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First-round preview: Class A
Public GHSF Daily’s Best: Commerce at Charlton County When, where: 7:30 p.m. today, Indian Field, Folkston Records, rankings: Commerce is 7-3, the No. 9 seed and unranked; Charlton County is 7-2, the...
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Archer 24, McEachern 21
Archer players & coaches celebrate as the clock runs out on their 24-21 victory over McEachern in Powder Springs on Friday November 20th, 2015. Archer won 24-21. (Photo by Phil Skinner) Archer and...
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Quarterfinal preview: Class AAAAA
Houston County at Allatoona When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Buccaneer Stadium, Acworth Records, rankings: Houston County is 11-1, the No. 1 seed from Region 2-AAAAA and No. 4; Allatoona is 11-1, the No....
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Quarterfinal preview: Class AAA
(Jason Getz/AJC File) Westminster at Adairsville When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Tiger Stadium, Adairsville Records, rankings: Westminster is 8-4, the No. 3 seed from Region 4-AAA and unranked;...
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Quarterfinal preview: Class A (private)
(Branden Camp / Special to AJC) Savannah Christian at Prince Avenue Christian When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Brad Akins Field, Bogart Records, rankings: Savannah Christian is 9-2, the No. 8 seed and...
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Three region champs left, and two go head to head
Allatoona High School Running Back Russell Halimon (3) runs for yardage against Alexander High School during the first half of a high school football game, Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, in Acworth, Ga. BRANDEN...
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Allatoona 59, Houston County 47
Acworth, Ga. — Altoona senior quarterback Brandon Rainey (13) stumbles into the end zone for a touch down in the first half of play as Houston County senior defensive end Salomon Raas (87) defends in...
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Semifinal preview: A capsule look at all 14 games
Class AAAAAA Roswell at Grayson When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Grayson Community Stadium, Grayson Records, rankings: Roswell is 13-0, the No. 1 seed from Region 5-AAAAAA and No. 3; Grayson is 13-0, the...
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Forget passing; these semifinalists love to run
The last remaining pass-first team in the Class AAAAA playoffs was eliminated last week when Houston County lost to Allatoona 59-47 in the quarterfinals. Houston County averaged 321.4 yards passing per...
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Allatoona 28, Northgate 7
Alatoona QB Brandon Rainey (13) scores a touchdown against Northgate during a high school football playoff game, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, in Acworth. (Photo/John Amis) Giving up 47 points and more than...
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Championship game previews
The state championship games will be held in the Georgia Dome this weekend. (AJC File) Class AAAAAA Roswell vs. Colquitt County When, where: 8 p.m. Saturday, Georgia Dome, Atlanta Records, rankings:...
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Allatoona, Glynn Academy ready to run for a title
(Jason Getz/AJC File) Allatoona and Glynn Academy will close out the first day of the Georgia high school football state championships when they meet at 8 p.m. Friday in the Georgia Dome. Here’s a look...
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Allatoona 10, Glynn Academy 6
Allatoona needed just one drive at the start of the third quarter to overcome a forgettable first half against a tough Glynn Academy defense. That 10-play drive, which used more than five minutes of...
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Colquitt County 30, Roswell 13
Top-ranked Colquitt County got two touchdown runs by Kiel Pollard in the first quarter and three second-half field goals by Luis Martinez to beat Roswell 30-13 Saturday at the Georgia Dome and claim...
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2015 high school football all-Metro teams
All-metro teams Woodward Academy’s Elijah Holyfield is among the top-rated running backs in the state. (Phil Skinner/Special to AJC) >> 2015 high school football all-State teams >> Player...
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Miller Grove boys in position to start pulling away
Here are some of the top games involving Class AAAAA basketball teams this weekend: – Miller Grove at Druid Hills, Friday (boys): Second-ranked Miller Grove (13-2, 5-0) is once again the heavy favorite...
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Stephenson’s Watkins collects victory No. 400
Stephenson girls basketball coach Dennis Watkins picked up his 400th victory at the DeKalb County school Friday night when the Jaguars (12-4, 6-2) beat Dunwoody 62-30. Watkins, who is 400-118 in his...
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Basketball region standings through games of Jan. 9
BOYS GIRLS 1-AAAAA Region Overall 1-AAAAA Region Overall Carver-Columbus 2-0 11-3 Carver-Columbus 2-0 12-2 Shaw 3-0 11-3 Northside-Columbus 2-0 9-2 LaGrange 2-1 13-3 Columbus 3-1 13-1...
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Top-ranked Allatoona boys face test in region
Here are some of the top games involving Class AAAAA basketball teams this weekend: – Allatoona at South Paulding, Friday (boys): Top-ranked Allatoona (16-0, 9-0) will try to strengthen its hold on...
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More honors for Miller Grove’s Gilbert
Miller Grove’s Alterique Gilbert, who recently was announced as a nominee for the McDonald’s All-American game, picked up more national recognition last week. The point guard was one of 25 players...
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