Georgia High School Football Daily Spotlight: Class AAA Playoff Preview
Each day this week, we’ll look at the playoff draw for one of the five classifications, resuming today with Class AAAA. Here are five interesting facts about each of the 16 games, with an emphasis on playoff history.
Which school has won 25 region titles but never a state title? Find out below.
Favorite: Gainesville
Best draw: Carver (Columbus)
Worst draw: Cairo
Sleeper: Baldwin
Best first-round matchup: Creekview (9-1) at Carrollton (9-1)
Spalding (5-5) at Peach County (10-0)
- Spalding played Peach County in its last playoff game, the 2003 semifinals at the Georgia Dome. Peach won 28-3.
- Spalding has never played a road (non-neutral) playoff game.
- Peach County has lost in the first round each of the past two seasons after winning state titles in 2005 and 2006.
- Peach County is 25-9 at home in the playoffs and 34-21 overall.
- Peach County has never finished a season unbeaten.
Troup (6-4) at Washington County (9-1)
- Washington County defeated Troup 48-6 on Sept. 18.
- When playing at home, Washington County is 31-3 in the playoffs and 10-1 in the first round.
- Troup has lost its past five playoff games, two of them to Washington County in 2004 and 2006.
- Troup has played seven playoff teams, more than any other school in the draw, and won two of them (Callaway, Dunwoody).
- Washington County is 42-18 all-time in the postseason, with 40 of those victories coming since 1990.
Franklin County (5-5) at St. Pius (10-0)
- This will be Franklin County’s 11th consecutive playoff game on the road. Franklin was 3-7 in the previous 10.
- St. Pius averages 39 points per game, third-highest in AAA.
- Franklin County averages 16 points per game, second-lowest among AAA playoff teams.
- St. Pius won its first region title since 1968 and completed its first 10-0 regular season.
- St. Pius has not won a home playoff game since defeating Thomasville 16-15 in the 1968 semifinals.
Ringgold (8-2) at North Hall (8-2)
- North Hall, which started football in 1957, won its first state playoff game ever in 2004, in coach Bob Christmas’s fourth season.
- North Hall is 8-2 at home in the playoffs and 0-4 on the road.
- North Hall has won seven straight games since losses to state powers Buford (35-7) and Gainesville (55-12).
- Ringgold has made the state playoffs once (2003) and the region playoffs three times (1982, 1983, 1989) but never won a postseason game.
- This is the second time that the two oldest Catoosa County schools – Ringgold and Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe – have been in the state playoffs in the same season. The other year was 2003. Both are more than 60 years old.
Monroe (7-3) at Jackson (10-0)
- Jackson has gone 10-0 each of the past two seasons.
- According to the Maxwell Ratings, Jackson played the easiest schedule among AAA playoff teams.
- Jackson was winless in the playoffs (0-11) from 1963 to 1998 but is 7-7 since.
- Monroe is 2-0 this decade in the first round when playing at home, 0-4 when playing on the road.
- Jackson coach Mike Parris is the second-longest tenured coach at one school in the AAA playoffs behind Steve Pardue of LaGrange.
Liberty County (7-3) at LaGrange (8-2)
- LaGrange’s Steve Pardue, in his 16th season, has been at his school longer than any other Class AAA coach.
- LaGrange has won 114 games this decade, the most of any AAA school.
- LaGrange is 8-1 this decade in the first round, including 7-0 at home.
- Liberty County has played one playoff game in its history – a 26-0 loss at LaGrange three years ago.
- Liberty County got the third seed in its region by winning one-point overtime games against West Laurens and Burke County.
Towers (7-3) at Eastside (8-2)
- Towers is 0-3 all-time in the state playoffs and 1-13 in the postseason, its only victory over Lakeside of Atlanta in 1989.
- Towers is 0-3 against playoff teams this season.
- Newton County schools have won three region titles – Eastside in 2007 and 2008 and Newton in 1987.
- Eastside’s losses this season are to the other Newton County schools – Alcovy and Newton, which both made the playoffs in higher classifications.
- These schools are 30 miles apart, making them the closest first-round rivals in AAA.
Creekview (9-1) at Carrollton (9-1)
- Creekview has never won a state playoff game.
- Carrollton is 44-28-1 in the state playoffs and 6-4-1 in state finals.
- Creekview averages 38 points per game, fourth-highest in AAA.
- Carrollton averages 36 points per game, fifth-highest in AAA.
- Both teams run the Wing-T offense.
Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe (7-3) at Gainesville (10-0)
- Gainesville has won more region titles (25) than any school that has never won a GHSA state championship.
- Gainesville leads AAA in most points per game (47) and fewest allowed (six).
- Both schools started football more than 60 years ago, but they’ve never played each other.
- Gainesville is 3-0 vs. playoff teams – Franklin County (41-0), North Hall (55-12) and Flowery Branch (49-17).
- Lakeview is 0-2 vs. playoff teams – Ridgeland (34-0) and Ringgold (26-0)
Elbert County (7-3) at Dunwoody (6-4)
- Dunwoody’s Michael Youngblood is one of two new head coaches in the AAA draw. The other is Scotty Ward of Worth County.
- Elbert County has lost eight of its past nine state playoff games dating to 1996.
- Both won state titles in the 1990s – Dunwoody in 1993 in AAAA and Elbert County in 1995 in AA.
- Neither ranks in the top half among AAA playoff teams in scoring offense or scoring defense.
- Elbert County and Dunwoody have never played each other.
Northside, Columbus (5-5) at Baldwin (8-2)
- According to the Maxwell Ratings, Northside’s chances of winning the state title are 564 trillion to 1.
- According to the Maxwell Ratings, Baldwin played the toughest schedule of any AAA playoff team (second overall to Perry).
- Northside, which opened in 2004, is making its second playoff appearance in history. In its first, in 2005, Northside beat Monroe and lost to Peach County.
- Baldwin’s best finishes in history are the semifinals in 1963 and 2005.
- This will be the longest road trip Northside has ever made.
