Free-For-All Friday: Georgia high school football Week Five scores, updates, photos and chat – LIVE!

WHAT A WEEK!!!…

Paulding County schools are STILL out today (Thursday) but according to everything I have heard the game against Region opponent Marietta is still on for tomorrow night at “THE BONEYARD”!!!…

All the Region 5A-AAAAA eyes will be watching the battle for TLP between Etowah & Woodstock as the winner of that game will probably be playing our Raiders for the #2 position in Region 5A later in the season…

Our Raiders get back on track against Marietta’s Blue Devils so you KNOW WHATS COMING NOW…

Marietta…YOUR countdown has begun…

TICK…TICK…TICK…BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!! GO RAIDERS!!!!

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Stone Mountain is mad and you know how the saying goes “don’t fight someone madder than you!” Lithonia needs to do something to get themselves up to play this one. There hasn’t been a Lithonia/Stone Mountain rivalry since maybe the 80’s because Stone Mountain has dominated Lithonia since the days of Kelvin Kight.

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Class AAAA showdown: #6 Bainbridge Bearcats vs #3 Westside-Macon Seminoles. I am a Bainbridge fan, but have to give way to logic rather thanfalse hope. Bainbridge hasn’t really put together a complete game and Coach Pilcher seems to realize it. Westside-Macon has great athletes, but so does Bainbridge. bainbridge could squeak out an upset or get run out of the stadium. Hope the first one shows up, but logically the second one will.

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My Predictions this week:

Grayson over Parkview

North Clayton over Mount Zion

Newnan over Creekside

Etowah over Woodstock

Walton over Alphartetta
Carver-Atlanta over Washington

Avondale over Blessed Trinity

M.L. King over Luella

North Gwinnett over Mill Creek

Milton over Centennial

Norcross over Chattahoochee

Union Grove over Redan

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Here is something to fire Lithonia up. Lithonia has not beaten Stone Mountain in varsity football since 1988. I was just starting Kindergarten. The time before that was 1986 and before that was 1977. That program has not had any potential since 1998 football season where they still did not have what it took to beat SMHS’s fire power. To be honest Lithonia is bored with losing and trying to give themselves something to play for by painting our field last night. You guys have really bit off more than you can chew. We are none of Forsyth Central nor Chamblee. We intend on bringing our lunch pale.

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BATTLE OF THE NEW SCHOOLS 1-1 ARABIA MOUNTAIN V/S 0-3 LANGSTON HUGHES

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grizz…

Both Woodstock & Etowah ALSO lost to McEachern this year BUT one of the best games to watch this week is going to be the battle for TLP as Woodstock & Etowah match up tomorrow night.

Yes, EAST lost to McEachern last week but no one got as you put it “there buts handed to them” (by the way you spell that butts), that game came down to the wire and was not decided until just over 4 minutes to go when EAST fumbled on the McEachern 2+ yard line. Nothing but an exciting game for both teams and unless the Indians stumble they probably have the #1 spot in the Region locked up…and by the way, in NONE of my post did you EVER see me state EAST would “shut McEachern down”…Did I think EAST would win…YES…bottom line McEachern won and sooooooooo…

That leaves the 2,3,& 4 spots to be decided yet and since EAST, Woodstock & Etowah still have to play each other these games will have a huge bearing on who ends up where in our Region 5A. In case you don’t understand how these standings work, it’s better to be at the #1 & #2 spots based on teams you play in the playoffs and the number of HOME games you get, that’s why #2 is now so important!

Frankly if you don’t like reading about 5A and what we think is going to happen in it you probably shouldn’t even be on this blog as that’s what we do here…TALK FOOTBALL and what we think is going to happen week to week!!!

TICK…TICK…TICK…BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!…GO RAIDERS!!!!

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You defense can not stop our offense. Pick your poison. Run or Pass. You guys are a joke because you are the only ones who think you can play with us. You don’t even think you can play with us deep inside. That’s why you spray paint our field and text our players like little girls. Your players, your coaching, and your community all STINK!!!!! Pirate nation has agreed not to put anymore energy into this feud with you all because tomorrow you will no longer be in our way. We’ve decided to let you all win the verbal match while we talk with our pads and PHYSICALLY move you Bullpups out of our way. And I’m Out!!!!

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You must have beaten a team within the last 10 years at least for it to come close to being some sort of Rivalry. If Pirate Alumni is right about the history between Lithonia and Stone Mountain, then all Lithonia is is another team on Stone Mountain’s schedule. There is no rivalry because Lithonia haven’t won since 88. Micheal Jackson’s BAD was about the drop the last time the Bulldogs beat the Mighty Pirates. Dirty Diana was a new song the last time the Bullpups tasted victory. Word on the Texts is some of your players wish they can come to SMHS!!!

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You Pirates will find out Friday how a real mad dogs bites. Our head coach is Earl White. Dont no much about him but were 2-2 so he most be doing somthing. Who is DANTE FERGUSON? Heard he was a middle school Coach HA hA

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Lithonia C/O 93……

Yep….our head coach was head coach at Stone Mountain Middle School head coach for the past 6 or 7 years. His current roster is full of players he coached at the middle school. Maybe that’s why they are doing well this far in the season. And he was also the defensive coordinator at Lithonia H.S., Washington H.S., and Druid Hills H.S. He was also the QB coach at the now closed Harper H.S. in Atlanta. Dude has more football knowledge in one of his pinky fingers than White has in his whole old body!! What has White done?? He was a loser at McNair, even with all the talent they had. Your coach needs to retire. Football has passed him.

Your boys will be crushed tomorrow night!! And I’m done talking to you Lithonia losers. You are not worth the time.

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YEAH!! We FINALLY have our first home game tomorrow night against Berkmar. GO BRONCOS!!! Oh and Grayson Student don’t get to excited about winning the region. You still have to get past my BRONCOS!!:)

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tifton better call in sick, because lowndes is gonna put a hurttttingon them, unless Mcpherson takes pitty on them and plays 2nd string when they get a good lead.

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GO CAIRO SYRUPMAKERS BEAT MONROE IN ALBANY.

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You obviously haven’t met our linebackers. I bet yah even Pops know that Carmicheal is a force to be messed with. Plus Etowah lost their RB to Ohio and I dont believe the new starter is a good as Boykin is.

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Anybody got any takes on marist vs tucker game.im thinking tucker by 7.not a fan of neither skool.jus wanted sum predictions

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Tucker by 43

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MARIETTA FAN…

Of course others are ahead of the RAIDERS at this point in the schedule as the RAIDERS have only played 2 region games where most teams have played 3 or even 4 at this point. The Raiders had a BYE week early and are just now playing the region opponents.

