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HOT TOPIC: The GHSA has released the 2010-11 region realignments but the bigger news may be a possible return to the old two-year reclassification cycle from the current four-year cycle. Post your thoughts on the two-year cycle vs. four-year cycle (and region changes) RIGHT HERE.
GHSA BRACKETS: AAAAA | AAAA | AAA | AA | A
Here are the semifinals playoff games you can find stories and photos from later tonight on ajc.com…
Northside-Warner Robins vs. Newnan
Griffin vs. Sandy Creek
Flowery Branch vs. Gainesville
Don’t forget to check out these semifinals gamers…
Lovett vs. Calhoun
Rockdale Co. vs. Clarke Central
Don’t forget to check out our roundups from around the state. Here’s what you’ll find…
Colquitt Co. vs. Camden Co.
Eastside vs. Peach Co.
Buford vs. Fitzgerald
Wilcox Co. vs. Clinch Co.
Savannah Christian vs. Darlington
GHSA BRACKETS: AAAAA | AAAA | AAA | AA | A
Semifinals topic: Would a return to the two-year reclassification cycle help or hinder the playoffs in the coming years?
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AthensFinest
December 3rd, 2009
4:57 pm
Gladiators on a roll! We running thru Rockdale! CC all the way to the dome baby!
plow boy roy
December 3rd, 2009
4:58 pm
to colquitt county fans: represent region one 5-A. the camden fans are some of the best: with the exception of nswr. good luck to both teams. maybe next year we can get camden on lowndes schedule.
topper
December 3rd, 2009
5:22 pm
plow boy roy -I would love to see Lowndes on Camdens schedule next year! Any Camden Fans know if we have Hoover again next year?
Bodog
December 3rd, 2009
5:31 pm
CAMDEN CO DOMINATES……AAAAA
GRIFFIN DONINATES…….AAAA
GAINESVILLE DOMINATES…AAA
BUFORD DOMINATES….AA
CLINCH CO DOMINATES….A
ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grayson Ram
December 3rd, 2009
5:42 pm
Newnan was the better team last friday and will be in the state final, good D will set up 14 points and a win this friday.
DROCK09
December 3rd, 2009
5:43 pm
NEWNAN 20 NSWR 10 Camden 14-13 over Colquitt. Sandy Creek upset Griffin 17-14.
SportsFan31313
December 3rd, 2009
5:44 pm
BlackandGold24,
I like to hear that. I will coming down there as well. This will be a good game….
Jefferson
December 3rd, 2009
5:47 pm
Lovett welcome to the Jackets nest, 7th home game in a row, 6 strait stingings — 13 down 2 to go. Air and ground on O, stops on D. Best fans and band in the state. A team full of D1 young men looking for a repeat trip to the dome. Don’t be late.
EagleNationRising
December 3rd, 2009
5:51 pm
Anyone who believes that someone is going to put up 20 on Northside’s defense is fooling his or herself. You are talking about two of the premiere programs in the state of Georgia when you are talking about Newnan and Northside-Warner Robins.
Our Eagles have been there and done that. We have faced some of the most prolific offenses in the state of Georgia. None of them put up 20 points on our Eagles. Lowndes scored 7. Colquitt County scored 17, much of that coming off of fine special teams play. Peachtree Ridge scored 10.
If Newnan only put up 9 points against Grayson, you are stretching your imagination, if you believe Newnan is going to hang 20 on Northside. Will Northside have our starting QB and RB who were practically out against Peachtree Ridge. If so, our Eagles are going to return to the State Championship.
We have Conrad Nix. Ask Peachtree Ridge and Lwondes County posters if Nix does not make a difference. We were dead in the water Friday night against P-Rdige. He found a way with backup players and 10th graders. He is the best in Georgia. PERIOD!
topper
December 3rd, 2009
5:52 pm
SportsFan31313 – Glad to hear you are comin to camden to watch the game! Enjoy should be fun.
