Grayson takes Lowndes’ place at No. 1
Congrats to Northside on the victory over Lowndes. Some would contend that Northside should be No. 1 now, but we moved up Grayson, a team that’s now 19-1 over the past two seasons and beat Lowndes in the AAAAA quarterfinals last year.
More important than the rankings for Northside and Lowndes are the implications of this game in the region standings. Remember that the No. 2 seed from 1-AAAAA likely will be playing at Camden County in the second round. Not that Northside or Lowndes couldn’t win there, but you know they’d rather be somewhere else in November. Further, a No. 2 seed also figures to be on the road for the quarters and semis. Can Lowndes win at Camden, at McEachern and at Grayson (or Newnan) in consecutive weeks?
My gut says Lowndes still is the best team in AAAAA, but the odds of going 3-0 through that gantlet is well below 50-50, IMO. We’ll see how it plays out.
In other news, Westminster’s victory over Lovett rends Class AA very difficult to rank. Do I put Westminster (3-2) ahead of Lovett (4-1)? Westminster’s losses are to Class AAA teams. But if I do that, shouldn’t Westminster go ahead of Buford, too? In the end, I just have a lot of faith in Buford, Region 6-AA and also Region 1-AA (Thomasville). That influenced the rankings.
CLASS AAAAA
1. Grayson (6-0)
2. Northside, Warner Robins (5-0)
3. North Gwinnett (5-0)
4. Newnan (5-0)
5. Lowndes (5-1)
6. McEachern (6-0)
7. Stephenson (5-0)
8. M.L. King (5-0)
9. Peachtree Ridge (4-1)
10. Camden County (3-2)
CLASS AAAA
1. Griffin (5-0)
2. Westside, Macon (6-0)
3. Southwest DeKalb (4-1)
4. Hillgrove (5-0)
5. North Clayton (6-0)
6. Sandy Creek (4-1)
7. Marist (4-1)
8. Tucker (4-1)
9. Apalachee (5-0)
10. Hiram (5-0)
CLASS AAA
1. Gainesville (6-0)
2. Peach County (5-0)
3. St. Pius (6-0)
4. Carver, Columbus (4-1)
5. Washington County (5-0)
6. Carrollton (6-0)
7. LaGrange (5-1)
8. Flowery Branch (5-1)
9. Jackson (6-0)
10. Baldwin (4-2)
CLASS AA
1. Calhoun (5-0)
2. Fitzgerald (5-0)
3. Buford (4-1)
4. Jefferson County (6-0)
5. Charlton County (4-0-1)
6. Lovett (5-1)
7. Thomasville (3-2)
8. Westminster (3-2)
9. Dublin (5-0)
10. Jefferson (6-0)
CLASS A
1. Wesleyan (6-0)
2. Savannah Christian (5-0)
3. Johnson County (6-0)
4. Lincoln County (5-1)
5. Treutlen (6-0)
6. ECI (4-1)
7. Twiggs County (4-1)
8. Wilkinson County (4-1)
9. Greenville (5-0)
10. Miller County (5-1)
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rwdekalbfan
October 5th, 2009
10:37 pm
To “Bear Backer” I am making plans to be at the Griffin-North Clayton game however since I live so close to North Clayton I feel it only right that I sit on the home side. Thanks for the offer, good luck, and I apologize if I said anything offensive in any way, but region 6 has a special place in my heart and if you dont mind and I think you would agree that coffee would be much sweeter if we had it while watching our respective teams battle it out in the Dome. Again good luck to Griffin.
Eric
October 5th, 2009
10:45 pm
I’m surprise to see South Gwinnett hasn’t cracked the top 10. Only one loss, to Grayson, who they were beating in the 4th quarter and they are averaging around 40 points a game.
31
October 5th, 2009
11:20 pm
NTH Trojans
Your right after the Marcus incident. You could tell that the team lacked leadership then, most of the leaders stepped up after the northgate game. Alot of the the reasons we lost the last three was because of bad offensive line play by the center and tackle. The same tackle who said coming into the season he was going to Auburn, then Wofford then nowhere. He was the negative energy in that lockeroom and with the negatives gone you see the result. Listening to your son about how the coaches are coaching could have you seeing the coaches as the bad guys. Your son could be biased because one of them got on him at practice at some time. As a former player I know how it is to look past their coaching abilities because i got yelled at by them at some point.
Todd Holcomb
October 5th, 2009
11:45 pm
re: Metro bias – I do have some biases, but I don’t think they’re regionally based. For example, I think I’m biased toward teams that have the more proven track record. I will remain loyal to a Peachtree Ridge or a Camden, so long as they lose to higher-ranked teams, rather than reward an undefeated team like Collins Hill that hasn’t beaten a true Top 10-calibre opponent. Undefeated teams tend to be overrated, IMO. Strength of schedule and strength of region are underrated.
Examples:
In the last regular-season rankings last year, the AP had Jackson (10-0) at No. 7. We had Jackson at No. 10.
The AP had Evans (10-0) at No. 6. We had left Evans unranked.
Evans and Jackson lost in the first round.
The AP had Jefferson (10-0) ranked No. 4. We left Jefferson unranked.
Jefferson lost in the second round.
Moral: Undefeated teams playing light schedules are overrated.
Wolverine2Blazer
October 6th, 2009
12:16 am
Raider to Blazer, go get your own nickname. lolz. Atleast be cool and take out the spaces and put “2″.
And I dont belive that’s really HeadEast
i bleed blue and orange
October 6th, 2009
4:12 am
Im commenting about the remark that was made toward NSWR beating Lowndes again, thats just it until post-season play they dont have to. They did what they had to that night and thats it. Allot of you people sleep on NSWR and say all kinds of crazy things, but realize this the NSWR team this year consist mainly of juniors and sophomores so next season they will be better, regardless of veterans high coming into play, the zoning doesnt take that much from them (as far as talent goes). They will become a 4A team next season and they will dominate. As for the rest of this season and i know im gonna get bashed to all get out for this but i think the 5A final four are, Lowndes, Grayson, NSWR, and Camden yes Camden as i said in the other post they lost to Grayson and the No.1 team in the state of Alabama neither of which where blowouts.
Yo
October 6th, 2009
6:29 am
I bleed blue and orange unfortunately the playoff brackets are not likely to let you final four happen. Most likely Lowndes and Camden meet in the second round unless another upset were to occur to one or both of the two. If I remember right it is winner of North Gwinnett/Ptree game that will be in the same side of the bracket as NSWR….along with Newnan. My final four pick is Lowndes (tough road though), NSWR, Grayson and North Gwinnett. North Gwinnett and NSWR matching up in the semis and Grayson/Lowndes rematch.
MikeMike
October 6th, 2009
7:24 am
IT GOING DOWN IN FORT VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT CLASS 3A CHAMPS CAIRO SYRUPMAKERS VS PEACH COUNTY LAST YEAR PEACH LOST TO CAIRO 16-7 SO CAIRO BACK ON WINNING TRACK. SO DO U SMELL THAT SYRUP GET FRIED UP. CAIRO GOING UPSET 2 PEACH COUNTY .CAIRO 17 PEACH COUNTY 14.
decatur where it is greater
October 6th, 2009
7:32 am
By the way congrats to NSWR
NG18
October 6th, 2009
8:03 am
Enter your comments here
North Gwinnett will win the region 7 this year, Peachtree Ridge has only beat NG
once in its school history. I think North Gwinnett takes it all the way to the Dome
and plays either Grayson or Lowndes .If they play Grayson North will win the state
as Grayson will not be able to stop the pass .Newnan will also give Grayson fits
AND THEY MAY NOT EVEN MAKE IT TO PLAY LOWNDES.
wolverine fan
October 6th, 2009
8:13 am
Can anyone tell me anything about Harrison’s offense?
SanityRules
October 6th, 2009
8:23 am
Slalom 1 , I agree with you 100%. Random county transfers to me is like cheating. Imagine if Troup and Coweta counties did that crap. We would be unbeatable(well Newnan is close to that). This a problem that needs to be addressed.
Good victory by NWSR but let’s not go overboard. They got a long way to go and they have a young team. Remember even with their history, they still haven’t won a state championship at the state’s highest classification. We will see.
SanityRules
October 6th, 2009
8:35 am
NG18, your comments are right on the money. You must remember that North Gwinnett scored 3 points on the Newnan defense that’s better this year and we think the best we’ve seen .If Grayson makes it to the quarters ,Newnan will take care of them . Lowdnes is one dimensional and even though they have great athletes and questionable coaching, Newnan has size,speed and great athletes also. Hope we see you at the Dome.
