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GHSA BRACKETS: AAAAA | AAAA | AAA | AA | A
Here are the finals games you can find stories and photos from this weekend on ajc.com…
Class AAAAA – Camden Co. vs. Northside-Warner Robins
Class AAAA – Clarke Central vs. Sandy Creek
Class AAA – Gainesville vs. Peach Co.
Class AA – Calhoun vs. Buford
Class A – Savannah Christian vs. Wilcox Co.
GHSA BRACKETS: AAAAA | AAAA | AAA | AA | A
Finals topic: Review the 2009 season — biggest surprises, disappointments, most inspirational stories, who deserved the hype, who didn’t, players we’ll miss most and who’ll rule in 2010.
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topper
December 10th, 2009
3:50 pm
ENR- you aren’t the only one that is nervous! And I know you are just talking smack for fun!!! And a background in finance…. HMMMMM who would of thought it!!! As for coaching I moved here 8 years ago and from day one the system the coaches have in place here amaze me. I see it even more now with son on JV this year and the other on freshman.
snap-mare
December 10th, 2009
4:10 pm
If your gonna beat Calhoun your gonna have to shutoff the power supply that feeds the Rogers kid…that’s their QB. If you can’t stop the hand that feeds him – game over !
jcwfalcon
December 10th, 2009
4:41 pm
Thanks for the link ENR. I will try to pop in at Stats on Saturday. Stats just happens to be my favorite spot in the area. Anyone who has never been, get the nachos and prepare to be impressed.
Lissa
December 10th, 2009
4:41 pm
ENR – I am on FB, but can only access it at home. I’m a member of a few of the alumni groups, but there isn’t much activity with them. I will certainly find you at the party. I hope I can make it! Look for the chick with the white cane.
Black is Back
December 10th, 2009
4:56 pm
Go Cats!!
footballfan
December 10th, 2009
5:26 pm
Buford and Calhoun will be a great game. But i just think the wolves are going to pull this one out for a back to back to back state title.
wardawg
December 10th, 2009
5:27 pm
ENR,
What are the only programs that have won in the largest Classification this Decade?
Answer: Parkview(3), Lowndes(2) P-ridge/Roswell(1). Camden County(2).
How many AAAAA titles has Northside won?
Answer: Zero.
How many times has Northside beat Camden in AAAAA football?
Answer: Zero.
If Northside was going to stick around and play in AAAAA and establish themselves in AAAAA we can conversate. Northside has not established themselves to be consistant title contenders in AAAAA(not AAAA).
How many AAAAA state finals/semifinals has Northside made in AAAAA?
Answer(1)2009
How many semi finals and finals has Camden made in AAAAA?
Answer: (5) with (2) titles to boot.
This is AAAAA, not dismissing Northsides AAAA titles. But this is the “now”.
wardawg
December 10th, 2009
5:28 pm
Vikings my bad you guys have (3) AAAAA titles. Forgive me. Much love for the Vikes
BTOWN HERO
December 10th, 2009
5:40 pm
Yo ENR Im really happy for the Eagles making it to the GA Dome and I’m gonna let you finish BUT Camden county is gonna play their best game EVER ( 28-10). Just sayin
topper
December 10th, 2009
5:42 pm
ENR- You got em fired up now!!!
NHS (Northside High School)
December 10th, 2009
6:16 pm
I think someone has already started the pre-game partying!
NHS (Northside High School)
December 10th, 2009
6:27 pm
Its official, the AJC has just picked Camden to win, so Northside will win. An AJC pick is the kiss of death!
NHS (Northside High School)
December 10th, 2009
6:31 pm
I hear Camden has chartered 10 buses with 50 seats each just to carry its football team to the dome.
NHS (Northside High School)
December 10th, 2009
6:33 pm
Camden fans have told not to show up at the dome until 8:00PM so there will be some seating capacity left for the other teams playing earlier.
Michael Carvell
December 10th, 2009
6:40 pm
As far as Camden, it’s hard to bet against the defending state champion.
1 5 A fan
December 10th, 2009
6:46 pm
Well I for one would like to see Coach Nicks win a 5 A state title befor he moves back down to 4 A. He is a very good coacha d deservs to win it while he is still in 5 A. No disrespect to Camden and their coach who has also done a great job at setting up a winning program year after year. They will be back to fight for a 5 A title many more times to come, Coach Nicks wont have that chance. So hear is to a really good coach that I will miss having in 1 AAAAA. Good luck coach Nicks.