In spite of what you imply these blogs are for braggin’, some good natured dishin’, and discussing where everyone thinks our teams will be at week to week. With that said I still think McEachern is looking like the #1 for our region and the 2, 3 and 4 spots are going to be EAST, Woodstock, and Etowah with the order yet to be decided. If this bothers you…SORRY…if Marietta comes into “THE BONEYARD” tomorrow night and beats the RAIDERS I will be one of the first on here discussing the game and congratulating you so bring it on…

your COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN…TICK…TICK…TICK…and you WILL
understand the BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!! after tomorrow nights game!!!

As for your Harrison comment…do your homework…they barely beat Cherokee 21/16 who is 0/4, barely got by South Cobb 17/14 who is 1/3 and beat North Cobb who is 2/2. They got WHIPPED BAD by the only team with a winning record they played Peachtree Ridge 35/13!!!! They still have to play EAST, Etowah, Woodstock and McEachern!!! If they end up .500 this year it will be by a stroke of LUCK!!!

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Wolverine Guys – Our backs this year are more by committee, as your right the big power back is on to D-1. However, it all starts with the O-line, and ours is stout! They are really coming together and the backs are seeing the holes much better. Your linebackers are well noted, and tough, but they will have their hands full backing up your undersized D-line, which should open up an underated passing attack. Be careful eight in the box will burn you!
Go Eagles!

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ALL ABOARD!! The Mighty Griffin Bears should break out the BEAST-CLAW BASH ATTACK again on Forest Park for home coming this Friday . I was WAAAAY off in my prediction of the Bears losing by 4 last week against Mt. Zion. (I’ll keep my day job I ’spoze!). An absolute BONE-CRUSHING stop on a critical fourth down for Mt. Zion just deflated any and all Bulldogs this side of Athens!! The crunching THUD generated from the shock-waves reportedly flattened South Clayton County as well. Trust me, that one hit was YOU-TUBE good. Great game though, as it was actually closer than the final score indicated (31-7). The Bears Den will be ROCKIN again for sure Friday. This weeks matchup should be no problem for the Bears super-speedy arsenal. Don’t DARE overlook those mighty Griffin Bears. I sorta feel sorry for poor Forest Park, but i’m sure they are gamers and will show up ready…..just sayin…Get on Board the AIR-BEAR EXPRESS!!!

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Just for the record, wolverine fan- your defense is pretty good and your LBs are impressive…but I saw a different game than you in regard to our running backs. You boys made us work hard and had some nice stops…but I’d say overall we faired pretty well. Can’t recall our total rushing yards but I feel safe saying it was over 200.

With #5, it seems it’s not a matter of “if” but just a matter of “when” he’s gonna bust one. Got a nice long one against you boys and iced the game against EP with a 35 yarder late…which came after he made an uncharacteristic fumble. Just a special kid and a complete running back from a physical, mental and heart standpoint.

Nobody in Blue and Gold was still in ice a week after the WS game. You boys hit hard and played hard but IMO, EP hit just a bit harder. Gonna be a war between you two the last week of the season!

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Yall forgot one thing…….STEPHENSON!!!!!!!!!!

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Bowdon @ Darlington is the game to look at in class A. Two teams fighting dog it dog style. Bowdon beat them 12-6 last year, but Darlington could have came back at anytime. They just gave up to quickly. This year Bowdon has a good offense and Darlington has a good defense as to what I have heard. Who knows what is going to happen.

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I’m going on record now The “U” Union Grove that is will win region 2AAAAA over Stephenson and MLK. Now what Jags and Lions!

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Wow I was looking to watch the Grayson vs Parkview game now I have to watch the newnan vs Creekside game which going to be a blowout in Newnan favor.

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I like yah Pops, You can truely talk soe good football. Got some good points there. We can say all we want about the match ups and starplayers and weaknesses but you know as well as me and WF that its just going to be another epic game for control of TLP. Can’t wait to get back to see me some good ole ball.

Cannon/EP people. If yah do come to the game tomorrow I’d say sit on the home sides because you’ll see that the away stands are extreamly small and will be overflowing with people from Woodstock.

HomeFieldAdvantage. Thank you. Glad to see that O’B still has some respect down here. His defence is one of the reason’s we’ve truely done so well as of late. He’s also got a great Defencive cordinator in Coach Buddy who is just amazing. I played in the middle school team back when and they start teaching the defence to yah then so by the time your an upperclassmen you know it back and forth. Heck, I know it and i stop playing after 8th grade. haha. VSU is just being inconsistant. I’ve traded my marching uniform in for the flame head down here so I know the team a little and they’re got the potential. The game against Southern Arkansas proved that. Its alot of just if they push themself enough at the begining of the game and dont come out there exspecting to be handed the victory. But back to high school..haha. I’m pretty proud to say i’m going to the 2 best rivally games in GA which happen to be week after week. So where should i get tickets for the Winnersville match? I’d rather not get stuck behind the middle schoolers like i was for your first home game this year. haha.

Scalp the Eagles!!!

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Hey Wolverine Fan, what did you expect, a ticker tape parade? We take a lot of pride of our “BONEYARD”. What you see is what a few dad’s do for free. The field preperations, volunteers; the pregame festivities, volunteers, we love our Raiders. Don’t know what you expecting last year. I’m sure you were elated that we lost to McEachern. They are a very good football team. We were warned about their receivers and that’s what beat us. I don’t think we should have lost. We had fumbles that could have turned the game around but they beat us. That happens in high school football games. You fumble, you just may lose. I like to think we are a better team than that but that’s what happens.
I’ve seen Wolverine stadium. Wow, cookie cutter to say the least. I’m not even THE CANNON RULES but if this annoys you…TICK TICK TICK BOOM. It’s gonna suck when we beat you at the what? Wolverine Den? Is that the name of your cookie cutter?

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To: Southwest Dekalb Still Best in AAAA …
first off, how can you claim you are STILL the best when you were not even the best to start with? HA.. Secondly, your hilarious mis-worded quote shows you obviously went to SWD.. (notice I did not say “graduated”)

“….Just know that if Griffin is still in it come playoff time we coming for retribution and thats plain and simple”

Oh we’ll be in it (again!) And your retribution wishes shall be bashed (again!). We will get home-field advantage (again!). You have already been beaten once this year, and probably will be (again!). We will slap you “kitties” back to Dekalb to mutter your usual utterances of “wait till next year” (again!)…. Easy Peasy Cat Stain Greasy !!

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EP guys – The wolverine guys are right. If you want to see the game Etowah’s side works best, just not enough room on the visitor’s side, and they will bring fans like it is a home game. However seating will be at a premium. A good spot along the fence up top usually works, but may get two or three deep. The student fans may be a little lighter with school on break this week. We shall see?
You guys seem to like us better anyway, not sure why, you will see what you get to look forward to after we thump Woodstock.