EagleNationRising
December 3rd, 2009
5:53 pm
Drock09: We all have a great deal of respect for the fine people at Sandy Creek, who actually turned themselves in for having a stadium that is too small. It is a nice and heart-warming story. However, you can forget about a metro Atlanta team traveling to Griffin and beating the Bears in a state semifinal game. The thought is actually hilarious!
Atlanta teams do not perform well when getting hit. Trust me, Griffin is going to hit…real hard.
wildcat fan
December 3rd, 2009
5:59 pm
Randy Prosen, that article you wrote in the paper was the truth. I hope the crowd is larger than the Lowndes game, but that will be difficult to do. I’ve omly missed 2 games since the 2003 Championship year. And thats the last game my mother went to, even she is going tommorrow.
Bodog
December 3rd, 2009
6:12 pm
HEY FOLKS************WATCH NEWNAN VS NSWR FRIDAY NITE LIVE ON GEORGIA PUBLIC TELEVISION……..****FREE****
Bodog
December 3rd, 2009
6:15 pm
DROCK09……….NO WAY IS CREEK GOING TO DEFEAT GRIFFIN. REASON: GRIFFIN IS TOO PHYSICAL!!!!!!!
Roger
December 3rd, 2009
6:22 pm
Bodog, do you know if it will be on Directv? Sometimes cable will show the game and my dish won’t:(
1bighammer
December 3rd, 2009
6:25 pm
First off ENR…Sandy Creek isn’t an “Atlanta” team. As far as being physical well…Ask Loganville, Ask Tucker, Ask TCC. The Patriots are PLENTY physical.
This is gonna be a GOOD one!
PROSKILLpat
December 3rd, 2009
6:47 pm
Northsides defense is TOO good you wont put up nuthing on them. good luck newnan
A GHS Bear In Texas
December 3rd, 2009
7:58 pm
CougarDan and Cougfan88……you guys are bringing back some memories for an ol’ Bear from the 78 and 79 teams…Good times. Good luck to those that have made it this far and Go Bears.
wardawg
December 3rd, 2009
8:00 pm
Ealenationrising. How can Newnan be 1 of the premier teams in GA? 04/05:6-5, Lost to Stephenson 6-0 1st round
05/06:4-7, Lost to Camden 50-0
06/07:7-4, Lost to Houston County 35-21 1st round
07/08:11-2, Lost to North Gwinnett 38-38 3rd round
08/09:13-1. Lost to Camden 27-7 at the Drake 4th round.
09/10:13-0?
I will give you Newnan has gotten better over hte past 3 season’s. Premier may be a little strong. Northside is a premier team, that dominated in AAAA football has shown it can compete with the “Big Boy’s”. Too bad they will drop down next year to AAAA again. Was the hardest hitting game last year in Camden. I think Newnan had butterflies last year at home with a state title game on the line. “Tree” is a legit next level player. Titles make you a premier team. I like Northside in that game, Newnan should have learned last year about the bright lights of getting to the dome. Northside has been there. Newnan has never been there. Almost only counts in horshoes ans hand grenades.
wardawg
December 3rd, 2009
8:03 pm
should be eagle nation rising. over thepas 3 season’s. Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
ketaboon
December 3rd, 2009
8:26 pm
peach has business to take care of friday night. and then we will think about gainesville or flowery branch. i wont say much about next week until it gets here. all i will say is peach is for real. Lets go PC!
GHS Bear 1988
December 3rd, 2009
8:27 pm
Sandy Creek have not faced a defense like the Griffin Bears. Awesome Defense, Great offense and overall a well coached unit. Definitely worth the price of admission. Good luck to all the teams that have made it to the state semi-finals.
Go Bears !!!!!!
WILDCATS
December 3rd, 2009
8:39 pm
Camden wins AAAAA
Sandy Creek wins AAAA
Gainesville wins AAA
Buford wins AA
Wilcox County wins A
PROSKILLpat
December 3rd, 2009
8:44 pm
CANT BEAT THEM EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eagle Fan
December 3rd, 2009
8:47 pm
Lets go Northside Eagles. Win big tomorrow and we could plant our flag in the middle of their N. That way everyone will know the N stands for Northside not Newnan………
EAGLESNATION1
December 3rd, 2009
8:49 pm
WE ARE COMING TO DRAKE TO CLAIM IT EAGLE COUNTRY!!