Yo
October 6th, 2009
11:04 am
Regarding Lowndes questionable coaching:
McPherson coached Madison County High, in Madison, Florida, to its first District Title in 1996. For the next five years in a row, his team held that title. They appeared in 21 playoff games including two State Championship Games, winning it in 2001. In 2002 he became the head coach and athletic director at Lowndes High School. In his first year, he led his Viking team to the first round of playoffs. Coach McPherson then led the Vikings to the second round in 2003. In 2004 he coached his team to a perfect 15-0 season and obtained the AAAAA State Championship title. The 2004 team never trailed in game and they had 6 shut-outs.
In 2005 Coach McPherson and his Viking team made LHS history by winning back-to-back State Championship titles. The team completed the season with a 14-1 record.
During his coaching career, Coach McPherson has won 8 Region Championships. Has completed 4 Undefeated Regular Seasons and now has 3 State Championships wins. He has received Florida Coach of The Year honors twice. Since coming to Lowndes he has received the 2004 Overall Coach of the Year Award from the Atlanta Touchdown Club, the 2005 GACA Overall Coach of the Year Award, 2004 Athletic Director of the Year Award and the 2005 Athletic Director of the Year Award. His overall coaching record is 137-21, with a winning percentage of .867. Coach McPherson’s record at Lowndes is 66-12, with a winning percentage of .846.
If his coaching is questionable then what does that make your coach?
3 Class AAAAA Georgia State Championships since 2004 and one Florida State championship prior to coming to Lowndes.
You may not like “the way” he coaches or his style of offense but tell me someone who has gotten better results in Georgia AAAAA football in the last 5 or 6 years.
Yo
October 6th, 2009
11:06 am
SanityRules seems you were saying the same thing about Camden’s one dimensional offense last year. Do you remember the results?
Yo
October 6th, 2009
11:10 am
Oh and one other thought SanityRules….that very high winning percentage of McP has come against what some call the toughest competition in Georgia. Yep…..questionable coaching.
EagleNationRising
October 6th, 2009
11:32 am
Yo and SportsFan31313 (who was 1-3 in his Region 1-AAAAA predictions last week), it appears that you guys have climbed from under the “Lowndes County is So Great Rock” with a vengence! Geez.
To everyone doubting Grayson’s rise to #1, please stop the chaos. Grayson was ranked #2. The #1 team in the state lost. I would be throwing my arms up if Northside was #3. We were all the way down at #4. Therefore, I have no problem with Northside coming in at #2.
I believe that Northside has played the most challenging schedule, by far, at this point in the season. Northside beat Carver-Columbus 21-12 (leading 21-0 at the half)…beat Valdosta at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium…and beat Lowndes County at team ranked third in the state.
On the other hand, Grayson has played and beat the defending state champion, Camden County Wildcats, and beat Warner Robins. Many people, including myself have been critical of their offensive firepower. They hung 34 points on Fridau night.
In my view they should clearly be the top team in the state.
SportsFan31313
October 6th, 2009
11:39 am
EagleNationsRising,
I have NEVER left my position. I still like Lowndes County. I gave you your props on a successful win last Friday, now lets move on from it. There is still a lot of season left in this Georgia Football in all Classes. Who knows, it’s a strong possibility that Northside may face Lowndes County again in the post season. The results may not be the same the next time around.
BlackandGold24
October 6th, 2009
11:52 am
When does Colquitt County get a nod for the top 10? The Packers will very likely finish the season at 8-2 with loss #2 coming against NSWR, and that in itself is no quarantee as Colquitt matched Lowdnes statistically over 4 quarters of tough region 1AAAAA football, and if it weren’t for 3 int’s inside Lowdnes’ 15 yard line, the result might have been very different. Coach Probst has this team headed in the right direction and they are getting better each week, these guys will be dangerous in the playoffs.
EagleNationRising
October 6th, 2009
12:01 pm
SportsFan31313: At what point do you guys who back Lowndes County, so fervently, start to understand that Region 1-AAAAA is more than Lowndes County and Northside-Warner Robins. The truth is our most competitive game did not come from Lowndes County. Instead, it came from Valdosta.
People are simply blaming the kicker. First of all, most South Georgia kickers are going to miss 30+ yard field goals. That is common. Anyone saying otherwise is just flat out lying. High school kickers, with the exception of many metro Atlanta programs with GREAT soccer teams, generally miss field goals.
When Valdosta outplayed Northside and lost, there were Wildcat posters crying what-ifs about field goals. Now Lowndes posters are doing the same. When a kid misses 3 field goals from 30+ yards, it is probably logical to assume that the kid can’t make them.