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Etowah Fan – Are you fired up or what??? What a country! Friday night Woodstock at Etowah is here! Wow… I am pumped! Go Eagles!

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Hey Pops…maybe we can get together before the game and sing….cum by yah. HAIL TO THE VICTORS.. If we had a cannon I could say Tick Tick Tick Boooom

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there can always be back and forth on who has the better stadium, but few high school football teams have a better entrance than Woodstock’s woodshed. i just wish they’d load it up and drop it down on that pretty new field turf at EHS.

BURN BABY BURN…

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GAMEDAY BABY GAME DAY!!! I’m pumped incase anybody was going to ask me. haha. I’m going to one class at 9 and then headed to the deck, get my car and i’m going back to the Wood. Tonight’s game going to be epic. Good Luck to all. Even Etowah. Lets hope our boys keep it classy.

Scalp the Eagles, Remember the Woodshed, WE ARE….WOODSTOCK!!!!

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Most of you guys will be at the games tonight so record the Newnan and Creekside game . Alec Ogletree is the hardest hitting safety I’ve ever seen. He may not get much action because the defensive line and linebackers are so fast and not much get by them. Creekside are no stiffs but Newnan is so good it may seem that way.

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To Bear Backer:

Southwest Dekalb is a magnet school with above average test scores. What is your point about “going” to there?

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Why have yall forgotten Dunwoody. We have a huge game tonight against Ceader Grove and Nothing

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Bear Backer:

I’ve been to Griffin and half of your city’s population are either in a gang or missing teeth. If anyone lacks education it is YOU GUYS. Your head coach doesn’t even speak proper ENGLISH. He speaks with somewhat of a REDNECK dialect. Projects are everywhere. SWD is almost as wealthy as Tucker and Dunwoody areas in Dekalb. Please believe you can get the whoop stick come playoff time. The only good thing to do in Griffin is play the lottery!!!

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It’s way too early in the season to pick the order that the teams will finish in Region 5AAAAA but don’t count Harrison out. As for our non conference loss to Peachtree Ridge, I doubt any team in this region would have walked away with a win against them.

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the only 2 games worth mentioning..
I have Woodstock over etowah by 3, and grayson shuts down parkviews offense

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Bear Backer,
You would be surprised to discover where I got my COLLEGE DEGREE!!! You backwoods folks ever heard of SAMFORD UNIVERSITY? Look it up if you have never heard of it. Dont talk to me about education when anyone can sit at a computer and type with a Thesaurus next to them. I knew exactly what all your big words said. WOW!!! Do you want a cookie cause you can use them. Anyone can sound intelligent Genius. Go join a gang or something! The world knows that you guys are the closest thing to GOOD FOOTBALL down there. There is plenty in EAST ATLANTA!!!! Too much for you all to handle if you were in REGION 6AAAA!!!!!!

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Sportsfan, no the upset is going to be Marrietta over EP. The Woodstock-Etowah game always comes down to the wire no matter what the teams are like. I like to think of it as more of a barn burner.

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UG fan, we heard the same thing from the “U” last year and we came in and whipped the “U” despite the rain & refs. I’m sure you remember the final score and it certainly wasn’t the tie that is indicated on the UGHS football website.

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Grayson – 30
Parkview – 17

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Good luck tonight to all games and especially to my BRONCOS!! GO BRONCOS!!!!!

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Time to load UP!! Less than 3 hours to the TLP War. The Eagle’s Nest will be rocking… Game On!

Go Eagles!

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To MLK and Jags fans after we take care of your neighbors tonite Redan Raiders we’ll win the the Dekalb County championship then the region. Last year was last year and our up front guys are controlling the line of scrimmage. Good luck Mack and Raymond. SHHHhhhhhhhhhh! We have a game changer!

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SERIOUS GRAYSON HATER. You are pretty good. Your comments are very funny.

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PREDICTIONS: brooks 21 – thomasville 20………….fitz 56 – mitchel 0 maybe 7 if the 2nd string slacks up.

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the tigers will beat the war eagles just like they did at state championship

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Collins Hill 7, NForsyth 7, 2nd quarter

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Khary Franklin … 2 carries … 150 yards. Who needs Greg Reid?

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Lowndes 17 Tift 0

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Just a few scores from around Cobb:

Lassiter 34 Wheeler 0 in the 2nd qtr

Roswell 20 Campbell 0 in the 2nd qtr

Harrison 14 Kenn Mtn 10 in the 2nd qtr

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Tucker jus scored on marist in 2nd qrt 22-7 marist leads.n its about to be halftime

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Michael – Where is the scoreboard tonight?

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TO VIKE69: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, THAT’S WHO!

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HALFTIME:

Therrell 13
St. Pius 28

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CARVER HAS DID IT BEAT WASHINGTON HIGH 20-12 THANKS TO A GREAT PERFORMANCE FROM KEY PLAYERS O.ALLEN,T.PORTER,P.ETUCK,B.JOHNSON,D.BROWN,D.BYRD,D.TUCKER,D.HOLMES,M.BELL,L.LENNON,W.TIMS,K.KIRKLAND. WE NEED TO KEEP THAT TEMPO AND WILL TO WIN FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON AND CLAIM WHATS OURS “KEEP IT TURNT UP PANTHERS”

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halftime Fitzgerald 35 – mitchell 6 no matter what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Who want’s Lowndes!!!!!

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Grayson wants Lowndes in the dome!!!!

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8:24 4th Quarter

Therrell 13
(3) St Pius 42

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It’s was the RAIDERS 9 / Marietta 0 at “THE BONEYARD” tonight!!!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!

Ok Etowah we’ll see you Eagles next week!!!

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Northside wins again 42-7 ,Lowndes will get a test next Friday night to see how good they really are, it’s been many years since Northside lost a home game, should be an exciting game, good luck to both teams.

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All I’m saying…Lowndes Co.!
#1 in the State and in the Top 10 of every national high school poll! GO VIKINGS!!

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Tonight was the worst performance by a Harrison High School football team that I have ever witnessed!! They lost to the worst team in the region!! Shame on the play caller and the whole Harrison team for your aweful performance!! Congrats to Kennesaw Mountain for taking advantage of a spoiled, selfish, and embarrassing Hoya team!! I hope the coaching staff at Harrison chews some tail, BIG TIME!! Some serious soul serching needs to be done at Harrison!

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WE WANT Lowndes IN EAGLE COUNTY next Friday The score dont not Surpries me because Tift county is like Houston COunty we put 42 points on houston county.

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So Hoya Chuck, what was the score?

