MLK, Stephenson, Collins Hill must answer bell Friday

DeeDawg

October 11th, 2009
7:18 pm

C’mon Todd – - please share your thoughts regarding Stephenson vs. MLK. Which team do you really think is better and could win by a blowout? We anxiously await your response.

KIR

October 11th, 2009
7:19 pm

he’s to proud to say that Stephenson will win..

Callitlikeitis

October 11th, 2009
7:28 pm

Yea Todd, who do think will win?? I think MLK but I must say that I have not seen Stephenson play this year yet. Todd, let us know.

hman

October 11th, 2009
7:35 pm

Lets go Jags. Dem stephenson boys ready for whatever. Aint no way they should even have a problem with MLK. All we have to do is shut down Mack and let Raymond(The best running back and most under rated in GA) DO HIS THANG. I think that Mlk will have a very tough time finding any running room. Stephenson has the best front seven it has had in a long time.That is saying a lot because in the LSU VS Florida game stephenson had 3 STARTERS on defense in that game(Perry Riley(LSU), Kelvin Shephard(LSU), and Jermaine Cunningham(UF)). Now come on how many high school teams in the state better yet nation can say they have 3 STARTERS on two top 5 SEC teams. That Defensive line is raw. #56, #49, #57, #45, and #3 be holding down that line of scrimmage and i doubt Mack gets over 60 yards. Even if they do go to passing they ball with #7, he is not gonna have much time with that line coming at him. But nonetheless in should be a good game.

hman

October 11th, 2009
7:44 pm

Could we please keep the Stephenson/MLK HATERS OFF this blog. We aint got no time for no haters and if what you got to say about these great programs is negative, then do us all a favor and keep it to yourself.

SAB4LYFE

October 11th, 2009
7:59 pm

IM IN THE BAND AT STEPHENSON HIGH AND I KNOW HOW WELL MLK PLAYS BUT STEPHENSON HAS A WELL PUT TOGETHER STRONG BUT HUMBLE TEAM THIS YEAR.OUR PLAYERS ARE FAST AND STRONG WE BEAT MLK LAST YEAR AND “WE WILL WIN THIS YEAR”. ALL KNOWING THAT STEPHENSON’S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS NO RIVAL BUT MLK CALLS US THEIR RIVAL, THE GAME IS ALL WHAT WE MAKE IT AS A COMMUNITY. AND AS MR.GOINS SAYS EVERYONE ”GETS IT THE SAME WAY” STEPHENSON IS THE #1 HIGH SCHOOL IN ALL OF AMERICA
THE #1 FOOTBALL TEAM
THE #1 BAND AND
THE #1 SUPPORTERS.
SO MLK AND STEPHENSON ARE ALL FAMILY BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CERTAIN THINGS WE ARE ENEMIES.

SouthGARules

October 11th, 2009
7:59 pm

Todd: Where would the most backlash be felt-on the Valdosta message boards or the UGA blogs? I’m sure for many down in Valdosta this weekend will go down in history as a real nightmare. Getting stomped by Lowndes & UT stomping UGA does not go over well. Regarding CH-PRHS, this will see if CH is a player in Region 7 or a #4 seed. After PRHS, CH has Mill Creek (win), South Forsyth (win) & Norcross (toss up). They do not play North due to not everyone playing each other & playing 2 non-region games instead of 1 non-region & round robin schedule.
BROOKWOOD MOM: You asked about the college blogs recently. The UGA blog is going crazy with thousands of comments. Good luck at “the Castle” Friday night versus Central Gwinnett.

TRUE BLUE

October 11th, 2009
8:25 pm

The chance to make a impression to who TODD HOLCOMB. Who are you to make a impression to TODD. We all know that your team is PEACHTREE RIDGE, but who cares. This blog is all ready negative about MLK, STEPHENSON, and COLLINS HILL. Parents from STEPHENSON don’t entertain this blog until Todd put something positive about our program. BOYCOTT the BLOG

Say What

October 11th, 2009
8:35 pm

I don’t think anyone can make solid prediction on the MLK-Stephenson game. You can say who would like to win but neither team has shown they are significantly better than the other. Actually, they are mirror images of each other. Both have a super defense which will not let anyone blow them out. Both have offenses that at any given time can light up the scoreboard in an instant. Both teams rarely get beaten by anybody. They normally beat themselves with consecutive bonehead penalties at the most inopportune time combined with predictable play calling.

Similar to the MLK-SWD game both backs Raymond Sanders and Mack Brown will be keyed and will not gain over 100 yards. The difference will be who plays the most mistake-free football and which coach is able to swallow their pride and change their game plan when it is obvious it is not working.

Regardless of who wins or loses, both teams combined will send more kids to college than any other region in the state.

GO UG!

October 11th, 2009
8:36 pm

Hey Newton County who do you think is better? MLK or Stephenson?

drock09

October 11th, 2009
9:24 pm

Mark. As I said in the local paper if you put us in any region Newnan would blowout 80% of there opposition. Westlake has more talent as any team in Georgia. Just like Stephenson and mlk it all come down to coaching

Raider Fan

October 11th, 2009
10:13 pm

Come on, STILL no Walton? Get real here, I’m getting annoyed at the lack of attention. They’re 6-0, goodness.

Say it Aint So

October 11th, 2009
10:28 pm

Raider Fan we will be OK at Walton. Let’s continue to fly Under the Radar and handle our business. Let’s get Centennial under our belts and continue one game at a time. By the way, I like the Jags over the Lions by 3 Newnan over Westlake by 10 and P’tree Ridge over Collins Hill by 17.

AVikingFan

October 11th, 2009
10:31 pm

Lowndes’ defense played it’s best game in well, maybe ever. For the 1st time I can remember under McPherson, we won the coin toss and chose to defer to the 2nd half, putting our defense on ther field to start the game. On the 3rd play we intercepted and ran it down close to the end zone where Kharey Franklin promptly ran it in. For the game we passed for 158 yards. (Parker was 5 out of 8.) In the 1st half Valdosta had minus yards rushing, while Lowndes had 258 yards total offense. Late in the 2nd quarter, Valdosta called the same exact pass play that Northside ran in the 4th quarter against Lowndes (when they went like 60 yards to set up the winning field goal) and Valdosta scored to make the score 23-7. But Lowndes came back on the next drive and went the length of the field to answer the Wildcats score, making it 30-7 at the half. We received the 2nd half kickoff, scored in a few plays, and the rout was on. Our starters and their backups came out at the end of the 3rd quarter, and the BTeam and 9th graders played the 4th quarter. It was the 1st time Valdosta has ever been forced to a running clock when they were behind. It was the most points ever scored on Valdosta, and Lowndes became the only team to beat them 6 times in a row. Above all else, proud Valdosta was humiliated and embarassed. That may very well be the fodder the anti Tomberlin people need to make a change with their head coach.

The talk around town is that Tomberlin’s tenure as the Cat’s coach is over, unless Valdosta goes deep into the playoffs. Before the season it was “he must win a playoff game.” I really hate it. He, like Randy McPherson, is a good friend of mine. And he is a very good man, a great leader for his players, a tremendous role model, a really devoted husband and father, and is a Christian in every way. Valdosta will never be the old Valdosta again, but Rick Tomberlin can do more for their young men and athletes than anybody else they can hope to find in helping them become better people.

31

October 11th, 2009
10:44 pm

GO HORNETS!!!!!!

Collins Hill EAGLES

October 11th, 2009
10:55 pm

GO COLLINS HILL EAGLES!

Mark

October 11th, 2009
11:10 pm

Still no love for undefeated Lassiter? Should be a good east cobb battle when we play walton.

Wolverine2Blazer

October 11th, 2009
11:18 pm

I think that Valdosta has the players to do good. Its just the current play calling and scheme isn’t working out. Specially against that Vikings D. Lowndes was dominating the Cat’s WR and running game, alot of which had to do with the safeties which seemed to be everywhere cept for one play. The wideouts curled out which the safeties bit in on and the 3rd WR would streak up between the numbers and hash and would be open every time. Valdosta only maximised on this play once. In the 2nd half they didn’t run it much if at all going more for the short game. Just not a good match up scheme wise when it gets down to it.

Also, think is might be the last week Woodstock isn’t in the top ten. better crack it next week. haha

Bodog

October 11th, 2009
11:31 pm

I listen to all the excusses , and guesses, and etc about Valdosta….Rge truth is that they only have a small area to draw players and students from. This has become the major reasob Valdosta has not been at the win level they once were year after year..Lowndes Co gets alot of talent that Valdosta once had in their hip pocket, but due to their location, and student base; they cannot match up on talent etc as they once did…This is why it is hard to win at Valdosta….This is the truth; because a friend of mine played,there, and grew up in Valdosta.