SanityRules
December 3rd, 2009
8:56 pm
Wardawg, I know you chose a few select seasons to make your point but Newnan has a 40 year history of winning football . We haven’t won the big one yet(give us 8 days) but Camden won their first in 2003, not long ago. Before that ,what was Camden County? Newnan plays tough football, ask LaGrange and Griffin.
SanityRules
December 3rd, 2009
9:00 pm
Eagle Fan, the only thing getting planted at Drake stadium is your quarterback and running back. We love to hit.
Bodog
December 3rd, 2009
9:04 pm
Roger——–Game is on only on Georgia Public TV; because GHSA rules……….
BEAR MEAT..
December 3rd, 2009
9:13 pm
THE BEARS are ready..almost scary thinking about the d-fense griffin will unleash tomm..nite griffinites will sell out there side..and will be sitting on the visitors side also..there will not be one on one tackles from the bears..gang tackle time..time to collect the honey.
inthatrenches
December 3rd, 2009
9:18 pm
Funny…. wardawg go back 1 more season…… hey if you going to bring up history? 03 did not get in there……… cannot blame you for that one LOL Let’s talk current history….. about 25-1 that 1 in the L column was to the 08 Champs (respectfully) we look forward to the fight…. and we can find a place for that flag…..Travel safe and tie ribbons on some trees on your way over…. the ride home may be a little disoriented…..
Eagle Fan
December 3rd, 2009
9:25 pm
SanityRules What NHS get hit thats what they do for fun around here… The problem is that Newnan will not know what hit them when Northside is done with your players.
WAQ
December 3rd, 2009
9:26 pm
SportsFan31313
I love how you manage to get everybody away from blogging about the re-align subject of the blog. And the advantages of developing talent and home field advantage by being in a less than competitive region.
LOL…..
WAQ
December 3rd, 2009
9:36 pm
SportsFan31313
This how Camden County porgram got built into a power house it is today.
It’s all about strategy when it comes to scheduling look at UGA’s schedule vs Florida schedule. If you schedule to many tough teams outside your conference early on it can be problematic. Florida took Miami off their schedule for that reason.
If Camden had moved to 1-AAAAA they would schedule just like the other teams. You get three non-region games. First game is a cup cake. Second game a tough opponent. Now a great coach can find his glaring weakness. The third game another cup cake or mid level program. This allow a great coach to see the adjustments.
Camden has used this formula in region 3-AAAAA. But there weak region allows the coach to continue to develop young players and stay away from major injuries. This is the main reason they can win on the road.
Player development for depth and no major injuries is the key using live game situations.
But unlike say Valdosta,Lowndes,Colquitt,NSWR and WR (1-AAAAA) or Peach County, Baldwin, Carver Colombus (1-AAA)who has to deal with a tough region schedule and major injuries and cannot rely on a weak region schedule to develop experience back up during the season. Give any great coach the ability to play freshman and sophmores a half game every game and watch the results. Take any of these programs and give them Camden’s 3-AAAAA schedule and watch the results. They can not schedule no more than one tough opponent outside their region. Check all the above teams non-region schedule and you will see what I just said.
NSWR removed Peach County from their schedule for this reason when they went to 1-AAAAA.
Robert Davis did this when he left Warner Robins and went to Westside Macon and that program.
Buzzbee removed Screven County and Swainsboro tough AA teams from Statesboro schedule to build up that program when he arrived.
When I was in the military I was stationed at at Moody AFB in Valdosta, Warner Robins AFB, Texas, Florida. I was raised in Statesboro Ga. I now live in Metro Atlanta. I have seen great High School football.