NTH Trojans
December 10th, 2009
7:52 pm
Lil jig,
I’m not disrespecting Peach Co. at all. Pius beat North Hall by 14, a team that Gainesville trounced in the regular season 55-12. As far as the Cairo game goes, Gainesville should have been up by 21 in the first quarter, it was by far the worst defensive game that Gainesville has played all season – and they only gave up 19 points, 17 by the defense. As far as this Saturday goes, I wish that I could be there, but prior commitments won’t allow me to be. I’m going to be able to watch Gainesville/ Peach Co, but that’s probably the only game that I will get to see Saturday. It’s going to be a very interesting game to watch, I really don’t know what to expect. Both teams breezed through the regular season in very good regions (1AAA had 2 teams in the quarters 1 in the semis, 7AAA had 3 teams in the quarters, 2 in the semis), Peach had 2 close games in the playoffs, Gainesville had one (by close games, I mean games decided by a 10 pionts or less), and both teams score a lot of points, while giving up very few. Which begs the question, defensive struggle or offensive slugfest?
NHS (Northside High School)
December 10th, 2009
7:52 pm
Okay, so the AJC picks Camden, what else is new, they also picked Peachtree Ridge and Newnan against Northside, see the trend here, they are always wrong, and the beat goes on. The AJC did not pick Northside because we are the underdog, a little 4A school against the mighty Camden who should be in 6A. The bigger they are the harder they fall.
mike
December 10th, 2009
8:59 pm
He ENR, I guess you missed last year when Camden beat Peachtree Ridge 21-14, the team you almost lost to last week at your home stadium, in the GEORGIA DOME. Get your facts straight.
So, let us be real. This is 2009, not previous years, and history is not what you say it is, and it does not matter. Every week, Camden has been getting better, stronger, faster, and hungrier, while Northside has been getting scares from second-rate teams. Heck, an offensively weak Newnan scored 24 on your “strong” defense. What do you think is going to happen Saturday night? Ask Lownes what happened on the first play from scrimmage in that game….48 yard PASS (not a run). They never were the same. Good luck stopping Aundre and Ean.
Herron has a big surprise for you. Actually, I will sleep soundly every night. I will be surprised if this one is close. Camden will win by more than one score. 13-2, back to back. Northside can have Atlanta and call it Eagle Nation, enjoy your stay while Camden takes the State Championship trophy back to Southeast Georgia.
Good luck to both teams. It will be a great game. Both teams are great programs, and whoever wins is most deserving. Oh,one more thing, no one really knows who will win, but I promise you that the best two teams are playing for the prize. IT WILL BE SETTLED ON THE FIELD, NOT HERE. But is sure is fun to talk smack, huh?
columbia Blue
December 10th, 2009
9:13 pm
Northside has a great team. That is why they are playing for a State Championship. Camden will have to play their best to win. I am a Camden Fan and anyone that makes comments in a negative manner against Northside is crazy. We respect Northside and we will never underestimate their abilities. Camden will be ready to play the game of their lives.We will always be in the hunt for a State Championship as long as we have Coach Herron and his staff. The coaching staff is the difference between being an average team and a great team. That is why Camden will win its third State Championship. The kids are well versed thus their abilities are enhanced. Camden will win. Go Cats
AA Region 6 Fan
December 10th, 2009
9:29 pm
NHS, Excuse me, but were you trying to make your school look better or give NS an excuse in case they lose, by complaining about Camden having so many more students. I don’t remember hearing Valdosta complain about playing much larger schools. In Buford’s run of 60 or so victories in a row, they played many larger schools including some AAAAA ones and they’re AA. Come to think of it, I don’t remember ever hearing Charlton County, with less than 500 students, complain about playing Camden and Lowndes, VOLUNTARILY IN THE REGULAR SEASON. Just as I think Charlton, who has been a model and feared program playing up in AA for years, will dominate in A, I think NS will do the same in AAAA, but it won’t be easy. Your playing up for a few years, is no big deal, the Savannah schools do it all the time, as do many other schools. Speaker Murphy forced the weak, money-hungry GHSA to make all private schools take their student count and then add one half more to determine which class they played in, so that his daughter or d-in-law could have a better chance of winning a debate championship at Bremen. Marist is actually a AA school and plays up in AAAA every year. I know there are many other schools which play up, and in every class there is a huge difference between the smallest and largest student bodies. So please brag on your school without saying there is something wrong about Camden being so much larger. Best of luck all schools!
camden fan
December 10th, 2009
9:36 pm
ENR : not sure where you get your info but Camden has played Newnan once in the Dome for the playoffs(03). Our 3 dome playoff losses were to Brookwood in 02(on a horrible call when we went for 2 and scored. Refs came out after game and admitted they screwed the call) and Lowndes 2x. That is our losses our win in the playoffs at the dome peachtree ridge (08)and newnan (03). Stop spewing the hate. Your still upset about last year but you need to let it go as you will have anither years worth of hate after saturday night to deal with !!! Go Cats !!