Hornet04

October 11th, 2009
11:50 pm

I look for the game between #4 Hillgrove and my ALMA MATER #10 HIRAM to be a GREAT GAME as HIRAM Has the #1 PPG Ave in the state….and I think HIRAM Should be ranked ahead of Apalachee (6-0) and Sandy Creek

Wolverine2Blazer

October 12th, 2009
12:41 am

Bodog, i dissagree. Valdosta has some great talent. Great QB. WR #11 is a great target. and their MLB is a hoss. Its just they aren’t being utilized correctly.

jasonrepsnewnan

October 12th, 2009
12:52 am

hey mark newnan what numbers do you have for those 3 westlake players cause i heard westlake has more than 3 good players

go cougars

Firday Night Football Fan

October 12th, 2009
1:55 am

Go Hiram! Good Luck Against Osbourne…

Suwanee 0wnz

October 12th, 2009
3:44 am

OK. I will make a prediction in the Stephenson MLK game. I predict that everyone there will be amazed by the Stephenson drum-line. I have not seen them play in a few years. But the football team will show talent. The band will be great. And the drum-line will be incredible. The school can be very proud regardless of the final score.

I suspect Peachtree Ridge will handle Collins Hill easily, but I am really pulling for the Eagles. They have made slow steady progress in their program over the last few years, and it just seems they deserve a little luck and a little recognition. They have pushed a big rock up a big hill and I would love to see them go the last few yards this year. They finally got the Buford wolf out of their hen house and they have kept some very strong home-grown talent. Go EAGLES!!!!

Sarge1

October 12th, 2009
5:59 am

Oh, BTW, Griffin keeps rolling along: da Bears mashed previously unbeaten North Clayton Friday. Kudos to North Clayton, a VERY good team. Our second team didn’t play much as our starters HAD to play the entire game, a tribute to the Eagles. It was smash-mouth the whole game.

drock09

October 12th, 2009
8:00 am

Westlake has 3 lineman that average 6′6 320. Two talented quarterbacks a 6′6 tight end on offense. The defensive ends are tall and athletic. They also have a linebacker who is committed to Tennessee and one of the best corners in the nation who is a Clemson commit.

roswell#1

October 12th, 2009
8:05 am

Yes you are right in that there is no love for walton and lassiter. Add Roswell to that list as well. I believe that Roswell will beat Alpharetta this coming Friday; I also believe that Milton will pull off the upset this weekend against walton. Roswell is built the old fashion way; solid running game, really physical defense and special teams, and if neccessary 2 great playmakers at wide reciever. Guess Roswell will have to play under the radar until the last 2 weeks of the season when we meet Walton and Lassitter on the road. We may run the table but a 1 loss season and region title would also be great heading into the playoffs. Go Hornets !!!

NTH Trojans

October 12th, 2009
8:09 am

Hornet 04,

I was at the game Friday night, my son plays for Hiram. I agree that it should be a great game between Hiram and Hillgrove, both teams match up well on paper. However, if Hiram turns the ball over 5 times against Hillgrove like they did against South Paulding, Hiram will get massacred. Hiram has to find a way to minimize turnovers and penalties against Hillgrove. If they do that, then it WILL be a great game. GO HORNETS!!!!!!!!

Say it Aint So

October 12th, 2009
8:17 am

roswell#1 Milton did not pull the upset this past weekend, Walton won 28-23, Sorry for disappointing you. Keep looking ahead.

GO UG!

October 12th, 2009
9:15 am

Bodog, I somewhat agree with you, Lowndes has over 2900 students while Valdosta has around 1800. Although, coaching is huge there is a lot to be said for the talent pool.
I predict Stephenson/MLK to be really close like Lowndes/NSWR with the edge going to Stephenson, probably around 10-7! It will come down to mistakes as both teams are very evenly matched.

gary

October 12th, 2009
9:33 am

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Wildcat Fan

October 12th, 2009
10:06 am

Apalachee is one of only 5 teams in AAAA still undefeated and only ranked 9th, these rankings are crap. They should at least be ranked 5th.

Friday Nights game of the week

October 12th, 2009
10:09 am

I saw that game friday on CSS between Griffin and North Clayton and I must say that the game was decided by three questionable calls by the officials. #1 was a blocking in the back call against North Clayton in the 1st half that would have made the score 14 – 0 North Clayton going into halftime. #2 was the punt that Griffin downed on the 1 yard line even though their player had both feet over the line. That meant that North Clayton should have started at the 20 yard line instead of the 1 yard line. That was a crucial call because… and this is #3, the 2-point safety Griffin received because North Clayton was called for holding in the end zone which made the score 19-14 Griffin with around 6 minutes left to go in the 4th quarter. Ironically, all of the questionable calls went Griffin’s way even though North Clayton was at home.

Wildcat Fan

October 12th, 2009
10:09 am

Apalachee is only giving up 6.8 points a game by there defense. Guess we have to go undefeated to get respect from the Atlanta News paper!!!

Sideline Observer

October 12th, 2009
10:15 am

GO UG – Correction. Lowndes has just over 2800 students and Valdosta has over 2000. But Valdosta has 5 gangs with national affiliation – per an FBI report to local schools – It’s hard for “good coaching” to overcome that. Police have had to go to Valdosta’s locker room at half time in the past to break up fights between team mates, and once after a game.

Valwood, a large predominently white private school, draws mostly from the Valdosta School District. This drains a lot of Booster funds that other wise would go to Valdosta High.

Valdosta’s QB is a good athelete, like Wolverine2Blazer says. But he acts like a thug on the field, and was warned repeatly by the refs last Friday night at Martin stadium. In the shotgun formation he missed the snap from center three times while jawing to the defense or gestering to the Lowndes fans and bench. (Granted the Wildcat starting center is out with an injury.) Valdosta’s QB reminds people of Marcus Ball. A great athelete who could not control his emotions. He and two other Wildcat players have been banned from the Lowndes High School campus by the Sheriffs Dept for off the field altercations that occurred back in the summer and once early this fall when Valdosta was not practicing on a day that Lowndes was.

The powers to be in Valdosta want to merge school districts with Lowndes (like Ware and Waycross did, except maintain two, or possibly three high schools). That it seems is their only hope of ever regaining their swagger.

MLK vs Stephenson is going to be a Dekalb county matchup this week, but Stephenson should win in a not so close game.

AVikingFan

October 12th, 2009
10:21 am

TO FRIDAY NIGHTS GAME OF THE WEEK – It doesn’t matter if the players feet were in the endzone, on a punt (or kick off which ever the case) the ball itself has to actually cross the goal line. So one of your so-called “questionable calls’ was entirely correct if the ball did not cross the plane of the goal line.

ballboy

October 12th, 2009
10:23 am

Tom,

Maybe I am wrong. But for you to be a reporter, you should have done SOME research on MLK and Stephenson. Since they are on ESPN!! Even though both schools don’t get the coverage and respect from AJC and you the nation will know. Please don’t be mad if your favorite school wasn’t choosen to be in the spotlight. There is always next year!!!

cane fan

October 12th, 2009
10:34 am

go fitzgerald purple hurricanes, beat early this week

MLK Lions Fan

October 12th, 2009
10:38 am

Let’s go MLK Lions!!!!!!!! Stay focused and let’s take this Stephenson game like we do the rest of them- ONE GAME AT A TIME. Good luck and know that your fans are 100% behind you.

gary

October 12th, 2009
10:43 am

Valdosat is toast

gary

October 12th, 2009
10:46 am

To elaborate more. Coaching is the key at Valdosta. Yes the have major in school problems. But how woulf Nick Hyder handle them? You bet the farm he would bench who oever he had to and get the job done. The ghosts of former great players and 23 state championships and 6 national titles are a heavy burden for zny team to carry!

Denise

October 12th, 2009
11:47 am

I am a proud MLK fan! I truely think MLK will take this game just like last year! Let’s not forget the year before last!! Also 5 quarter we are ready!!!REMEMBER!!!!!

K

October 12th, 2009
11:51 am

I am hoping both teams will be at 100% and I am pulling for MLK…I just think this is great opportunity to showcase two programs and the loads of talent in the South Dekalb community. Let’s see who really wants to win the region title. Since the winner controls it’s own destiny this game is huge with or without ESPNU…but we will take the exposure! GO LIONS!!!!!