Woodland, Stockbridge (7-3) at Cairo (7-3)
- Woodland traveled 202 miles to play Lowndes and 156 to play Worth County this season. Cairo is 209 miles away.
- Cairo is the defending AAA champion.
- According to the Maxwell Ratings, Cairo played the second-toughest schedule of any AAA playoff team, behind Baldwin.
- Cairo averages 15 points per game, the lowest of any AAA playoff team.
- Woodland played East Jackson in the first games for both those new schools on Aug. 31, 2007. Both made the playoffs for the first time this season.
Flowery Branch (7-3) at Ridgeland (9-1)
- Flowery Branch defeated Ridgeland 21-14 in the second round in 2008.
- Flowery Branch averages 42 points per game, the second-highest behind Gainesville (47) in AAA.
- As an underdog, Ridgeland has beaten Carrollton in consecutive seasons to win Region 6-AAA. Those are Ridgeland’s first two region titles.
- Flowery Branch has never won a region title but reached the AAA title game last season, falling to Cairo.
- After five straight first-round losses, Ridgeland won its first state playoff game last season, beating Carver of Atlanta.
Grady (9-1) at Hart County (8-2)
- Grady and Hart County were GHSF Daily preseason picks to win their regions.
- Grady is one of two city of Atlanta schools in the playoffs. The other is Mays in AAAA.
- Grady’s lone defeat is to unbeaten St. Pius (37-13).
- Grady hasn’t won a playoff game on the road since winning the 1953 Class AA title in Macon against Lanier. Grady’s coach then was Erk Russell.
- Hart County has made the postseason each year since 1993. That’s the third-longest streak among AAA teams behind Carrollton (1990) and Peach County (1991).
Burke County (7-3) at Carver, Columbus (9-1)
- At mid-season, Carver was ranked No. 4 and Burke County was ranked No. 5.
- Burke is 3-0 against playoff teams from AAAA (Ware County, Statesboro, Brunswick) but 0-3 against playoff teams from AAA (Baldwin, Liberty County, Washington County).
- Burke is 1-7 on the road in the state playoffs.
- Before coach Dell McGee arrived in 2005, Carver was 1-7 in the postseason, its lone victory a stunning upset of No. 1-ranked Valdosta in 1987.
- Since McGee’s arrival, Carver is 11-2 in the postseason.
Worth County (5-5) at Woodward Academy (7-3)
- Worth County’s Scotty Ward is the only new coach in AAA to lead a team into the playoffs that didn’t make it the year before.
- Worth County averages 16.9 points per game, third-lowest in the AAA draw.
- These schools have played each other once. Worth won 28-21 in the 1997 first round.
- Worth County is 30-19 all-time in the postseason.
- Woodward Academy is 34-31 all-time in the postseason.
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GHS
November 11th, 2009
12:06 pm
First!!!! Lets Go GHS its time to take State
Jefferson
November 11th, 2009
12:14 pm
Guess who whooped 9-1 Ridgeland ?
Go Grizzlies!
November 11th, 2009
1:13 pm
Creekview has never won a state playoff game – because we are only 4 years old! Geeze!
Ditto
November 11th, 2009
2:32 pm
Give Creekview some respect. They have the BEST EVER win/loss record for a new school. In four years of varsity football, this is the second trip to the playoffs. They would have gone the other two years as well but were on a non-region schedule with other new schools.
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TitanFAN
November 11th, 2009
3:59 pm
Way to go Titans! We are the NEW Towers High School. Let’s show everyone how MIGHTY and POWERFUL we really are! SHOW AND PROVE… You deserve to be here!
cj
November 11th, 2009
4:05 pm
It appears that it will be a Peach County or langrange and Carver final.
SportsFan31313
November 11th, 2009
4:17 pm
CJ,
Take Peach County
SportsFan31313
November 11th, 2009
4:28 pm
My Predictions:
Spalding (5-5) at Peach County (10-0) Easy win for Peach County
Troup (6-4) at Washington County (9-1) Take Washington County
Franklin County (5-5) at St. Pius (10-0) Take St Pius X
Monroe (7-3) at Jackson (10-0) Take Jackson
Ringgold (8-2) at North Hall (8-2) Take North Hall (Toss up)
Liberty County (7-3) at LaGrange (8-2) Liberty County brings a strong defense.
Liberty County played well against 3 ranked Class AAAteams
leechampion
November 11th, 2009
4:33 pm
Carver Tigers win it all unless Gainesville is as good as i thought they would be after watching them last year and they have everybody back. So ya’ll, tell us how good is Gainesville ?
SportsFan31313
November 11th, 2009
4:48 pm
Okay I made a typo by striking the wrong key too soon. Again, Here Is My Predictions:
Spalding (5-5) at Peach County (10-0) Easy win for Peach County
Troup (6-4) at Washington County (9-1) Take Washington County
Franklin County (5-5) at St. Pius (10-0) Take St Pius X
Monroe (7-3) at Jackson (10-0) Take Jackson
Ringgold (8-2) at North Hall (8-2) Take North Hall (Toss up)
Liberty County (7-3) at LaGrange (8-2) Liberty County brings a strong defense.
Liberty County played well against 3 ranked
Class AAA teams beating the number
5 ranked in the State.
But take LaGrange with the History
and Home Field Advantage.
Towers (7-3) at Eastside (8-2) Take Eastside
Creekview (9-1) at Carrollton (9-1) Take Creekview
Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe (7-3) at Gainesville (10-0) Take Gainesville
Elbert County (7-3) at Dunwoody (6-4) Take Dunwoody
Northside, Columbus (5-5) at Baldwin (8-2) Take Baldwin
Flowery Branch (7-3) at Ridgeland (9-1) Take Flowery Branch
Woodland, Stockbridge (7-3) at Cairo (7-3) Take Region 1 Cairo
Grady (9-1) at Hart County (8-2) Take Hart County
Burke County (7-3) at Carver, Columbus (9-1) Take Carver Of Columbus
Worth County (5-5) at Woodward Academy (7-3) Take Woodward Academy
Sir Miller #20
November 11th, 2009
4:53 pm
These are my Predictions for the Class AAA Playoffs:
First Round:
1) Peach Co D. 4) Spalding
2) Washington Co. D. 3) Troup
1) St.Pius X D. 4)Franklin Co
2) North Hall D. 3)Ringgold
4) Monroe D. 1) Jackson
2) LaGrange D. 3) Liberty Co
1) Eastside D. 4) Towers
2) Carrollton D. 3) Creekview
1) Gainesville D. 4) Lakeview F.O.
