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Kell 42, East Paulding 35
Kell junior FS Nicholas Ross (left) and junior WR Sam Blancato (right) react to a turnover in the second half of their game at East Paulding Friday, September 29, 2017. Special/Daniel Varnado Kell...
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Coffee loses again on late field goal; region play begins in 1, 3 and 8
For the second consecutive week, third-ranked Coffee lost on a field goal in the closing seconds of a game. This time it was a last-second 36-yarder by Warner Robins’ Eli Mashburn to give the Demons a...
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Notable results from Week 7: Troup has record-setting night in big region win
(Jason Getz/AJC) GHSF Daily’s Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend: 1. Troup 71, Sandy Creek 16: Troup emerged as the top regular-season threat to Cartersville’s 36-game...
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Heritage, Evans the teams to beat in Region 3 again this year
(Jason Getz / AJC) A few weeks ago, it was mentioned here that Region 7 was perhaps the most wide-open region in Class AAAAAA. If that’s the case, then Region 3 appears to be a very close second....
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Best player in school history: Region 3-AAAAA teams
Falcons linebacker Jessie Tuggle points to the crowd after coming up with a huge interception in 1995. (AJC file photo) Griffin has produced 20 NFL players, the most of any Georgia high school. None...
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Top 10 games of Week 8
Meadowcreek is 6-0 for the first time in school history and seeking its first berth in the state playoffs. (Hyosub Shin hshin@ajc.com) Brookwood at Meadowcreek When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday,...
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Sequoyah-South Cobb has the feel of a play-in game
Region 6-AAAAAA isn’t one of those subdivided regions in the smaller classifications that have “play-in games” to determine their playoff teams. However, this week’s matchup between Sequoyah and South...
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National rankings: Grayson moves up in five polls
Here is where Georgia teams stand in several national polls. The numbers on the left are this week’s rankings; the numbers in parentheses are last week’s rankings. CalPreps 9. (10) Grayson 18. (23)...
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McEachern 27, North Cobb 21
The winner of the McEachern-North Cobb game went on to win the region title four times in the past five seasons, so there was a lot at stake when they met in the teams’ 3-AAAAAAA opener Friday at North...
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Valdosta loses region opener; big wins for Mays, Brunswick
Region play is in full swing in Class AAAAAA now that Regions 2 and 8 got in on the act this weekend. Coffee (1-AAAAAA) and Richmond Hill (2-AAAAAA) are the only teams in the classification that have...
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Notable results from Week 8: Ola makes Eagle’s Landing’s stay in top 10 a...
1. Ola 24, Eagle’s Landing 7: Eagle’s Landing, which moved into the Class AAAAA top 10 last week, has been ranked three times in its history. It lost its next game all three times. This year it was a...
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Playoff scramble is under way in rugged Region 1
Valdosta players wait to take the field before the start of their 2016 Class AAAAAA state title game against the Tucker Tigers at the Georgia Dome. SPECIAL/Daniel Varnado It’s a well-known story by...
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Top 10 games of Week 9
Jordan Yates of Milton (13) runs for a TD against Roswell’s Sam Antona during the Eagles’ 40-7 victory on Sept. 29. (John Amis/Special to the AJC) Benedictine at Toombs County When, where: 7 p.m....
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First place at stake in six Class AAAAAA regions
Region play is finally under way in all eight Class AAAAAA regions with just four weekends remaining in the regular season. Coffee of 1-AAAAAA and Richmond Hill of 2-AAAAAA are the final teams that...
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National rankings: Grayson holds steady in five of six polls
(AP) Here is where Georgia teams stand in several national polls. The numbers on the left are this week’s rankings; the numbers in parentheses are last week’s rankings. CalPreps 12. (9) Grayson 24....
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Marietta 28, Hillgrove 17
Marietta, which had trailed Hillgrove since midway through the first quarter of their Region 3-AAAAAAA game Friday, scored two touchdowns in the game’s final 1:22 to pull out a 28-17 victory Friday at...
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Lee County, Mays, Glynn Academy emerge as teams to beat
Lee County and Mays moved into sole possession of first place in their regions, Glynn Academy is closing in on a region title, and Tucker dashed Lovejoy’s championship dreams on a busy Week 9 of the...
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Notable results from Week 9: Hiram stuns Carrollton; M.L. King in the hunt
(Jason Getz / AJC) Ranking the most surprising and notable games of the weekend: 1. Hiram 41, Carrollton 14: Hiram (3-5 overall, 2-4 in 7-AAAAA) was the biggest underdog of the week to come up with a...
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Region 2 playoff race: Glynn Academy closing in on title
Glynn Academy won its first region title since 1972 when it went 4-0 in region play to claim the 2-AAAAAA championship last season. Now the Red Terrors are on the brink of another one. A victory this...
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Top 10 games of Week 10
Brookwood at Parkview When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Big Orange Jungle, Lilburn Records, rankings: Brookwood is 5-2 overall, 3-0 in Region 7-AAAAAAA and No. 7; Parkview is 5-2, 3-0 and unranked. Last...
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