Roland

October 12th, 2009
11:56 am

Where is Darryl Maxie when you need him?

31

October 12th, 2009
12:11 pm

It was rare of Hiram to turn the ball over several times like they did in the first half of the South game. But as you can tell the real Hiram team stepped up in the second half and kept South from scoring anymore points and kept them in 20 yards rushing the whole game. GO HORNETS!!!!

mike branca

October 12th, 2009
12:14 pm

I guess your just waiting for Grady to beat st. pius befure you put Grady in the top ten

mike branca

October 12th, 2009
12:16 pm

No where is Charlie Roberts?

drock09

October 12th, 2009
12:17 pm

Mark I was giving jason a littlel info about westlake. I stated on this website and gavsv that jamal ransby and tay willis are the two most underated players in ga. Jamal is the best man to man corner in ga.

SAB4LYFE

October 12th, 2009
12:25 pm

Denise,
ACTUALLY STEPHENSON WON LAST YEAR AGAINST MLK SO LETS RECAP ON THE GAMES.

D Tech-Fan!

October 12th, 2009
12:28 pm

Who won the creekside-westlake game or was it canceled? Don’t know about Westlake, but Newnan is a beast! Would not surprise me if they win state, even though they don’t get a ton of love! Definitely the best Defense in the state.

Newton

October 12th, 2009
12:39 pm

Go UG: Stephenson seems to be better. Didn’t hear MLK give any excuses on why the game was so close with us. They seemed like they didn’t have any major injuries, and it didn’t rain. Stephenson had players out, it rained, TDs called back,etc,etc. We should have lost by 30 on a normal FRI night, let some Stephenson bloggers tell it. At any rate, I haven’t seen the real Stephenson so, Ill say they are potentially better than MLK. But you know they decide these type of things on the field. Hman: Wow I said most of your post yesterday about Stephenson’s front seven, Brown’s chances against said defense, the FL- LSU connection, etc. I also said I like Stephenson, I hope they do well and win state. But folks are going hate on yall because most people feel yall should be hangin banners instead of making excuses. Period. A team that has multiple D1 prospects every year, shouldn’t be losing to anybody in the first round, especially at HOME. Until yall win state, expect the hate. Anyways, Stephenson wins FRI in a low scoring game, but I wouldn’t count on a bunch of big plays; both teams are stout on Defense.

HSBallfan

October 12th, 2009
12:46 pm

Wildcat Fan… As soon as Appalachee beats a team that doesn’t suck, they’ll move up. Every season one or two teams with no prior winning credentials will put together a 5-0 record against weak opponents, and their fans start hurling accusations about how the AJC staff doesn’t know squat about football. Frankly, Appalachee is lucky to be ranked at all.

San Francisco Dawg

October 12th, 2009
1:04 pm

Is this the year for Newnan?

Roland

October 12th, 2009
1:07 pm

Newton,
Don’t flatter yourself. MLK slept against you guys because they were looking ahead. Don’t forget they had two touchdowns called back due to “holding” penalties. If it were not for the backup QB throwing a pick six you guys would have been shout out at least 29-0.

Say it Aint So

October 12th, 2009
1:07 pm

Mike Branca you can’t be serious about wanting St Pius X, could ya? I watched your game against Therrell on their homecoming, come on now.

Newton

October 12th, 2009
1:08 pm

Wildcat fan, you got to know Apalachee isn’t going to get a whole lot of respect from AJC. Be for real, your region is one of the worst in AAAA. I know this for a fact I was at the Rockdale game earlier this year, yall could have lost that game. Clarke Central is the only other team in your region that looks like they have a chance to get out of the first round, maybe Loganville. I know yall play a ten game region schedule, that’s what is going to keep yall at the bottom, because overall the region is not that good. Not being a Newton Co. homer, but Id take a 5-1 Alcovy team that has beaten an at the time undefeated Dutchtown on the road, Newton, eventual 8-AAA champ Eastside, and lost to North Clayton on the road by a FG. Looks like pedigree. Beat Loganville, Madison Co., and Salem convincingly, then holla back.

D Tech-Fan!

October 12th, 2009
1:14 pm

San Fran: I think it can be for sure. Lowndes and NSWR look really good…not sold on the over-hyped Gwinnett County schools. Newnan definitely has the best Defense in the state. They were ranked nationally last year in the top 50 and have all the main ingredients back. They do play in a weak region, but they do what they are supposed to do, which is dominate. Given up 2 defensive TD’s all year. Creekside ran a 58 yard TD on the third play of the game, yet yielded only 15 yards the rest of the game.

Newton

October 12th, 2009
1:19 pm

MLK wasn’t looking ahead, I dare a MLK player to say that. Our guys went hard just like MLK went hard. Yeah our points came on D, so what. Just like I said earlier, MLK defense was stout, but as much as our one-dimensional offense wasn’t great. Penalties are a part of the game,obviously a part of the game we all need to work on. Yall kill me though trying to diminsh final scores involving Newton Co. like yall are sooooo much better; ID love to see that translates into a 15th game for Stephenson or MLK instead of the usual.

Some Sense

October 12th, 2009
1:35 pm

OMG…six, count ‘em six, private schools. Must be the scholarships and recruiting. Better call your legislator.

GHS#22

October 12th, 2009
1:42 pm

Where’s BrookwoodMom?

Brook Would if Brook Could!!!!

GO UG!

October 12th, 2009
1:46 pm

Sideline Observer that is really sad; Valdosta has always been one of the elite programs, maybe somehow some way the community can get it turned around. Unfortunately, gangs are a growing problem everywhere and they need to be squashed like bugs.
Roland, I would bet the farm that MLK WAS NOT looking past Newton! I am just ready to get it on with you guys so that we can see where we really are, of course we will know that before we get to you. Again I think Stephenson/MLK will be a close low scoring game with the edge going to Stephenson.

K

October 12th, 2009
1:50 pm

Newton – The goal is to win every game. No team should be making excuses for how they won or how they lost. Injuries, penalties, weather, and missed opportunities are all a part of the games. No team is immune from it and usually the team that handles all of these things better is usually the winner…take pride in what your team has done so far and maybe you all can build off it..Newton County’s season is still in front of them. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades! Good Luck in your season…..GO LIONS!!!!!

teheran

October 12th, 2009
2:11 pm

I don’t thin Valdosta needs to make any changes at the coaching position. They are in the SEC of High School football in the nation. This is the toughest region anyone could imagine being in. The region is crazy. Northside, Lowdnes, Warner Robins, Valdosta, Colquitt, Tifton, Houston. anybody can beat any team on a given day.

pmuckle

October 12th, 2009
2:13 pm

say what you want this friday at Holford Stadium it will be the super bowol of Dekalb County. MLK Vs Stephonson the 2 best school in Dekalb will be going head to head. i’m am MLK fan and i’m going for MLK of course. ESPN is in for a treat! 2 best bands, teams and fan support. are we ready for some football? YES WE ARE!!! GO LIONS GO

What

October 12th, 2009
2:18 pm

MLK/Stephenson who is better? having played both i give the edge to Stephenson becuase they have the one thing we don’t at newton speed. I thought MLK would be way better than us and they were not and unlike NEWTON who must have been at another game we would never have lost by 30 to either team for any reason, our coach told us something last week that stephenson has scored three offensive touchdowns against us in the last two years, one after a fumble inside the 10, one after a fumble inside the 20 and one after getting the ball on the 15,in other words they have not been able to move the ball on us. Our coach does not make excuses for losing, but I wonder how much different those games would be if our best DB had played,or if we had played with two of our three missing starters on the OL? Penalties are part of the game and if you were not commiting a penalty then maybe you would not have scored. This is not the newton of old, our coach is doing a good job of building a good team,look how fast he has made them better against the region powers,together neither of you scored your average number of points against us. This team is one to watch. Stop making excuses and accept the fact that you cannot bully everyone and because we are not from Dekalb that we can still play. so back to the Question……Jags win!

GO UG!

October 12th, 2009
2:26 pm

Well said, What! I can tell you that Union Grove is definitely NOT overlooking Newton. We know that we are going to have our hands full. Dekalb is whining about not getting any love, well neither are we. Our records are the same and our PF and PA are real close. At least they are ranked. Oh well that is what the playoffs are for.

mark newnan 1

October 12th, 2009
2:29 pm

i agree with teheran . its easy to get the score raned up on you in one game. there is no way that tenn. is that much better than uga, but once a team gets rolling on you its hard to stop the bleeding. but if val. keep losiing than its time for coaching change

Jaguar

October 12th, 2009
3:00 pm

Newton We at Stephenson respect you as a great football team. We only talked about what we had to overcome to beat yall because MLK was calling us sorry for not blowing you guys out and AJC drop us in ranking. Other than that We really didnt feel the need to explain a Win to anyone a win is a win. We saw you guys play friday didnt look like the same team that played us but thought you were going to beat us to the punch and give MLK their first lost. GO JAGUARS!!!