To win State you need plenty of depth and no key injuries.
hacksaw
December 3rd, 2009
9:36 pm
Peach Co. over Eastside. Gainesville over Flowery Branch. I agree that Peach Co. is for real. Peach and Gainesville both have great defenses, but in the end Gainesville has too much offense for Peach. Gainesville’s offense is explosive. They can score at anytime from anywhere on the field.
fred
December 3rd, 2009
9:41 pm
I read these blogs from pre-season to post-season and its always the same thing. Camden does not play anybody. Camden has a weak regular season schedule. I ask, can we get any love. All we do is produce in the post season year in and year out. AJC rarely gives us coverage, but we continue to put GA football on the national stage. Camden will win this Friday night and they will repeat as Champions. I like the fact that no one respects us. For my own selfish reasons I would have liked to be placed in Region1, but I will take what they give me. I wish the Packers safe travel to Chris Gilman. I will be among you on the visitors/home side. GO CATS GO!!!!!! You will hear me Friday Night!
Andy
December 3rd, 2009
9:42 pm
First game is a cup cake. Second game a tough opponent. Now a great coach can find his glaring weakness. The third game another cup cake or mid level program. This allow a great coach to see the adjustments.
Yeah WAQ you have it all figured out.
Camdens weak first team this year: Grayson (loss)
Weak second team: First Coast (close game)
Weak third team: Hoover, AL (loss)
ha.
We play in a weak region and have to play tough teams on the road.
Callitlikeitis
December 3rd, 2009
9:44 pm
Bye Bye Buford after this Friday night
cchswildcat86
December 3rd, 2009
9:47 pm
WAQ does Camden County decide what region it plays in ??
WAQ
December 3rd, 2009
9:47 pm
Fred
It’s about the compettive advantage not love for your Program. Classification re-alignment is about competition in your region my friend. Lincoln County has that same advantge every year it it makes you feel better.
WAQ
December 3rd, 2009
9:53 pm
cchswildcat86
No GHSA does, it’s the Savannah schools that causing this problem in fairness to Camden. It’s not their fault. The Savannah schools wants that same edge in basketball for AAAAA. They are really AAA schools and do not want to compete in AAA because of their basketball tradition.
WAQ
December 3rd, 2009
10:00 pm
Andy
It does not take a rocket engineer to figure that out.
cchswildcat86
December 3rd, 2009
10:08 pm
The Dome is a competitive advantage for ATL area schools….. High school recruiting around atl is competitive advantage (I lived in Atl to I know it happens)….7 or 8 Div 1 players on one team is advantage…I just don’t understand why u keep posting this over and over..
WAQ
December 3rd, 2009
10:11 pm
SportsFan31313, cchswildcat86, Andy
All comunities need something to bring them closer together and high school sports is great tools to do it. Count your blessing the Savannah schools needs the same thing and you both benefit from a unfair competitive advantage to develop talent via a loop hole in the GHSA rules. Other programs have to built their programs the old fashion way not via loop holes.
WAQ
December 3rd, 2009
10:15 pm
cchswildcat86
You are correct about the recruiting but they all do it. No advantage…..
Tommydawg22
December 3rd, 2009
10:15 pm
I am a fan of the Pack, and I agree that Camden plays in a weak Region and probably would not go undefeated in Region 1-AAAAA, but they make it fairly deep into the playoffs every year…The only thing that sucks is that our #2 seed has to play them every year and neither team normally deserves to be eliminated that early in the playoffs…
WAQ
December 3rd, 2009
10:18 pm
cchswildcat86
All I am saying, realize how your program is built and be thankful and not bash others that do not have that advantage.
cchswildcat86
December 3rd, 2009
10:20 pm
No not all ATL schools do it…just the successful ones… thats how they build programs
WAQ
December 3rd, 2009
10:21 pm
Tommydawg22
That’s the advantage I am speaking of. Blame the GHSA and the Savannah schools.
Tommydawg22
December 3rd, 2009
10:23 pm
I love football…..I love football fans……and GO LUCK TO ALL FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAFE TRAVELS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT…