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Here are the Week One games you can find stories and photos from on ajc.com…
Photos: M.L. King vs. Southwest DeKalb | Game story
Photos: Peachtree Ridge vs. Harrison | Game story
Photos: St. Pius vs. Marist | Game story
Photos:Collins Hill at Parkview | Game story | Feature: Parkview’s glory years past
And look for these Week One game stories on ajc.com…
Lovett vs. Woodward
Riverdale vs. North Clayton
SURPRISE! Extra game / fan photos especially for YOU (and you and you)…
Check out some game (and band) action from Cedar Grove-Stone Mountain. Also some cool fan photos from Harrison High, the St. Pius-Marist Fish Bowl and Collins Hill-Parkview tailgating. SEE THEM HERE.
Don’t forget to check out our roundups from around the metro area. Here’s what you’ll find…
Chamblee at Douglass
Lassiter at Sprayberry
Tift at Roswell
South Gwinnett at Norcross
Chattahoochee at Milton
Banneker at Westlake
Weekend topic: Who looks overrated / underrated after their Week One performance?
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197 comments Add your comment
CobbFan
August 29th, 2009
12:10 pm
All the Lowndes bluster makes me laugh, especially after your guys showed their total lack of sportsmanship at Grayson last fall. Beat somebody legit before you start talking after running up the score on some smaller school. Peachtree Ridge will be a LOT tougher than you think….we’ll see who is talking NEXT Saturday. I’m not a Gwinnett fan at all, but I hope they whip Lowndes.
pity poor monroe area
August 29th, 2009
12:22 pm
A few observations from Friday night:
Loganville (8-AAAA) – you win on the field, not in bringing in somebody else’s stars.
ML King – great win over SWD. Panthers = OVERRATED……
South Gwinnett – looked so good it was scary in manhandling Norcross. It’s taken a while, but Jon Small’s ream has jelled.
Apalachee over Monroe Area – the suffering of what few Hurricane fans remain continues unabated. MA has done NOTHING since the geniuses at the school board allowed Mark Whitley to walk away to Parkview.
Lowndes – just damn. Vikings are on a roll again!
Grayson – WR ought to be a hell of a game, but Ean Pemberton is da MAN!!!!!!!! (even if you can’t see him behind the Grayson line)
And people, let’s not forget that none of these teams are the same as they were last year. New season, new players, let’s quit the North v. South BS and just enjoy ourselves on Friday nights, okay??
pity poor monroe area
August 29th, 2009
12:26 pm
I had forgotten about the abysmal behavior of the Lowndes players at Grayson last year. Thanks for the reminder. Reminded me of the other single worst dis[lay of utter lack of class last year – SWD players trying to instigate a brawl on the field after losing to Tucker, with SWD coaches nowhere in sight. Tucker staff broke up the garbage nd addressed the situation immediately after it ended. I don’t care how many players coach BG puts into college or how many wins the Panthers roll up. Low class is low class, no matter how you slice it.
GWINNETT FAN
August 29th, 2009
12:33 pm
Great job Mill Creek–Looking good again !!!need help ???Jarvis you play until the clock stop at the end of the game–not at the end of the first half. Out coached again !!!
mr.Riley
August 29th, 2009
1:04 pm
Roswell beat the crap out of tift!!!! 42-7…the only reason tift scored wuz from penalties…yall watch out for roswell they bak!!!
MGC
August 29th, 2009
1:05 pm
Hiram 54 B.T. washington 20. look out for hiram this year
PeachtreeRidge
August 29th, 2009
1:07 pm
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PeachtreeRidge
August 29th, 2009
1:09 pm
Ok Lowndes fans. Even if yall beat us it should still be a good game. Even though yall beat us last year We still went on to the state finals. So I guess anything can happen…we will just have to wait and see.
SouthGARules
August 29th, 2009
1:39 pm
Gwinnett Fan: After getting the ball back on downs and making a first down, why doesn’t Mill Creek take a knee? They had the game won. Oh wait, this is the same bunch that let the whole team in the end zone (a la UGA in 2007 vs UF) to celebrate a touchdown against South Forsyth last year. It is evident that Mill Creek will settle for mediocrity with Shannon Jarvis as HC.
Golden Lion
August 29th, 2009
2:17 pm
After our team was eliminated from the playoffs last season, a buddy and I decided to take in a game with teams we usually don’t get to watch. Neither of us were ready to call it a season just yet. We chose Grayson vs Lowndes – an opportunity to watch two great AAAAA teams go toe-to-toe. It was a tight, hard fought game, full of big plays and big hits. And then, late in the game, it happened. The game wasn’t going Lowndes way (a new situation for them) and their players lost their cool. And it was ugly. Real ugly. An amazing display of lack of sportsmanship and team discipline.