Cougarfan

October 12th, 2009
3:26 pm

Ok, anyone interested on the creekside and westlAke game. I called the school and was told Westlake won 36-12.

BROOKWOOD MOM

October 12th, 2009
3:36 pm

SouthGaRules: Hey buddy!! Thanks for wishing us luck Friday night.

GHS#22: And ya wonder why SERIOUS GRAYSON HATER is calling you a bunch of Redneck Hillbillies!! I’m glad I was on your mind today!! Now don’t you have some homework to get done???

MAMA JAGUAR

October 12th, 2009
3:41 pm

I LOVE ALL OF MY COMMUNITY CUBS. HOWEVER PRESENTLY STEPHENSON HIGH SCHOOL HAS THE BEST DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE LINE I HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE. THE TEAM OVERALL IS AT THEIR BEST WE WILL SOON SEE THEM AT THEIR PEAK. PRETTY MUCH WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING’S TEAM TOO! BUT THE BANDS ARE EQUIVALENT IN SIZE IN SOUND I THINK WITH THE PAST MR.RENDER / MR. SMITH AND AT PRESENT MR.GOINS SONIC SOUND IS AWESOME AND DYNAMIC THEY MAY HAVE THE EDGE ON MILK’S FINE BAND PROGRAM. IT WILL BE A COMPETITIVE AND AN AWESOME MEMORABLE FRIDAY NIGHT IN FOOTBALL AND IN ATHLETICISM WITH THE HALFTIME PROGRAM TIME TOO!

MAMA JAGUAR

October 12th, 2009
3:44 pm

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Pridge Senior

October 12th, 2009
3:48 pm

Poor Collins Hill
almost surely will
get Valdosta’d by Peachtree Ridge

Pridge

October 12th, 2009
3:49 pm

Peachtree ridge is gonna kill Collins Hill. Just like last year

#1 fer now

October 12th, 2009
4:02 pm

Is that North Clayton fan kidding? Griffin dominated that game and only allowed the Eagles to remain close through its own miscues (turnovers).
The Bears need to take fewer chances offensively (going on 4th down in their own territory) and on special teams (the onside kick worked but is too big a gamble) and realize it has a dominating defense and use it as such.

Quinn of the Ridge

October 12th, 2009
4:03 pm

Agreed with PRidge and Pridge Senior. Collins Hill benefits from playing a favorable schedule in the first half of the season and gets overhyped.

seiler3497

October 12th, 2009
4:08 pm

I am not a Newnan fan, I am more like a Newnan hater. However most people do not give this team enough respect. Look at how deep they went 2 years ago with a team full of sophomores. then they went deep in the play offs last year. This is a capable team whom will be healthy come playoff time

seiler3497

October 12th, 2009
4:25 pm

How do you know Stephenson, MLK, and Westlake have the most talent have you scene every top 10 team in the state play?

D Tech-Fan!

October 12th, 2009
4:37 pm

Thanks for the Westlake-Creekside update. Should be a good test for Newnan. And Seiler, nice to see even if you don’t like a certain team, you can give mad respect. I agree that Newnan, if healthy, is poised for a deep run in the state playoffs.

AVikingFan

October 12th, 2009
4:40 pm

Pridge Senior, that was pretty good, turning EagleNationRising’s “getting Peachtree Ridged” into “getting Valdosta’d”, I like that.

Our Lowndes coach (Randy McPherson)sure thinks a lot of your coach, in fact the whole staff does. Good luck this week against Collins Hill.

Does anyone know who Woodstock is playing this week? And what are people thinking about Walton and Milton?

BLUTO

October 12th, 2009
4:56 pm

I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF STEPHENSON FOOTBALL TEAM,BUT THIS PAST WEEK END,REDAN HIGH SCHOOL BAND REMINDED ME OF WHAT STEPHENSON’S BAND USED TO BE.
NOT A HATER JUST HONEST

Rfrom G

October 12th, 2009
4:58 pm

GHS#22 – That was an awesome banner last Friday!

the real Old Gold

October 12th, 2009
4:58 pm

Where was all that “speed” Calhoun was supposed to be so afraid of? I guess the Jackets were just a little speedier…

Newton

October 12th, 2009
5:00 pm

Jaguar, we know what the real deal is. We have to earn our respect with wins, not close losses. But lets keep it 100: 13-7, 15-8 wins are just that. So there is no need talking about what would have happened with penalties, injuries,weather etc. Not saying it was you, but some of the bloggers have been pretty smug about why the games were close. Anyway, we gonna keep doing our flying under the radar thing and make a playoff push.

Advisor

October 12th, 2009
5:02 pm

MLK wil never beat Stephenson because:
1)#25 Raymond Sanders aka SLASHER… 2)#11 Willie Davis aka POWER… 3)#15 Denzel Hartley aka POUNDER… 4)#28 Mike Davis aka dip… all running 4.3 or better …5)#8Nathan Benford aka FLASH (4.2 forty)…6)#18 Ronnie Shields aka CLUTCH…7)#17 Cey-Ron Willingham aka STICKYFINGERS …lastly #77 Quinton Spencer #78 Ernest Echols and all the O linemen

Pridge Senior

October 12th, 2009
5:05 pm

My playoff brackets show Grayson beating Lowndes to play the winner of NSWR-Pridge. Anyone else?

BulldawgBite

October 12th, 2009
5:13 pm

pridge senior. i think your already looking past the ng game. doubt yall will even win that one. i have ng playing grayson. i would watch out for newnan though.

BulldawgBite

October 12th, 2009
5:14 pm

Pridge kills collins hill. ya their undefeated but they can barely beat chattahoochee. pridge +21

Newton

October 12th, 2009
5:21 pm

QUESTION: I rep Newton of course, all 3 three schools are a combined 12-6 which is good not great. What area with schools within 10 miles of each other is the best? Right now, Suwanee and Powder Springs look like the best(record-wise), but Id like to hear from other bloggers about their areas. Your thoughts please.

Wolverine2Blazer

October 12th, 2009
5:23 pm

Viking, We’re playing Kennesaw Mt who is, well lets just say its an off year for them. Its our homecoming so the home stands will be packed, i’m even making the 260 mile drive up friday for the game. Pretty much we have a easy schedual untill week 11 when we play EP. Which I’m sure is going to be fighting for a playoff spot like we were last year but it’s our Senior Night and I’m know Carmicheal and co. will want a good old Woodstock Win on their night.

Advisor

October 12th, 2009
5:25 pm

Now the biggest reason MLK hasn’t got a chance ….HOLDING down the front… BIG #56 Michael Thornton …#57 Doral White #54 Brandon Smith At the ENDS ….#45 Miles Ashmon #49 Malcolm Strong …BACKERS #3 Jabari Johnson #22 Franchot West #34 Tyrone Cornelius …SIDELINE TO SIDELINE NO DEFENSE BETTER …Lastly our Secondary #1 Kenneth Ladler #2Chris Sharp ………………OHHHH AND less we forget two of the BEST FULLBACKS in the STATE #31 Jonathan Abrams #35 Patrick Smith ……..Need I show more examples???????????? MLK YOU CANNOT KEY ON ONE PLAYER …. YOU WILL HAVE TO KEY ON THE TEAM!!!!!! GOOD LUCK…..

