin Newton, Grady » Defensive player of the year:...
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Departures of Miller Grove, Southwest DeKalb create opportunities
Miller Grove Wolverines head coach Sharman White holds up 7 fingers for their 7th championship win. He’s flanked by Alterique Gilbert (3)j.KENT D. JOHNSON/ kdjohnson@ajc.com The Miller Grove boys have...
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Where the teams stand as post-holiday play resumes
With the holiday tournaments behind them and the school break almost complete, Class AAAAAA basketball teams turn their attention this week to the heart of the schedule. Five of the top 10 girls teams...
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Weekend schedule takes a hit from winter storm
Five ranked Class AAAAAA girls basketball teams and four top 10 boys teams opened the 2017 portion of their schedules on Tuesday, combining to win eight of the nine games. Those games could be the...
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Schedule returning to normal after week of postponements
Last week’s winter storm wiped out most of the Class AAAAAA basketball schedule over the weekend and part of it on Tuesday. Now, the return of warmer weather has brought the teams back to the heart of...
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Half of the top 10 loses; Walker a McDonald’s All-American
It was a turbulent week for Class AAAAAA basketball teams as five girls teams and five boys teams ranked in the top 10 suffered at least one loss over the past seven days. Among those suffering losses...
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Harrison girls look to bounce back; Alpharetta boys seek revenge
The Harrison girls basketball team, ranked No. 1 in Class AAAAAA, will try to bounce back from its first loss of the new calendar year when it hosts River Ridge in a Region 6-AAAAAA game Friday....
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Where teams stand as end of regular season draws near
Here’s a look at the region standings after Tuesday night’s games. Note that the records are taken from MaxPreps, the official record-keeper for the Georgia High School Association, and that some of...
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Top-ranked South Pauding boys face tough closing stretch
The top-ranked South Paulding boys basketball team is closing in on the regular-season title in Region 5-AAAAAA, but the Spartans will have to navigate through the toughest part of their schedule to...
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South Paulding boys closing on perfect region season; milestone for...
The top-ranked South Paulding boys basketball team all but locked up the top seed in the 5-AAAAAA tournament with its three victories last week. Now the Spartans are closing in on a perfect region...
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Allatoona boys hitting their stride as postseason approaches
The Allatoona boys basketball team won’t head into the postseason with the glowing record, lofty ranking or high expectations it has had the past couple of seasons, but the Buccaneers don’t figure to...
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