2) Dunwoody D. 3) Elbert Co
1) Baldwin D. 4) Northside, Columbus
2) Cairo D. 3) Woodland
1) Ridgeland D. 4) Flowery Branch
3) Grady D. 2) Hart Co
1) Carver D. 4) Burke Co
2) Woodward Academy D. 3) Worth Co
Second Round:
1) Peach Co D. 2) Washington Co
1) St. Pius X D. 2) North Hall
2) LaGrange D. 4) Monroe
1) Eastside D. 2) Carrollton
1) Gainesville D. 2) Dunwoody
1) Baldwin D. 2) Cairo
1) Ridgeland D. 3) Grady
1) Carver D. 2) Woodward Academy
Third Round (Elite 8):
1) Peach Co D. 1) St. Pius X – St. Pius X will lose this one in a close game, but the can not match Peach Co’s speed and athletes.
1) Eastside D. 2) LaGrange – You have a great Defense in LaGrange verses a very good Offense in Eastside, but Eastside will prevail in the when it comes down to the 4th quarter.
1) Gainesville D. 1) Baldwin – Gainesville has the best Offense that I have seen in the state, but Baldwin still has some weapons from last years great Defense. Whoever has home-field advantage in this matchup should take this one, but I am going with the might Red Elephants in this one.
1) Carver D. 1) Ridgeland – The great Carver Defense has not skipped a beat from last years Final Four apperence, but Ridgeland is just a small task in there way as they cruise to an easy win.
Fourth Round (Final 4):
1) Peach Co. D. 1) Eastside – Peach’s speed on Defense is going to be a wake up call to Eastside because there region was weak this year and they did not face a Defense like Peach Co. I will see the Trojans of Peach Co. in the Georgia Dome for the finals.
1) Gainesville D. 1) Carver – The match up that everyone has been waiting on will occur a round sooner than people thought, but it will be a true slugfest as Gainesville has revenge in the back of there minds because of what happened last year when Carver beat the Red Elephants 28-14 in Columbus. This is really going to depend on where this game is played at, if it is played in Gainesville, expect the Red Elephants to be packing up for the Dome on December 12th. If the game is played in Columbus, it is gonna be a true dogfight like last years game. The winner of this game has a true chance of winning the Class AAA Title.
Fifth Round (Championship Game):
1) Gainesville VS 1) Peach Co – The true battle between North VS. South and two teams that have been #1 and #2 in the AAA pole throughout the majority of the year. This is a matchup of teams that mirror each other exactly on the field from size, speed, and athletes. This game will be played in the Georgia Dome, so there is going to be no room for excuses if some fans like to blame things on the cold Northeast Georgia weather. It is going to come down to good ole’ Coaching, Gainesville brings a great Coach in Bruce Miller who has made the playoffs every year since he has been coaching at Gainesville since 2001. Peach Co. brings third year coach Chad Campbell, Campbell has been to the playoffs his first two years at Peach, but they have failed to make it past the first round. Gainesville is more disciplined and well coached than Peach Co. I am going with the Mighty Red Elephants of Gainesville as they bring home the first state Championship in there schools history!
Sir Miller #20
November 11th, 2009
4:59 pm
leechampion, Gainesville is a great team this year but since you have not seen them play, you can compare them to Peach Co because they mirror each other on the field from offense to defense and even special teams. The game between Carver and Gainesville is going to be one for the ages if both teams are blessed to make it that far!
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November 11th, 2009
5:26 pm
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slalom1
November 11th, 2009
6:19 pm
CJ, leechampion and Sir Miller…Good stuff. I have recently written some posts regarding Carver that I wish I had worded differently. Carver Coach Dell McGee has done an amazing coaching job. The players on the Carver roster are hands down the best in the state. Now for some humility, Sir Miller brought up the subject of LaGrange in the 4th quarter. Even as I bleed Granger blood, he is right. Carver and LaGrange are polar opposites. Carver owns the 4th quarter against ANYONE. Linemen just too big for opposing defenses. LaGrange on the other hand has not had a come from behind win when trailing at the half against ANYONE since 2004.(I could be wrong, but if so, not by much. Just recalling from memory). Gainesville is talented and have 2 studs on offense as well as a disciplined defense which rarely misses tackles. Carver has a great shot in 2009 but this may be the most competitive year in AAA that we have seen.
DARLENE
November 11th, 2009
6:36 pm
WASHINGTON COUNTY ALL THE WAY TO THE DOME!
Demarious
November 11th, 2009
6:45 pm
CARVER TIGERS ALL THE WAY!! SEE YOU IN THE DOME!!
Jay
November 11th, 2009
6:54 pm
The Gainesville times reported that GHS won a state title back in 1925 is that true.
ketaboon
November 11th, 2009
7:05 pm
darlene we are going to put 8 in the box like baldwin and stop your run and dare you to pass and on offense we are going to spread you out and have a field day passing the ball against yall and then when you think we are going to pass we are going to gash you with the run. waco has not played anyone like peach this year. we will stop yall but can yall stop us. so you can forget about waco in the dome
Waco_die_hard_fan
November 11th, 2009
8:33 pm
ketaboon……….wow but you is so true….i was at the game when yall played baldwin….i was telling my cuz (#36 he will try and shut down yall top wr) that we cant run power ball against baldwin because yall couldn’t even do it and yall had a passing game……..we learn our lesson from that beat down and now added a few passing plays in our offense……so i will be their to see if we can finally get a win against yall in the playoffs
cj
November 11th, 2009
9:06 pm
sportsfan31313 I will take the Carver Tigers. Slalom1 you guys constantly put down Carver why the change now?