The person that cost Lowndes are the coaches. McPherson should be given the Buck Godfrey Award for the week. His players talent covered up his lack of preparation. The guy was in way over his head. Lowndes County struggles against a defense of sophomores and a few juniors. What happens when the Vikings play more experienced units. FYI: Warner Robins runs the wing T. Do you think they are going to struggle defending what they see in practice every day.
Lowndes County is officially on “Upset Alert” on Friday night against Valdosta. Valdosta must win or they fall to 1-3 in the region. Tomberlin will be coaching for his job. The Wildcats could easily be undefeated in region play.
EagleNationRising
October 6th, 2009
12:09 pm
SportsFan31313: As I said to exhaustion last week on this board, only fools believe that it is a great chance of Northside-Warner Robins facing Lowndes County again. Why don’t you guys take a look at the numbr of times that two top region teams played one another in the state playoffs in the old AAAA or AAAAA. It is rare.
I am not a person who believes that Northside has wrapped up the Region championship simply because we beat Lowndes County. I am also under no mirage that Lowndes County faces no more challenges in region play. I just do not buy it. The only teams that have moved the ball worse against Northside are Perry, who is terrible, and Houston County, who is worse.
Lowndes has played cupcakes. I find it highly probable that Valdosta is going to give Lowndes County all the challenge they can handle on Friday night.
For all of the Viking posters who keep chiming about a Northside-Lowndes rematch, give real! It rarely happens. It is not going to happen this year. Lowndes is not going to beat strong teams on the road. As much as I chide metro Atlanta posters about the mediocrity of football up here, there will be more challenging games against Atlanta programs this season in the playoffs. I guarantee it!
EagleNationRising
October 6th, 2009
12:20 pm
Todd: I know that you believe that I ride you. First I will commend you for placing Grayson as the top team. Northside is ranked second in the state and 21st in the nation (by Rivals.com). That is about as high as our young Eagles need to be. There is plenty of work to be done by our Big Blue. Overconfidence can kill young teams. I am OK with Northside at #2.
As for Lowndes County at #5, what is really going on? You dropped Tucker from #1 to #10 when they lost to Marist. Before you give me some excuse about how close the game was, Northside-Warner Robins was playing without a 2 time All-State player…the only All-State player on our roster. Watch the game. With Devon Pike, who has a 50+ yard leg, Northside easily score 6 more points….easily. Lowndes County kicker was not having the bad day. The kid obviously can not kick consistently from over 30 yards.
Stephenson should be ranked ahead of Lowndes. They are undefeated. Martin Luther King should be ahead of Lowndes County. They are undefeated. If Northside-Warner Robins, Lowndes County, Valdosta, Tift County, Warner Robins, or any other Region 1-AAAAA program was undefeated and ranked behind any one loss metro Atlanta team midway through the season, the entire Region would be in an uproar.
I say the same should apply to Lowndes County. Peachtree Ridge has played no one and should not even be ranked. Finally, there is no justification for Camden County being ranked with 2 losses. They lost to the only two teams that they will face who will win 7 or more games this season. You could have allowed them to climb back into the top ten. However, ranking them when they have lost to the only two strong programs they have faces, points to a lack of integrity.
Lowndes is not the fifth ranked team with talented DeKalb County teams sitting there undefeated. What if Peachtree Ridge losses a couple of region games? Are you going to drop Lowndes County? The same question that I posed last week should be posed in any decision to rate Lowndes County over undefeated Stephenson and MLK programs…who has Lowndes County played???
Todd, you saw what happened to Lowndes County against Northside’s team of sophomores and juniors (without the only All-State player we have on our roster playing). Also, Todd would you award Lowndes’McPherson with the Buck Godfrey Award for the week. That guy gets a little nervous outside of Martin Stadium. I have not seen a major Georgia coach do less with more since Godfrey was walking the Southwest DeKalb sidelines. Lowndes is loaded, yet McPherson seems scared or something. Watch out for Valdosta at Lowndes Friday night. The Vikings should be put on “Upset Alert.”
nukieie
October 6th, 2009
12:34 pm
ENR…it is beginning to sound like your fellings are hurt that Lowndes did not droup futher than they did. Everone know that the season is far from over…all that should matter is that your team moved ahead of Lowndes. Lowndes knows that it is in for a battle on Friday when it plays Valdosta, as it has been for the past 43 years. Everone knows that crosstown games are battles for bragging right. You should know that as well with all the games that your team has played in against WR.
Let it go.