AA Region 6 Fan
December 10th, 2009
10:03 pm
As a fan of the only school to play both Buford and Calhoun this year, I have immense respect for the strengths of both schools and have no idea how either of them can lose. I’m excited – not quite as much as if Lovett were playing one of them again – about seeing this game and what each will have to do to win, hoping, of course, that whatever they do will be in the best of sportsmanship, If one builds a quick large lead, that will be no excuse to leave before my girlfriend(the fat lady) sings. Of course, Calhoun can score from anywhere at anytime, but Buford is far from predictable when they need something out of their norm, and they can control the clock with 9-minute drives. So I look for it to be excitng from the opening kickoff, especially if Calhoun receives, until the final whistle. Buford, some posters have commented that some of your intimidation efforts may have been illegal, and maybe also dangerous. If so, you can win without playing with the attitude that it’s not illegal if the refs don’t see/call it, so make 6AA proud with the way you play. Calhoun, you probably won’t score 49 points on the Wolves like you did on us, but you may still put up a much larger number than they usually allow. I didn’t see Fitzgerald, but, if they can put 28 on Buford, you certainly can. Buford, Calhoun is even more explosive than we were, but you have improved and I don’t see them getting a large lead quickly like you allowed us. Your aggressive defense could work against you with their having the ability to get the ball in many playmakers’ hands. If you don’t sack their QB several times, you could come up short. Calhoun, if you don’t have one or two safety valves every pass play, you could come up short. Will it be 38-34, 24-21, 14-6, or 31-17? And who will win? Who knows, but I can hardly wait! Go AA finalists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
SouthGARules
December 10th, 2009
10:29 pm
First of all, glad to hear from A Viking Fan: May your recovery be swift & without issues.
Second, if Buford & Northside win this weekend, does it mean that the Lovett School & Warner Robins are the defacto AA & AAAAA state champions?
AA Region 6 Fan
December 10th, 2009
11:16 pm
SGAR, No, because that would mean that if Camden wins, Hoover, AL would be the GA AAAAA champs. WR can claim what they want, but if Buford wins, Lovett is still going to be #3 or 4. That’s the way it works. These five championship games are all about and only about the ten teams which have made it this far. Nobody who was eliminated earlier, no matter the excuses offered, has any claim to being the champ or even second. We will still be proud of our one victory over Buford(just as we are of our game against Calhoun) and our entire season. Lovett has a great coaching staff and athletic department and our guys and girls always compete very well, and these seniors have had an exceptionally good three year run! Football is one of our many sports and our long record in winning or top three finishes for the annual Directors Cup is the envy of many schools. If we don’t win, another team from our region does. Unfortunately, many HS sports fans aren’t even familiar with that GHSA award, but it recognizes overall athletic success for each classification. Except for the fun of watching these last games, it is now what another poster accurately called “Girls’ Basketball Season”, which for us also includes great Wrestling and Swimming and Diving seasons. Cheers for all HS student athletes, but special thanks to those boys who love to prepare for and play football!!!!!
JayBo
December 10th, 2009
11:36 pm
JayBo’s picks:
Camden
Sandy Creek
Peach Co.
Buford(even tho I want Calhoun to win this really bad)
Wilcox Co
ibleedblueandorange
December 11th, 2009
12:25 am
I bleed it and am cheering for you but i cant call either team a winner till the end of the game, its just two top football teams playing their hearts out. Northside will come in with there game faces, just as will Camden but on this game i cant say one or the other just have to watch. As far a Wilcox and Peach yes those titles are going home with them, but the AAAAA game i cant call just have to wait and see…… will be a great game
Northside (please drop the WR)
December 11th, 2009
12:38 am
Wardawg, you are so wrong that it is sad, or you are deliberatley trying to deceive. OK throw out AAAAA if it makes you feel better, but we’ve beat Camden twice in the largest classification (when it was AAAA). Northside has been to three semifinals in the largest classification, and to the state championship twice now. I can’t remember if the championship game in 2001 was AAAA or AAAAA, but it was the state’s largest at the time. When I was a sophomore we took the long boring ride to Camden during the playoffs and beat them down at their house, and that was in the largest classification. Not to mention that both years we won AAAA we would have creamed the AAAAA champ. One of those years Warner Robins made it to the Dome in AAAAA after we had hammered them earlier in the year. Whatever makes you feel better I guess.
