Free-For-All Friday: Georgia high school football Week One scores, updates, photos and chat – LIVE!
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It’s Week One of FRIDAY NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. Whenever possible on Friday nights, AJC high schools beat writer Michael Carvell will try to blog live and take your questions about high school football and related topics.
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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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VIKING DAD
August 28th, 2009
1:40 pm
The VIKING EXPRESS train begins to roll tonight. I thought this may be a rebuilding year, but it’s not. The Vikings just reloaded and are ready to take it all. The defense is the best they’ve had, and the offense is quicker even without Greg Reid. Hey Peachtree Ridge, hope you QB does not get hurt against Harrison. We want you to be 100% ready to play next Friday night. Come on down to the Concrete Palace. The Vikings will be ready for you
Football time finally
August 28th, 2009
1:42 pm
SWD will win because of their defense
Mach Diesel
August 28th, 2009
1:52 pm
SWD will WHOOP THAT TRICK because we owe MLK for even opening up in our neighborhood. LET’S GO PANTHERS!!!
swampjacket
August 28th, 2009
2:01 pm
How about something about Newnan-Lagrange??
bearblood
August 28th, 2009
2:14 pm
WHAT ABOUT GRIFFIN!!!!!!!!!!
AJC Sports
August 28th, 2009
2:31 pm
Hey, y’all – we just added photos from the M.L. King and SW DeKalb practices this past Wednesday up on the blog. GREAT shots of Mack Brown, Coach Jarvis, the Lions and Kendrun Malcome and the Panthers. And of course, we had to get the legendary Coach Godfrey in there, too.
AJC high schools writer Michael Carvell has said he’ll try to pop in tonight and do a little chatting. He’s covering MLK-SWD so he’ll be busy but we’ll see how it goes. If you have football-related questions for him, post them and maybe he can answer a couple later on.
George
August 28th, 2009
2:53 pm
Pleasantly surprised with Northside’s performance last night against Perry, in spite of the six fumbles. At least I know now that we have an outstanding running back, and a capable backup, along with a respectable quarterback (and backup) and offensive line. The defense and special teams were outstanding, with the exception of a bad snap on a punt. The placekickers were perfect. This team will be competive with any opponent.
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Michael Carvell
August 28th, 2009
4:29 pm
It will be interesting to see if the weather plays a big factor in tonight’s game. It’s 40-percent chance of rain across many areas of metro Atlanta, which could seriously hurt the passing teams.
slalom1
August 28th, 2009
5:01 pm
LaGrange vs. Newnan. Congrats to the Newnan Cougars. This was one whale of a good football game even if the officials were somewhat “flag-happy”. And, they were. The 2009 version of the Newnan Cougars may turn out to be even better than in 2008. FINAL SCORE: Newnan 26 LaGrange 15. Alexander Ogletree is 100% as good as advertised. Maybe better. The Newnan coaching staff found ways to make his presence felt on both sides of the ball. He is indeed “The Beast”. Another Cougar bound for greatness is Jamal Ransby. This kid could turn out to be the Greg Reid of 2009. The Newnan offense showed its inexperience with various miscues, but dominated the line of scrimmage and overall quickness. I was also proud of my Grangers. Obviously undersized, the Granger defense kept the game close and Joe Mansour was simply amazing. Field goals of 56, 44 and 37 yards. Also kicked 100% of his kick-offs into the end-zone. Granger LB Devon Smith will have an all state season. My prediction for Newnan is that once again the Cougars will enter the post season as undefeatd Region champs and will not give up 15 points to any other team in the regular season.The 2009 defense is as good as I have ever seen in GHS football and the offense, although not as polished as the 2008 team is quite possibly more talented. It was a good night for all.
AJC Sports
August 28th, 2009
5:20 pm
Michael — Speaking of Newnan, got any update on UGA commit Alec Ogletree’s twin brother Zander? Just wondering if you know if Zander’s gotten any more offers from schools.
And anyone who likes HS football, Cougars fan or otherwise, should check out the cool ‘first-person’ pieces the Ogletree brothers wrote for us a couple weeks ago. If you missed those, here are the links (but they’re on our HS index page).
Alec talks about Zander
Zander talks about Alec
Photos of the brothers at practice
Ogletrees’ mom hopes brothers play college ball together
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Juwander Simon
August 28th, 2009
5:28 pm
how about the South Atlanta Hornets
TrojanDude
August 28th, 2009
5:29 pm
Gettin’ ready to head out to Jardine Stadium to finally get a look at what kind of team Coffee is going to field during this “rebuilding” year. God I love this time of year. Ware County should be a pretty respectable test for the Trojans. A safe night to all the players and the fans on the road. Talk to ya’ll after the game.
AJC Sports
August 28th, 2009
5:32 pm
TrojanDude — Take some photos with your digital camera and send them to us, OK? We want to see the action between Coffee and Ware Co.! Be real cool if you’d serve as our in-game photographer. We do love the South Ga. football, even if we can’t always get down there to cover it.
newnancougarfanCHD
August 28th, 2009
5:52 pm
Savannah State used to come visit him a lot before FSU offered him but if he has a successful season this year UGA is supposed to offer him.
WarEagle
August 28th, 2009
6:22 pm
Marist about to steamroll St. Pius…again…on its way to another run to the state playoffs…again.
