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Northwest Whitfield vs. Southwest DeKalb
Collins Hill vs. Roswell
Brookwood vs. McEachern
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Kell vs. Peachtree Ridge
Centennial vs. North Gwinnett
North Forsyth vs. Lassiter
Bradwell Institute vs. Stephenson
Colquitt County vs. Westlake
Franklin County vs. St. Pius
Pepperell vs. Buford
Social Circle vs. Holy Innocents’
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HomeFieldAdvantage
November 12th, 2009
10:14 pm
Thanks NORTHSIDE OBSERVER! Good luck Friday and may all your players (and everyone’s) have an injury free game. Would absoluely love for Lowndes to play NS in the dome. What would really be neat is for you guys to play Valdosta in the semis, and us play Colquitt. Now that would be worth remembering!
JayBo
November 12th, 2009
10:27 pm
Northside Observer,
Why you think NS won’t play up?? Just interested in hearing your take on it. Yea, looks like TCC will remain in AAAA and battle you guys next season!
JayBo
November 12th, 2009
10:30 pm
TCCHS Jackets,
Did you hear anything on our injuries this week? Are all our starters expected to play?? Thanks for the update.
HomeFieldAdvantage
November 12th, 2009
10:39 pm
Jaybo – I think Northside and Warner Robins both would play up if it was left up to them. But the School Board in Perry Ga will make that decison based on travel cost comparisons for all the Houston County teams, for all sports. Trust me, I was on the School Board for 8 years, I know how those people think. Playing in one region as opposed to another, when you consider all the sports schools participate in, can be a significant cost difference.
TCCHS JACKETS
November 12th, 2009
10:43 pm
JayBo,
Everyone is going to play and we are ready to welcome Alcovy to the playoffs and south Georgia.
hman
November 12th, 2009
10:56 pm
Wow did you see those reclassifications. IF it stays the same then region 6AAAA would be the strongest in GA HANDS DOWN. You got Southwest Dekalb, Tucker, Marist, Chamblee, and Stone Moutain. Then you add Stephenson, Union Grove, and possibly MLK. WOW. What a season that would be. Impossible for all those teams to make it out undefeated with the exception of possibly Stephenson. Hope it is this way.
jjhenry57
November 12th, 2009
11:04 pm
My prayers are with Tyler Hunter. He has a great football career ahead of him if he stays healthy. May God bless him in all of his endeavors. We pray for good news!
EagleNationRising
November 12th, 2009
11:17 pm
Jaybo, you did not ask me to answer this question. However, the answer rests with Head Football Coach and Athletics Director Conrad Nix. Nix has made it clear that he has no intention to play up. For me, I absolutely agree with that assessment. A school has more GHSA activities than only football. Furthermore, it makes no logical sense to put your extra-curriculur activities and sports at a competitive disadvantage.
Some of the best examples include today’s Region 3-AAAAA. Savannah area schools are some of the best boys’ basketball programs in the state, especially Savannah and Beach. However, their other teams are simply drilled. It makes me wonder why all programs have to practically get embarassed for the sake of about 12 boys playing basketball. It just does not make logical sense.
I am happy that Coach Nix and administrators at Northside take the hundreds of other children who participate in GHSA programs and sports into consideration beyond one sport (football).
EagleNationRising
November 12th, 2009
11:25 pm
Jaybo, Northside also has big games without playing AAAAA football. We do not need Region 1-AAAAA to deliver big home game gates at Northside. Northside vs. Warner Robins is always the biggest gate of the season. Northside also plays Houston County, no matter what classification. If Northside is playing AAAA, it opens a big game against local powers Peach County of Fort Valley (AAA) and possibly Baldwin (Milledgeville), who Northside has played for years. In AAAA, Northside joins the same region as Westside-Macon.
The benefit of playing up would be financial. It does not make a signficant difference playing in Region 1-AAAAA. I would argue that Northside takes a larger gate in games as a AAAA program because more AAAA programs are local games. The Northside game is the biggest game on those programs schedule and they bring large visitor fan bases to counter Northside’s rabid fan base.
