Dalton, Harrison to battle for first place on a big stage
Harrison High School quarterback Justin Fields (1) runs the ball during a game against North Cobb High School, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, in Kennesaw, Ga. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL First place in Region...
View ArticleHarrison 28, Dalton 26
Harrison quarterback Justin Fields (1) drops back to pass as Dalton defensive end Kevin Diaz (56) is blocked by lineman Tonny Garcia (70) and linebacker Jack Ridley (29) is blocked by Dawson Brown,...
View ArticleNational rankings: Archer makes big move after upsetting Grayson
Archer quarterback Carter Peevy (12) attempts a pass in the first half against Grayson at Archer High School Friday, October 13, 2017, in Lawrenceville, Ga.. PHOTO / JASON GETZ Here is where Georgia...
View ArticleRichmond Hill is lone unbeaten team after Lee County, Winder-Barrow fall
Two undefeated Top 10 teams suffered their first losses of the season, Glynn Academy came up short in its bid to clinch a region title, and Lovejoy and Allatoona solidified their standings in the...
View ArticleNotable results from Week 10: Meadowcreek clinches berth; Valdosta controls...
(Hyosub Shin hshin@ajc.com) 1. Meadowcreek 41, Central Gwinnett 34: Meadowcreek clinched its first playoff berth since 1988 by beating a team projected as a 23-point favorite by the computer Maxwell...
View ArticleHarrison begins life without Fields; Valdosta has shot at region title
Harrison quarterback Justin Fields was an AJC Super 11 selection this sesaon. (Chad Rhym/ Chad.Rhym@ajc.com) There are just two weeks to go in the regular season, and the Class AAAAAA playoff picture...
View ArticleTop 10 games of Week 11
Francisco Hunter has rushed for 1,106 yards in eight games this season for Southwest DeKalb (Mark Brock /DeKalb County School District Athletics) Arabia Mountain at Southwest DeKalb When, where: 8 p.m....
View ArticleValdosta could still win region or miss playoffs; other teams face must-win...
Defending state champion Valdosta is in a unique position heading into the final two weeks of the high school football season. Win their final two games and the Wildcats are region champions. Lost...
View ArticleNational rankings: Little movement among Georgia teams
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 22, (24) Lowndes 26. (23)...
View ArticleMount Paran Christian 35, Mount Pisgah Christian 17
Mount Paran Christian fell behind on the first play from scrimmage but controlled the rest of the night with its running game and beat Mount Pisgah Christian 35-17 Friday to claim the championship in...
View ArticleCoffee ends Valdosta’s region title hopes; Harrison clinches Region 6
Mays (Region 5) and Harrison (Region 6) captured region titles, the lone remaining unbeaten team in Class AAAAAA suffered its first loss of the season, and Drew’s stock rose dramatically during Week 11...
View ArticleDaily List: Teams that have clinched region titles this season
Thirty-one of the 56 regions have declared a region champion. Of those, Americus-Sumter represents the only first-time winner. It has been a long time coming for a school that opened in 2004 with the...
View ArticleNotable results from Week 11: Campbell, Southeast Whitfield close in on rare...
GHSF Daily’s Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend: 1. Campbell 28, East Coweta 14:Campbell took a big step toward its first playoff berth since 2006 when it beat an East...
View ArticleSix region titles, six playoff berths still up for grabs
Defensive end Antonio Showers (9) has nine sacks this season for top-ranked Tucker. (Mark Brock/DeKalb County Schools Athletics) Two of the region championships and 26 of the playoff berths in Class...
View ArticleTop 10 games of Week 12
Powder Springs, Ga. — McEachern RB Paris Brown (18) stiff arms Hillgrove S Lance Wise (21) as he runs the ball in the second half Friday, November 4, 2016. SPECIAL/Daniel Varnado Bainbridge at Warner...
View ArticleDaily List: Teams that can claim a region title with a victory this week
The championship in 25 of the state’s regions will be decided on the final weekend of the regular season. Twenty-three of those regions have at least one team that can win the title outright with a...
View ArticleHillgrove 14, McEachern 7
Quarterback Hunter Arters threw a touchdown pass and scored on an 18-yard run Friday to lead the Hawks to a 14-7 victory over rival McEachern in a game that decided the Region 3-AAAAAAA championship....
View ArticleTucker, Alpharetta, Dacula roll to region titles
Six of the eight Class AAAAAA region titles were still on the line heading into the final weekend of the regular season. In three of the six title chases, the favored teams won easily. Those would be...
View ArticleFive regions playing mini-games Monday night
Five regions that finished with ties for playoff spots will conduct mini-games Monday night to finalize their postseason representatives and seeds for this weekend’s first round of the playoffs:...
View ArticleEight teams clinch playoff berths with mini-game victories
Eight teams from five regions clinched the final state playoff berths with victories Monday night in mini-games, and the GHSA finalized the brackets with the release of the Class AAAAAAA at-large team...
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