AJC Sports
August 28th, 2009
6:59 pm
Talked with Michael Carvell about 30 minutes ago. He was en route to MLK-SWD game and said he’ll do his best to chat in here tonight for a little bit. Obviously, it can be tough to get wi-fi in those HS stadium press boxes and hopefully the weather will hold up so he can patch in at some point.
Any particular Class of 2010 recruits y’all are keeping a close eye on this season? Or did the Super 11 early commit-fest kind of kill your enthusiasm about that sort of thing? (If you’re into it in the first place…)
Michael Carvell
August 28th, 2009
7:36 pm
One of the longest lines I’ve ever seen at DeKalb Memorial Stadium for MLK/SWD. This is how high school football should be.
billy
August 28th, 2009
8:11 pm
where is the scoreboard
Doug Astro
August 28th, 2009
8:14 pm
I’m at work. What’s happening Michael? Kickoff yet?
AJC Sports
August 28th, 2009
8:18 pm
Billy – Had some problems with scoreboard, sorry to say. We’re trying to fix that and have it back up next week. But you can get all the scores from Week 1 right here.
Tech82
August 28th, 2009
8:58 pm
Anyone got a score from the St. Pius/Marist game?
Recruitnik
August 28th, 2009
9:04 pm
Hey any updates from SWD and MLK? How is Da’rick Rogers doing against Dalton? I heard he was having an awesome game.
Michael Carvell
August 28th, 2009
9:04 pm
MLK 6, SWD 3 at half. Not much out of Malcombe or Mack Brown as both defenses are keying on them
Recruitnik
August 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
Michael,
How is TJ Stripling doing?
BTW great to talk with you. Keep twittering man.
michael
August 28th, 2009
9:22 pm
anybody know the score of mlk and swd?
Doug Astro
August 28th, 2009
9:22 pm
Hey thanks Michael. Great Job. How’s it looking now? Should be about over. MLK still in the lead?
michael
August 28th, 2009
9:22 pm
thnks
Michael Carvell
August 28th, 2009
9:23 pm
Mack w 9 carries for 31 yards, while Malcome with 11 for 36 in first half.
Darren
August 28th, 2009
9:25 pm
Is the SWD/MLK game still 6-3?
paul
August 28th, 2009
9:29 pm
whats the tri cities and creekside score
Tech82
August 28th, 2009
9:31 pm
St. Pius 21 – Marist 3 beginning of fourth quarter. Webcast for this game can be found at
http://spx.org/webcast/index.htm?fuseaction=usrbrd&broadcasterid=406
R John
August 28th, 2009
9:33 pm
Half a dozen games covered? Lo, how the mighty have fallen.
Also, there’s not much sense in listing the kickoff times if they all say 7:30 p.m. Many games kick off at 8. Tomorrow’s schedule lists both the North Gwinnett and Central Gwinnett games as kicking off at 7:30, which would be an impressive feat given they’re both being played at North Gwinnett.
Susan Phillips
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
Anyone know the Lassiter score?
p ridge
August 28th, 2009
9:39 pm
anyone know p ridge harrison score?
Recruitnik
August 28th, 2009
9:40 pm
p ridge last i heard peachtree was up by 14.
p ridge
August 28th, 2009
9:42 pm
ok thanks
p ridge
August 28th, 2009
9:47 pm
P ridge- 35. Harrison-13
Darren
August 28th, 2009
9:50 pm
Can someone please post the SWD/MLK score? I heard SWD’s starting qb got hurt on the first play of the game…
TXDawg (from Decatur to Mansfield, TX)
August 28th, 2009
9:54 pm
St. Pius just scored again on Marist…..WTF!!
lawdawg
August 28th, 2009
9:54 pm
SWD 9 MLK – 13.
T- Dawg
August 28th, 2009
9:55 pm
What’s the score with SWD vs ML KING
Tim
August 28th, 2009
9:55 pm
Sprayberry 7, Lassiter 0 – End of 3rd Qtr.
Tech82
August 28th, 2009
9:55 pm
St. Pius 28 – Marist 3 with 0:36 remaining. This is the first time in 35 years St. Pius has won two in a row in this series.
TXDawg (from Decatur to Mansfield, TX)
August 28th, 2009
9:55 pm
Thanks TECH82 for the link…..it’s not SWD/MLK but it’s football.
Final St. Pius 28 Marist 3…….WOWZERS!!!
Michael Carvell
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
Marques Dixon 85 kickoff return for SWD, which trails 13-9 at end of 3Q
Darren
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
Seem like St. Pius has Mairst’s number as of late just like Marist has ours (SWD) LOL
TXDawg (from Decatur to Mansfield, TX)
August 28th, 2009
9:58 pm
Did they miss the Xtra point Michael?
Lion Fan
August 28th, 2009
9:58 pm
Pius 28 – Marist 3
lawdawg
August 28th, 2009
10:01 pm
Mill Creek 23 Dacula 21. 12 seconds left. Dacula lining up for a 40 yard field goal. Mill creek calls time out.
lawdawg
August 28th, 2009
10:03 pm
Dacula fumbles the snap on the field goal attempt, but picks it up and runs it in for the TD. Dacula defeats Mill Creek 27-23.