Although Region 1-AAAAA has some of the best programs in the state, due the distance the visitor draws are not as large. They are good, but not great. The distance is simply too far. Coach Nix will always play strong programs like Carver-Columbus. The truth is many metro Atlanta schools are as close to Warner Robins or closer than many South Georgia programs in Region 1-AAAAA.
mark newnan 1
November 12th, 2009
11:36 pm
last in NEWNAN WINS BY 16
22-6
EagleNationRising
November 12th, 2009
11:40 pm
HomeFieldAdvantage: I am a graduate of Northside. I was an athlete and team captain of two sports. However, I can assure you that there are GHSA programs that are more successful than our football program. The School Board is correct to consider activities beyond football.
There is a logical argument that clearly shows that Northside makes more money (particularly in football) playing in a AAAA region against more local programs than playing in Region 1-AAAAA, which practically goes from Middle Georgia to North Florida.
Region 1-AAAAA programs like Valdosta, Colquitt County, Coffee, and Tift County do not draw nearly as much as Peach County, Westside, and Baldwin programs.
Taylor
November 13th, 2009
12:11 am
South Gwinnett over Etowah
South Gwinnett over Lassiter
Stphenson over South Gwinnett
Jonathan
November 13th, 2009
12:17 am
If all goes well I believe Westside can make it to the semi finals.
South Dekalb may be a challenge but I belive in those Seminoles.
Northside 1-AAAAA region
November 13th, 2009
12:53 am
My predction in the playoff are
Class A Wesylan
Class AA THE purple hurricane !!!! from Fizgerald!!!
Class AAA peach county
Class AAAA Griffin or SW Dekalb
Class AAAAA Northside WR if Coach nix dont be stuipd!!! and Defense need to show up 48min not 24 min or Vikings !!!!
big j
November 13th, 2009
6:56 am
Here at union grove pretty sure we will move down to 4a but will be interesting to see what region that’s the key because if they want could end up with a real powerhouse region my feelin is we will end up with woodland ola dutchtown alcovy and don’t no who else
Raider Fan
November 13th, 2009
7:00 am
Good luck to all the teams from region 5 I’ll be routing for all of you. Looks like E.P. will be moving back down to AAAA after losing many students to North Paulding last year. Kinda hope we end up in the same region with Sequoyah as we had a pretty good rivalry started with them before we went to AAAAA. Also, I gotta keep my eyes on Griffin as that is where I graduated from. Go Bears!
roswel #1
November 13th, 2009
7:42 am
The reports are true that the Roswell starting quarterback quit DURING THE GAME last Friday night against lassitter. This may sound a little harsh, but the kid is not mentally tough at all to quit during a region 5A champioship game in the 2nd half after throwing 2 interceptions and fumbling a snap. These were two 9-0 teams ! Most parents will not allow their kids to quit playing “rec ball” let alone varsity football just to teach them a life lesson about not quitting. Unfortunately for Collins Hill, the backup is a junior and is clearly a better and more athletic qb. It was a very low maintenance offense because the kid could not even make some basic high school throws; Roswell will likely go deeper into their offensive playbook against collins hill with #4 at quarterback. The backup was playing one quarter during most games this season and was always the better quarterback but the kid who quit was a senior and his dad was a “community coach” on the coaching staff (politics). The team appears to have rallied around the new qb change. All defensive players will be back, most importantly the safety who is a fearless hitter. He was out against lassitter and it really showed. Should be a good game as roswell is built on defense to stop the run; while Charles Perkins will test them all night. Hate to see either team lose……but Go Roswell.
GO UG!
November 13th, 2009
8:15 am
Hey SportsFan31313, are the Windsor Forest fans aware of this blog? I don’t think that I have seen one post from them. This game is not a gimme, we have to make that LOOOOONG 25 hour bus ride down, and we have some injuries. I am debating if I am going to make that drive. I may stand on an exit with a sign “will work for ride to Savannah.” Of course if you are coming up you could stay at my house and I could stay at yours. Got any good stuff in the fridge? If we get by WF tonight I am looking forward to see if we can keep NSWR under 50 points. Hey good luck to ALL the teams tonight. Our prayers are with Tyler Hunter.
Pops
November 13th, 2009
8:29 am
Go Bronco’s!
Pops
November 13th, 2009
8:40 am
Upset predictions
Collins Hill over Roswell
Roswell will have trouble recovering from last weeks loss. RB Perkins the difference.