SPXLions
November 11th, 2009
9:24 pm
for those of you that are hating on St. Pius X for not having speed to match up with some of the top rated teams yal are crazy. They run the wing-t well enough to control the clock and dominate the trenches. St. Pius X never has the top athletes but year after year they continue to make it to the playoffs. This team reminds me a lot of the 2006 team that went to the semi finals and I think that this team has to be one of the favorites to win the AAA state championship. Remember they played Gainesville close in a scrimmage earlier this season and even though it was a scrimmage they at least know what to expect if they were to see them in the Finals.
AINT NO LION LIKE A GOLDEN LION!!!!!!!!!!
Bodog
November 11th, 2009
10:20 pm
ABOUT CARVER******You have to see Carver play to appreciate them… I only saw one team dominate them this season, and that was NS WR…….Theywere juat flat beaT. About LaGrange******If LaGrange Had the ability to CHERRY PICK BEST PLAYERS THEY WOULD BE STATE CHAMPS THIS YEAR……CARVER HAS 1st choice on best Athletes in Muscogee County’s entite school system…..Because The School system will not correct this peoblem, and let the Kendricks, N orthside Columbus, Columbus, Shaw have same ability….This is not playing on a LEVEL FIELD!!!!!!
Haiku-575
November 11th, 2009
10:34 pm
Peach County may win,
But I think Spalding can knock
some of their “fuzz” off !!
cj
November 11th, 2009
11:19 pm
BODOG well tell us how you really feel. Carver is a magnet school just like Shaw is. So how does Carver get to pick their players. How do you feel about Gainsville who has had muliple players transfer in. I’m sorry to tell you but Lagrange gets its share of out of zone players. If there is this big problem call the GHSA. Some teams already got busted this year.
Bodog
November 12th, 2009
12:55 am
Cj….. I have already contacted GHSA they see no problem as long as students abide by edict applied by school board. In Muscogee Co. all you have to do is pay a feem and make out a transfer application, and you can go to any other school . You tell me Cj, if there is not a problem there; then why does all the other schools have 3-7, 1-9, 4-5, 0-10…..seasons year after year..If i was coaching at any of those schools….MAGNET school or not I would do a litte talking and fine out what is going on…I will give you another example …..Columbus High wins in BASEBALL every year……It is the same senerio.
GAINESVILLEALLTHEWAY!!!!!!!!!!!
November 12th, 2009
12:56 am
Gainesville will go all the way……they are playing to well. i’ve had seen no mistake…i went to the gainesville vs. fb.. and wow..gainesville will give anyone trouble.. good luck to all teams tho..
NTH Trojans
November 12th, 2009
6:53 am
Sir Miller,
I like your assessment of the third round games. Only one problem, Flowery Branch will beat Ridgeland this weekend, so there will be no Ridgeland/CC matchup. Flowery Branch proved last year that they could win on the road when they had to play EVERY game (and won), all the way to the state finals, where they lost to Cairo. Believe me when I say that 7AAA is that good. I also think that Creekview will beat Carrolton this weekend, too. 7AAA will have 2, possibly 3 teams in the quarterfinals (Gainesville, Flowery Branch, North Hall.) A lot of people are counting NH out of it after losing big to Gainesville and Buford early in the season, but NH has made a lot of adjustments since those two losses, and are playing lights out right now. As a matter of fact, NH hasn’t lost a game since back-to-back losses to Buford and Gainesville. So, in my opinion, 7AAA sweeps 6AAA this weekend. I also agree that Gainesville winds up as the AAA champs, after beating CC and Peach Co.
wayne j
November 12th, 2009
7:09 am
You all haters talking about carver getting transfers nobody was saying anything when shaw was winning for 10 years half of there roster was from south columbus so if you don’t live in columbus you don’t know what your talking about. And about columbus high which done won the state in baseball about 10 times in the last 20 years it’s a public school but you have to take test and have like a 3.3 to go there like a private school but ani’t noboby talking about that either because carver is a mostly black school you hater’s want to say they are doing something wrong which they are not it’s a magnet school if you all what that is dam!!!
Wolverine2Blazer
November 12th, 2009
8:20 am
Creekview is a nasty lil team. My cousin plays on there and i went to a game last year. Gotta pick them as the blackhorse. Also think they’ll go back to Eastside and really pull the upset there in the 2nd round.
Pi
November 12th, 2009
8:45 am
And to add onto what SPXLions said… We actually do have speed this year. In fact, this IS the fastest and most athletic team that Pius has ever put on the field. The defense is also the best defense we’ve ever had, the dominance has been really something to watch. Then on offense we WILL dominate the clock and continueously move the chains with Cole Moon.
Watch out..
Overrated
November 12th, 2009
9:00 am
St. Pius is overrated and their season will probably br over after week two of the playoffs. A young Dunwoody team exposed St. Pius this past Friday night. The can not pass and relied solely on Cole Moon who is also overrated.
MARIELOVESSPX
November 12th, 2009
10:57 am
Overrated – CLUELES! Rely soley on Cole? Been to many games this season??? I don’t think so.
Great poised quarterback, plenty of speed, O-Line, D-Line playing
great. CLOCK MANAGEMENT!!! GO LIONS!!!!
Jefferson
November 12th, 2009
11:02 am
Watch Ridgeland win.
Jefferson
November 12th, 2009
11:03 am
This week
melissa P
November 12th, 2009
11:10 am
GO BALDWIN BRAVES WE HAVE A TOUGH BATTLE BATTLE AHEAD BUT WE HAVE BEEN THE UNDERDOGS ALL SEASON AND LOOK AT US NOW…GO BRAVES!!!!!
melissa P
November 12th, 2009
11:13 am
I SECOND THAT KETABOONE BALDWIN EXPECTED SO MUCH MORE FROM WACO : / WACO IS GOIN AAAALLL THE WAAAAY BACK HOME AGAINST PEACH ^_^
G-Lion
November 12th, 2009
11:39 am
Dear overrated:
Perhaps you are correct about Pius being overrated. But, they ARE rated over you.
You mention youth. Pius is also young so that is no consolation for Dunwoody.