Sean
August 28th, 2009
10:03 pm
I just have to say Pius needs to be in the top 10….25 points over the #4 in a division higher then them. This has to put them up in the top 10….Go Lions!!!
cody
August 28th, 2009
10:04 pm
holly inocents 14
riverwood 7
final
TXDawg (from Decatur to Mansfield, TX)
August 28th, 2009
10:06 pm
I second that Sean…..I don’t know who’s in the top 10 now but something needs to be re-evaluated there!
Tech82
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
Methinks St. Pius might be ranked next week. Great game tonight from the Golden Lions.
Knights fan
August 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
Centennial Knights 38 – Northview Titans 0 Final
HornetFan
August 28th, 2009
10:10 pm
Roswell 42, Tift County 7?!!! Maybe 1AAAAA isn’t so tough when they play AAAAA opponents up here in the North! Did Lowndes really have to play a AAA team to prove themselves?
Pius fan
August 28th, 2009
10:18 pm
Maybe the mighty Marist War Eagles need to start considering the Pius game a real game- they got their butts whupped tonight. As the sign says at Marist stadium- may the best man win!
fbfanatic
August 28th, 2009
10:24 pm
where are all the scores????????????????
AJC Sports
August 28th, 2009
10:41 pm
Michael Carvell’s writing up his gamer now but wants to make sure everyone knows that the final score from his game was M.L. King 13, Southwest DeKalb 9. Thanks for chatting with him, folks. Continue posting your scores and talking Week One high school football right here all weekend long.
About the scoreboard: We’re hoping to have it back up next week. Technical issues kept it from being posted. Our apologies. Try this link and you should see the scores start popping up as they are reported to us.
Jay212033
August 28th, 2009
10:47 pm
HornetFan
You can’t be serious?!?! You play the 4th or 5th best team in region 1-AAAAA week 1 and all of a sudden region 1-AAAAA isn’t so tough LOL!
Raider11Soccer
August 28th, 2009
10:53 pm
East Paulding beat Rome 25-22!!! Way to start the season RAIDERS!!!!!
HornetFan
August 28th, 2009
11:06 pm
Jay212033
Beating up on sub-500 AAA teams sure shows toughness-eh? Next week when P-tree Ridge does it to the sore-losers from Lowndes maybe you’ll get your head out of the sand and see the light!
1 5 A fan
August 28th, 2009
11:07 pm
Just got back from the Coffee/Ware game, it was a close one. 17-13 Ware comes out on top this year, have pics if intrested.
SouthGARules
August 28th, 2009
11:15 pm
Was at the Mill Creek-Dacula game. Left after Dacula turned ball over on downs around midfield with about 3 min to go & only 1 TO left. Heard about the wild finish. This was one Mill Creek let get away.
Mill Creek led 16 to 0 after a safety & fumbled the free kick, which was the turning point. Dacula recovered & went in to score just before halftime. Very surprised with Norcross & Tift Co. Will take in the Grayson-Warner Robins game next week.
PRidge Lions
August 28th, 2009
11:17 pm
letsss go lions! great job tonight!!!!!
john
August 28th, 2009
11:25 pm
fitzgerald 48 – irwin 00’s 2nd string played 2nd half, buford…..were coming for you.
Sandy
August 28th, 2009
11:26 pm
Johns Creek 24 v Langston Hughes 12
THEHILLISREAL
August 28th, 2009
11:28 pm
AHH! Newnan is nice, I actually like the skill set of Zander over Alec. Don’t get it twisted both are good. I got shout out #51 and #31 on Newnan defense keep playing that guitar and being relentless on defense. Lagrange #2 you are force.
MAYS HIGH TIL I DIE
BOB
August 28th, 2009
11:36 pm
Anyone know Mack Brown’s final statistics for the game?
will jones II
August 28th, 2009
11:47 pm
The Forest Park Panthers shutout mundys mills 8-0 the first shutout for the Panthers in over 10yrs. the defense played great only letting the mundys mills tigers cross the 50yd line twice getting a safety and holding them under 100yds total offence. We will have to continue to work on our redzone scoring we turned it over 3 times inside the 20. Each time our defense bailing us out causing a turnover. Our rb #4 ( muscle milk ) rushed for 106yds, losing many yds running out the clock.
Yo
August 28th, 2009
11:58 pm
Lowndes qback 6 of 7 passing for 106 yards in the first half alone.
Missed first pass then completed the next 6.
Did not play a down in the second half. There is a new addition that has been added to the 300 yards a game Lowndes running attack. Lowndes had about 360 yards of offense in the first half. 60-0 with ten minutes still left in the 3rd quarter. Looking forward to PTree coming on down. Should be a good one.
Robert
August 29th, 2009
12:07 am
Go Loganville Red Devils!
Yo
August 29th, 2009
12:11 am
Final Lowndes score was about 74-14.
Mr. Riley
August 29th, 2009
12:12 am
First off….much respect to my alma mater Northside-WR for the win against Perry 42-10….Secondly, south georgia will have another state champion again this year and by the looks of things its going to come from either Lowndes or Valdosta, possibly even Warner Robins or Northside…good luck to North Georgia teams but it aint happening this year…
SPARTAN NATION
August 29th, 2009
12:21 am
CAMPBELL HIGH 14, SOUTH COBB 6 — Spartans win in Coach T.K. Dodd’s debut. Tay Wright throws two touchdown passes. GO SPARTANS GO!!!