EagleNationRising
October 6th, 2009
12:39 pm
BlackandGold24: Until Colquitt County actually goes 8-2, let’s calm down on all of the state ranking hype. When Region 1-AAAAA teams are ranked, they must represent themselves and the entire region. If you have come into some imaginary world of Colquitt County just going out and trashing Warner Robins, you are fooling yourself. Colquitt beat the following teams: Randolph-Clay (winless at 0-5); Thomasville (3-2, AAA program); Wayne County (1-5, AAAA program); Coffee (1-2, including a 35-3 loss to Warner Robins Friday night at Coffee); and Valdosta (1-2 and one game out of last place in the region).
You beat Valdosta Friday. Don’t let Rush Propst fool you. Region 1-AAAAA is not a reality show. The competition is real! Remember Valdosta hosted Northside-Warner Robins two weeks before facing Colquitt and then won at Warner Robins. Colquitt was OBVIOUSLY facing a beat down Wildcat team that had the misfortune of playing both Warner Robins powers on consecutive weeks. That is hard for any program to come out of. It is almost unfair to Valdosta. They were undefeated last year. They lost at Northside and lost while hosting Warner Robins. They then lost 3 of the following 4 games. A team can’t come back after playing both Northside and then Warner Robins. Colquitt got Valdosta when they were down and beat up.
Sorry BlackandGold24. Until Colquitt beats a AAAAA proram that has a winning region record, the Packers remain unranked. It is very premature of Packer fans to simply assume that Colquitt County is going 8-2. That is crazy talk! Heck, I can not guarantee that Northside-Warner Robins or Lowndes County goes 8-2 and those guys have faced a much more challenging schedule than Colquitt County.
EagleNationRising
October 6th, 2009
12:51 pm
Nukieie: Your words are what I have been attempting to inform this board. Northside has a young team. Can we lose to Warner Robins? I think so. Warner Robins is experienced and battle tested. The same applies for Lowndes County against a Valdosta team with their back squarely against the wall. Read the posts. Many people are simply putting Lowndes County in the #2 spot in the region. I would not assume anything, in regards to Northside, Lowndes County, or anyone else in the region, just five games into the season. We are not even halfway through the region schedule. There is a great deal of football left to be played. The Region standings will be determined on the field of play. It will not be easy.
I am not of the opinion that any team with a loss should be ranked ahead of Stephenson or MLK. I have made no bones about it, I fully expect Stephenson and MLK to lose to someone that they should beat in the state playoffs. At the same time, every program should be treated the same. Both Stephenson and MLK have destroyed competition. Todd should show them some respect and place Lowndes County below them.
Lowndes just lost to a team that practically plays all sophomores and juniors. Most of the starting Eagle players have no previous varsity starter level experience prior to this season. Since Lowndes could not beat such a young team, they should trail teams that have literally destroyed their competition.
Before Lowndes took on “Mission: Impossible” (beat Northside at the MAC) people spoke about how badly they beat their opponents. Look first at the manner MLK and Stephenson are beating their opponents. Look also at the manner that Lowndes struggled to move the ball against Northside. Other strong teams (Carver-Columbus and Valdosta) were able to produce more offense against Northside. Everyone talks about Lowndes’ valiant loss. They scored 7 points and Northside had their only All-State player injured and out.
Lowndes should be #8 or #9, at best. It is VERY disrespectful to teams that stand undefeated, like Stephenson or MLK, to put a team that played so flat in their only tough road test of the season. It hints at favoritism and a lack of unbiased integrity.
nukieie
October 6th, 2009
1:12 pm
Anything can happen on any given night of play, reguardless of where the game is played. Remember that.
MikeMike
October 6th, 2009
1:27 pm
CAIRO SYRUPMAKERS ARE THE REAL DEAL
BulldawgBite
October 6th, 2009
1:41 pm
agreed ng 18 whoever wins that region 7 game for the title has a good chace at getting to the semis at least. Grayson would love to play a team like lowndes but would hate teams like newnan and NG. Im not sure if Northside with all their young players have enough leadership to get very far in the playoffs
Yo
October 6th, 2009
1:41 pm
I’m with ENR, I don’t think Lowndes should be ranked at all.
The way we came out in the first half against Northside and played
as if we were going against Meadowcreek without any enthusiasm at all
was beyond words. I guess the good side of that is despite how pathetic of a performance we gave in that first half, Northside was only
good enough to be up 7-0.
ENR…prior to last year you weren’t so sold on the competition of 1AAAAA but you now seem to be its biggest supporter.
Seems you haven’t always been always right like you think you are.
ENR…Northside won but since you brought up the statistics maybe you better go revisit who couldn’t move the ball on who. One well schemed pass play was all Northside had to offer in the second half from an offensive stand point. The fact is your offense consisted of a first quarter offensive drive and one good pass play. That is about it ENR.
Against Lowndes worse performance of the year in that first half you were able to put up a whole 7 points.
Given that Lowndes looked like they were still trying to get off of the bus in the first half……hmmmmmmmm!
Now this is not to take anything away from Northside’s performance because I would rather have had your performance and score than our performance and score….you won.
So why don’t you act like you have won before and know how to win, instead of acting like this is Northside’s only win ever.
You remind me of the starting running back who just scored his first TD after having already played in 100 football games.
Yo
October 6th, 2009
1:43 pm
ENR after rereading your last rant I’m thinking you just convinced Todd neither Northside or Lowndes deserves to be ranked. Not much respect for you boys in that blindless rant.
eagleforlife
October 6th, 2009
1:43 pm
goooooo Wildcats!! I am soo cheering for Valdosta to win on Friday… !! How great would that be???
Todd Holcomb
October 6th, 2009
1:54 pm
ENR:
Everyone has a different idea about how to rank teams. If someone feels MLK and Stephenson should be higher than Lowndes out of respect for their being undefeated, then I’m OK with that. That’s not the way I choose to rank teams, but I respect that philosophy. So what I don’t understand is how my philosophy can’t simply be an honest disagreement with yours. Instead, you label it favoritism and a lack of unbiased integrity. Why would I be biased toward Lowndes? Or Camden? Or Northside, another school to which I often give the benefit of doubt.
A year ago, Northside lost to Lowndes 23-7 (or something like that) and dropped to No. 6. Was that an insult to Harrison, Coffee and East Paulding – undefeated teams that were ranked below a one-loss Northside team at the time? And how did that turn out last season? In retrospect, was I not right to keep Northside ahead of those three teams?
Lowndes has beaten two very good teams in Colquitt County and PeaRidge, and beaten them soundly. MLK and Stephenson combined haven’t played two teams that good. And remember that Stephenson needed overtime to beat Newton. If Lowndes is so overrated, then is Northside ranked too highly? You say Lowndes didn’t move the ball vs. Northside, but I believe Lowndes had more total yardage. Northside has relied on its field-goal defense to win too close games. Colquitt – which was routed by ”overrated” Lowndes – beat Valdosta, and Northside barely beats Valdosta — at home. I think if we drop Lowndes, then Northside needs to fall below MLK and Stephenson also.
Th
C-town
October 6th, 2009
2:17 pm
Slalom 1, Pull down your skirt! Stop crying about Carver-Col! Its was all good when Carver was having lossing seasons, But when Carver moved to AAA and and hired Dell Mcgee the winning started…..Now teams like your LG grangers can’t even win the Region. Those same transfer rules were in place when Carver was lossing….Now Carver is in lts correct region. And to be honest the numbers show that Carver & kendrick high only has about 860 students……..that could mean Carver could really go to AA…..That would be scary!!
Granger By Marriage
October 6th, 2009
3:15 pm
Sports Fan 31313, whats happening bro? I am here in the HVL also and I am at a loss also about BI. Don’t know why we are still holding on to our “beloved’ head football coach. Having a decent team means making adjustments. We don’t. We just keep on with the “beloved” Wing T “offensive” offense. All I say is mix it up. our “beloved” head football coach would keep a lot of folks out of his hair. Anyway, Slalom 1, where you at man? How are the Grangers looking? Peace. I’m out.
BlackandGold24
October 6th, 2009
3:35 pm
EagleNation: I am not saying that any team will be a cake walk the rest of the way, definitely not either of the WR teams. Whether Valdosta was a victim of a tough schedule, by having to play two tough teams back to back, I can’t say, but all the region teams play each other and it will all shake out at the end of the season. I was simply stating that I see the Packers at 8-2, 7-3 at the worst which will put them in the playoffs, where they will be difficult to deal with. Colquitt County is a good team that is getting better, and they just may make a statement to this region and the state in game 10 in Warner Robbins.
i bleed blue and orange
October 6th, 2009
3:36 pm
Todd Holcomb:
Don’t listen to what is being said about the way the rankings are. I believe you are doing a great job. Not to mention that either way you do it someone is not going to like it. Don’t let any talk on this forum adjust your opinion on the ranks, after all everyone somehow seem to keep coming back to check them. If someone didn’t like them that much they wouldn’t come back. GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BROOKWOOD MOM
October 6th, 2009
4:03 pm
SouthGARules: Lucky for you, you can have your cake and eat it too this week. Berkmar and Meadowcreek and Collins Hill and Duluth are both playing Thursday night since the kids are out of school on Friday. So…. You can still come out and cheer on my BRONCOS Friday night. I’ll be on the 50. Come by and say I!! My husband looks like Emeril so you can’t miss us. LOL. At least Berkmar or Meadowcreek will come out a winner!! Our game should be an intense one. I hope my boys can pull it off!! See you then!