B4uknewit

October 12th, 2009
5:26 pm

B4uknewit

October 12th, 2009
5:11 pm
TO ALL YOU GRAYSON HATERS…Blogging about the Past…Overcoming Adversity
Reflect upon your blessings, of which every man has plenty, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

slalom1

October 12th, 2009
5:39 pm

WestLake ALWAYS has great talent. But in turn they ALWAYS have horrible coaching. Furthermore a foul mouthed coach who is not much of a role model for his players.
Even from the stands most anyone can hear his expletives directed toward the officials and his own players. West Lake has difficulty even showing up for the game on time, much less winning.

slalom1

October 12th, 2009
5:40 pm

I am a believer. Go Hiram!

wolverine fan

October 12th, 2009
5:46 pm

does anyone know what playoff seed plays what playoff seed for AAAAA

Etowah Fan

October 12th, 2009
6:05 pm

wolverine fan – you can find a bracket here: http://ga.prepcountry.com/files/ga/brackets/2009_fb_5.pdf

For Region 5 – we play Region 8 with #1 seed vs #4 seed and vice versa top to bottom in the first round.

wolverine fan

October 12th, 2009
6:39 pm

Thanks Etowah Fan

SCPATRIOTS

October 12th, 2009
6:46 pm

LETS GO SANDY CREEK PATRIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pridge

October 12th, 2009
6:49 pm

BullDawgBite- Prhs is gonna won the region champs just like last year. Nghs is good. But we are much stronger on defense and more talented on offense than y’all are.

dekalb fan

October 12th, 2009
7:07 pm

To Newton: SWD, MLK and Stephenson are within a ten mile area of each other and are a combined 17-1. I could add Tucker to the mix but they are the enemy so I won’t. Plus all are ranked…..I don’t think any area can top that.

31

October 12th, 2009
7:26 pm

Im feeling the love for the hornets. GO HIRAM!!!!!!

Chris

October 12th, 2009
7:53 pm

Where is Roswell? Why aren’t they ranked?

BROOKWOOD MOM

October 12th, 2009
8:16 pm

Hey Todd: What happened to SweetPea??

GO UG!

October 12th, 2009
8:16 pm

Newton, think we might have that beat, Union Grove is 6-0, Woodland is 5-2 and Dutchtown is 6-1 for a combined record of 17-3!

GO UG!

October 12th, 2009
8:19 pm

Dekalb I was typing my post when yours posted, yep yours is the winner.

SWD Panther Pride

October 12th, 2009
9:16 pm

27-3 when you factor in Tucker and Stone Mountain

stfu

October 12th, 2009
9:33 pm

who is advisor? lol this guy is totally weak =}

SouthGARules

October 12th, 2009
9:51 pm

Etowah Fan: Of course you know who Region 5-#4 seed gets, yes, an all expense paid trip to Grayson.
Brookwood-South Gwinnett winner will probably be #2 seed & Dacula or Parkview will be #4 seed with Dacula holding the head to head tiebreaker.
BROOKWOOD MOM: You may want to get to Central kind of early Friday night. The visitor stands are dinky & crappy. Have a good week. Good call on Sweetpea. i had forgotten about them until you mentioned it.

BROOKWOOD MOM

October 12th, 2009
9:56 pm

SouthGARules: Hey buddy! Yea, we have been to Central before and it really gets cramped over there. You have a good week too. Try not to get flooded out!!

BulldawgBite

October 12th, 2009
10:18 pm

Pridge,
we’ll see i think we both know it will be a good game between 2 of GAs championship contenders. and dont forget last year was the only time pridge has beaten north. and there is no way you can say your more talented than our offense… ya roby is great and stanley is good but the other guys are just eh.

Haiku-575

October 12th, 2009
10:35 pm

Stockbridge, don’t forget
your next game is in Griffin.
Wear extra padding!!

SouthGARules

October 12th, 2009
10:47 pm

BROOKWOOD MOM: I get to go out of town Tue, Wed, Thur, so hopefully I’ll be able to steer clear of the rain. We live up on a hill, so I’m not worried about flooding. However, I did see a NTB store in Marietta whose rear parking lot was flooded & some creeks out of their banks in Bartow County. Hopefully, none of the games have to be moved or delayed.

jasonrepsnewnan

October 12th, 2009
11:07 pm

id really like to know who these “beast” westlake defense players are, i keep hearing they’re doing work

mark newnan 1

October 12th, 2009
11:08 pm

My Playoff – Newnan beats N. SIDE and plays Lowndes who beats N Gwinnet or {Camden}
there still the champs.

mark newnan 1

October 12th, 2009
11:16 pm

if you go to gaprepcountry,net and click on football playoff it has the brackets

mark newnan 1

October 12th, 2009
11:30 pm

jason they are not beast but they are pretty good M. TAYLOR MLB COMMITED TO {TENN}
D. ROBINSON CORNER COMMITED TO {CLEMSON} D

jasonrepsnewnan

October 13th, 2009
12:24 am

THATS ALL THEY GOT MARK?

Wolverine2Blazer

October 13th, 2009
12:32 am

Hey wolverine fan. How you think the ole turf is going to hold up for friday’s match?

Newton

October 13th, 2009
5:55 am

dekalb fan: wasn’t sure if King and Stephenson were close enough. But Suwanee has Collins Hill, Peachtree Ridge, and North Gwinnett. Obviously more losses are to come in that trio because they all play each other. Powder Springs has Hillgove and McEachern, both undefeated. UG: Good record from the Henry schools.I work out there they got some talent now. Union Grove is abeast with a good school to boot.

Pridge

October 13th, 2009
7:59 am

Enter your comments here

yo

October 13th, 2009
9:22 am

Newnan’s likely playoff run to get to the Dome.

1st round – Valdosta/Warner Robins
2nd round – Stephenson/MLK
3rd round – Grayson
4th round – Lowndes
then the Dome

patty cake season ends for Newnan when the playoffs start.

GO UG!

October 13th, 2009
9:33 am

Hey Yo, do you think that you could possibly be overlooking Union Grove in that 2nd round?

ROCK

October 13th, 2009
9:49 am

I think that region 3aa is a very strong region. Nobody talks about this region. Jefferson County has a good chance of winning the region. They are undefeated and have a good chance of staying that way. Swainsboro and Dublin are fighting for second place. The third and fourth place is up for grabs. JEFFERSON COUNTY WARRIORS are a very good football team. Don’t underestimate them. They are for real. GO WARRIORS.

eagleforlife

October 13th, 2009
9:50 am

mark newnan- wake up!!

K-MAN

October 13th, 2009
9:53 am

MLK–STEPHENSON…I think both of your teams are very fine teams…youre strong and you get after it. But you both have a tendacy to exit the play-offs very early…year after year! You beat the weaker teams much sound through the year like you should…but its the stronger teams or should I say the ones that are just as strong….you have a problem with! I think its coaching…you both have talented atheletes that can do the job… but youre not taught to use all of your full potential! Youre playing under the radar so to speak! Youre only as strong as the coach can teach you! It boils down to preparation…game-plan…execution…and being able to adjust! That is where I think your coaches are weak at. SORRY…just calling what I see.

K-MAN

October 13th, 2009
10:01 am

Somebody please tell me why STEPHENSON and PARKVIEW are only 7 miles apart from eachother and they both play in 5AAAAA….but they are not in the same region? Whats that all about? Thats crazy!

K-MAN

October 13th, 2009
10:10 am

Why is MAYS an ATLANTA PLUBLIC SCHOOL…but they play in the DOUGLASVILLE region? Shouldnt they be playing SWD, TUCKER,MARIST,..and CHAMBLEE, and other teams like that? How did they get in their region and why?

Cougarfan

October 13th, 2009
10:17 am

UG- I won’t speak for Yo but it seems as though Union Grove could win that region. That would put them into a #1 seed and into a different playoff bracket. He is right with what it will take for Newnan to get through to the dome. I was looking at the same thing last night. If it CAN be done I’d say hand them the trophy before they get to the dome. Not saying whoever they would play couldn’t or wouldn’t win. But in my opinion they would have already beaten 2 of the top 4 teams in the state. I think it will be northside from the other side of the bracket. As much as I hate to say it, we will see a Northside Lowndes re-match.

K

October 13th, 2009
11:01 am

Not to mention that every coach without a State title is a “bad coach” too…according to these blogs!!! REALLY???????

GO UG!

October 13th, 2009
11:23 am

Cougarfan, one thing is for sure we will know not this Friday but next, that is our showdown with Stephenson. I know that we have never beaten them before and they have a fine team but we aren’t looking too bad. We may not be loaded with 10 to 15 Div. I players however, we are loaded with a lot of HEART and the will to win. Our defense plays hard from bell to bell.
I think the whole state may be in for a surprise this year with Newnan. You guys have always been a force and this may be your year.

AVikingFan

October 13th, 2009
11:46 am

Looking at the brackets, it looks like a pretty good chance that Peachtree Ridge could get to play Northside Warner Robins in the 1/4 finals in AAAAA. Man wouldn’t it be something if Peachtree Ridge “Valdosta’ed” NSWR?

NG18

October 13th, 2009
11:54 am

North Gwinnett will beat Peachtree Ridge for the #7 region and play NSWR. Peachtree Ridge will go down to Lowndes again.Newnan will take out Grayson with their tough Dee against the run.

