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WEEK 11 SCOREBOARD: Results from state and metro games
Here are the Week Eleven games you can find stories and photos from this weekend on ajc.com…
Roswell vs. Lassiter | Photos
Peachtree Ridge vs. North Gwinnett | Photos
Douglass vs. Stephenson | Photos
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Gainesville vs. Flowery Branch
Parkview vs. Brookwood
Sandy Creek vs. Banneker (Region 5-AAAA championship)
A look at Douglass’ Garrison Smith
In the metro Atlanta roundup, get the scoop on these games…
SW DeKalb vs. Stone Mountain
Dunwoody vs. St. Pius (Region 5-AAA championship)
Collins Hill vs. Norcross
Woodland-Henry vs. Woodward Academy
Grady vs. Cedar Grove (Region 5-AAA play-in)
Blessed Trinity vs. Westminster
Kell vs. Milton
Apalachee vs. Salem
WEEK 11 SCOREBOARD: Results from state and metro games
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NHS
November 7th, 2009
12:50 am
Now that the regular season is complete and after watching all the teams at least once, here are my region 1-AAAAA rankings:
1. Lowndes
2. Northside
3. Colquitt
4. Warner Robins
5. Valdosta
6. Tift
7. Coffee
8. Houston
MhsRaider09
November 7th, 2009
12:54 am
wow so Villa Rica showed that they werent supposed to be in the region championship game with a lost to Starrs Mill tonight. When the Mays Raiders win against Northgate 2morrow, region 5AAAA will be all set for the playoffs! #1. Sandy Creek (congrats on your 2nd region title in a row) #2. Banneker #3 and #4 Mays/Starrs Mill or Starrs Mill/Mays.. idk how that is going to work out
Suwanee 0wnz
November 7th, 2009
1:08 am
P Ridge could have made this a completely different game, except that the coach chose to “go for it” 3 times with 4th and goal. Regardless of what the AJC article says the P Ridge coach was 0 for 5 on 4th down attempts. I shouted “Go for it” for 6 decisions, and the moron only thought better of it the 6th time when they finally missed a field goal from 35 yards. It would have been so much easier to make those 3 inside the 10.
Only 2 of the “4th and Goal” situations were in the first half.
Terrible coaching by P Ridge, the score at the half should have been 7 to 6. And P Ridge could have taken the lead in the second half by making their 3rd easy field goal.
Stupid Coach! Nonetheless, North actually stopped them. I believe North stopped P Ridge SEVEN times in the red zone. OK – no doubt about the bad coaching but still pretty darn good defense by North. If North allows one of those touchdowns, then maybe the coach looks brilliant?
North actually turned the ball over 5 times. Only one of those times led to a score, and P Ridge was stuffed when it mattered the other times. Kudo’s to P Ridge’s defense for causing those 5 turnovers. Kudo’s to North’s defense for making sure that only one of them led to a score.
Other than the 4th down attempts, it is hard to see what else P Ridge could have done differently. Lombardo was completely ineffective as a passer (except for a couple of times) and North’s defense repeatedly put pressure on him. P Ridge did well up the middle until North swapped in their “Jumbo” D line. The Jumbo line stuffed the Wing T every time it mattered. About the only play that worked well consistently for P Ridge was the off tackle play. And North mostly stuffed that in the second half also. So I am really not sure what else you would have had your coach do? He clearly just did not believe North could repeatedly stuff his 4th and short plays.
In the meantime, North’s spread can score from ANY time and ANY where on the field. The offense repeatedly sputtered tonight, but they did enough when they had to. At NO time did P Ridge lead in this game. It wasn’t a cake walk, but North’s defense made it obvious that 7 points wasn’t going to win this game.
Oh well. Hard fought battle. 2 good teams. Fortunately the refs did not influence the outcome of the game, despite a couple of questionable calls. Stupid coaching by P Ridge. Good defense by P Ridge. Great Defense by North.
I coached several players on both teams in little league football. It is fantastic to see them do well.