SportsFan31313
October 6th, 2009
4:38 pm
EagleNationsRising,
Why do you talk so much? Your comments is like the energizer battery. You keep going, and going, and going, and going , and going. Everyone knows that Northside beat Lowndes County. Don’t be surprise if they don’t meet again in the post season. Common sense tells you that if the two teams continue to win, the two will have to eventually meet up. Maybe for the Sate Title. Don’t say that it can’t happen.
SportsFan31313
October 6th, 2009
4:42 pm
Greetings Granger By Marriage,
Where have you been this season? Yes I am at a lost for words. I wonder what is going on behind closed doors there at Bradwell Institute? I will reserve my comments about this after the season is over. Hollabackk had a lot to say, you should goto page 4 of this blog: You will see what he has to say.
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SportsFan31313
October 6th, 2009
4:43 pm
Greetings I bleed blue and orange,
I agree with you as well. Todd Holcomb is doing a good job on the rankings…..
SportsFan31313
October 6th, 2009
4:44 pm
HEY AVIKING FAN,
Where are you my firend? Don’t be concerned about last week, your Vikings will be back, and that is for sure…
cane fan
October 6th, 2009
5:03 pm
Fitzgerald will be very dominate this friday against nashville rebels, they will feel the force of a cat.5 hurricane. cant see how calhoun is ranked #1 when they only average 40 pts and give up 15 pts per game, cant wait until playoffs, because our 3,4 teams will beat most of the 1,2 teams up north.
SouthGARules
October 6th, 2009
8:45 pm
BROOKWOOD MOM: I was being sarcastic about the Meadowcreek-Berkmar game. I think I will go to the Collins Hill game instead, since I live down the street from Collins Hill. However, I will be at your game Friday night. Thanks for the invite. It may be difficult to see you since the Brookwood side will be packed, but I will look for you & your husband. I did notice that one of the Brookwood players was one of my wife’s Awana students 10 years ago. Boy, time flies. BTW, what is your son’s number, so I can watch for him during the game.
EagleNationRising
October 7th, 2009
11:17 am
Todd: Thanks for taking the time to reply. I will be as short as possible. Last year, Northside lost to a team that was ranked in the top 10 in the nation and Northside was ranked nationally. You are comparing apples and oranges. In 2008 Lowndes County had one of the best collection of players and were led by arguably the best player in the nation. Although Greg Reid received no National Player of the Year awards, he performed like the best player in the nation at the US Army All-American game. I will add that he performed like the National Player of the Year, when he was running wild against Northside in Lowndes County’s 24-7 win over Northside.
To compare the 2008 Lowndes County team to the 2009 Northside team is wild! You dropped Northside to #6. That does not mean that you are dealing with some sort of trend. You, nor any objective observer can honestly say that the 2008 Lowndes County team was not stacked with players. They were so stacked, they destroyed the 8th ranked team in the nation 51-17 after losing star players.
In 2008 Lowndes County was the 2nd nationally ranked team that Northside faced. So even after losing to Lowndes County, Northside had beaten nationally ranked Booker T. Washington of Miami 31-7. Like the 2008 Northside team, these 2009 Vikings of Lowndes County beat a nationally ranked program. However, they lost to a team that is REBUILDING. Northside had to replace practically every skill position on the field.
Todd, you and others are welcome to pretend that it is the same loss. It is far from that. Furthermore, as much as posters can stand critical of the DeKalb County schools, they have certainly shown that they are much, much more competitive than teams from Cobb County, like Harrison.
As I have said, the ranking in the state do not really matter. We have a playoff system and there will be one team standing. Lowndes County lost to the 4th ranked team in the state, who was unranked nationally and full of 10th & 11th graders. If I am Stephenson or MLK, I am scratching my head.
As you point to Northside, I would point to the manner that both Peachtree Ridge and Tucker both dropped as top ranked teams. Todd, I know that there is a big part of you that simply thinks that Lowndes County are football gods for the manner that they dismantled your boys from Peachtree Ridge. You clearly drank the Kool-Aid that these guys up in Suwanee were serving.