Eagle Fan
August 29th, 2009
12:21 am
collins hill–10 parkview–7 perkins had 263 yards rushing.
Chris
August 29th, 2009
12:24 am
It’s Great To Be A Golden Lion! Way to go St. Pius. Great turnout of fans to witness an awesome win on our rival’s home field. Great way to start the season.
Creekside Fan #1
August 29th, 2009
12:48 am
Creekside just beat Tri-Cities 18-6, major comeback as for the Creekside Seminoles had to great players recognized, John Lee #44, and Ceaires Driskell #1 to lead the Seminoles Undefeated.
Golden Lions Fan
August 29th, 2009
12:54 am
Great game Pius vs Marist 28-3- GO ST PIUS
Yo
August 29th, 2009
12:55 am
A little early to tell as of now, but this 2009 version is showing promise of being Lowndes best ever. A very balanced, physical, and fast team with some good size in both the offensive and defensive lines for a change. Good size that is “not” slow of foot. Running backs that can fly. A quarterback with a strong arm yet a very nice touch who can take off and run with success. Receivers with speed who thus far have had very soft hands. Good luck trying to run on the Defensive line and linebackers. More physical up front and in the middle of the defense than last years version. The only way any one will move the ball on Lowndes will have to be through the air provided you have time to throw. Lots of pressure on the qbacks thus far in the season.
Bak
August 29th, 2009
12:55 am
How bout south gwinnett comets? Beat norcross
49 to 28. Dominated.
titletown
August 29th, 2009
1:35 am
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! lookout peachtree ridge the way lowndes beat the crap out of woodland tonight 75-14 i hope and pray yall r ready. It was a great night tonight in valdosta, the wildcats destroyed jenkins reagion 3aaaaa creampuffs as always. Look out north georgia the state is coming out of valdosta more than likely lowndes. Ican’t wait to see lowndes and valdosta bump heads its gonna be a he- – of a game. AJC if u wanna talk football keep ur nose in valdosta instead of the creampuffs up there.
Marist sucks
August 29th, 2009
2:59 am
So much for Marist being the toughest place to play in the state cause they jus got worked by pius again get ready for 3 n a row next year
Michael
August 29th, 2009
3:05 am
the Marietta Blue Devils continue to have the world’s most boring offense. Coaching has been a sour subject here for the past few years…and really hit rock bottom last year when we had a run the ball, spike the ball, incomplete pass, then TIMEOUT sequence.
the opener today (team using the same staff) saw maybe 3 different types of pass plays. It is pathetic watching this team. There is plenty of talent, and the opponent…North Cobb…was just as small as Marietta.
The game should have been close, but the Warriors ran away with it. Marietta would not have gained a yard all night if it weren’t for the ultra talented Greg Franklin toting the rock.
I miss the glory days…and I say this with the love of Marietta Blue Devil football, but they are PATHETIC! …and, I really do not blame the players. The offense can only be so good under such a bland and shallow system.
Jay212033
August 29th, 2009
3:49 am
Remember the name Dashay March……….
Lewis Buzzard
August 29th, 2009
6:57 am
How bout that GT commit from Collins Hill, Charles Perkins, with over 300 yds rushing tonight. Where’s the love?
Pops(formerlybigpappi)
August 29th, 2009
7:08 am
Any thoughts out there on the Woodstock Kell game? Woodstock D must be pretty tough again.
St Pius Fan
August 29th, 2009
7:55 am
Seem like Pius found themselvesa a quarterback and a diversifed offense. If this contiunes they could go a long way.
Hagar
August 29th, 2009
8:30 am
Should be an exciting year for 1AAAAA, Lowndes, Warner Robins, Valdosta and Northside looked impressive against their cream puff openers. Next week will tell some better stories about Lowndes, Warner Robins and Northside (although Northside will still be playing AAA teams) it will be a few weeks before Valdosta sees a real game. I’m not sure why there are so many non 5A games scheduled, it really doesn’t make your team look good beating up 1A, 2A or 3A teams. Good luck to the SEC of Georgia HS football.
Yo
August 29th, 2009
9:02 am
And how many state champs does 1AAAAA have Hagar? And your region?
State champs is what determines look good. So how does your region look? When your winning state championships you don’t have to worry about look good. Look good is for wimps. Being good is for state champ regions.
Yo
August 29th, 2009
9:17 am
Lowndes defense.
Ed Christian/Defensive Tackle..commited FSU.
Jordan Black/Defensive Tackle…According to Scout interest from 7 Div 1 schools.
Michael Copeland/Defensive End…A lot of Div 1 offers.
Dion Chrenshaw/Defensive Tackle…6′2″ 260.
Telvin Smith/Linebacker…committed to FSU.
Robert Anderson/Linebacker…some Div 1 interest.
Tyler Hunter/Safety…considerable Div 1 interest…Junior
That is what you are going to have to come through to get to Lowndes secondary.
