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Times, locations set for first-round games
(Jason Getz/AJC) The schedule is set for the first round of the Class AAAAAA football playoffs. All games will be Friday except for Northside-Warner Robins against Brunswick, which will be Saturday...
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Top 10 games of Round 1
Marietta QB Harrison Bailey (5) has been out since suffering a broken collarbone in the third game of the season. He might return for this week’s game against Westlake. (Daniel Varnado/Special) Class...
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Harrison looks to get back on track without Fields
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,...
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National rankings: Archer gives Georgia presence in USA Today poll
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 16. (14) Lowndes 22. (27)...
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Allatoona 27, Hughes 7
Allatoona relied on its tried-and-true formula – run the ball and play good defense – Friday in its Class AAAAAA first-round playoff game against Hughes in Acworth. Throw in a couple of touchdown...
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All eight region champions advance; No. 2 seed Stephenson makes early exit
It was a great night for the home teams on Friday as 14 of the 15 higher-seeded teams won their games in the first round of the Class AAAAAA football playoffs. All eight region champions advanced to...
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Eight region champions, six No. 2 seeds survive first round
Acworth, Ga . — Allatoona senior Adrain Boyd (6) dives and makes a catch for a touchdown in the second half of his game at Allatoona High School Friday, November 10, 2017. Special/Daniel Varnado Here’s...
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By-the-numbers look at the final 16 teams
Here’s a by-the-numbers look at the second round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs, which will be played Friday and cut the field to the final eight teams. *52 – Rushing attempts by Allatoona in its 27-7...
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National rankings: Georgia teams holding steady in six 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 15. (16) Lowndes 36. (22)...
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Tift County 31, Hillgrove 24
Tift County overcame terrible field position in the first half to take the lead in its second-round Class AAAAAAA playoff game Friday at Hillgrove. The Blue Devils had less ground to cover in the...
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Allatoona, Coffee join six region champions in reaching quarterfinals
Alpharetta quarterback Matthew Downing (1) throws a touchdown pass to wide receiver Spencer Gaddis (6, left) in the first half against Douglas County in the second round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs at...
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Preview: Seven ranked teams alive heading into quarterfinals
Alpharetta wide receiver Spencer Gaddis (6) gets by a Douglas County defender after a catch in the second round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs at Alpharetta High School Friday, November 17, 2017, in...
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Losses by Lowndes, Cartersville leave some fields wide open heading to...
The high school football season has reached the quarterfinals with 32 playoff games scheduled for Friday. Here are some facts, figures and story lines entering the third round. *Didn’t see that coming:...
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McEachern 43, Parkview 28
McEachern’s Paris Brown and Jalen Thornton turned the tables in the second half on a Parkview running game that had controlled much of the first two quarters and helped the Indians pull away for a...
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South Georgia puts three teams in semifinals
11/24/2017, Alpharetta, GA – Coffee Trojans wide receiver Raekwon Burch (21) makes a touchdown during the first half of the Georgia high school AAAAAA football quarterfinals at Raider Stadium, Friday,...
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Quarterfinals in Review
Class AAAAAAA *Brookwood 35, Tift County 28: Trailing 21-14, Brookwood returned the second-half kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown (Matthew Hill) and scored on a 28-yard interception return (Kendall...
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No bad losses on these semifinalists’ resumes
Good losses. Bad losses. Quality wins. Those terms are in the news a lot as the College Football Playoff selection committee goes about its business of picking the four teams to compete for the...
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Semifinal previews: Coffee at Tucker, Glynn Academy at Lee County
Running back Taurean Taylor (2) of Tucker. Coffee at Tucker When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Adams Stadium, Atlanta Records, rankings: Coffee is 9-3, the No. 2 seed from Region 1-AAAAAA and No. 4; Tucker...
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Coffee 14, Tucker 3
Quarterback Wade Sumner gave Coffee a lead on the third play from scrimmage and then helped put the game away with a fourth-quarter touchdown pass, leading the Trojans to a 14-3 victory over top-ranked...
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Lee County, Coffee advance to all-Region 1 final
It will be an all-Region 1 final next weekend when Coffee takes on Lee County in the Class AAAAAAA championship game at 8 p.m. Friday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Coffee, the only No. 2 seed remaining in...
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