At the end of the day, you do not lose to an inexperienced team and maintain a top ranking. Lowndes County should be behind Stephenson and Martin Luther King HS.
K-MAN
October 7th, 2009
11:39 am
MAYS—when you lost to ALEXANDER a couple of weeks ago…I couldnt FIND a comment on anybodys blog. Now you win a couple of weak games, and have the nerve to cry about the top ten…man please get real!
EagleNationRising
October 7th, 2009
11:48 am
SportFan31313: Do me one favor. Name one time that two teams played one another in the regular season and the losing team received the opportunity to earn a rematch through the Georgia State playoff system in the largest classification. Heck, you can even use the old AAAA system.
You guys are losing your mind if you believe that Lowndes County is going to go on the road and beat anyone good. I have informed this board that the Vikings are very SUSPECT on the road. Randy McPherson is VERY, VERY suspect on the road. Those guys regularly lose to equal or slightly inferior competition on the road. It is a fact.
It is also premature to place our very young Eagles of Northside in the State Championship game. In my view, our Eagles are too young to reach the State Championship game and I am one of the biggest HOMERS on this board. I have watched enough football to know that a team of 10th graders is not going to win the State Championship game in this state. Northside still has BIG roadblocks, especially playing against a much more experienced and hungry Warner Robins team.
SportsFan31313, name the team that has lost in the regular season and came back to get revenge in the high classifications. Come on. You know Lowndes County is a bad road team. It is more likely that Northside’s young team reaches the State Championship game than it is that Lowndes can win 3 playoff games this season. They will have LONG road trips and get into big trouble playing in Gwinnett (if they make it out of Kingsland).
EagleNationRising
October 7th, 2009
12:00 pm
BlackandGold24: We are on the same page then. I just hear all of this chatter about teams running the table from this point forward. You simply assume that Colquitt will lose to Northside at the MAC but run the table. Lowndes County posters assume they will run the table on the entire state. Many Northside fans believe Northside runs the table.
I just do not see it that way. I believe that Warner Robins and Valdosta are every bit as good as Northside, Lowndes County, and Colquitt County. The problem that I see for Colquitt County is that they face three straight Warner Robins teams. Although Houston County just can’t get it together, they have All-State caliber players on their roster.
The Packers are like a Big 10, Pac 10, or Big 12 team playing three straight SEC teams. All three teams from Warner Robins are big and athletic. Do you remember all this chatter about how big and physical Lowndes County’s offensive line was. Those guys got dominated in the box on both sides of the ball. You can see it on the internet. I know that Colquitt hosts two of those 3 games. Talk of an 8-2 Packers team is as premature as talk of a 10-0 Northside team.
Warner Robins is good and they are tested. By the time they play Lowndes County, they will have played Grayson & Valdosta. They will play with a sense of urgency since they face Northside and Lowndes County the following weeks. Colquitt (nor Northside or Lowndes County) is getting a free pass against Warner Robins. Trust me. I think that everyone in the region has some tough tests. I really think Lowndes County is going to lose at home to Valdosta on Friday night.
BlackandGold24
October 7th, 2009
12:00 pm
EagleNation: The last time 2 teams played in the regular season and met for the state championship was 1994. Colquitt County and Valdosta with Colquitt County winning both meetings.
nukieie
October 7th, 2009
12:01 pm
ENR….why do you talk so much…… it is like you spout on and on and on and on about something….. stat you point and move on…. it seams to me and I sure that to other that you are a “want to be”….. like some one that wanted to be on the football team but was only in the chess club or debate team, but reall not big enough or possibly tooooo big to play football….. make your point and move on…don’t drive it in the ground….all you are doing is making yourself look bad….if you are married I feel sorry for you wife that is if you can even get a wife.
EagleNationRising
October 7th, 2009
12:05 pm
Todd: It really does not matter where you rank Lowndes County. They are officially being put on “Upset Alert” for Friday night against Valdosta. It is obvious that the Lowndes County bandwagon is much lighter this week. My guess is all of East Paulding jumps off of the bandwagon after Lowndes County faces Valdosta Friday at Martin Stadium.
Notice how Lowndes County posters continue to talk about Northside (the past beating that the Vikings took Friday night) or the State Championship game in December (long range and more than two months away). I believe we are seeing that Lowndes County is afraid to look to the present because they know what I know. Valdosta can easily beat Lowndes County.
Heck Todd, you can keep them at #1. You will know exactly what to do with the Vikings after the Wildcats finish with them at Martin Stadium Friday night.