Hornet Dave
November 7th, 2009
1:24 am
My team just gave up 42.
It’s making me feel very blue.
I thought we’d play better
Over in Marietter
So let’s beat Grayson in round 2.
Michael Carvell
November 7th, 2009
2:16 am
I still want to see how all the QBs do in the state playoffs. If I had to pick between Gainesville’s Blake Sims and Flowery Branch’s Connor Shaw, Sims would be my pick for that game. He was electrifying, and was a threat to score any time he touched the ball. Shaw looked fine, the Gainesville defense didn’t give him much time to throw in the first half, and he simply didn’t have as many offensive weapons around him at Flowery Branch.
31
November 7th, 2009
2:57 am
The bandwagon for Hiram is now accepting new fans? any takers? Hiram finished perfect with a 10-0 record with thier first region championship. Beat Dalton 17-14. HHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSS
SGT CHRIS
November 7th, 2009
5:37 am
Well, well, well ladies and gentlemen. Its that time of year again!!!! If you want pre-printed brackets for all classes, go to http://ga.prepcountry.com, scroll over FALL SPORTS, then FOOTBALL, then PLAYOFF BRACKETS!!! ITS THAT TIME, ITS THAT TIME!!!!
cane fan
November 7th, 2009
6:34 am
SportsFan31313????????????????????where are you at, is that you up above disguised as 31????????????????????????what happened???
“THE PERFECT STORM”
GO FITZGERALD PURPLE HURRICANES
KDOG
November 7th, 2009
6:49 am
NO AAAA Love on this blog. 10 -0 Apalachee plays either Starrs Mill or Mays in the 1st round. Probably play Marist in round 2, Both at the Chee, Go Wildcats, Like Rodney we get no respect!!
cane fan
November 7th, 2009
6:50 am
looks like their will be a first round 1AA sweep, our #4 teams stats are as good as region 4 #1, cooks county gets alot better as the season goes on they have been known to upset a team now and then, just ask dublin
Patrick
November 7th, 2009
6:58 am
hey HOYA CHUCK….get outta here with that playin GRAYSON or GEORGIA TECH bull GRAYSON WOULD KILL YALL and just like HIRAM killed yall but GEORGIA TECH IS MY TEAM and now u prolly like the dead DAWGS but its alright we would dominate any team in NCAA like GT would STOMP FLA but back to the case THE HIRAM HORNETS are 10-0…WE are REGION CHAMPS for the FIRST TIME and BEASTLY!!! last night we played DALTON for the title at their place and those REFS tried to win it for DALTON big time thier was 2 calls on them one SHOULD have been an EJECTION on their player who hit our dude hard running right into him helmet to helmet after the whistle was blown for 5 seconds…then their booth didnt wanna run the clock with 1:01 to go in the game when we had the ball on 3rd down!!! ANYWAYS SHH dont TELL CHAMBLEE we’re coming cuz We in this TO WIN IT!!!! jus like we told DALTON SHH dont TELL DALTON we’re Coming
Wolverine Fan
November 7th, 2009
7:30 am
EP fans… You realy showed your team lots of support. Halfway through the 4th quarter the stands were empty. You scored with about 15 seconds left and no was there, Talk about fair weather fans……..
Pops
November 7th, 2009
7:50 am
Good luck to region 5 in the playoffs, including Woodstock! ha,ha…
Wolverine’s will not be under the radar this year, but should have a big impact with that stout defense.
SouthGARules – Thanks for the aknowledgement -South Gwinnett over Etowah (Sorry, Pops)… no apologies necessary. Etowah will not go down without a fight!
steve
November 7th, 2009
7:55 am
what happened to TROJAN NATION last night. 25-27 to Ridgeland, who’s that?
Wolverine Fan
November 7th, 2009
8:01 am
So who is the 4th seed in region 5 AAAAA
Pops
November 7th, 2009
8:20 am
All week I thought it would be Marietta under these circumstances? Are we now hearing different?
Hornet Mom
November 7th, 2009
8:20 am
CONGRATS to the Hiram Hornets for their win over Dalton and remaining undefeated!!
GOOO HORNETS!!
GO UG!
November 7th, 2009
8:39 am
ImaTitleTown, with regards to your predictions “My predictions on the qtr finals games”
Lowndes vs. McEachern
Newnan vs. Grayson
*Woodstock vs. Northside WR
Lassiter vs. Colquitt
*Woodstock will upset North Gwinnett
You are assuming that Newnan will beat which ever one that they face Union Grove or MLK. That my friend will be the toughest game Newnan will have played so far this year.
You are really off base if you think for a minute that Lassiter or Colquitt will get past Stephenson. I watched some of the Lassiter game last night and they do have a good QB. Stephenson is so fast and big, therefore, Hutson Mason would be running for his life all night. Stephenson will bring so much pressure that he would have his absolute worst game of the year.
blu eagle
November 7th, 2009
8:48 am
Davao jeff just stating the facts NSWR has heard for 2 years that we couldn’t play in the great region 1-AAAAA, well we just proved it! Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
GO UG!
November 7th, 2009
9:04 am
SportsFan31313, sorry to hear about your game last night. How many starters did you have out?
SGT
November 7th, 2009
9:10 am
SportsFan If I post something like that referring to Mighty Camden County, I’m hating or otherwise lol. Anyway, all playoff brackets look very nice. Anyone see any potential upsets in the first round, regardless of class? Hope to see a Newnan/Valdosta match-up myself!!!
SGT CHRIS
November 7th, 2009
9:15 am
I just hope Newnan doesnt fold like they did last year, with what was supposed to be their “Best team EVER” Just thought Id put that out there!!
BulldogGirl
November 7th, 2009
9:17 am
Titletownbaby, what makes you think NG is going to lose to Woodstock?
North has definitely been the more impressive team throughout the whole season.
Do you have any basing for that statement or did you just pull that out of your backside?
plowboy
November 7th, 2009
9:17 am
even though lowndes did not have two of their starters playing , WARNER ROBBINS has a really good team , they should be in the PLAYOFFS!!!!!!!!!!
GO UG!
November 7th, 2009
9:19 am
Get fired up Grove we have ANOTHER big one today!!!!!
plowboy
November 7th, 2009
9:20 am
TELVIN SMITH & MICHAEL COPELAND ARE BEASTS no wonder the gators were there scouting 2 weeks in a row , maybe the BULLDOGS will start recruiting kids who are actually tested in high school….
GO UG!
November 7th, 2009
9:26 am
Plowboy, I hate to see our best players going out of state. It seems as though UGA is playing catch up in the recruiting wars. Has anyone heard if Blake Sims is considering UGA, I heard that he had committed to Alabama?
wildcat fan
November 7th, 2009
9:28 am
Newton Co., Please trust me no one at Camden is talking blow-outs. Yes this team is young but trust me Mr. hating A– dakotah Camden has gotten so much better but we will not go down without a fight, against Lowndes if we win against Newton. That goes for you also DavaoJeff. When people are hating for no unknown reason, its because of the success of the program. In the playoffs we play the same teams everyone else plays we go very deep into the play-offs every year.
wildcat fan
November 7th, 2009
9:33 am
Thats right SGT CHRIS, you are a hater.
MOVING ON
November 7th, 2009
9:42 am
I find it very funny that the EP fans are now throwing their head coach under the bus. These same fans over the past couple of seasons have placed the coach on a pedestal, a true football god to them, this is a coach who came in and totally turned a team around,a true worst to first.
My oldest daughter graduated from EP in 2002, during her 4 years at EP you could not pay the students to attend the game. And now over the past couple of years with some success the stands were full. And the first sign of trouble all the blame goes to the coach. Not sure of the things that have gone on at EP this year first hand anyway, but am hearing the coach is not playing the right players and running the wrong plays. First this is coming from the Bandwagon section, these same folks only started going when they had a winner in town.
Not playing the right players? Who knows what is really going on , disipline problems bad grades or not enough talent in key positions, or may the coach is truly looking to get out not real sure whats going on, but bashing your coach is not the right thing to do. After all where were you at before he came along, hold on I will tell you, AT THE BOTTOM.
This coach has had some real good talent over the past couple of years, a few players have even gone on to play college ball. Without this coach who know what would have happened? Me personaly not a coach Reid fan, but I do like what he has done at EP. Sure his teams had some talent, all teams have talent, and a good coach can get the talent out of the boys, a bad coach just looks good when he has talented players.
Moving to AAAAA is a big step for any program, made the playoffs the first year and just barely this year and they have the luxury of playing Grayson, a very good team. We all what should happen in this game but the game still has to be played. Should be a blow out, but stranger things have happened. Don’t really think it will be close though. Well anyway good luck to both teams after all these still are kids, young men. They all need direction, whether its on the football field or molding these students to into young men.
JUST DON’T START BASHING THE ONE YOU IS DOING THE DIRECTING. Not good for business EP FANS.
plowboy
November 7th, 2009
9:46 am
i don`t know about blake sims , but UGA needs to first look at AAAAA and the go from there.I mean USC is looking at TELVIN SMITH , kinda hope GEORGIA STRUGGLES TODAY SO WE CAN FREE WILLIE
Etowah Fan
November 7th, 2009
9:55 am
Time for the next round of Football!!!
Region 5-AAAAA crowd – I have to believe that Marietta takes the #4 seed. GHSF was predicting them as the #4 seed anyway and last night played out just like every figured.
My predictions:
McEachern over Brookwood
Woodstock over Dacula
Etowah over South Gwinnett (upset special!)
Grayson over Marietta
SouthGARules
November 7th, 2009
10:03 am
plowboy: It will take an Act of Congress for CMR to fire WM. All you have to do is look at FSU. Remember how long it took to get rid of Jeff Bowden as OC. I believe no changes will be made in Athens.
GO UG!
November 7th, 2009
10:05 am
SouthGARules, there MUST be changes this year or we will continue to lose big players to other states, thus UGA falls further and further down the line. Were you on the UGA blogs when UGA played Tenn. and Florida. Bullgog nation is fed up.
SouthGARules
November 7th, 2009
10:20 am
Go UG!: Yes, I know the venom spewed, but I’m drawing a parallel to FSU, where CMR was before.
I think the only way changes are made is if the big donors draw the line & start withholding donations to the school. BTW, Good luck tonight. A win makes the difference between hosting in the first round & taking a 4 to 5 hr bus trip to Savannah.
The Cannon Rules!!
November 7th, 2009
10:37 am
Wolverine Fan…
EP fans…looking at and knowing they were probably looking at a 5/5 season and no playoff games FILLED your visitors side stands at the start of the game. They were loud and VERY supportive of our RAIDERS!!!
Woodstock has a VERY good team, with lots of speed…this was a game even at the START of the season everyone knew would be a tough win. Our RAIDERS came to play and made a good game of it going into halftime down only 14/7.
Woodstock had the BENEFIT of BOTH first half scores coming on “SHORT FIELD” possesions as EAST went for a 4th down deep in its own territory and the Woodstock “D” held. EP then scored to tie the game but tried a low margin onside kick that Woodstock recoved and again with a short field scored fast.
The 2nd half was ALL Woodstock and yes by late 4th quarter our stands had emptied out a LOT…But I would be more concerned with YOUR HOME stands…At the START of the game your HOME side wasn’t even full, there were a lot of SEATS open…With a team like Woodstocks at 9/1 and the #2 seed in the region you should have had STANDING ROOM ONLY and folks lined up around the fences!!! Talk about lack of support for a team, I would grab my pants, turn around and look at your own backyard!!
I hope you have a better showing when Dacula comes to “THE WOOD” next week!
On another note…”The Wood” is a nice facility, VERY friendly folks at the gate & concessions and good close view of the field.
EtowahGrad
November 7th, 2009
10:39 am
Great job in that win over Harrison. A nice 8-2 year. Hopefully we can upset south gwinnett.
GO UG!
November 7th, 2009
10:46 am
SouthGARules, thank you! More than the bus trip is what side of the bracket we want to be on. Neither side is easy. I REALLY, REALLY hope that we play a mistake free game today with zero turnovers. Even thought we did not pay to full potential against Newton County, I don’t think we turned the ball over.
GO UG!
November 7th, 2009
10:48 am
apologize for the spelling errors; I just caught them, trying to type too fast.
SGT CHRIS
November 7th, 2009
11:04 am
wildcat fan, if speaking the truth hurts you so much, then yes i admit i am a Camden Hater. Sorry for all the bruising of your small egos that i have done in the past. It will never happen again. I Promise you!! Even though i dont know what i said that would define me as hating, i will bow down to the mighty Camden posters. The Center of Georgia High School Football Universe is in Kingsland, GA. Ive said it one and ill say it again, if stating the OBVIOUS makes me a hater, then i will continue to hate on, because obviously people read what they want to read, then label you a hater. Where I’m from and who i represent, I have no reason to hate on ANY school.
And WHY WHY WHY would someone hate on a LESS successful program than the one they represent WILDCAT FAN??
SGT CHRIS
November 7th, 2009
11:11 am
HEY WILDCAT FAN, So calling out that joke of a region, i guess you would consider that hating as well right?? lol!!!
henryctyfan
November 7th, 2009
11:12 am
Most overrated team heading into playoffs?…..Union Grove, hands down. Horrible quarterback, to get anything beyond 13 yards, they have to throw a halfback pass! MLK will do what stephenson did, embarrass them and make them drive to get beat in the first round. Yes, daddyball is alive and well at UGHS.
Cuga Mom
November 7th, 2009
11:25 am
Newnan’s Coach McDonald not being mentioned is just a typical snub. 13-1 last year, the loss coming in the state AAAAA semifinals…then the entire starting Offense and most of the Defense graduated…he took over. Newnan, 10-0 again. How many new coaches can claim THAT? Tis ok, we know what we’ve got!
SGT CHRIS
November 7th, 2009
11:32 am
Its not like Max Bass left the cupboard bare..with all the blowouts Newnan had last year, the team they have now had plenty of experience, its what i call smoke and mirrors. Let everyone think a lot of these guys are “new” when in reality, these guys were experienced from day one
wildcat fan
November 7th, 2009
11:39 am
Speaking negative, about someone success, for no unknown reason and never giving any type of credit is hating and thats you my friend. You sound offended. I know the success of the school you represent, and no matter what i would never take anything away from that. When we were losing in the first or second round every year prior to 2002 no one said a thing, now with some success, its never no credit.We can do nothing about the Region, So the three non- region games we play we play very good football teams and our record against them is very good. If we were no good then beat us in the play-offs no matter where we play. Good teams find a way to win home or away. Please sir tell me the obivious. Please for me take a look at our non-region and play-off teams we have played no cup cakes there, then look at our record against them. And by the way the teams we’ve played in the play-offs none have been from region 3AAAAA so were have those victories come from. HINT THE OTHER REGIONS.
Jaguar Parent
November 7th, 2009
11:41 am
Stephenson Jaguars just completed a perfect season last night (10-0).
Congratulation to all the players and coaches. We are DOMW BOUND. We will destroy any of the Gwinett County Schools are South Georgia teams that think they have chance . GO JAGUARS!!!
wildcat fan
November 7th, 2009
11:41 am
You can talk about the region, but we can do nothing about that. My problem is you calling out Camden.
yo
November 7th, 2009
11:50 am
wildcat fan I’ll be calling you out after next week. Gotta a problem with that?
yo
November 7th, 2009
11:52 am
Jaguar Parent that song is a rerun. Heard it before.
VIKING DAD
November 7th, 2009
11:55 am
Congratulations to Northside Eagles. Hope to see you at the dome.