K-MAN

October 13th, 2009
12:45 pm

Listen-up (K)…I never said that every coach without A title is A (BAD COACH)…but if you have all the tools you need to build A house…and you cant do it after A period of time…then maybe something is wrong with the builder! REALLY!!!!!!

cane fan

October 13th, 2009
12:51 pm

Fitzgerald will dismantle the Early county bobcats this friday, Jefferson in 3AA gives up to many points, they will not be able to get past any of our 1AA teams compare the two regions points for and points against, region 1AA top 3 teams are stingy on D,

yo

October 13th, 2009
12:59 pm

UG…maybe. But Union Grove needs to prove they can win the region first just like Stephenson/MLK needs to prove they are a state championship team before they will be completely taken seriously in that regard.

SportsFan31313

October 13th, 2009
1:12 pm

AVIKING FAN,

Boy wasn’t that a blowout this past Friday night. I watched the game on Direct TV. It was shown on here. I must say that, that Viking Defense, was the bomb. Valdosta didn’t stand a chance…. That Quarterback that in the 2nd half, was he on JV? I ask because Heck they scored too.

BulldawgBite

October 13th, 2009
1:45 pm

agreed NG18. peachtree ridge has a chance if they play at home against lowndes. and the Newnan Grayson matchup will be a low scoring defensive struggle. now that graysons best player on the team. Joseph Champaign tore his acl. the front line will be significantly weaker

pmuckle

October 13th, 2009
1:47 pm

advisor never say NEVER

Reeze

October 13th, 2009
2:15 pm

Playoff talk this soon?…….Northside still has Colquitt and the Demons to play, and you Lowndes folks DO NOT sleep on the Demons…….. Those 50 plus point wins mean absolutely nothing to the Warner Robins schools . Warner Robins defense is better than Northside’s……As ENR says ” UPSET ALERT” for the Eagles ( Oct 30 ) and Vikes ( Nov 6 ) when we both face the Demons…..

GO UG!

October 13th, 2009
2:15 pm

Yo, I totally agree with you.

Pridge

October 13th, 2009
2:56 pm

pridge WILL beat NG. enough said.

BulldawgBite

October 13th, 2009
3:14 pm

pridge. not this year… although ill be cheering for the ridge against everyone else they play. if its any consolation yall will beat down collins hill this week.

yo

October 13th, 2009
3:40 pm

SportsFan31313 the last TD scored by Lowndes to start the second half was all second string offense and not just QB. Actually, the QB #14 would probably be 4th string since if the starter was hurt Lowndes would most likely either go with Franklin #2 or Hunter #15 as QB. Franklin was the starter last 2 years with Hunter playing considerably last year also. Franklin QBed the state championship team of 2007 as a sophomore.

Pridge

October 13th, 2009
4:18 pm

BullDawgbite- Ng was more talented last year. We beat yall last year. So we will beat yall this year. I say p ridge 21. North Gwinnett 10

Northside Observer

October 13th, 2009
4:30 pm

Unless the WR Demons upset Colquitt, NSWR, or Lowndes they will not make the play-off. Valdosta schedule favors them the rest of the way for the number 4-spot out of 1AAAAA. This is the Demons projected championship team they have waited for since these boys moved-up from their fedder middle schools. If they don’t beat NS this year, regardless or not NS moves down to AAAA, the Demons will not stand a chance the next 4 or 5 years. Alas, Lowndes taken taken revenge on Valdosta for the time when they were the whipping boys of the county. .

K

October 13th, 2009
4:45 pm

Advisor- With all that you laid out we should call ESPNU and tell them not to come…Stephenson has already won on paper so there is no need to play the game! Thanks for the consideration…..

Etowah Fan

October 13th, 2009
4:51 pm

SouthGARules – yep, I figured that would be the case: the #4 seed in Region 5 plays Grayson first round….

Which is why Etowah’s win over EP was so critical. Without that victory, Etowah would be scratching for the #4 seed. Now, there is a “hope” for a #2 seed. Etowah “should” win out as the collective records of the teams left on our schedule is 9-17. Harrison being the only team with .500 record, but they are about to run the gauntlet of the top 4 teams in the Region.

Besides how Harrison fares, the most significant game remaining to shape the playoff seeds in R5 is Woodstock/EP at the end. This game will go a long way to determining the 2 thru 4 seeds. I will have to see how the tie-breaker procedure works for Region 5 to decide who I need to pull for in that game.

Don’t get me wrong, there is still a lot of football to play for R5. If anyone (Etowah included) in the top 4 of R5 is looking past Harrison, then they will get beat… and I predict that Harrison will win one that they’re not supposed to as the “spoiler”.

slalom1

October 13th, 2009
5:08 pm

Newnan vs. Westlake? Drocko9 is right. Westlake is loaded with D-1 talent. But pathetic game preparation. Talent wise Westlake stacks up pretty well against the Cougars. But great coaching and game prep will turn this game into nothing more than yet another blow-out for Newnan.

slalom1

October 13th, 2009
5:11 pm

YO, Did you enjoy getting scolded as much as I did? LOL. On a serious note, since you have done the research into possible play-off scenarios, should Newnan vs. Lowndes turn into the semi’s, who gets home field?

Pops

October 13th, 2009
5:45 pm

Etowah Fan – Why do I think Marietta may be scrappy this week? We have had the bye week, and I hope we don’t come in a liitle tooo relaxed, after having to get pumped up back to back for Woodstock and EP.
I could see a let down here for some reason, and just want to get out with a win.

Pops

October 13th, 2009
5:49 pm

Wolverine Guys – I wish K Mountain had a chance against you guys. How did they beat Harrison? Only South Cobb may be worse, Cherokee is better, or is Harrison just that bad? I am confused!

AVikingFan

October 13th, 2009
6:05 pm

slalom1 If Lowndes was the second seed from region1 and Newnan 1st seed from their region, they would host, so I’ve been told. But there’s a lot of football to be played between now and then. Lowndes probably will finish 2nd in Region 1, and travel to Camden in week two of the playoffs, if they can beat the 3rd place team they’ll be facing in the 1st round. Most likely NSWR will finish number 1 in our region, and be in the 1/4 bracket with the Region 7 winner. Newnan and Greyson should also be in the same 1/4 final bracket. The region 6 winner will be in the same 1/4 final bracket as the winner of region 2. But Colquitt should be in that bracket too, and believe me, they could shake things up.

On another note, I heard a key member of Greyson’s line has gone down to a season ending injury. How will that affect Greyson overall, does anyone have an opinion?

Hi there SportsFan31313 Man! I remember one time when Valdosta was beating Lowndes by 35 points and Nick Hyder called a time out with a minute to go in the 4th quarter inside our 10 yd line, to set up some plays to score again. And they did! We finally got even in a big way. As ENR says, we violated them. As another poster said, we “Valdosta’ed them!”

AVikingFan

October 13th, 2009
6:10 pm

SportsFan31313 EagleNationRising recently said he has a copyright on that blog handle. It got me to thinking. So, I went to google, found out how to do it, and got one on mine too. (AVikingFan) BTW, it’s also the name of my 25′ Cobia!

K-MAN

October 13th, 2009
6:11 pm

I will attend the MLK (vs) STEPHENSON game on Friday…and I really hope this is A quality game! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE…BE A QUALITY GAME! Most of the time there is A good matgh-up…the game usually is not up to par! Who is the pretender and who is the true contender? I hope you both are contenders. Just PLEASE…dont you both be PRETENDERS!

Pridge Senior

October 13th, 2009
6:36 pm

P Ridge will beat North Gwinnett, who becomes region 7’s 2nd seed. Region 7 seed 2 plays Newnan second round, then winner of Lowndes/camden in quarters, then grayson in semi’s. Oh well, maybe next year, N Gwinnett?

Pridge

October 13th, 2009
6:53 pm

lol Pridge senior. You got em

yo

October 13th, 2009
6:54 pm

AVikingFan I agree with you about Colquit. Except for the travel I think they get the easiest matchups of any 1AAAAA team should they end up third in the region. It would not surprise me to see them make the semis. Their draw back will be the continual 3 plus hour trips to where ever each week of the playoffs. They could enter the playoffs with only 2 losses and if so I am sure they would love to see an upset by a team with more losses than them to give them a week to stay home should this all come about.

What folks in Hotlanta don’t understand is that when the S.Ga. teams have to hit the road in the playoffs….we go a long way and the lower seeded teams go a long way “every week”. No cross town rides for us or region 3.