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Was at the Collins Hill-North Forsyth game. To the so-called North Forsyth “fan” who yelled “Break that sumbitches leg” when Charles Perkins was carrying the ball, hey, you inbred redneck white piece of trash,
you are a loser & rank with that Grayson heifer who wanted Brookwood Mom’s son to break his leg. Go back into the holes you crawled out of.
With that off my chest, a big disappointment would have to be Norcross.
What happened to Tucker, Brooks County & Harrison tonight?

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Tech82….17-14 Final! What a disaster!! I’m bummed out, Big time!!

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Grayson won a close one. Passing teams will be an issue for Grayson. Good news is their offense has come into it’s own.

Grayson-33
Parkview-27

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SouthGARules! Amen brother!! That fool might be the exwife of the heifer Mom that told me she hopes my son breaks his leg. I’ll be looking for her when she comes to Brookwood. It’s on!!! Seriously, what the hell is wrong with the parents??? I really hope we beat Grayson in a couple of weeks!

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So with tonight wrapping up looks like if things go right we move up in the polls due to the fact that the untested Tucker lost in its first true test of the season. But North Springs were great competitors true warriors fighters to the end. But our mixture of speed and aggressiveness on defense proved to be too much for the Spartans. Switching regions I am surprised at the success Avondale is having this year. Good luck next week to teams who came up short. As for SWD we have a bye week and we coming out of it better than ever. Tucker and Marist are going to be good games.

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Enter your comments here Thomasville 21 Brooks 6 thats more like it.

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Marist game was not even as close as the score suggests. Marist dominated from the start (scoring on third play of the game), and Tucker defense was on its heals all night. Tucker offense looked out of sync — Tucker quarterback made some great throws when not under pressure, but his wideouts could not hold onto anything.

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THE CANNON RULES!!!
OMG!!! You are so annoying! And you are giving Paulding County a bad name…Geezzee! Are you that obnoxious, dad that rode the pine when you were in high school?

“THE CANNON RULES!!!” is not the “norm” in Paulding we mostly have class and are not classless like this cannonball.
Good win tonight EAST!!!

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Smith Station, Al 55
Kendrick 6

Scoreboard has this game listed as being played tommorow. It was played tonight and sadly my Cherokees will have another losing season. We havent won since Busby left. Hard to replace a Legend I guess.

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Some awesome games! Ya gotta love Georgia football.

I had a feeling North Forsyth might have a quality team.

W00t! North Gwinnett has only allowed 3 TD’s in 5 games. Go North!

And Gainesville looks to be completely dominant in their class.

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i heard there was a shooting after the peachtree ridge-duluth game tonight…. can anyone confirm???

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Brookwood Mom: I know you want a piece of that heifer, but don’t do anything that will get you locked up.
Maybe you can do like Doralee Rhodes suggested: “Why don’t we get a couple of rustlers & beat the **** out of that heifer. Am looking forward to Brookwood-Grayson tilt in 2 weeks. Have seen Grayson play twice, against Warner Robins & South Gwinnett. If the Broncos can mix up the run & pass as well as plug up their defense, they stand a chance.
Michael Carvell: Any report on Taylor Heinicke, the Collins Hill QB? I know he got hurt in 2nd qtr when blindsided & did not return

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Price of admission $7……Hotdog $2.00….Coke $1.00…Beating Etowah at the Eagle nest……Priceless.

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Does anyone know what the Parkview staff was so upset about @ the end of the game?

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actually, after about 2 minutes of the ball game and a quick 14-0 in favor of Lowndes, the vikings pretty much nonchallanted through the rest of the game. Especially on offense. Lowndes going through the motions. Qback was off target and when he was on target the receivers would drop the ball. Probably Lowndes worse played game of the season thus far.

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dan, you can always listen to how Burke County run things on 94.9 FM or log on at http://www.burke.k12.ga.us/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=1099&sc_id=1174411501. Oh yeah! the Bears are 4-0 against AAAA teams. Burke ran Brunswick out of the Bear Den in swagger mood. After Brunswick scored their last touchdown with about 5 seconds left. Burke got the ball back on a onside kick, and did the best play of the game. Took a knee, Final 36-26. How you like that TODD? Who picked AAAA Brunswick to beat AAA Burke Co. Halla at him CHIP!

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For all those out there who think that the Rams aren’t all they are made out to be, take notice that Parkview had almost 0 rushing yards against them. Parkview’s quarterback threw some amazing passes, including a TD pass while being lifted in the air by a Grayson defensive player. Bottom line, in order to beat Grayson, you better have a quarterback who can pass accurately and think well under pressure, and about half the offense out there as wide receivers.

Teams are putting together everything they’ve got to try to beat Grayson. But the Rams are still winning. And they are winning by playing the same game, the same way every week. The Rams play good football, and they win with a team effort every week. Thats pretty respectable in my eyes.

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Yo.. I agree. Lowndes got real sloppy after the 14 point cushion. I was not impressed. They showed little efffort and had no hustle to them. Dumb penalties and lack of enthusiasm will hurt us these next two weeks. Only positive thing was even with little effort we scored 50

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Stone Mountain beat Lithonia 18 to 15 in one of the best games I’ve ever seen or coach in my hat goes off to my Lithonia boys I love you’ll and will always be my boys. The game was played hard by both teams it went in to over time stone mountain got the ball first and kick a field goal to go up 18-15 Lithonia got the ball drove down to the 2 yard line on 4th down last play of the game qb sneak stop on the 1 stone mountain wins but the hurtful part of that is Lithonia head coach didn’t shake our hands after the game he just walk off with no efforts of showing good sportsmanship and some other coaches and players didn’t either. High School football is a game coaches are in this business to teach young men to always have good character even when lose. But i have no hard feeling towards Lithonia or its coaching staff they have done a great job with those kids. Since I didn’t get a chance to tell the head coach I’ll say here Great Game coach you are doing a great job with those kids. Good luck on the rest of your season.
I am so proud of my stone mountain pirates for playing so had for 5 quarters and never stop be leaving, I love you’ll.
“To God Be The Glory”

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to Lithonia C/O 93

Guess it was the Coaching and the offence. At the end of the day the Pirates were better ar both!!!!!

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Wolverine guys – good comments without trash talking .
Hard fought game for sure. Very sloppy offensive play by both teams throughout. I have never seen, not just all the turnovers, but the ball consistently on the ground. A lot predicated by stellar defensive play of both teams.
I thought we had you as well with the late third quarter interception around your 35 I think, and a 10-7 lead. We just couldn’t do anything with it. Play calling, I don’t know? We have become a pass happy team at times. Can you believe how many times we threw in the first quarter alone? Our best receiver was shut down all night.
Finally, I am not sure how, but when you got the field flipped on us and we were pinned deep twice, we may have gotten a little to conservative. At that point, something bad would surely happen. Yes, a punt return for a touchdown. Great run several missed tackles.
Perhaps, we should have taken a safety and a fee kick from the twenty?
This one hurts… “Oh the humanity”

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BTW, my beloved Monroe Area Hurricanes didn’t lose last night. Mercifully, they were off.