Pius can pass but why bother when you couldn’t stop the run? We lined up and ran it down your throat. An 8-minute TD drive to start the game and, WHEN THE GAME WAS ON THE LINE IN THE 4TH QTR, we ran it down your throat. No deception – just 2 tight ends and a fullhouse backfield. You couldn’t stop any of it when it mattered.
As for Cole Moon… guess who got the majority of carries as Pius ran over you? Do you want me to send you a picture of the bottom of his cleats so that you can remember the game more accurately?
You’ve got a good team; they play well. Good luck in the playoffs.
MARIELOVESSPX
November 12th, 2009
12:06 pm
AMEN G-LION!
Sportsfan31313
November 12th, 2009
12:14 pm
Greetings cj,
I took carver Of Columbus not because their are hosting, but Burke County has lost their will to win. After Region 3-AAA Liberty County beat them in their Bears den, it seems as if they lost their killer instinct. That is why I am going with Carver of Columbus.
cj
November 12th, 2009
1:07 pm
Bodog maybe its the Coaching Staff of Carver that gets these kids ready to play. Look at the Smith kid from Douglas he was an all world DT but his team went 1-9. I said that to say that its not just all about talent but coaching and preperation as well. I looked at the records of the other teams and they had defeats to Lagrange, Troup, Northside, Monroe, and etc…. Carver played a hard out of region schedule. When Dell Mcgee got there he made the kids hit the weight room and focused hard on the off season training. Mcgee played in college and the pros. He knows what it takes to win. So stop crying
NTH Trojans
November 12th, 2009
1:43 pm
cj,
I agree completely eith ehat you are saying about Coach McGee. He’s a great man both on and off the field. On the field, he’s a good coach, leader and disciplinarian. He keeps his players focused on the game at hand, and doesn’t let them look ahead. Each player is held accountable for what he does during the game, and off the field. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Coach McGee. But, Coach Miller at Gainesville is the same way. That’s why I think whoever wins that game (if both teams make it that far, which I think that they will), will be the state champs. It’s a shame that those two teams weren’t on opposite sides of the bracket, it would have made a great championship game.
Overrated
November 12th, 2009
2:13 pm
If St. Pius is so good why were they only able to score 10 points? Okay you all just wanted to keep the game close. Like I said Overrated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
G-Lion
November 12th, 2009
3:21 pm
If Pius is so overrated, then why did Donewoody only get 7?
Shawn
November 12th, 2009
5:42 pm
Coach McGee is just using the system he was taught under the best coach in GHSA history. Buzz Busby. Discipline and hard work pay off. Look at Greenville where another Busby pupil is undefeated. Great work guys. Keep it up!
MARIELOVESSSPX
November 12th, 2009
7:59 pm
SPX – UNDEFEATED.
DONE-WOODY – Uh, not so much….
burke county 1 fan
November 12th, 2009
8:05 pm
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS YALL SMOKING ON – ( TYRELL BRIGHAM) IS COMING TO TOWN AND CARVER -COLUMBUS , IS GGGGOOOOIIIIIIINNNNNGGGG DOWN !! BIG TIME , HE IS UNSTOPPABLE AND ASK CAIRO WHAT HE DID TO THERE DEFENSE LAST YEAR ,THE BEST PLAYER IN THE C.S.R.A. – THE BURKE CO. BEARS WIN BIG!!! HOPE YALL CAN STOP THE SPREAD , WITH A BEAST AT QB. THAT CAN TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT
burke county 1 fan
November 12th, 2009
8:07 pm
CARVER-COLUMBUS , (TYRELL BRIGHAM IS COMING) , CARVER COLUMBUS – (TYRELL BRIGHAM) IS COMING , CARVER -COLUMBUS (TYRELL BRIGHAM)— IS COMING TO DESTROY YALL !!!!!!!
burke county 1 fan
November 12th, 2009
8:09 pm
CARVER-COLUMBUS IS (((OVERRATTED))) AND (TYRELL BRIGHAM) IS GONNA PROVE IT
cj
November 12th, 2009
8:26 pm
Burke county 1 fan. Ok lol. What are you smoking? It can’t be legal. Carver Columbus over rated. Have you seen them play. Do you know the size of or d-line. It will be a long night for Mr. Brigham. Ask some of the teams that Carver has played if they are over rated. Who on you team will stop I.Crowell. He might have 200 yards by halftime.
Waco_die_hard_fan
November 12th, 2009
8:46 pm
melissa P………wow baldwin is who we thought they were lol………..yall cant pass either and yall know our offense too well and our coaches dont yet understand that but yall will never win state so do it matter…..baldwin want even be a runner up to a state title it just not who yall are accept it…….
Waco_die_hard_fan
November 12th, 2009
8:47 pm
tyrell a beast but burke dont have a defense to stop the run…so what you think the top jr rb in the state will do against yall lol……….
Creekview #3
November 12th, 2009
9:11 pm
NTH Trojans, totally agree creekview is bringing a well coached and physical tem to the playoffs. They will go at least to third round after beating carollton and eastside at home.
Creekview #3
November 12th, 2009
9:17 pm
The only game that creekview lost this year was to North Hall, and I’m not going to lie they execute their plays and fill their gaps on defense. But cherokee county was out of school that week and and creekiew’s players weren’t focused. everybody that creekview meets i the playoffs better not take creekview lightly.
CREEKVIEWSUX
November 12th, 2009
9:19 pm
Creekview sux, they got beat by 20+ by a metiocre north hall team. carollton will run them over.
ketaboon
November 12th, 2009
9:46 pm
hey spalding fan i like the way you said peach will win but yall will knock some of the fuzz off of us, well peach fuzz can irritate the crap out of you and make you swell up if you itch it so please dont scratch after the game tomorrow night and dont add water. watch out the peaches are coming.lets go pc! fire it up pc!
Bodog
November 12th, 2009
9:49 pm
FOR WAYNE J…….THERE IS ALWAYS A PERSON WHO HAS TO PLAY THE RACE CARD….JUST LIKE YOU DIDI TALKING ABOUT CARVER……I COULD GIVE A FAT RAT LESS WHAT COLOR THEY ARE!!!!!