Potential Colquit travels
1st round – Region 4 (3 plus hour drive)
2nd round – Region 2 (Decalb – 3 to 4 hour drive)
3rd round – Top seeds from other bracket Region 6 or 8 (4 to 5 hour drive)
4th round – Northside or North Gwinnett (2 plus hours to 5 hours drive)
The Dome – (3 to 4 hour drive)

That my friends more than the competition was what caused poor performances by Coffee and Tift last year in the playoffs in the games that they lost. That kind of back to back to back travel to play a team that eventually ended up in the Semi Finals is tough to do.

yo

October 13th, 2009
7:06 pm

Pridge Senior my playoff format shows loser of Ptree/NG going to McEachern in the 2nd round then probably taking on the winner of Camden/Lowndes. Kind of makes winning that game all the more important doesn’t it? The #1 seed in your region will have a much easier time in the playoffs than the #2. Not unlike our region.

On the other hand, Poor McEachern finishing #1 in their region might want to rethink it. LOL

They are looking at having Camden, Lowndes, and the loser of PTree/NG
in their bracket. Fortunately they would only have to play 2 of them.
They also have a pretty tough matchup in that they will get the #4 seed of Region 8 in the first round.

Newnan and McEachern get the toughest first round matchups. IMO

BulldawgBite

October 13th, 2009
7:18 pm

all these pridge guys getting on my case-
we are more talented THIS year than last year. most people at north didnt think mikey tamburo was even amazing. cj uzomah is much better. and the way you guys make it seem like you lost absolutly nobody last year either. i think we beat yall in a close game. and its an important game because whoever loses has a tough road ahead. either team can win all those games, but its way easier from the #1 seed.

pridge

October 13th, 2009
7:29 pm

I dont think yall will win in a close game. But Whatever Happens, Happens. North is overrated

Cougarfan

October 13th, 2009
7:59 pm

Pridge, I will second that. N. Gwinnett has been overrated. They were last year and are DEFINATELY this year. If they had to play the top ten in AAAAA I don’t think they win 3. And it’s not disrespect it’s just plain and simple that they are hyped way too much.

ITS GAME TIME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

October 13th, 2009
8:07 pm

I went to school to find out that mlk spray painted our field with overated b***h on it…. When the clock hits 0:00 we”ll find out who the b***h is!!!!!

Wolverine2Blazer

October 13th, 2009
8:16 pm

So for r5. Woodstock pretty much has to loose 2 more games to get knocked from #2. If we loose one more we own the tie braker with Etowah. So Pops you better start praying to jesus, budda, spongebob, or who ever for a upset and a EP W over Woodstock. Might wanta start…..now.

And we all know the r7 champ is going to loose to Woodstock. callin it here and now.

Wolverine2Blazer

October 13th, 2009
8:28 pm

GAMETIME, Congrad, you have yourself a rivaly. Etowah and Woodstock does something like that every year.

Rimshot

October 13th, 2009
9:08 pm

Hopefully the school camers will show who spray painted our field. MLK this is not cool at all. You actually dishonored the man your school was named after.

RoRo

October 13th, 2009
9:13 pm

The Latest from Valdosta High School:

The VHS Varsity football players were told today that Coach Tomberlin has been fired!

nukieie

October 13th, 2009
9:29 pm

news travels fast…. I heard the samething….. but we all know how romors go

SAB4LYFE

October 13th, 2009
9:37 pm

THATS SO TRUE RIMSHOT U MUST B AN SHS SAB LYKE ME DUCK MOUTH

AVikingFan

October 13th, 2009
9:48 pm

vALDOSTA’S Coach Tomberlin will finish out the season and will be paid thru June 30, unless he finds another job before then and resigns. Either way he finishes out this season and probably will take the Wildcats into the playoffs.

SHAME ON VALDOSTA CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sideline

October 13th, 2009
9:51 pm

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yo

October 13th, 2009
9:56 pm

Valdosta just made it an official 7 years in a row and it only gets better from here for the Vikings in the future over the Mildcats.

I heard the Cats have already gone after Colquits Propst.

JUST KIDDING!!!!!!…….yo

BulldawgBite

October 13th, 2009
10:10 pm

cougarfan, i wouldnt say were overrated. we beat a top 5 team in the nation and have blown out any opposistion in region. besides ptr gets all the undeserved attention anyways. newnan did beat us last year but do you remember who won the year before? we did. i dont see north hyped up anywhere actually. all the board talks about is lowndes, northside, occasionally mceachern and ptree ridge.

84viking

October 13th, 2009
10:21 pm

NEWS ALERT! VALDOSTA’S HEAD COACH RELEASED;BUT WILL GIVE RESIGNATION. THIS IS NOT A JOKE!

Pridge

October 13th, 2009
10:35 pm

BulldawgBite: yeah yeah yeah whatever. Yall allow other teams like Chattahoochee and Mill Creek, and Norcross to play close games with yall. Im just saying when we play yall its gonna be harder than those teams. Hopefully yall will be able to hang tough with us. May the best team win. This should be an amazing came. Cant wait

HomeFieldAdvantage

October 13th, 2009
10:41 pm

Valdosta MUDCATS

yo

October 14th, 2009
12:11 am

Story on Valdosta’s Tomberlin here

http://www.vdtvarsity.com/

Looks like coaches who come to Valdosta and then leave
are successful before they come and become successful again
after they leave. Interesting!!!

Loyal Stephenson Fan

October 14th, 2009
12:15 am

We know who will win on friday night!!!
Go Stephenson.

Let your haters be your motivators.

Stay focused. Keep looking UP!!!!!

84viking

October 14th, 2009
6:32 am

’Cats Coach Sacked- Valdosta Daily Times

NG18

October 14th, 2009
6:45 am

Pridge-You guys Have played all the weak teams in the region.While
you may beat Norcross and Collins Hill they might cause some injuries
by the time you play NG.WE were missing 6 Starters playing Mill Creek
and 3 defense starters in the last game.We are tough in the 4th Quarter
so if Pridge is behind you will loose.The only game that has been close is with Prattville.I Watched CJ carry three Norcross players 20
yards on his back and he is hard to take down.North also has a new O-line Transfer from Flordia that is over 300 pounds and very good learning our plays right now. That makes 3 big boys up front and a nice Run option inside the 20.Lowndes showed Peachtree Ridge is the one really OVERRATED.

Pops

October 14th, 2009
7:44 am

Wolverine2Blazer – I wasn’t ready to bring it up…but…if EP beats you the last game, and we all end in a thre way tie with two losses, a feasable scenario, how is the seeding broken down then? Does anybody know?

Etowah Fan

October 14th, 2009
9:19 am

Wolverine2Blazer – Pops beat me to it… IF (and still a big IF with some much football to play), but IF Woodstock, Etowah, and EP win out until the final game AND if EP beats Woodstock at the end, then there is a 3-way tie for second place. I have perused the GHSA site regarding a tie-breaker and it is confusing, but there is a provision that defaults to the Region first. In the end, not sure how a Region 5 tiebreaker would work. Todd?

To be clear, head-to-head records and region play won’t work in this 3-way tie since Woodstock beat Etowah, Etowah beat EP, and if EP beats Woodstock… and all three were beat by McEachern.

ballboy

October 14th, 2009
9:23 am

I am very sadden to hear and see that students would disrepect other schools. We, at MLK have experience this for several years. I know that is a competative sports; but there is a drawing line.

Etowah Fan

October 14th, 2009
9:24 am

Pops – I agree the layoff could hurt after such a big win over EP, but at the same time it may help as Etowah came down off the emotional high… and now with the extra week they have had time to recover back to an even keel. Also, this week is Homecoming so that should add little extra motivation and emotion to the players and crowd. I expect Stewart also has them focusing on one game at a time… with the end goal of winning out the regular season which is very feasible.

slydog

October 14th, 2009
10:26 am

K-Man didn’t MLK play in the quarterfinals two years ago and the two previous years the second round and before that the state semi finals and before that two years in the quarterfinals those are not early exits to me now last year losing in the first round that’s an early exit.

cane fan

October 14th, 2009
10:32 am

I told yall about 3 weeks ago that pruitt from fitzgerald had been contacted about that head coaching job at valdosta, I heard that he would accept the job,.

Wolverine2Blazer

October 14th, 2009
11:15 am

I do believe a 3 way tie would be decided by points for and points against.

K-MAN

October 14th, 2009
11:18 am

SLYDOG— I have to admitt…YOU ARE RIGHT…I AM WRONG! your information is exactly right on the money! Im sorry!