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Northside-Warner Robins 42, Houston County 7.

Will someone please put Valdosta HS on “Alert” for tonight’s game against Warner Robins? I expect the Big Red to bully Valdosta tonight. You heard it from me.

Northside continues the longest regular season home field run in AAAAA. The last time the Northside Eagles lost to a road team at McConnell-Talbert Stadium in Warner Robins was September 20, 1996 against Robert E. Lee HS of Alabama, 16-7. To all Lowndes County Viking fans and the metro Atlanta fans who have jumped upon your bangwagon, Northside is not Peachtree Ridge. There is no place more difficult to win a game than playing Northside at McConnell-Talbert Stadium. I promise you that.

Can anyone from Tucker explain to me what happened against Marist? I am baffled.

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Sounds like Woodstock & Etowah had a good close game with maybe somes fumbles effecting the outcome and then a long run sealing the victory…that sounds like the EAST McEachern game last week!!!

Congrats to Woodstock for their Win!!!

I see a few post about EAST only scoring 9 points and yep that has got to be corrected fast. But last nights game was not your normal game as we also had scoreboard issues,it didn’t work from the start, and the folks at the game seemed preoccupied…this week in Paulding has just been unbelievable and the fact that the game was played at all was remarkable. The stands were not crowded and it was very quiet compared to a regular RAIDER game. I think the county (as did others) just went thru too much in the last few days!!!

So with that said we will take a win, however low scoring and move on to next weeks Region game with Etowah (at Etowah), looking forward to this one…never been to Etowah’s stadium…

With Woodstock’s win they move (for the time being) into the 2nd position behind McEachern…so next weeks game will have a lot of Region ramifications. South Cobb plays McEachern today at McEachern…let’s hope McEachern is looking ahead and South Cobb can pull of an upset!!!

GO RAIDERS!!!!!!!

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ENR going to be a fun week of smack. 94demon we have encountered those fans on the visitors side in years back. Best way to shut em up is to beat em. I promise should that happen, they will turn chicken and run before the game ends. So 94demon, have you ever seen an eagle turn into a chicken? Watch the Lowndes magicians perform their magic act come Friday night. Don’t miss the magic show…ya’ll! From Eagle smack talk to….bac, bac, bac, bac, bac, bac. ENR…Lowndes is not Peachtree Ridge either. Something tells me you are about to see the Lowndes that PTree got a taste of….not the Lowndes that Tift just got a taste of.

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ENR: I’m glad you clarified the streak, because I know that Parkview won the 2001 state championship game @ McConnell-Talbert stadium. You may want to add “not lost to a non-Houston County school” since 1996 in the regular season.
GoDAWGS: Grayson is very sound fundamentally. They run the ball well, pass infrequently, but efficiently and do not turn the ball over..
Defensively, they take away the run & force turnovers. I’m not saying they are invincible, but there are less than 5 teams that could beat them depending on where the game is.

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Pretty sure the SMH/ Lithonia was the best game in Region 6AAAA. Even though Lithonia has to wait until next year to try and get their first win since 1988, I have a new found respect for the kids in that program. The head coach is a jerk as he encouraged his kids not to shake our hands after the game when all Stone Mountain did was win it in a hard fought OT game. I dont respect the coaches for being sore losers. That was a big win for the Pirates, which ties them with Tucker as they are both 4-1 and both lost to Marist. Playoffs look good for the Pirates who were 2-8 in 2007and 3-7 in 2008. This will be my last blog until the playoffs, but before I go let me say the REGION 6AAAA IS THE ROUGHEST TOUGHEST REGION IN THE STATE.

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very well said go dawgs… i think in order to be succesful they also need a qb who can scramble

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Grayson is getting everything “thrown” at them and surviving everyones best games. Different this year being hunted instead of the hunter. I totally respect what the Grayson coaching staff has done there and their scheme. I do think they are beatable and hope in the playoffs they do not see North Gwinnett or Lowndes on their home fields. Hope they do see Lowndes in the dome. Nothing like a grudge match!!!

I heard Parkview could only practice twice this week with flooding and the head coach’s father passed away Thursday. Rough week for the Panthers. They played their hearts out and I wish them the best the rest of the season.

Brookwood turning a corner? Watching South Gwinnett and that quarterback I am wondering why Brookwood did not try to keep him. Someone said Brookwoods quarterback is a coaches son. I anticipate Brookwood loses to Grayson, Parkview, and South Gwinnett.

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TJ: Wow Really?? Giving up on my BRONCOS? I am disappointed in you. Anyway, for the love of God I cannot figure out why we let Kent Rollins go, I know he left because he is was not getting enough playing time and he is doing a fantastic job at South. Yes, Ben is the son of one of the coaches. I think Ben is doing a pretty decent job for us this year. As far as loses, Grayson might be our biggest challenge! We have home game advantage so hopefully we can take them down.

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Can anyone say overrated? I can…Grayson!
This particular match up is no stranger to paid-off refs and cheap trick plays, so the final score displays no shock to me. The day that Grayson plays fair will be the day that their win and loss columns will look a little more equal (and accurate).

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Parkview Forever: I couldn’t agree with you anymore! I am really sorry about Coach Flowe his Father Thursday night.

GoDAWGS: BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, WHOMP, WHOMP, WHOMP!!!!!!!

Rams Fan: I’ll tell you why the Parkview coaching staff was upset, its because once again ya’ll acted like those wild crazed ass hethans that you are! Have some respect for the Coach that just lost his Father! Ya’ll a bunch of jerks that don’t deserve to win a STATE title.

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ramfan24: Why in the world would Parkview Forever be jealous of a team that is BARELY winning their games every week. PUNK PLEASE!!! If the GODS were that damn great they would be putting some serious stings on their opponents!

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Disappointed – The problem with Union Grove starts at the top. Last night they score twice on their first 3 plays and you start subbing players on your offensive. WOW! The offense never looked thee same after that. They were coached poorly and that showed in the penalties. We will get killed by MLK and Stephenson if the head coach doesn’t get his head out of his a@* and start worrying about the team rather then trying to be “pop star”. Dude thinks he is Coach Prospt formly of Hoover High. We have some major problems brewing in The Grove.

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Letting U Know,

I’m sorry but although Stephesnon is doing well this year so far, they can’t measure up to a Grayson or Peachtree Ridge. Enjoy the ride while you can.

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Parkview Forever, it sounds a lot like sour grapes on your part. Do you seriously believe a randomly assigned officiating crew could/would be paid off? I was not able to be at the game last night so I did not see the “trick plays” you decribe as “cheap” but I generally observe that people that think a play is a cheap trick are the ones that came out on the losing end of the play. When the play works for their team, it is a brilliant call.

SERIOUS GRAYSON HATER, I don’t know what has you so upset. It is a game for kids played by kids. The world does not revolve around high school football although it is great to enjoy and be involved in. Your anger appears to grow each week. Wouldn’t you much rather be for something instead of always against something?

A general observation for those that claim that Grayson squeeks by each week; a championship team is one that finds a way to win no matter what each week. The Grayson game plan, as others with a much greater feel for the game than me have stated, is to control the ball and run the clock while the defense shuts down the opposing office. This style of play will never consistently generate huge scores. At the end of the season, the win-loss column does not contain point totals, only win totals.

It is great to come hear and read the analysis of those who really watch GA high school football and offer balanced reviews, even when it is critical of the favorites.

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Oops, that shold be “defense shuts down the opposing offense.” Sorry, I was watching the Tour Chanpionship and not paying close attention to my typing.

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Collins Hill will stay Undefeated Until they play PRidge just like last year!

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there was a weather delay in WR. it is 7-0 WR leading at the half.

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“Whatever”: I’m glad you said it, because coming from me it would have seemed petty — some of the Tucker players (particularly No. 1) were as poorly behaved on the field as I have seen in a long time. It is never acceptable conduct, but when you are losing badly it is just plain embarassing. And while I did not see Tucker’s coaches generally trying to control those poor sports, I think Tucker’s head coach is a very classy guy and suspect he would not condone that conduct. And you need to give Marist its full due — not only did Marist win decisively, but its players stayed classy.

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Parkview forever what about the halfback pass that bounced 2 yard in front of the reciever

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Dont let the score fool you on the stephenson and newton county game. The score could of easily been 35-0. Stephenson killed their self with fumbles(i counted as much as 4-6 fumbles). Including one fumble that they had on their own 10 yard line that led to newtons only score. Also they had fumbles on drives that looked as if they were going to lead to scores. It rained hard but you still cant make those kind of mistakes against a very much improved newton county team that looks very good and no team in region 2AAAAA should overlook. Also penalties killed the jags as they had touchdowns called back of penalties and huge first down penalties on plays that newton was in a 3rd and long type situation. But they wont make any excuses as long as they win. This was though one of the slopiest games i ever watched period by stephenson. They are going to work out the kinks though in practice and get prepared for luella. Oh yeah and dont forget- Do not overlook Newton County.

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jags had many starters out on both side of the ball..
so dnt worry about what we do here..
like someone said.. championship teams always find a way to win right??

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I snuck a quick peak at the State 5A playoff brackets.

The coaching staff at Lowndes might want to think about losing a game to avoid going out in the State Quarter-finals.

It would be just awful to see Lowndes go out in the quarter-finals 2 years in a row.

I am pretty sure nobody in the State wants to go play Gainesville, no matter what division they are in.

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The cream is starting to rise to the top in AAAA. I stated before the sleepers in AAAA are Hillgrove and North Clayton. Not much is being said about them but they have 2 solid programs. Marist, SWD, Griffin, all playing well and even Stone Mountain starting to get confidence. ant Tucker will work things out before its said and done. Some key games to be played in region 6AAAA in the second half of season, LET THE PLAYOFF POSITIONING BEGIN.

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MHS Fan – I see McCeachern winning the rest of their regular season games by similar margins.
SportsFan31313- Greetings! Please pick East Paulding over Etowah this week. Last week did not work out so well… ha,ha

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Although Lowndes County posters will not admit it, this is not the first “supposedly” unbeatable and top ranked Viking team to come and face Northside-Warner Robins at McConnell-Talbert Stadium. The last time the Vikings rolled into Warner Robins to face the Northside Eagles with this much hype was in 1997. Lowndes County could taste a second State Championship after waiting almost two decades to jump out of Valdosta’s shadow. The 1997 team was it!

The Vikings had run over teams like Camden County (35-0), Warner Robins (24-14), and beat a strong Valdosta team (14-7). After hangind 36 on Griffin in the 1st round, the Vikings came to the MAC feeling very good. The Vikings left the MAC is a similar way that the Vikings left Grayson last season, although the 1997 certainly left with more dignity. The Vikings had a perfect 11-0 record and faced a 7-4 Northside Eagles team. The result: Northside-Warner Robins 13, Lowndes County 10.

Vikings posters we are not the metro Atlanta program intimidated by a jersey. We face state ranked and nationally ranked powers annually. This is our life! Northside has not lost a regular season game to a visiting team in the regular season since September of 1996. At the MAC, we talk loudly and carry a GIANT stick!

Go Eagles!!!

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FRED– WELL SAID! “A general observation for those that claim that Grayson squeeks by each week; a championship team is one that finds a way to win no matter what each week.” Best statement maade on this Bog this week!

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This one to EagleNationRising. Valdosta 14, Warner Robins 7. What happened to the bullying? Next Friday you will see Lowndes 49, Northside 0.

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I have this gut feeling that EP is gonna get smacked around the Eagles Nest this Friday. EP on your way to Etowah your will pass Towne Lakes Hills South Drive, at the end of that road is where you will find the Woodshed.
Welcome to Cherokee County.

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Decatur where it is greater….yes you are. It does not matter one bit that before Saturday night your record was 3-0 against opponents that were a combined 2-10! It is still 3-0 and undefeated. Nice Job.

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COWBELLMAN…I am affraid you are wrong, Etowah will grid you down and then run the ball right over your so called defense. At least your players uniforms should not get to dirty.

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Grayson 33Grayson 5-0 (3-0)
Parkview 3-2 (2-1)

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TO ENR…….. What happened in the past is history, or were you taught that. You ran your trap all last year about what the Eagles were going to do to the VIKINGS. As I stated at the start of the season, this Viking team is the real deal. They played their worst game Friday against Tift and still won 50-7. This years team is not the Greg Reed Show. Each game we have had at least 2-100 yd. rushers. I hope your EAGLES bring their game Friday so you can’t make excuses of why you get beat.

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Cowbell – I think you are wrong… maybe not fast, but there is more experience and discipline than you think. The McEachern game was a wake-up call for Etowah. Etowah has fixed a few things defensively. Just ask Woodstock. The winning score was Punt Return. Admittedly, our special teams has some work to do. If the Marietta D held EP to 9 points, then I expect a major defensive battle. Game ON! Etowah is spittin-mad after the loss to Woodstock so I expect them to come out fighting with no plans to let up until after the final whistle!