Bodog
November 12th, 2009
9:49 pm
FOR WAYNE J…….THERE IS ALWAYS A PERSON WHO HAS TO PLAY THE RACE CARD….JUST LIKE YOU DIDI TALKING ABOUT CARVER……I COULD GIVE A FAT RAT LESS WHAT COLOR THEY ARE!!!!!
Bodog
November 12th, 2009
9:53 pm
There is one in every crowd,,,,there you go playing the RACE CARD……I could give a fat rat less what color they are…..IT IS REAL SIMPLE ……..THEY RECRUIT JUST LIKE SHAW DID, AND JUST LIKE COLUMBUS DOES YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND THAT IS THE TRUITH, AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU OR ME CAN SAY TO CHANGE THAT……YOU HAD BETTER DO YOUR HOMEWORK ……..
cj
November 12th, 2009
10:05 pm
BODOG where do you live how do you know that Carver recruits? Still no response to the fact that it appears that Gainsville recruits. I will just say this when you when you don’t have to recruit. Everyone wants to play fo a winner.
cj
November 12th, 2009
10:06 pm
meant to say when you win.
NTH
November 12th, 2009
11:36 pm
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NTH (8-2)
November 12th, 2009
11:39 pm
I dont agree with the person who said that North Hall is mediocre. Thats 100% Grade A bullcookies!!! North Halls only losses were to Gainesville and Buford. And we lost alot of players to injury during the scrimmage and and 1st game. And the Creekview game is when we started getting players healthy again. Now, the Trojans are 100% and are ready to give their all. Those two losses are a thing of the past, because since then North Hall is winning by an average score of 42-10 over the course of a 7 game win streak. Plus North Hall gets better and more sound each week. They will make a great run in the postseason. Go Trojans!!!
NTH Trojans
November 13th, 2009
4:49 am
cj,
What you said is true, when you are a winner, everyone wants to play for you. But at the same time, you’re expected to keep winning, and go farther and farther in the playoffs. Therefore, I personally think that it’s a combination of the two, kids transferring in to play for a possible championship, and coaches recruiting to stay in the hunt for more state titles. I’m not saying that Coach McGee or Coach Miller at Gainesville are doing anything different than anyone else, just saying that they are doing a better job at it. I know for certain that Gainesville recruits from all over Hall Co., and I’d be willing to bet that CC recruits in Muscogee County. But in all fairness, I’d also be willing to bet that there are a lot of transfers to CC, just like there is to Gainesville. Thomas Sprague (#34) for Gainesville, transferred there to enhance his scholarship opportunities, as have a number of players there, and my guess is that is probably what’s happening at CC, also. I’m not dogging either school, but none of us need to pretend that it’s not happening at OUR school. Oh yeah, NTH(8-2), it happens at North Hall, too. The difference is that Miller and McGee are better coaches than Christmas.
NTH Trojans
November 13th, 2009
4:59 am
It looks like 7AAA will lose two of this years playoff teams to reclassification next year – Flowery Branch and Creekview will both be moving up to AAAA next year.
NTH Trojans
November 13th, 2009
5:04 am
NTH (8-2),
Don’t worry about what people are saying about North Hall, they lost two games this year to possible state champs. They seem to forget that BOTH teams were ranked #1 when NH played them, and that Gainesville hasn’t had a close game all season. Don’t worry, just let NH take care of them if they make it far enough in the playoffs to play NH.
G-Lion
November 13th, 2009
6:06 am
Hey NTH (8-2),
Not hating on you, just want to point out that your win streak is built on (mostly) weak teams. All you say may well be true, but you have to take into consideration that those teams just weren’t nearly as strong as the teams you lost to.
SportsFan31313
November 13th, 2009
12:57 pm
Go Liberty County………………………
thebull35
November 13th, 2009
1:39 pm
As a coach in the same region as St Pius, i can attest to you all that Pius has been a benefactor of being in one of the worst sub-regions in 3AAA. When you play the likes of Riverwood, North Atlanta, Therrell, Carver (a team that couldn’t beat a Towers team that had one win all of last year) a Grady team that REALLY showed how OVERRATED it was on October 24, when Pius DESTROYED them in the Ga. Dome, with a decent team< you should run through that region. Look at what North Atlanta did against that weak compeition last year. They started off 4-1 and ended the season 5-5. Look at how Carver was destroyed lst year in the playoffs. Look at how Pius was man-handeled in the playoffs last year by Cartersville (and basically by two people). Just look at what happened the past two years in the region championship when all mighty St. Pius had to play Dunwoody (a team with better players and coaches). Last year the #3 team in AAA didnt even win its own region. And this year they barely beat them. And dont give me that crap about them beating Marist the past two years, cause thats how rivalries are supposed to go. Everyone knows that the best time to pull of an upset is early on before both offenses are clicking. Just look at what Marist did to Tucker last year and how they didnt have a prayer in the championship game. So if you can catch my drift, dont expect to see Pius too far down the road. Not a Pius hater, just a realist and someone who understands footbsll and not fooled by the 10-0 record (remember, I coached against them).
d-lion
November 13th, 2009
1:46 pm
G-Lion granted St. Pius will beat my beloved Lions from F.C. but our defense will get their hits in. I hope they have a whirlpool at St. Pius because they will be sore tomorrow and I dont see our offense mounting much of an attack. Good Luck and in saying all that I guess every team has a chance until the final whistle blows, thats why they play the game on the field and not on paper. The only good thing is at least a lion will move on. Good luck
SportsFan31313
November 13th, 2009
2:18 pm
Okay Class AAA Teams, Liberty County, Washington County, Baldwin County, Burke County, Cairo, and Peach County. Lets advance to the 2nd round. The talking is over. Lets get it on, and Lets get it done.
melissa P
November 14th, 2009
12:29 am
UMMMMM WACO FAN LOL IT DOESNT MATTER HOW WELL THEE OTYHER TEAM MAY KNOW YOUR DEFENSE AND OR OFFENSE IF U HAVE A GOOD TEAM IT DOESNT MATTER WE ONLY BEAT YALL BY 2 POINTS LAST YEAR AND IN MY OPINION WE WERE A BETTER TEAM LAST YEAR SO WHEN WE BEAT YALL 27-7 THIS YEAR AFTER ALL THAT TRASH TALKIN YALL DID THE WHOLE SEASON IT WAS JUST FUNNY….AND ALSO YES YALL HAVE WON STATE BEFORE BUT LOOK HOW LONG AGO THAT WAS IF YALL STILL SO GOOD BEAT US!!! PLEASE SHOW ME BUT YALLS SEASON WILL END NEXT WEEK AFTER PEACH KILLS YALL LOL U BARELY MADE IT THREW THA 1ST ROUND SO GET A LIFE!!! GO BRAVES!!!