I didn’t even have a dog in the hunt and I found myself screaming at them to get off the field…
plowboy
August 29th, 2009
2:30 pm
grayson has the worst field in ga. i mean can ya`ll even afford lights , you can sure afford officials , i mean how many times did you guys get 4th and short against lowndes , it was just like playing at valdosta high many moons ago
SportsFan31313
August 29th, 2009
2:32 pm
Great Job this for Region3-AAAAA Bradwell Institue Tigers, and Region 3-AAA Liberty County High Panthers….
SportsFan31313
August 29th, 2009
2:33 pm
Great Job this week for Region 3-AAAAA Bradwell Institute Tigers and Liberty County Panthers on their successful victories last night..
Jan
August 29th, 2009
2:44 pm
Did the Marist team even show up at the game? I certainly didn’t see them. GO SPX!!!
SportsFan31313
August 29th, 2009
2:57 pm
Where are those Stockbridge Fans that were speaking about Lowndes County last week in the blog?
SportsFan31313
August 29th, 2009
3:02 pm
Sorry Mr Riley,
Yes they (Roswell) Beat Region 1-AAAAA Tift County. Tift County is in the toughest Region in the State but they are not as tough as some of those teams in Region 1-AAAAA. You still have Perinnial Power Lowndes County and you still Northside Warner Robbins etc. that is still a great team. With that being said, I’m still not convinced that Roswell is all that as of yet. Lets see in week 5 if they are still winning….
HornetFan
August 29th, 2009
4:25 pm
If Lowndes is as tough as they think (and as bad a bunch of gangstas as they showed last year) and have such difficulty scheduling “quality” opponents….I have the perfect team for them to play next season…St. Thomas Aquinas from Fort Lauderdale…if they win, ‘nuf said…if they lose and behave like boyz from da hood, then ‘nuf said.
Lowndes has little difficulty winning at home….they seem to play only 4 games per year on the road until they hit the playoffs…and usually the team that travels 2 or more hours is at an extreme disadvantage, but for all their winning they’re still without class.
Northside Observer
August 29th, 2009
4:30 pm
So 1AAAAA south teams play lower classification teams to beat up on them. That’s crazy!. For one, I guarantee; any 3A team that 1AAAAA play is as good as one of the powerpuff AAAAA team in each north regions. Second, there are fewer teams to select from in the south-Maybe 10. The Savannah area schools are listed as AAAAA but population wise they fall in the 2A/3A classification. Again, its how you end the season-champs or chumps lol.(Just Kidding)
Old Towner
August 29th, 2009
4:44 pm
What’s up with Kennesaw Mountain High School? I mean I think this is their 8th year to play a region schedule and they are what 25-40? I’m not sure they have ever made the playoffs. When are they going to have a break out season? Is Pope that good or is KMHS that bad AGAIN?
G-Dog
August 29th, 2009
4:54 pm
Sprayberry got shafted last night by the refs! Lassiter tied it up in the 4th, then during a sprayberry punt, the reciever could control the ball after touching it, the ball rolled into the endzone, sprayberry recovered for a TD, the refs called TD, but then reversed it for an “inadvertant whistle”. The called it a touchback and lassiter went on to score and win the game. TOTAL BS CALL!
Pridge senior
August 29th, 2009
5:01 pm
In response to pity poor monroe area, who said, “but Ean Pemberton is da MAN!!!!!!!! (even if you can’t see him behind the Grayson line)” I just realized why pemberton is so good….
BECAUSE THE DEFENSE CANT SEE HIM!!!!! seriously, how are you supposed to tackle somebody when you cant even see him ’till he’s passed your defensive line already? Think about it.
DaSouth
August 29th, 2009
5:11 pm
yea i have to say 1AAAAA must be so week..especially since they were voted the toughest region in the nation by USA TODAY last year..hmmm???
HoyaDawg
August 29th, 2009
5:21 pm
Just like last year… I am a Peachtree Ridge fan! I like their chances in South GA. next week. Unlike Lowndes…. they play hardnosed tuff football with class. ( like the South Ga. of old)I don’t like Lowndes… I didn’t like them at all before the playoffs and I dislike them more after. South Ga. football aint what it used to be! GO LIONS!
Trojan Buster
August 29th, 2009
5:22 pm
Sprayberry doesn’t belong on the same field with Lassiter dude.
Golden Lion
August 29th, 2009
5:23 pm
In response to Pridge senior: You’ve definitely got a point there. Plowboy’s moanin’ about paying off refs (I hear they left the game in green and gold limos) when Lowndes real problem vs Grayson last year was they had no answer to the Rams O line in the 4th quarter. I’ve never seen a high school line that big (probably cause my team’s in AAA). Then Grayson added a wrinkle – with 7 WIDE bodies across the front, they threw in 3 more lineman to form a full house blocking backfield in front of Pemberton. It was old school, smash mouth football at it’s best.