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ENR wont even show up here next Saturday morning. I get tired of his rants about that damn so-called stadium of theirs. Wait and see how the Plowboys run up and down that field and then look for ENR. YOU WONT FIND HIM!!!!

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You South GA bloggers, first let me say that you do have some really good football in the Southern part of the State. I have been reading the argument that football south of Macon is far superior than the metro area; so let me ask you why do you think that your football is better than the Metro Atlanta area? Is it because you think you have better coaching staffs, is it because your kids are fed a different diet, is it because your kids are more disiplined or could it be that you have fewer schools, therefore are able to have bigger programs? How do you think that you would do if you had say 9 or 10 high schools in one County? I am just curious!

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Stephenson had too many turn overs and penalties and they played without 5 starters on defense and 3 on offense. Total of 8 starters being out. Injuries and some players being benched for discipline reasons almost cost Stephenson. Don’t count them out yet cause they suffered some key players being out for a game or 2. Newton is underrated I think or they played their best game in years.

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Gainseville? Hey Suwanee Ownz maybe you should be checking out the 5A brackets. I thought we ended this needless argument a few weeks ago when Buford got quieted. Now we have a new Buford wanna be in Gainseville.

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Well I see that McEachern just “squeaked” by South Cobb 48/7!!! Each win puts them closer to that #1 spot in Region 5A. EAST, Woodstock, & Etowah continue the race to see who will be the #2 seed. The EAST / Etowah match-up this week will go a long way towards seeing how 5A will shape-up.

GO RAIDERS!!!!

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Too subtle for Yo, I guess.

Gainesville is an awesome team in 3A. They are a nationally ranked football team that could beat many of the 5A and 4A teams in the top 10 rankings. They have nothing at all to do with the opponent from division 7AAAAA who will put Lowndes out in the quarter-finals again this year. Go take a look yourself. I have never EVER been a fan of Buford.

It will be quite fun to see how Lowndes plays after their 5 hour bus trip to one of the 3 7AAAAA teams in Suwanee GA. It remains to be seen, which team. We have some BIG, FAST “metro” players who are well coached. They have been eating “Wing T” teams for lunch since they were 6 years old. Been there, done that. Have you ever stopped to think about why winning college teams do not run the Wing T? Change your offense, or consider losing a game to get into a different bracket. It is going to be interesting.

By the way, we have book stores here in the Big City. You might consider buying one or two while you are here. Maybe you can get a few tips for your future in Bovine Management.

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NSWR Eagle Fans are just glad we are doing as well as we are. The Demons were to be the class of WR for 2009. Most Eagle fans didn’t expect more than a 7-3 season. This is our re-building year but we happen to be playing very well. Lowndes is the class of south Georgia for 2009. A lost to them won’t be bad. NS will fight them to the end- but a play-off spot will be nice.

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just asking I am glad you can count so let us all know who your team is so when we play them i can address you appropiately.

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Disappointed, I agree with you. The penalties are killing us.

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The Alcovy Tigers should be ranked in the top ten in GA.we only lost to North Clayton by 3pts.

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Yo, what the hell does Gainesville have to do with anyone in AAAAA (that’s 5A, in case you’re missing a finger)?? Anyone who knows GA football knows that the Red Elephants have consistently been a power for more than 30 years. Teams tremble at the thought of going to City Park, and for good reason. And let’s not forget the newbies at Flowery Branch who have done quite well for themselves since the school opened just a few years ago. We all know that Lowndes, N’side, WR and several other SGA teams are powerhouses. However, be mindful of the FACT that there are plenty of teams north of I-20 more than willing to line up and kick your a$$ any Friday night you like.

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True we had 4 or 5 Turnovers,but Newton County had 4 chances to score to and couldn’t get it in and our only TD came after they dropped a punt. Being without starters is no excuse for the way we played, we were outcoached and like it was said you had better not over look Newton County because that coach has them playing hard.

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Yea BROOKWOODMOM i rember went kent was a freshman at south he was amazing were glad hw came back he is deffinetly a top prospect i dont understand why coaches at brookwood didnt give him any playing time? Ok Broncos ur the only team left in the region who can nock Grayson off their high horse lets go Broncos! wow did i just cheer for our inner city rivals lol ok Go Snellville!

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Man, I was just getting used to the coolness again in North Georgia and I have to come bakc down to south. haha. I’m with Pops and Wolverine Fan(we need to come up with more unique name for you, haha). EP wont come out of the Eagle’s Nest as clean as their jerseys will. Exspect a huge bounce back from Etowah after the Woodstock game. And I think that Woodstock has clinched that 2 spot *knock on wood*, but who knows. Harrison and Marietta might pull the upsets and we might claim that #1 spot. haha

Lowndes people, I’m sorta confused right now. I could of sworn that the WInnersville battle was this upcoming friday, but apparently not. When is it so I know to go grab a ticket!

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pity poor monroe area…suwanee ownz wants to sell you his dam in the Okefenokee…seems you are one of those gullible sorts yourself.

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The tickets for the Lowndes/Valdosta game will be gone with in 1(one) hour after going on sale…it is that way every year.

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To Funny: We still have the second half of the season for teams to gel as a unit. Tucker may not have to play Marist again, but there are at least 4 or 5 teams that are more disciplined and physical than Tucker at this point in season who could compete with and beat Marist.

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Sorry, Yo, my prior comments were harsh. I overreacted to your previous implication that I might be a Buford fan. I am willing to recognize the incredible coaching at Buford over the years, but I care nothing for the team due to their history of recruiting from the larger districts around them. The mere thought of being a Buford fan caused me to abandon civility.

I can say there are some pretty good football teams around here. The following school districts are all contiguous: Peachtree Ridge, North Gwinnett, Collins Hill, Buford, Flowery Branch, and Gainesville. 3 of those teams are unbeaten and the other 3 have only 1 loss each. Between them, those teams have 27 wins and 3 losses. There are several choices for fun games to watch on Friday Nights for the locals. Some of the local strength occurs as professional players settle in the area to have families. To deny there is some pretty good football in North Metro reflects poorly on the analytical skills of the poster.

At the same time, anyone with at least 2 brain cells has to recognize the strength and history of football in South Georgia, and the Valdosta area in particular.

I do believe the Wing T may be nearing the end of its usefulness as strong teams begin to exploit its weaknesses in the playoffs. I could be wrong, but it will be interesting to watch. On the other hand, if your favorite team is big enough and fast enough they could even run a Single Wing, and still win.

In the state playoffs this year, the 1AAAAA winner and 7AAAAA winner will likely tangle in the quarter-finals. That is going to be a very tough bracket, and I don’t think any team should count on emerging unscathed. There is a good chance the State 5A Champion will have to come through Suwanee. For that matter, there is a good chance the 3A and 2A champions will be playing quarterfinal games in my backyard also.

The playoffs will be exciting and very fun to watch.

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Well it looks like Etowah & Woodstock have decided that they are the # 2 & # 3 seeds for Region 5A BEFORE either of them have played EAST!!! Interesting to say the least…they are even talking about Harrison upsetting McEachern to give them a shot at # 1…LOL! Harrison, who barely got by South Cobb who McEachern just beat 48 to 7. Harrison, who just got whipped AT HOME by a winless Kennesaw Mtn. team!… Don’t hold your breath for any help as far as McEachern goes…they are basically on “cruise control” having played AND BEAT Woodstock, Etowah & EAST!

EAST has issues and they show up in every game, they are not as consistent as previous years and have a LONG way to go with their pass defense. But they WILL stop the Etowah run game COLD and force them to pass…with a bit of luck and some strong special teams play EAST should be OK. I look for a VERY close game, give Etowah the home field advantage, but crowds will be about the same as EAST travels HUGE, with good weather and good refs that call a fair game both ways…

I will say EAST 17 Etowah 7…TICK…TICK…TICK…BOOOOOOOM!!!!

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Cannon Rules…When you are at Etowah this Friday…Listen very carefully and you will hear the Wolverines putting the hurt on North Cobb over at the Wolverine Den.

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Cannon Rules…Ya might be right and then ….ya might be wrong. Just to let you know the vistor section at Etowah is very,very,very small.

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Towers is on the scene BIG TIME!! They beat McNair for the first time in their schools history and their schedule is favorable for the rest of the year

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RfromG: I am actually going to agree with you on something! You are right! You hicks can’t spell!! That is about as nice as I am going to be all week.

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To be honest with you guys..Harrison does have a chance to upset Mceachern…No matter who is the better team that year…anything can happen. It happens all the time in this rival game. However, I believe east paulding is the next best but woodstock has a better defense to me…Still though, I think EP is better coached. Well hopefully powder springs can keep this win streak going! Go Indians and Hawks!!

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Thanks South Alumni for rooting for BRONCOS!! Big game next week!!

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RealisticEpFan- got long-winded on my first post but wanted to share my take on Woodstock/Etowah/EP, since you asked.

I think it helped getting Etowah early, as I am sure they have tightened up their defense. Two of our scores against them were from special teams, also. They got a drive or two going on offense but never showed any consistency in our game.
Woodstock just rammed it down our throats…and the fact we seemed to think we could just show up and hang 40 on anybody didn’t help us. They made crucial mistakes twice inside our 5 that could have made the comeback all but impossible. They had much more speed and hit much harder than Etowah, IMO.
EP used the Wing-T wisely, attacking our tendency to over-pursue with the counter and that sweet little inside reverse that we also ran so well back in the Dorsey era. I personally think your speed will be the difference against Etowah, assuming no foot-shooting happens with turnovers, etc. Ep vs. Woodstock will be a war…not gonna pick that one.
Our #5 got his against all three teams…but I’d say he will against almost anyone. Our ability to throw it and throw it well has been the difference in every game…and really allows #5 to run wild. The inability to throw it decently is what prevents WS/Et/EP from really being explosive…but that’s pretty much the case for anyone outside of Lowndes.

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Good question Bill, let’s go look. Hmmmm. Ah, here it is.

The last time Lowndes went on the road to face a decent opponent the score was:

Grayson 17
Lowndes 7

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Yo: whatever you habe to say to feel good about yourself, buddy. Nobody on this end’s buying a dam OR waterlogged real estate from you or anyone else. As Suwanee Owns has pointed out, the simple fact of the matter is that outside of Recruits-R-Us, AKA Buford, there is a cell of hellaciously good football in Gwinnett & Hall, and Jackson County is becoming a sleeper cell as well, with Jefferson on the rise again, Jackson County rising from obscurity and East Jackson kicking ass & taking names. Never ragged on s.GA ball, pal. Seen too much of it over the years not to have a great deal of respect for many programs below the Gnat Line.

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Has anyone seen North Cobb this year?

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Wolverine fan, I’m a Stephenson fan but i did see the MLK VS. NORTH COBB game at hallford in Dekalb, and MLK waxed North Cobb’s ass!!! I wasn’t that impressed with N. COBB, but then again MLK’s team is pretty TOUGH. They have some good players but MLK’s speed and aggressiveness was TOO MUCH for the warriors…That game wasn’t even close.. MLK blasted them 49 – 12!

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Greetings POPS,

I pick East Paulding over Etowah…..

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Cannon Rules-

I love it when a program- any program- has the intense vocal support from its fans that EP has. The only time I have an issue with such is when it deviates from the truth. Of course, I don’t generally accept ANY deviation from truth, no matter the cause or the means in which it is delivered. It seems you agree that the statement made about EP having more fans in Cantrell than the home team was an exaggeration; if you read that as me “taking a shot at your fans,” then so be it- it’s not intended to be but I can’t change you and ain’t gonna try. I won’t argue that you folks were more vocal on a per capita basis; your support is well known, like many other programs in Georgia. I would think the Mac crowd would be more rabid, seeing how we had fallen off for a few seasons from what we were used to. My only thought is that it must take more than 3-4 seasons of mediocrity for folks to forget how it used to be and really appreciate having things rolling again. Believe me- we were the EP of the middle 1980s, going from being a program that had a losing season generally every year and only a single playoff appearance in 25 years to one that made it to at least game 11 every year. Our fans were loud, early and often. Winning never, ever gets old…but ya do get used to it. This will be the next stop for your program and if your ever have a 5-5 or 4-6 season, that rabid fan base will be calling for heads to roll. With us, it didn’t happen until the man had been here 24 years and had already planned to hang it up.

Thanks for your comments about Coach Davis- he has worked the PA microphone at Cantrell for decades and yes, he is a natural for the job and a classy, classy gentleman. You can also hear him at the Georgia Dome for the Kell Classic at the beginning of each season and the Finals (used to be the semis) at the end. I agree completely with his take on our game- it was a hard-fought battle by both teams and every person who was a part of it should be thanked for the effort expended. It was the kind of game that sets our state apart.

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THE BULLDOGS WILL BEAT ALL 2A TEAMS THIS YEAR.THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTIONS ARE CAN U SCORE ON OUR DEFENSE AND CAN U STOP OUR OFFENSE? THIS IS ONE OF THE FASTEST TEAMS IN GA PERIOD ALL CLASSIFICATIONS INCLUDED AND U CAN TAKE THAT 2 DA BANK

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