PEACHCOUNTYTROJAN
November 14th, 2009
12:07 pm
LET’S GO PEACH COUNTY TROJANS!! JUST GO CHECK THE STATS PEOPLE.. ONE OF THE, IF THE NOT THE MOST BALANCED TEAM IN AAA!!! WE PLAY QUALITY COMPETITION, AND STILL DOMINATE THEM.. NOT LIKE THOSE OTHER GUYS…. COME ON DOWN TO PEACH COUNTY AND GET YOU SOME OF THIS HOMECOOKING!!! LOL
SportsFan31313
November 14th, 2009
3:38 pm
Peach County, you are the team to beat for the title. You have heard it from me. I said that a couple of weeks ago.
Waco_die_hard_fan
November 14th, 2009
4:03 pm
melissa P….you sound like all them other bandwagon fans around their….our offensive of playbook is out dated and when our coaches realize that we will be back to winning state titles…but since 2000 we have made it to the playoffs 7 out of 9 seasons….we have made it to the dome 2 times and played for a state title once…so what have baldwin done in that time….last year suppose to have been yall year but like always baldwin comes up short and didn’t yall have home field advantage when yall got put out….scroll up and reread we are 31-3 at home in the playoffs……..troup 13 baldwin 20 and wasn’t it a last sec stop on the 1 that save yall from maybe a another loss
Waco_die_hard_fan
November 14th, 2009
4:13 pm
sad to say yes the troup game got tight in the second half……they pulled out all the trick plays they had and most of them worked but at the end the better team won so we moving on to play a powerful peach team but everyone in middle GA know a big time game when they see it so at least we have that going for us….
Golden Bull
November 14th, 2009
4:32 pm
- To theBull35 –
I appreciate your realistic, yet somewhat disingenuous testimony regarding St. Pius football.
Did St. Pius choose the region the GHSA reclassified them to? I don’t think so. It is true, the region they play in is weak. And it is a matter of some concern, because it does not toughen your squad for the quality teams they will face in the playoff run.
Yet doesn’t Dunwoody, or any other team that can put a well coached, disciplined and prepared team on the field on Friday nights not enjoy the same advantages of playing within the same region? I certainly believe they do.
Is it really all that surprising that when these two undefeated teams met for the ‘08 Region title, that one unique player (Treavor Scales – a class act and kid) made the difference for his team in an evenly matched, hard fought, toe-to-toe slugfest that ended in a 20-14 victory for Dunwoody?
It happens on football fields all over the state every Friday night.
Is it any less surprising that when these two teams met again for the ‘09 Region title, and lacking the impact of one unique player in an evenly matched, hard fought, toe-to-toe slugfest that Dunwoody lost 10-7?
I don’t think so. Pius vs Dunwoody is now on the level of a rivalry game. And we look forward to future contests on that last weekend of the regular season. Their fans and coaches are a class act and I certainly hope you are not affiliated with them.
It is truly a case of being manhandled when you lose an ‘08 playoff game to Cartersville 34-31 having scored 14 unanswered points in the 4th quarter, and are lining up for a tying field goal attempt from the 15 yard line as time runs out in a gutty comeback bid? Or would that be more properly referred to as a “shootout”?
Is it really “no big deal” that Pius defeated Marist on their home field for the first time in 35 years in the opening game of the season by dominating both lines of scrimmage? I don’t believe Coach Chadwick would agree with that assessment, and I believe his team found out what he really thought during the next week of practice. It seems they got the message and we wish them luck in the playoffs.
So now Pius is 11-0, and will face another tough opponent in North hall this coming weekend. Will we win, or will we lose? Who knows…it’s the playoffs…it’s like russian roulette. But one thing is for sure, we will show up to play the game.
And let the chips fall where they may.
PeachCountyTrojan79
November 15th, 2009
6:28 am
I know everybody got gainesville pick to win it, but look at their regular season, they havnt played anybody. They dont have not one playoff caliber team on their scheadule. Not one of those teams are in the top 25. So of course they blew everybody out. That’s ok the trojans are coming and i guarantee you they’ll need more than that receiver and quarterback to beat us. All i wanna say is they havnt been tested. Go Trojans
SportsFan31313
November 15th, 2009
2:07 pm
Greetings PeachCountyTrojan79,
I don’t know if you could remember but I am associating your Trojan 79 with the 78 years of Bradwell Institute. We played you all, and although we (Bradwell Institute) beat you all we do know that Peach County has a great team. Now that our County has two High Schools, Bradwell Institute and Liberty County, we can all tell you people on this blog that Peach County is a great team. I said this a couple of weeks ago and I was even question by Todd Holcomb (I think or someone from the news media) as to how I came to that decision. I just believe that it would Peach County or a team from Region 3-AAA. That Region (in my opinion) is the toughest in Class AAA this year. They speak a lot about Gainesville, and according to record, Gainesville is good but I look at their schedule and I am not convinced that Gainesville will be the last Teams standing when it is all said and done. Good Luck next week in the 2nd Round….
trojan94
November 15th, 2009
2:32 pm
I know gainesville, carver and peach county are great teams but I think carrollton is just as good as both of those teams. Carrollton has the 5th best offense and the second best defense in AAA. Both carver and gainesville have played carrollton in the playoffs and has seen how diffcult it is to beat them.Gainesvilee hasn’t beat them carver did but only by 5 points in 2 games. But we havent played peach county yet but I beleive we can match up with them jusst fine. we will be a good match for anybody who is ready. GO TROJANS
trojan94
November 15th, 2009
5:30 pm
A few of you thought creekview had a chance. everybody has for got how dangerous CARROLLTON really is. Creekview was never in the game. there only touchdowns came off an int at our 13 yard line and the other score came with 9.1 sec left in the game. Like i said the defence is stout, REMMBER THIS, TROJANS TRADITION NEVER GRADURATES.
