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Lovejoy positioned for run at region title
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) You can forget about Lovejoy’s 0-3 record in non-region games. The Wildcats (2-3, 2-0) showed they plan to be contenders in the 4-AAAAAA title race with a 28-27 victory...
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Notable results from Week 5: North Hall’s stay in top 10 doesn’t last
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) GHSF Daily’s Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend: 1. White County 24, North Hall 23: North Hall earned its first ranking last week since...
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Tucker, Lovejoy now the teams to beat in Region 4
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) There was a lot going on Friday during the first full weekend of region play in 4-AAAAAA. Lovejoy rallied and then held on to beat Stephenson, putting it in position to...
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Top 10 games of Week 6
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) Allatoona at Harrison When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Bruce Cobleigh Stadium, Kennesaw Records, rankings: Allatoona is 1-3 overall, 1-0 in Region 6-AAAAAA and unranked;...
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Valdosta going for 3-0 sweep of its former region
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) The regular season will be halfway over by the time this weekend’s games are complete, and 10 Class AAAAAA teams remain undefeated heading into the midpoint. Two of them...
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Harrison 43, Allatoona 19
The highly anticipated first meeting between west Cobb rivals Harrison and Allatoona turned out to be not much of contest. Harrison took control with touchdowns on three of its first four possessions,...
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Harrison positioned for run at region title
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) Harrison hasn’t won a region title since 2005, but it’s going to make a run at one this year. The seventh-ranked Hoyas emerged as perhaps the team to beat in Region...
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Notable results from Week 6: Athens Christian topples top-ranked Commerce
(Jason Getz / AJC) GHSF Daily’s Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend: 1. Athens Christian 21, Commerce 14:Athens Christian knocked off the No. 1 team in Class A (public)...
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Harrison, Dalton emerge as best in Region 6
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) Harrison has the best overall record (5-0), region record (2-0), ranking (No. 6) and victory (43-19 overall Allatoona last week) among the teams in Region 6-AAAAAA, and...
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Top 10 games of Week 7
(Branden Camp / Special to AJC) Alexander at Northgate When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Henry Seldon Field, Newnan Records, rankings: Alexander is 4-0 overall, 2-0 in Region 5-AAAAAA and No. 10;...
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Northgate-Alexander the big game on a light weekend
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) It’s a relatively light schedule in Class AAAAAA this week, with 17 of the 58 teams having the weekend off. Call it the calm before the storm, which is expected to...
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The Leaderboard: Cobb, Doe first to reach rushing milestone
BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL Drew Cobb of Gordon Lee and Brandon Doe of Cook are the state’s first 1,000-yard rushers. Jake Fromm of Houston County remains on pace to break the Georgia career record for...
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Kell 37, East Paulding 3
Marietta Ga. — Kell junior WR Zane Williams Jr. (13) gains yardage during the first half of the Longhorns’ game against East Paulding Friday, September 30, 2016. SPECIAL/Daniel Varnado Kell was the...
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Alexander, Mays ascend to first place in Region 5
Alexander and Mays are tied for first place in Region 5-AAAAAA after Alexander’s 21-14 victory Friday over fifth-ranked Northgate in the biggest matchup in Class AAAAAA this weekend. No. 10 Alexander...
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Notable results from Week 7: Troup, Starr’s Mill upsets alter region races
(Jason Getz / AJC) GHSF Daily’s Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend: 1. Troup 28, Sandy Creek 20: Troup, which went 1-9 in 2015, proved its hot start was not a fluke...
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Playoff scramble begins in Regions 1 and 8
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) The week we’ve all looked forward to is finally here – the week when the powerhouse teams of 1-AAAAAA begin region play. Without question, all five teams are good enough...
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Top 10 games of Week 8
Powder Springs, Ga. — McEachern senior running back Sam Jackson (1) ran for three second-quarter touchdowns in McEachern’s 35-0 victory over North Cobb last season. Special/Daniel Varnado East Coweta...
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McEachern 17, North Cobb 10
McEachern senior RB Quay Holmes (1) is brought down by North Cobb’s Christian Albright (51), Michael Dixon (60) and Jai Erwin (4) in the first half of Friday’s game. Daniel Varnado/Special Paris Brown...
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No. 1 Houston County, No. 2 Northside fall in Region 1’s opening weekend
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) One day you’re ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the state. The next, you’re tied for last place in your region. That’s life in the state’s highest-rated region (1-AAAAAA),...
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Notable results from Week 8: Huge underdogs Walnut Grove, Dougherty post upsets
(Daniel Varnado/Special to AJC) GHSF Daily’s Chip Saye ranks the most surprising and notable games of the weekend: 1. Walnut Grove 41, Flowery Branch 7: Flowery Branch was in first place in Region...
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