All that little back had to do was delay a sec, let the big boys work up front and then hit the crease wherever it appeared. Lowndes played tough, but they got worn down from the pounding. They had no answer. And then, they got frustrated…and we all know what happened after that.
Trojan Buster
August 29th, 2009
5:28 pm
G Dawg,
Sprayberry is a 2nd class school compared to Lassiter. Not just in sports! But people!!!
slalom1
August 29th, 2009
5:46 pm
YO, The 2009 version of lowndes looks soft to me. Gonna be a long season. I will meditate for “titletown USA” tomorrow during Pilate. Any speed on the team? LOL.
Lakeside class of 1999
August 29th, 2009
6:04 pm
Lakeside High School won a football game? I had to read that twice to make sure it was correct! I didn’t even think they knew how to pick up first downs anymore! Congrats to the players and coaching staff. Now give Tucker a tough out and ya’ll might be able to build something special again!
Go Vikes!
PRidge Lions
August 29th, 2009
6:07 pm
HoyaDawg- Thanks! It should be a good season for us
slalom1
August 29th, 2009
6:14 pm
AJC Sports, Do not have any inside scoop on Zander Ogletree, but I can absolutely guarantee that the 2009 Newnan Cougar defense is even better than in 2008. I cannot not see anyone in the region scoring a TD against this defense. They are “lights out”. Keep in mind that this is coming from a LaGrange fan. Alexander Ogletree may be the most intimidating player that I have ever seen in GHS football. After having seen the game on Thursday, I believe that this Cougar team may actually have a better shot at taking it “all the way” than the 2008 team.The offense showed their inexperience from time to time, but also showed their amazing talent and size.
williambrado
August 29th, 2009
6:19 pm
Soft you mean STUDS OF FOOTBALL TRIUMPH and Speed (Superior Plowboys Expects Excellent Defense). Yeah thats Lowndes!
williambrado
August 29th, 2009
6:20 pm
Slalom 1 you are one sick puppy!
TrojanDude
August 29th, 2009
6:41 pm
Some thoughts on last nights Coffee County/ Ware County game. From the Coffee side. Coffee may indeed be in the midst of a reload year. And AAAA Ware County won and a win is a win. I give full credit to a tough bunch of youg men that came up from Waycross. But. The score did not reflect the game. Coffee lead up to the last minute and drove 80 yards in the last 56 seconds to end on a incomplete pass with a very questionable non-call on interefence in the corner of the end zone on the last play of the game. Coach Eldridge was quoted as saying the sophmore class was going to have to stand tall if Coffee was to have a susseful season. Let me tell you. Walk tall they did.
Coffee has come a long way since the Fitzgerald scrimmage and with another chance to develop some of the young talent next week against Pierce County the Trojans just may be a legitimate contender for 3rd or 4th seed in 1AAAAA in what was to be a year devoted to reloading. Virtually every significant contribution last night was from a sophmore or junior. Will Gardner was very impressive at QB and a fleet of underclassmen stood out at the RB positions and the OL and DL line played very well. As far as the receiver corp goes, Coffee may not miss the two division 1 receivers they lost to graduation last year. Just some thoughts. The young men are disciplined and a lot of fun to watch.
TrojanDude
August 29th, 2009
6:44 pm
AJC SPORTS…..
I left for the game before you posted your request that I send you some game photos. Wasn’t ignoring you. Next time. O.K.?
viking lover
August 29th, 2009
7:12 pm
What is it about the North GA crowd. I guess Lowndes is forever to be labeled thugs because of the Grayson game. This is 2009 and perhaps we should focus on this year. It seems to be a common tactic to smear a persons character when you have nothing else to back you up, say 3 state championships in the last 6 years. Can anyone else compete with that this decade? All trash aside, welcome to Lowndes next week P-Ridge. We look forward to some challenging play this next Friday. Good Luck and safe travel.
wildcat fan
August 29th, 2009
7:51 pm
Lowndes will crush PeachTreeRudge. Grayson barely survived a very young Camden County team. One bad call and Camden would have won. South Ga has 5 of the last 6 state championships. And will win it again this year. Look at the number of AAAAA teams up north and down south. Its a 2 to 1 ratio in favor of the North. And the South still wins all the Championships. Please continue to count Camden out. Those underclassmen will get better. And think of the future of Camden football if those kids are competing at this level being this young, i see at least two championships from this class. Grayson won, but they are greatly overrated, almost lost to a bunch of freshmen and sophmores. Great defense. Lowndes will show how greatly overrated PeachTreeRidge is. Prediction south 6 of the last 7 Championships. From Lowndes, Camden, Northside, Valdosta one of the four will win it all. You may win a game here and there, but overall the south dominates the north. With all those teams, it seems that you would win more championships than you do. So until you do, stop the comparing because there is no comparing.
football fan
August 29th, 2009
8:19 pm
Wildcat fan, are you sure Lowndes is not overrated? Why don’t we all wait and see how the game goes next friday before you declare them the winner. On any given friday, any team can win.