Overrated South
August 29th, 2009
9:25 am
Its funny how South Georgia Teams get all ecxited about beating the crap out of easy teams. Yall get the easiest schedules. We would all be like yall if we played the teams yall play. Thats exactly why lowndes lost to Grayson last year, Cause it was their only real challenge
AlbanyViking
August 29th, 2009
9:34 am
“Thats exactly why lowndes lost to Grayson last year, Cause it was their only real challenge’
Oh so your saying that beating Peachtree Ridge last year wasn’t a challenge. Funny I could have sworn they beat Grayson and finished the season as 5A runner up!!!!
williambrado
August 29th, 2009
10:29 am
Peachtree welcome back to the concrete jungle where North ga dreams are crushed. There is nothing over rated about a very powerful region 1 AAAAA. It is what it iS.The persons that make those staements don’t have walking around sense.I’m not saying peachtree can’t win at Lowndes but i am saying they won’t playing the same team as last years.This team is better much Better! Remember these Names : Cole Parker,Khari Franklin,Ed Christian,Tyler Hunter .See ya next week, i will be on the visators 40 yard line. Can somebody show my Vikings a little LOVE?
1 5 aye man
August 29th, 2009
10:46 am
the truth will be revealed as the season moves on. the reason 1 aaaaa schedule the “seemingly weak” non region teams is because within the region is Northside Warner robins winners of multiple state championships and good this year i believe…Valdosta..Tift. Lowndes.Coffee Warner robins, who has a history of wining championships. and Houston county. it is called smart scheduling so that you dont kill your players before region play begins. Nevertheless, region 1aaaaa has scheduled tough teams from the north. We lost some and won some.
1 5 aye man
August 29th, 2009
10:48 am
colquit county who has state championship history is also in region 1 AAAAA the region can account now for over 30 state championships.
titletown
August 29th, 2009
11:58 am
I have to respond to Overrated South’s comment. Guy when u play weak teams u r suppose to beat them like they r a week team and thats what lowndes and valdosta did. What regeion do u come out of guy? I got a prediction for next week peachtree ridge fans LOWNDES 42 PEACHTREE RIDGE 10 welll thats if the coach feel sorry for u and don;t let lowndes run up the score. By the way lowndes 1st tean didn’t play the second half and they still put up 75 points same goes fo valdosta and they put up 42 bc their coach doesn;t beleive in running up0 the score holla back
Trojan '73
August 29th, 2009
12:10 pm
The reason why we have to play teams from smaller schools is all of your coaches and teams are too scared of 1 AAAAA. Put up or hush. When
1 AAAAA does the schedules for next year, have your coaches call any of the 1 AAAAA schools and schedule a game. If you are better, then we will appreciate the challenge. This will settle it like it should be, on the field and not your baseless banter!
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.
?
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……
TrojanDude
August 30th, 2009
11:12 am
**BOB SPIRHES**
I know nothing of this dude’s history and I quit listening to the game broadcast before the interview. However, after listening to the comments on this site by folks that seem to know something about him, I just have one impulsiver comment. I hate his guts.
MLK DAD
August 30th, 2009
11:21 am
What happen to the first two eople to post a comment on this blog…. Not Talking now, that MLK just killed the #1 ranking for SWD……. Advice when you are ranked #1 do not start your season off with a rivary…. every football fan knows that…. Go LIONS MLK 13 SWD 9
Strong Bear10
August 30th, 2009
2:24 pm
THE GRIFFIN BEARS did they thing Friday 27-0 against dunwoody already stout DEFENSE STAY UP
slalom1
August 30th, 2009
2:51 pm
williambrado, Thanks for taking the bait. LOL!
Coweta County
August 30th, 2009
2:56 pm
Northgate was blown away by Dutchtown Friday nite. Its does not get any better, going forward. Alexander,Banneker and Hiram. Better fix the offense and defense fast. Little Bobby can’t stand the pressure. Shut the Touchdown Club down.
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August 30th, 2009
3:04 pm
wildcat fan, the only reason the southern Ga teams are any good is because they are all ONE COUNTY! Think about it, if Gwinnett was one county, i’m pretty sure they could beat COLLEGE teams. Yet Grayson still beat TWO south Georgia teams, which were both defending state champions, I don’t care if Camden is young, Grayson had alot of sophmores and juniors on the field too, think about that. “whatchu know bout them wildcats” 0-1.
Yo
August 30th, 2009
3:10 pm
HornetFan haven’t you seen enough of Lowndes already. Great win over Tift. I take from that either Roswell will have an opportunity to get their butts kicked by Lowndes again this year in the playoffs or my brethren from Tift Co. is sorely lacking this year. Probably a little of both. You guys gave us our best game in 2007 during the playoffs. Would love a rematch, but just know you should be facing a better Lowndes team this time around. As I have said earlier…this may be the best Viking team in Lowndes history. Good, strong possibility.
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August 30th, 2009
3:11 pm
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Yo
August 30th, 2009
3:17 pm
Cobbfan we like to be hated…..it generally means we are on top.
You been hated any lately?
Yo
August 30th, 2009
3:26 pm
Slalom…as you know speed goes without saying. Bring on the Grayson BIG boys I pretty confidant we will match up just fine this year. All 8 of them.
slalom1
August 30th, 2009
3:32 pm
REEZE, How are things looking for Northside?
slalom1
August 30th, 2009
3:38 pm
YO and REEZE, Better look out for Valdosta and Colquitt. In the rear view mirror, keep an eye on Newnan.
slalom1
August 30th, 2009
3:52 pm
Where are the Newnan Cougar fans? This 2009 team has the potential for greatness.
