North Cobb 24, Etowah 20
Etowah senior RB Tyray Devein (5) drives the ball down field against the North Cobb defense.Daniel Varnado/Special North Cobb built a 14-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game on long touchdown...
View ArticleNo. 1 Houston County headlines another perfect week for Region 1
(Branden Camp / Special to AJC) Houston County trailed by 14 points early, but quarterback Jake Fromm led the Bears to touchdowns on their first five possessions of the second half in a 49-31 victory...
View ArticleNotable results from Week 2: Southwest ends Westside’s hold on Macon
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) GHSF Daily’s Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend: 1. Southwest-Macon 8, Westside-Macon 3: Southwest handed Westside its first loss to a...
View ArticleTop 10 games of Week 3
Benedictine at St. Pius When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, George B. Maloof Stadium, Atlanta Records, rankings: Benedictine is 1-0 and No. 2 in Class AA; St. Pius is 0-1 and No. 6 in AAAA. Last meeting:...
View ArticleAlexander looking to build off big win
Alexander pulled off one of the biggest victories in Class AAAAAA on Friday with its 21-13 win over Allatoona, the state champion in AAAAA last season. It was a breakthrough victory for the Cougars,...
View ArticleNational rankings: Roswell climbs in four polls
(Jason Getz / AJC) 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 4. (17)...
View ArticleGrayson 16, McEachern 13
Grayson senior Kurt Taylor (5) powers through a tackle by McEachern senior LB Quentin Hayes (41) during Friday’s game. Daniel Varnado/Special Will VanPamelen kicked a 20-yard field goal on the final...
View ArticleWild race shaping up in Region 5; Fromm hits milestone
(Jason Getz / AJC) It’s shaping up to be a great race in Region 5-AAAAAA, which has five teams at 2-0 after Friday night’s games. That’s tied (along with 1-AAAAAA) for the most undefeated teams in any...
View ArticleNotable results from Week 3: Tucker hands Colquitt rare home loss
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) GHSF Daily’s Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend: 1. Tucker 21, Colquitt County 20: Tucker has recovered nicely from its 20-13 loss to...
View ArticleRegion play begins this week in loaded 5-AAAAAA
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) Only two region games in Class AAAAAA have been played this season, but that’s about to change as 5-AAAAAA and 7-AAAAAA begin region play in earnest this weekend. On...
View ArticleTop 10 games of Week 4
Wide receiver Corey Reed and the Roswell Hornets face Colquitt County in Week 4 of Georgia high school school football season. (John Amis/Special to AJC) Colquitt County at Roswell When, where: 7:30...
View ArticleHughes looking to add to Mays’ tough week
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) The non-region portion of the schedule often raises a lot of questions. The answers begin to come when region play starts. That’s where things stand this week as Regions...
View ArticleKell 33, Rome 30
Rome senior DB Darrell Green-Davis (21) and Kell senior WR Jared Hill (6) dive for a pass in the second half of Friday’s game.Daniel Varnado/Special Connor Mendelson kicked a 23-yard field goal with 58...
View ArticleBig region-opening wins for Mays, Centennial
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) Region play got into full swing in 5-AAAAAA and 7-AAAAAA this weekend, and Mays and Centennial came up the biggest winners. Mays (Region 5), playing its first game since...
View ArticleDaily List: Most touchdown passes in a game in GHSA history
Houston County quarterback Jake Fromm became the 11th player in GHSA history to pass for at least seven touchdowns in a game when he had seven (and 492 yards) in a 58-27 victory over Veterans last...
View ArticleNotable results from Week 4: Arabia Mountain not a fluke at 4-0
(Jason Getz / AJC) GHSF Daily’s Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend: 1. Arabia Mountain 24, Dacula 21: Any questions concerning Arabia Mountain’s legitimacy, despite...
View ArticleCentennial, Alpharetta (despite loss) the top playoff contenders in Region 7
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) Centennial picked up the biggest victory in the opening weekend of region play in 7-AAAAAA with a 31-30 overtime win against an Alpharetta team that was projected in the...
View ArticleTop 10 games of Week 5
Cedar Grove at Lovett When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Martin E. Kilpatrick Stadium, Atlanta Records, rankings: Cedar Grove is 2-1 overall, 0-0 in Region 5-AAA and No. 3; Lovett is 2-1, 0-0 and No. 7....
View ArticleCreekside, Northgate look to emerge as Region 5 leaders
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) Five of the nine teams in 5-AAAAAA were undefeated going into region play, which began last weekend. That number was reduced to three when Douglas County and Hughes...
View ArticleLassiter 21, Marietta 14
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) A Lassiter offense that was held in check for the better of three quarters Friday came alive just in time, scoring 21 points in the game’s final 15 minutes to salvage a...
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