Etowah over South Gwinnett
Breaking this one down all week. Etowah wears South down 20-17
Union Grove and Colqiutt will both win as lower seeds, but are clear cut road favorites.
Brookwood Mom – I couldn’t do it, although I think this game will be close untill the fourth quarter. Too many big play opps for Mceachern. Sorry… Go Bronco’s!
Pops
November 13th, 2009
8:45 am
Upset predictions
Collins Hill over Roswell
Roswell will have trouble recovering from last weeks loss. RB Perkins the difference.
Etowah over South Gwinnett
Breaking this one down all week. Etowah wears South down 20-17
Union Grove and Colqiutt will both win as lower seeds, but are clear cut road favorites.
Brookwood Mom – I couldn’t do it, although I think this game will be close untill the fourth quarter. Too many big play opps for Mceachern. Sorry… Go Bronco’s
Pops
November 13th, 2009
8:47 am
Didn’t mean to do that. Tried to paste to the other blog? It’s o.k I am old…
Rfrom G
November 13th, 2009
8:55 am
Hey Now! Sportsfan31313 I told BROOKWOOD MOM that as much as I hate to admit it, I will be rooting for the Broncos this Friday night. You know there is a chance for peace on earth when the Rams and Broncos can root for each other!
SouthGARules
November 13th, 2009
8:55 am
Pops: Are you making the trip to Snellville (where everybody is somebody)? Ball control will be the key for Etowah tonight for them to win. Grayson had the ball for 33 minutes in their victory over South. Ditto for Brookwood to pull the upset in Powder Springs. Agree with you about Collins Hill over Roswell. As long as the Eagles mix things up & do not rely too heavily on Perkins, they could pull off the win.
big j
November 13th, 2009
8:59 am
Hey go u.g. Do you no if they are playin at windsor forest high or do they play somewhere else down there just wantin to make sure where iam goin
Rfrom G
November 13th, 2009
8:59 am
SouthGARules and Pops: So how will Collins Hill match up against Grayson in the second round?
GO UG!
November 13th, 2009
9:09 am
big j, we are playing at Savannah Memorial Stadium. You can go to league lineup.com, put in Union Grove to get to our site and it will give you exact directions. It is exactly 1,349 miles to get there.
GO UG!
November 13th, 2009
9:10 am
Just kidding, it says it is 226 miles.
big j
November 13th, 2009
9:21 am
I hear ya go u.g. It might feel that long drivin home if we are not careful
Advisor
November 13th, 2009
9:25 am
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Pops
November 13th, 2009
9:29 am
SouthGARules – Absolutley making the trek to Snellville. My son is a senior, and it’s week to week now. My hands are already sweating!
Pops
November 13th, 2009
9:32 am
Rfrom G – Not ready to look ahead just yet. Was just trying to find an upset or two, as the writers are afraid to pick any. One thing is sure, it won’t be Marietta…
MhsRaider09
November 13th, 2009
9:45 am
GO UG!
I rlly hope u pack lots of snacks 4 the trip because there are nothing but trees once u hit I-16. The only town that u will actually pass through is Dublin, but it should be a good 3 hours.. kinda boring but good luck.. I hav no idea who im going to root for
cane fan
November 13th, 2009
10:07 am
GO FITZGERALD PURPLE HURRICANES!!!!!!!
cane fan
November 13th, 2009
10:07 am
FITZGERALD 56 – GREENE CO. 7
drock09
November 13th, 2009
10:08 am
Big props to coach williams at Greenville high. I met this man about 6 months ago. A great man and the kids love him. I hope and pray that Tyler Hunter will be ok. Phil 4:13.
Northside Observer
November 13th, 2009
10:45 am
Jaybo: HomeFieldAdvantage and ENR answered your question concerning NSWR playing up. One correction, Westside Macon will play in AAA with Peach Cty, Central-Macon, Rutland, etc. According to Coach Way of WRHS, he said there is a good chance NSWR, Houston, and WRHS will be placed in a region with Jaybo’s TCC, Bainbridge, Lee County and maybe Harris County. If that happens– so much for saving money via travel. Personally, I would prefer playing in a region with Griffin, Jones Coutny, and teams from Henry County. The non-region games will still be Peach, Perry and/or Westside. Oh well, it is not up to me. Heck< I just love football.