Suwanee 0wnz
August 30th, 2009
3:54 pm
Bob Sphire is an excellent coach who takes an active role in his community and goes out of his way to make sure his players get a quality education. He works hard to get his players exposure to recruiters from top schools. That is what the Progressive Challenge is all about. By inviting #1 teams like Prattville, and Byrnes to one place on the same day, he is assured that his players will get exposure to some top recruiters who might not take a look at North Gwinnett players otherwise. The North Gwinnett community is very happy with Bob Sphire.
It is a lot easier to attack the coach than to comment on the performance by the “second ranked” team in Suwanee who just swatted down the 3 time defending 6A Alabama Champions. North held the Alabama Champions to only 3 yards in the first half, and to just one touchdown, and one field goal for the entire game. The “first ranked” Suwanee team, Peachtree Ridge, clobbered Harrison, while the “third ranked” Suwanee team, Collins Hill, manhandled Parkview. Add in the fact that many Buford players are recruited from Suwanee and there is not really much doubt that Suwanee is THE football power in the enitre state.
Meanwhile, SAT scores are on the rise at North as they concentrate on their first priority of educating students, while socres in the rest of the state are dropping. It is no wonder the rest of the state wants to deflect attention to a coach’s comments. I expect Bob Sphire will improve his interview skills as he gets many more opportunities to practice over the next few years. Perhaps Lowndes should spend a little more time teaching its players how to read and write, and how to stay out of jail.
We’ll gladly keep Bob Sphire right here in Suwanee; thank you very much.
Grayson Student
August 30th, 2009
4:30 pm
plowboy… that game was last year, it is laughable that you still bring it up. To the ridge fans i wish you the best of luck but lets get one thing straight you did beat us but only because our snapper. Lowndes fans who are always hating on grayson, if you would of crawled out of your trailer parks and made the trip to atlanta you would know that we were the far superior team and special teams is the only reason they were in that game
Grayson Student
August 30th, 2009
4:42 pm
yo, can i get an honest assesment of lowndes on friday night besides the score how did they look
HeadEast
August 30th, 2009
4:55 pm
Pridge looked very good but they were helped by a very mediocre Hoya team. Sorry Hoyas, no playoffs for you, 5-5 with losses to Etowah, McEachern, Woodstock, and East yet to come. Big mouth 1AAAAA was going to have four teams in the semis last year but they only had one, a team that disgraced itself in losing both the game and the fight it started!
wildcat fan
August 30th, 2009
5:51 pm
?? your correct on the defending state champs, after both defending state champs lost a lot players from the year before. Grayson Student must be on drugs, what in the world does Grayson have for anyone to hating on. One or two decent years and you guys are the best thing since slice bread. Grayson please win one first, act like you have been here before, oh my bad you have noooooooooottttttttttttt. Lowndes, Camden, PeachtreeRidge/Roswell have the last 6 state champioships. Grayson Student you act like your school is on that list, for some strange reason i do not see it. Win one first baby, then you can get your name on that list. You better win one this year if not, you may never win one. Because you know as well as i do, your team is only any good every 3 to 4 years if that.
viking lover
August 30th, 2009
7:43 pm
Grayson Student, if you would like an honest assesment I will try to do my best. After following Lowndes football for the last 6 years I can honestly say I have never seen a more explosive offense from the Vikings. We are three QB’s deep and honestly I can’t tell you how many running backs we have that can do it all. The years past of watching Lowndes run the normal wing -t all night long are over. QB Cole Parker throws bullets and runs for long yardage. He made good decisions all night long against Woodland. Last years QB K. Franklin is RB this year and ran for over 100 yards on 10 carries. I believe Tyler Hunter also went over 100. If I’m not mistaken Lowndes had over 500 total yards. That’s with 1st string on the bench early third quarter. Wing -T misdirection is still part of the offense, but mixing in the passing game this year keeps the defense wondering what the hell is coming their way. Defense is still quick and tough as nails. LB Telvin Smith is one of the best I’ve seen. Not big, but hits like a truck and also playing WR on offense. The only TD the first string defense gave up was 40 yard pass play. Other Woodland TD came late in the game with the bench playing on defense. I was very impressed with versatility of the offense and not at all surprised by the defense, which is always a Viking mainstay. Honestly after seeing one game, they may be the best I’ve seen in six years.
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August 30th, 2009
8:02 pm
wildcat fan,
Grayson has only been opened since 2000, so of course it’s taken us a while to build a program.
Grayson Student
August 30th, 2009
8:15 pm
i believe wildcat fan is still a little upset… i never claimed to be among those programs when it comes to winning titles but when u beat the best what does that mean… so we have beat lowndes and now camden and came within a botched field goal of beating the ridge. my point is when are yall gonna give some sort of acknowledgement towards grayson being a contender… speaking of lists i just took a glance at our list of opponents and saw some numbers, something along the lines of 14-10 with a big fat W beside it. idk maybe thats good maybe its not. I sure hope camden thinks that as they beat up on the weak teams down in that joke of a region that they are getting better. Come play the big boys again (lowndes, ridge, and grayson and we will see in december) I have the up most respect for the programs down south but its ignorant people like you who cant take the time to realize an up and coming program. Maybe we arent exactly sliced bread but at least the polls around the nation think were OK and the decent lowndes fans who have class can at least say hey these guys are OK. Please come see us in the dome again…
Grayson Student
August 30th, 2009
8:16 pm
viking lover, i read a few articles and thats what i was afraid of. guess we will see come friday
grayson
August 30th, 2009
8:50 pm
best of luck to peachtree ridge next friday, show them hillbillies some class. but be careful, lowndes might start a fight again if they lose. yea those are some real champions, role models of the community.
Pridge senior
August 30th, 2009
8:50 pm
Grayson Student, you’re right, we did beat you last year only because of that bad snap in OT, but still it was such a close game anyway, a lot of other things could’ve easily caused the outcome to be different. BTW, I hear that your special teams nearly cost you the game against Camden, too. hmmmmm…….
grayson
August 30th, 2009
8:53 pm
wildcat fan,
14-10
14-10
14-10
14-10
14-10
wanna cry about it some more?
if youre team is worth anything we’ll see them back in the dome
wilcats (0,1)
SouthGARules
August 30th, 2009
9:01 pm
SuwaneeOwnz: Very good points about Bob Sphire. Before he & the late Dennis Roland Sr. came to North Gwinnett, the Bulldogs were a wretched program. Roland started to turn the program around before he went into the college ranks. Sphire has taken the program to another level. All of this happened with new schools opening that cut into their enrollment (PTree Ridge & Mill Creek). The PRidge-North game should be for Region 7 championship. North looked great on defense last night, holding Prattville to negative yardage in the first half & not allowing a first down until the 7:00 mark of the third quarter.
In regards to last years Grayson-Lowndes game, Grayson won, Lowndes lost. Outside of a couple of big runs by Greg Reid, Grayson held Lowndes in check all night.
Grayson Student
August 30th, 2009
9:24 pm
pridge senior, no doubt… that was one of the best games ive ever seen and im not making excuses but im just arguing with these rednecks. trust me we are rootin for yall friday at grayson.
Grayson Student
August 30th, 2009
9:25 pm
hahaha o yes special teams sure could be our downfall this year if it keeps up
Pridge senior
August 30th, 2009
9:37 pm
Wildcat Fan, in case you have not noticed, Grayson was opened in 2000 and Peachtree Ridge in 2003. It really is quite a feat to be at this level of success in just a few years of existence. So I don’t think pulling the Camdens’ and Lowndes’ history over the last 10 years is a very good argument. its kind of like the incumbent president in an election saying to his opponent, “you must not make a very good president, because you haven’t accomplished anything so far.” Duh. any 3rd grader could tell you that.
PRidge Lions
August 30th, 2009
9:42 pm
whatever happens Friday happens….In the end we all know South Georgia football is still overrated.
John Young
August 31st, 2009
12:00 am
How can I look up all the scores for the whole state? There’s a link to it on Friday night/Sat morning, but I can’t find any way to access it now. You know, the massive list of scores, and you can click on the school’s name and see their whole schedule etc. Thanks -
Anne
August 31st, 2009
4:23 am
Region IAA Thomasville defeated Region IAAAA Thomas County Central 13-9 in a “lights-out” game!
TrojanDude
August 31st, 2009
8:51 am
***JOHN YOUNG***
To find scores by team, with schedules on a very flexible site goto: ghsfha.org/
Click on georgia high school football historians society.
Under “Find your team” type in your team name, or, Click on the down arrow to the right of the box and schroll to your team and click on it.
Click on record by year and click on 2009.
You can click on any team name and it will bring up info for that team. you can also check back years as long as records have been kept. It’s a fun site and very versatile. Enjoy
shankit
August 31st, 2009
9:38 am
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Reasoning why South Georgia is sometimes stronger than North Georgia is we are one county,
and if ya”ll were one county, ya’ll could beat most college teams.
Not true.
Lowndes County has four football progams in a county of less than 100,000 persons,
Lowndes High, Valdosta High, Valwood and a couple of private schools.
Demographics have changed in our county over the past twenty years to the extent
that once dominant Valdosta HIgh has less than 1900 students, whereas Lowndes
has over 2,500 students.
Our county has less population than some of your surburbs.
Point is
Valdosta High has 23 state championships and 6 national championships and two Peanut Bowl victories.
Lowndes High has 6 state championships
and Valwood has 1 state championship.
Valdosta STate has two national championships.
TITLETOWN USA (population 100,000)
shankit
August 31st, 2009
10:02 am
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Facts
Lowndes has an advantage for being one county school.
7 High schools in Lowndes including Valdosta High.
Enrollment
Valdosta High 1976 students
Lowndes High 2724 students
Grayson High 2838 students
Ptree Ridge 2794 students
Valdosta High is at the disadvantage.
Watch out for the Cats.
SportsFan31313
August 31st, 2009
12:15 pm
Hey Trojan 73,
Region 3-AAAAA Bradwell Institute use to play Coffee County Trojans, but you all have beaten us every year. However; by the Region being so big at the time with Division A and Divison B, Coffee County would win the region and Bradwell insitiute would win the Sub Region. I think the first year we played each other, Coffee County won the Sub Region and Bradwell Institute won the Region. But the South Georgia Football is a Monster especiall in the Southwest and South East.
SportsFan31313
August 31st, 2009
12:18 pm
Believe it or not, South Georgia Football is a dominant force to reckoned with in any Region or Class.
EAST Raider Cannoneer
August 31st, 2009
1:51 pm
Another season of RAIDER football!!! The Cannon is once again LOADED and ready. The road opener against a VERY tough Rome team (yes I know before someone states the obvious, Rome is a 4 A team) was again a game either team could have won. Rome is full of talent every year and gave EAST all it wanted right from the start. At the final gun it was EAST 25 / Rome 22 and EAST gets a bye week to fix some issues before the home opener against South Cobb. The stands will be full and the Cannon ready for a great night of Raider football as this years Raiders get set to roll thru their tough 5 AAAAA schedule.
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August 31st, 2009
5:34 pm
shankit , it’s not my fault nobody wants to live in podunkville, usa
Plowboy58
August 31st, 2009
9:07 pm
i hope and pray that we get grayson on the schedule for next year.
plowboy
September 1st, 2009
9:53 am
this is for south ga class and his comment about lowndes playing in texas and for you grayson student i did not bring up last years game , another blogger did we will just have to see how grayson does against warner robbins !!!!!!lowndes will pound pridge friday!!!!wonder if i should crawl out of my trailer and go!can i even afford to go!how many grayson students are bussed in!
plowboy
September 1st, 2009
9:56 am
south ga class check out what buford did a couple of years ago in texas
Grayson Student
September 1st, 2009
12:18 pm
Ya that would be the right time to hope for… next year grayson will fall off the map
Grayson Student
September 1st, 2009
12:19 pm
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Yo
September 2nd, 2009
10:37 pm
Grayson Student….my assessment of Lowndes. First, Viking Lover gave a pretty good assessment except the first string defense has not given up a touchdown this year. The first 40 yard score by Woodland was immediately “after” taking the first string out.
Now my assessment. First a quote. “Hiram Johnson, who is entering his 37th year as a coach at Lowndes, said he believes this year’s defensive line is the best he’s ever seen at Lowndes” Pretty big statement by Hiram Johnson but it is exactly what I have observed thus far this year. The strength of Lowndes this year is “first” in the trenches on both sides of the ball. They are not only big, but quick. Lowndes Dline against PTrees OLine is the test for both teams. 3 of the starters on Lowndes DLine are definite Div 1 prospects (Christian-committed to FSU, Copeland and Black – both of who have many Div 1 offers). I believe Copeland has been offered by FSU also, at least according to his Grandad. The other 2 starters on the DLine are a tackle who is 6′2″ and 260. 2 defensive ends (they rotated) who are fast both around 6′3″ to 6′4″ and 200 to 215 lbs. Copeland is DE on the other side.
Our linebackers are Div 1 committment to FSU (Telvin Smith) and
a rotation of 3 other players. Starter is Robert Anderson at other linebacker (starter at fullback last year). Probably end up a Div 2 committment due to being a little small for Div 1. Unless he goes Div 1 as a fullback.
The unknown for the Lowndes team remains the secondary. We have a Div 1 prospect at safety in Tyler Hunter (junior). The rest of the secondary graduated from last year. Both of Lowndes Wbacks (Franklin and Braswell) played some secondary last year and can should they need to. They have not thus far this year.
Running backs. As I have been telling everybody, Troy Braswell (junior) is ready to make his break out at wingback opposite of Khary Franklin (fastest player on team and last 2 years starting qback). Braswell was player of the game last week scoring 4 TDs. 101 yards rushing on 10 rushes and 14 yards in 2 receptions. All in the first half.
Our Qback Cole Parker (junior) is the best we have had under a McPherson coached team. A very good passer who was 6 of 7 passing last week for 107 yards (didn’t play a down in the 2nd half). Also runs
the ball well if he needs to. 2 good scrambles last week for good yardage both times.
What I observed in the 1st half last week.
I counted 29 ball players who played in the first half (not counting kicking teams). 15 of these players are seniors. About 1/2 of these 29 players are subject to play both sides of the ball at any given time. So based on this I would say there are in essence 29 who got enough playing time to pretty much be called starters.
Lowndes will be graduating a large part of the OLine and DLine this year. We will return good skill positions for 2010 but the question for next year will be in the trenches.
Now here is my candid assessment to sum it all up.
I believe this will be the best team Lowndes has ever fielded and
I have been watching them for a lot of years now.
Add to that talent the embarrassment of the Grayson game
of last year and you have some seriously motivated kids.
PTree may prove me all wrong Friday night….we’ll see.
SportsFan31313
September 5th, 2009
12:21 pm
As Predicted, Lowndes County Beats Peachtree Ridge convincingly. Lowndes County Football Team this year is like Camden County last year. This is a mammonth of a team. The defense is very fast, and very physical. I can’t see any team beating this year. This Lowndes Team will definitely win the Class AAAAA State Title keeping the championship again this year in South Georgia.
SportsFan31313
September 5th, 2009
12:22 pm
As Predicted, Lowndes County Beats Peachtree Ridge convincingly. Lowndes County Football Team this year is like Camden County last year. This is a mammonth of a team. The defense is very fast, and very physical. I can’t see any team beating Lowndes County this year. This Lowndes Team will definitely win the Class AAAAA State Title keeping the championship again this year in South Georgia.