Wolverine2Blazer

October 14th, 2009
11:21 am

Right now Woodstock is +82, Etowah is +37, and EP is +22. So the bracket would be the same.

Wolverine2Blazer

October 14th, 2009
11:30 am

Haha, just looked at the GHSA website, your right, thats a mess. SO scratch what i said about +/-. Still a fun stat though =)

SportsFan31313

October 14th, 2009
11:43 am

Greetings Yo,

Thanks for the info. As I watch that game, I was in AWE. That defense is in fact tougher than the offense. That defense is a BEAST….. I don’t believe that Lowndes County will lose any more games if they continue on the path that they are playing.

SportsFan31313

October 14th, 2009
11:46 am

Greetings AVikingFan,

I remember too in the 70’s and the 80’s when Valdosta domiated Lowndes County. But surely, the time has come and the tables have turned on a new era of football for Lowndes County. As far as copyrighting your blog handle, maybe I would do that too. But everyone knows who I am on here.

NTH Trojans

October 14th, 2009
12:04 pm

Slalom,
Thanks for the vote of confidence for Hiram, those young men have certainly earned it. Hirams’ biggest test will come on Oct. 23, when they face Hillgrove. Both teams match-up well against each other, but Hiram has been turning the ball over too much as of late. If they do that against Hillgrove, they can’t win. Hiram needs to play its best against Hillgrove. I expect a close game, with the outcome being determined by the team that commits the fewest turnovers and penalties.
Now for North Hall. I said last week that NH would beat Flowery Branch, and they did 37-34. NH had to come back after being down 34-22 entering the 4th quarter. FB missed a field goal at the end to send the game into OT.

Todd Holcomb,
Last week I asked you about the chances of North Hall returning to the top ten if they beat Flowery Branch, and you said “My problem w/ the Trojans isn’t who beat them, but how badly they beat them. I’d like to think a Top 10 team in AAA would hang close to one or the other (Buford, Gainesville) and not get blown out both times (for the second straight year, I might add).” That’s your exact words from last week, and I have no problem with that, except for two things.
1) if getting blown out takes you out of the rankings, then why is Peachtree Ridge still in the AAAAA rankings after their blowout loss to Lowndes earlier this season? They haven’t played anyone since then to justify being ranked in the top ten, while North Hall has beaten TWO teams that you had ranked in the top ten when NH played them and beat them, Creekview 55-21, and Flowery Branch 37-34. The only difference in PRidge and NH is at least NH has beaten quality teams to earn a shot at being considered for the Top 10, where PRidge has one qualification to be in Todds’ Top 10, be a Gwinnett County school.
2) Name ten AAA teams that would have beaten Gainesville or Buford, or played them close for that matter. My list stops after 3 or 4. What about yours. How many teams in AAA would be 2-2 after playing 4 Top 10 teams?
My only problem with what you said is not that North Hall is not ranked, but that you have 2 different requirements to be ranked. One for Gwinnett County, and one for everyone else.

pmuckle

October 14th, 2009
12:24 pm

advisor i hope you are not an high school advisor because your reasoninig and explanations sucks! key word NEVER SAY NEVER

John Wells

October 14th, 2009
12:25 pm

Westlake beat Creekside 36-19 so this week will be a real test for Newnan. We’d better bring our A game or we’ll have trouble. I hope we got rid of mistakes with Riverdale. Go Cougars!!!

BulldawgBite

October 14th, 2009
1:19 pm

pridge, i know the lions are gonna be good. they came in ranked #7 in the country in some polls. if they didnt play a bad game at lowndes they would probably be ranked above grayson. im expecting an amazing game as well. but for you to say we havent handled our business is a little off. you say we let the mill creeks (30-3). and chattahoochees (54-23), and norcross (26-16) play us close is wrong. the norcross game was kind of competitive but they are the 3rd best team in the region and will beat collins hill and have a shot against the lions as well.

MLK Lions Fan

October 14th, 2009
1:50 pm

ITS GAME TIME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! and Rimshot- You can’t be serious. Check the cameras and you may be surprised to find that someone in your school pulled that old trick again. Do not accuse unless you have proof. That is the oldest trick in the book!

Pridge

October 14th, 2009
3:04 pm

Ng 18 and Bulldawg Bite- im sorry. You guys have a talented team. It will be a good game

Keith MLK fan

October 14th, 2009
3:18 pm

I was at the MLK Newton game, Newton looked like a totally different team then last year. That game was a character revealer for MLK,they went in behind at half time,had to come out with their A game the second half. They seem to be able to do what they have too to win.

Etowah Fan

October 14th, 2009
4:11 pm

Wolverine2Blazer – LOL… the GHSA tie-breaker was a mess. Rarely will the tie-breaker use PF except as a very last resort. Otherwise, everyone would be running up the score just in case. I thought Todd posted something last year about the Region 5 tiebreaker. Maybe he could chime in.

THE CANNON RULES!!!

October 14th, 2009
4:54 pm

wolverine fan…

This year Region 5A plays Region 8A…8A right now is #1Grayson, #2 South Gwinnett, #3 Brookwood, & #4 Parkview…

If things ended today East Paulding would draw Grayson, McEachern / Parkview, Woodstock / Brookwood & Etowah / South Gwinnett…All this is subject to change of course but however it shakes out the Region 5A teams are going to have their hands full!!

Good Luck with Kennesaw Mtn., EAST has Harrison at “THE BONEYARD”…a game at the first of the year that was shaping up to be HUGE, but now it’s about which team fixes the most problems quickest…

BulldawgBite

October 14th, 2009
5:12 pm

cannon
if the first round of playoffs were today then region 8 would take 2 probably 3 of those games against region 5. Mceachern is the only one that would guarantee a win

Wolverine2Blazer

October 14th, 2009
7:10 pm

Etowah Fan, I think when it comes down to it, if it happens the region will have a tie breaker. if not then a playoff game thingy prob would be it. How often does the play in game happen i wonder?

anoymousbandstudent

October 15th, 2009
12:51 am

PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT BAND! NO ONE CARES!!!

Da Lake

October 15th, 2009
1:54 am

“UPSET ALERT” WESTLAKE BEATS THE SO CALLED MIGHTY NEWNAN COUGARS… STAY TUNED WE’LL DO ALL THE TALKING ON THE FIELD SEE YOU FRIDAY…

Cougarfan

October 15th, 2009
6:35 am

DA LAKE, That is by far the funniest thing I have heard on this board in the 2 years I have followed! I admit it should be a good game. Up until about the end of the 1st QUARTER!!! Do you forget so easily the 43-0 rout from last year? Unless you recruit in a whole new team it will be the same players and the same coaches with the same lop-sided outcome as last year. Hopefully they can play the game and get out of there without any stupidity happening. After all that is why the WL vs Creekside game was moved to sat, right? So, yes we’ll see you friday. And WE’LL do all the talking on the field.

Suwanee 0wnz

October 15th, 2009
7:51 am

I sure hope the Peachtree Ridge team is not over looking Collins Hill.

Only one of those two teams has had over 50 points run up on them. Only one of those two teams has figured a way to win every game they have been in this year. Only one of those teams lost to the only decent competition they faced.

The hubris at Peachtree Ridge already resulted in one humiliating loss. Watch out, or the cubs may just have 3 losses a few weeks from now.

The cubbies should consider themselves fortunate that both Collins Hill and North will be home games for them. But you can expect very large fan attendance from both Suwanee visiting teams.

The game against Collins Hill is hardly “in the bag”.

Go EAGLES!!!!!

yo

October 15th, 2009
11:04 am

BulldawgBite

You will be repeating those same words “if you didn’t play bad against lowndes” when you are unfortunate enough to play lowndes yourselves.

Fact is I think you are already used to saying it.

BulldawgBite

October 15th, 2009
12:00 pm

suwanee 0wnz,
North gwinnett plays ptree ridge at home this year its not in the lions den. and yo lowndes wont even make it past the 2nd round so keep dreaming that they might make a run.

SAB4LYFE

October 17th, 2009
9:48 am

YES STEPHENSON DID WIN THE GAME LAST NIGHT AFTER ALL THE SMACK TALK FROM MLK AND THE DRUM MAJORS. THE BAND IS BETTER OUR TEAM IS BETTER AND OUR COMMUNITY STILL SUPPORTED US BOTH WAYS SO ANOTHER VICTORY ANOTHER RANKING.

MLK, Stephenson, Collins Hill must answer bell Friday

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