THE CANNON RULES!!!
November 13th, 2009
10:50 am
Reeze / HomeFieldAdvantage…
We EP folks are still hanging around, yep 5/5 was a bummer year but it easily could have been 7/3…The record really didn’t matter this year, as much as making the playoffs would have been nice, this years EP team just didn’t “gel” as past years teams did. Even if they had made the playoffs I am VERY afraid it would have been “One and Done” as they would have been outmatched by a VERY STRONG Grayson team!!! EAST played & lost to Grayson last year, at Grayson, Marietta is heading into a buzzsaw over there tonight…Harrison, EP, Cherokee & Marietta all could have ended up the #4 seed but any of them would have been overmatched this year.
EAST has the option of moving down to AAAA or “playing up” by staying at the AAAAA level. With the success EAST had last year and knowing how fiercely competitive our coaches are I really don’t think they will consider the AAAA option, but we’ll just have to wait and see. I know whatever they decide they will have a tremendous support for the 2010 team as all I have heard since EP was eliminated is CAN’T WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR!
GO RAIDERS 2010!!!!!
As for PLAYOFF FOOTBALL tonight in Paulding County…we have our UNDEFEATED and REGION CHAMPION HIRAM HORNETS playing tonight at home against Chamblee!!
These kids beat Hillgrove, Sprayberry & Dalton IN A ROW to get to where they are…CONGRATULATIONS to them and GOOD LUCK TONIGHT!!!
Lions Fan
November 13th, 2009
11:23 am
Let’s go LIONS!!!! Ridge all the way!!!!
drock09
November 13th, 2009
11:30 am
Westlake 21 colquitt 20 newnan 27 valdosta 10 nswr 27 chapel hill 7 lowndes 30 east coweta 17
yo
November 13th, 2009
11:35 am
Colquit 28 Westlake 7, Newnan 21 Valdosta 14,
Northside 42 Chapel Hill 0, Lowndes “Infinity” EC 7
SportsFan31313
November 13th, 2009
11:45 am
Northside Observer,
I don’t believe that Bradwell Institute will stay in the Class AAAA Classfication. They will petition up I believe. There are no Schools in the area for Bradwell Institute to contend with. You will only have Brunswick, and Jenkins Of Savannah. Everywhere else will be too far to travel. The nearest will be Northside warner robins or maybe some Augusta Schools which is still about 0ne and one half to two hours away. In addition, It will leave Camden County alone as well. Even if Camden County moved over to Region 1-AAAAA which will be the closest, they still will be too far to travel, and it will be very costly. What I believe is that Everything will remain as it is currently. Some schools will play up.
SportsFan31313
November 13th, 2009
11:50 am
Greetings Pops,
I do have a couple but I’m not going to say. It will have a lot of people ruffled.
A-Hill Fan
November 13th, 2009
11:54 am
I just received an email fromThe Beacon that says the Roswell starting QB quit the team this past Tuesday. Anyone heard about this?!
SportsFan31313
November 13th, 2009
11:56 am
GO UG,
Windsor Forest is a Savannah School. Need I say more? The fan support and any other support is indicative as it’s sports program. “DISMAL”!!!!!
Wolverine Fan
November 13th, 2009
11:56 am
Cannon Rules……Don’t sell out the 4 seeds.
SportsFan31313
November 13th, 2009
11:57 am
Rfrom G ,
Good Luck to Brookwood.
DavaoJeff
November 13th, 2009
12:21 pm
Colquit 30 Westlake 10, Valdosta 21 Newnan 10,
Northside 56 Chapel Hill 0, Lowndes 65 EC 7 (against 3rd string defense)
DavaoJeff
November 13th, 2009
12:24 pm
1AAAAA Sweep Baby! Newnan going to get rocked tonite. That new QB off the bench for Valdosta can play. Kids are fired for Coach T. Newnan will be an unfortunate casualty. Just my 2 cents.
Griffin Bear #1
November 13th, 2009
12:37 pm
Whoooooo!!!! Man I am fired up!!!! cant wait till 7:30!!!! I love this time of year!!!!! Go Griffin Bears!!!!!