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August 29th, 2009
8:42 pm
Peachtree Risge is Not Overrated. Get your facts straight Wildcat Fan.If Camden was so “good” Why did yall not beat Grayson..Last Time I checked P Ridge Did
Pridge senior
August 29th, 2009
10:13 pm
I don’t even get this whole North vs south thing its stupid. Why should any team be better just because of their geographic location? Can’t we all just get along and be friends? As a matter of fact, just to be fair, Lowndes should let Peachtree Ridge win this week to return the favor of us letting them win last year. That would be great if y’all would help us out like that.
nukieie
August 29th, 2009
10:18 pm
way to go Central? lol
South Georgia Class?
August 29th, 2009
10:58 pm
In the 12 years I’ve lived in Georgia all I hear from south Georgia folks is excuses when they lose. Man-up south Georgia and if you lose take it like a man and try harder the next week. A little advice, stop your bragging on years past and then the crow you eat would go down a little easier. I’ve seen a number of teams from region 1AAAAA play and you’re good but you need to thank your lucky stars you don’t play in Texas. Losing records would be hard for you to get used to.
PRidge Lions
August 29th, 2009
11:28 pm
north gwinnett played sloppy and they really are not that good. if they would have played Byrnes they would have got raped. and coach S is conceited.
Hoya Chuck
August 29th, 2009
11:28 pm
P-Ridge is looked very good on both sides of the ball against a young Hoya team. They showed alot of class by taking a knee at the end of the game and not trying to run-up the score. Kudos to an excellent program at Pridge. Harrison will have another winning season, and thats good enough for this loyal Haya fan!! Good luck P-ridge, against a not-so-classy, Lowndes program!!
live in lowndes, in love with east paulding
August 30th, 2009
12:03 am
East Paulding loses 8 defensive starters and still has a tough D. RB #24 Harold Queen showed up with his Knowshon-like hurdle of a Rome defender in the third quarter. No one says you have to win big to take home the win, but East Paulding did show up to play a tough team in the Rome Wolves. Very tough opener for EP, who did Lowndes play? Valdosta middle school wasn’t it?
Michael
August 30th, 2009
12:46 am
North Gwinnett looked good tonight so look out. They will be a force to be dealt with this year. For what I have seen thus far, it appears that class 5A region 1 overall will not be as strong this year as last year based on some of the losses thus far (Tift and Coffee lost and both made it to the playoffs last year). But we will see within the next few weeks how strong this region is when region 1 schools face Gwinnett powerhouses Grayson and Peachtree Ridge.
pity poor monroe area
August 30th, 2009
12:49 am
Whatever character flaws Sphires may have, don’t take anything away from a NG defense that just absolutely smothered Prattville. The 3-time ‘Bama state champions got just THREE YARDS in the first half, and rushed for a grand total of THREE YARDS for the game. The Pratt QB was sacked six times. He didn’t know whether to s%%t or go blind. Great game, North!!
michael oconnell
August 30th, 2009
3:57 am
Eastside played a nice game against Harris County. It’s sad the the Harris County Coaches have such a hard time calling a Passing play. Pathetic job on the offense coaches. You can’t run agains 9 and 10 men in the box. Coach Parks needs to stop playing to stay close and start playing to win. Your defense gets tired of being on the field after all the 3 and outs by your offense. Everyone knows they only want to run the ball. A undersized team coach you have to adapt. Terrible, Terrible, Terrible
Wolverine Fan
August 30th, 2009
8:16 am
Woodstocks “D” is the best it has been in years. They held that all World RB from Kell to like 3 yards rushing. The Offense from Woodstock is clicking early on. Watch out for the Wolverines.
williambrado
August 30th, 2009
8:51 am
To South Ga Class, no we don’t like crow but does any WINNER! Take some time and come to Lowndes this week and see if Lowndes don’t dismantle Pridge and give them a southern helping of Crow. I have never played a game that i intended to lose.Ist place is winner 2nd place is first loser.That is just the way it is in Title Town USA.
Graysonfan (the original)
August 30th, 2009
9:17 am
No surprise Grayson is number one!!!!! Yep its me, your favorite Grayson fan!!!!! Just sayin……