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melissa P
November 15th, 2009
7:53 pm
LOL LISTEN WACO FAN IM NOT SAYING WACO HAS A BAD TEAM YALL ARE GREAT BUT U KEEP SAYIN ALL THIS CRAP ABOUT US WHEN I CANT RECALL ONE TIME U HAVE BEAT US??? YES LAST YEAR WAS SUPPOSE TO BE OUR YEAR WE WERE AHEAD AGAINST FLOWERY BRANCH 7-17 AT HALFTIME BUT IN THA 3RD THEY SWITCHED UP THEIR DLINE AND ONE OF THEM PLAYED AS QUARTER BACK AND WE COULDNT DO NOTHING WITH HIM THATS WHY THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE DOME…YES U HAVE BEEN TO THE DOME 2 TIMES AND ONE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BUT WE HAVE BEEN IN AAAAA AND PLAYED IN AAAA SO OF COURSE WE HAD HARDER TIMES WINNING A STATE WHILE YALL BEEN COASTING ALONG IN AAA…..YES WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DOME AND YES WE HAVE BEEN RUNNER UPS TO THE STATE CHAMPS BEFORE BUT NOW THAT WE ARE IN AAA WE HAVE GROWING TO DO AND WE WILL BE STATE CHAMPS SOON!!!
GO BRAVES!!!
Waco_die_hard_fan
November 15th, 2009
11:28 pm
melissa P……..hmmm didnt they just post the student enrollment……yall have like 1400 and we had like 1053 students……….guess we have always played in the right class for our school size and when yall was in AAAA,yall was too so stop the crying ……to be real im a former rheem worker for 5 yrs and the fake baldwin fans their always used to cry bout how we had it easy and they had it hard just because baldwin couldnt get pass wr and nswr…..then when baldwin moved down to AAA they was like finally we getting at state title….they must have forgot that in AAA we play the same 11 on 11 football as AAAA ….so if baldwin make it to a state championship game in AAA it will not be a easy ROAD like the fans first thought,it will be because of the hard non region schedule that gets you in playoff shape…
slalom1
November 16th, 2009
4:51 pm
BODOG, You got it exactly right. As you have seen Carver-Col has been reclassified as a AA school. The reason: the “no child left behind” program. Same reason that Northside and Hardaway are being moved up to AAAAA. Those kids who are taking a look at their academics from Carver, Spencer, Shaw etc are allowed transfers to schools who meet the basic standards for high school graduation. What saddens me is that the football transfers that Carver benefits from will most likely NEVER make the grades at the next level. Just take a look at what has happened to the most recent stars of Carver football. Aside from Jarmon Fortson, who else? You are also right in that Columbus “cherry picks” the best of the baseball players in Muscogee County. CJ, No change of heart. I feel bad for what happens to the Carver football stars after high school. But until then, I will pull for the Tigers. Just like the American Indians: “Our greatness is measured by the greatness of those who defeated us.”
Chili Cheese
November 17th, 2009
7:03 pm
Waco Fan,
I was wondering where you have been, nice to hear the same ole excuses from last year.
wow baldwin is who we thought they were YES REGION 3 AAA Champs for the 2nd year in a row.lol………..yall cant pass either NO NEED TOO. and yall know our offense too well and our coaches dont yet understand that but yall will never win state so do it matter NOT TO ME, AS LONG AS WE KEEP BEATIN WACO.
All year last year you talked about the Baldwin fair weather fans, seems most of them moved to visitor side this year, cause the stands sure cleared out early in the 3rd qtr.
But all of that is history, both teams will face worthy opponents this Friday night and I hope both of us are on our game and move forward, cause I would love to see a repeat of 10-30-09 on 12-12-09.
MelissaP…keep up the good words and GO BRAVES !!
Waco_die_hard_fan
November 18th, 2009
6:55 pm
Chili Cheese im on during playoff time…..when we not playn baldwin im a big fan that love what hicks is doing their but yall got fake fans and that’s it……..you could have ask any die hard hawk fan about our last game against baldwin if we was gonna win and they would have repeated the same thing…..”the only way we will win is to have a back up plan ready if the normal power game don’t work “……we didn’t so we got the doors blew off us and i blame it more on bad coaching….
CHILI CHEESE now u as a fan know if your team has tried the same plays for 3qt and have got only 20 yrd if that and they come out in the 4th doing the same plays its time to go because the coaches have packed it in…NOW i was at the game when yall got beat by peach and i saw hick throw everything in his playbook at peach and i respect that more than how our coaches just gave up or made it seem like they gave up by the play calls and the post game interview was so not what we was use to during rick era…..SAD TO AMITT BUT WE WILL LOSE FRI BUT I WILL BE THEIR BECAUSE THAT WHAT WE DO..SUPPORT OR KIDS REGARDLESS IF WE HATE THE COACHES AND THEIR OUT DATED PLAYBOOK….
The boy
November 21st, 2009
7:49 pm
will everyone just be qeuit and let us play everybody wants to win i go to one of the schools and we want this very bad we will play hard against any team.
Tru GA Peach from Peach Co
November 23rd, 2009
8:29 pm
Howdy Yall – Its Still Peach Season and we ready for yall – Its dome time for us again and ive already got my tix – Peach versus Carver – Come get some!!!!!
Tru GA Peach from Peach Co
November 23rd, 2009
8:31 pm
check out http://www.ghsa.net for all the latest scores & updates. Maybe next year WaCo ;-(
Troup 90
November 26th, 2009
11:18 am
Caver will win as long as they are home they have there own$$$ refs