jlt0729
December 11th, 2009
12:49 am
Well the Northside Camden Game will be an interesting one that’s for sure…. I will be there, keeping the field clear and safe…Drive Carefully and remember its a Great day to be a NORTHSIDE EAGLE
mistermak
December 11th, 2009
2:28 am
Wardawg Camden beat Newnan in the dome in 03 20-10
montanto
December 11th, 2009
7:28 am
if northside play the middles school teams that camden played this year they could have put up 70 points to but when camden played a real team like lowndes i believe they scored 10 points the same score northside beat lowndes by so thats why this game will come down to which team plays mistake free football looking forward to a great game
JayBo
December 11th, 2009
8:42 am
What time is it? Game time!!! What time is it? Game time!!! LOL!!! Excited about heading downtown to the Dome to check the Calhoun-Buford game today…going with a group of about 10 and it should be fun!! Good luck to all the young men this weekend and everybody be safe!!!
cane fan
December 11th, 2009
9:31 am
good luck calhoun !!!!!!!! drop those wolves like a dirty sock
SouthGARules
December 11th, 2009
9:50 am
AA Region 6 Fan: Thanks for clearing that up. I was just illustrating the logic? used by UGA fans after they beat Tech, that they were anointing themselves ACC Champions just because they beat Tech. As far as the Directors Cup, that is usually won by the metro Atlanta schools. The Directors Cup weighs all sports equally. A football state title counts as much as a wrestling title in the scoring. Even though the metro Atlanta schools fare poorly in football (especially in AAAAA), they more than make up for it in other sports.
BIG CAT FAN
December 11th, 2009
10:40 am
I THINK CAMDEN HAS MORE THAN PROVED THERE SELF THIS SEASON VERY YOUNG TEAM BUT YET AT THE BIG DANCE AGAIN WHO KNOWS NSWR MAY BEAT THEM BUT THEY HAVE GOT IT TO DO
Wolverine2Blazer
December 11th, 2009
10:51 am
Come on Gladiators!!! Time to go back to the team and school of old and dominate like good ole Athens’ High used to. Bring back a championship to the REAL Death Valley!!!
Flyer
December 11th, 2009
11:02 am
SouthGARules
It depends on what you call Metro Atlanta. If that means inside the perimeter, Then you are probably right about matro Atlanta poor showing in football in the AAAAA division. I’m not really sure how many teams inside the perimeter are AAAAA anyway. But if you are including the greater Atlanta Area, then I think you will find that more schools from that area have made it into the Championship Game than South Georgia. Since the AAAAA division began in 2000 11 teams within 50 miles of Atlanta have made the championship. 4 of those have won (i’m counting the PTR/Roswell game as 1 win). The rest of the state has sent 9 teams to the championship (including this year) and has won 6 championships (incuding this year). South Georgia has the most titles and has done extremely well. But the facts are the greater metro Atlanta area has fared fairly well overall.
Jerry
December 11th, 2009
11:07 am
No score prediction, but I am feeling good about Northside. I think the Eagles win a close, tough game. Congrats to all teams, but especially to NHS!! Bring the trophy to Warner Robins!!
SportsFan31313
December 11th, 2009
11:23 am
Okay everybody, the moment of truth is almost near………
KD
December 11th, 2009
12:02 pm
To Monroe Area blogger,I hope they(Monroe)will be in the playoffs next year, with what we have coming back(at least 7 division 1 recruits,including a 5-star de)and dropping down to AAA.
SportsFan31313
December 11th, 2009
12:03 pm
EagleNationRising,
Countdown…………..
VIKING DAD
December 11th, 2009
12:25 pm
Northside 17 Camden 14; Sandy Creek 28 Clarke Central 14 ; Gainesville 24 Peach 10; Calhoun 31 Buford 28 ; Wilcox Co 14 Savannah Christian 10
SportsFan31313
December 11th, 2009
12:37 pm
VIKING DAD,
A prime example for informing people to not do drugs.
SportsFan31313
December 11th, 2009
12:39 pm
Camden County and Northside Warner Robins will be the battle of the coaches. Who out Coach who!
SouthGARules
December 11th, 2009
12:49 pm
Flyer: Sorry, let me clarify. With the exception of Gwinnett County, the metro Atlanta schools fare poorly (with the exception of Roswell sharing w/P’tree Ridge in 2006) in the largest classification. Cobb County’s last state title was in 1967, Clayton County won last in 1989, Dekalb won last in 1995. (Yes, I know Tucker won last year, but that was AAAA.)
wilcoxfan4life
December 11th, 2009
1:13 pm
wilcox….wilcox…….wilcox…..gonna rock the dome!!!!!!!
Flyer
December 11th, 2009
1:47 pm
SouthGARules
Thanks for the clarification.
Should be some great games this weekend!!
BIG CAT FAN
December 11th, 2009
2:15 pm
THAT MAY BE TRUE MONTANTO BUT IT DIDNT TAKE 3 OVER TIMES TO GET HERE BABY
SportsFan31313
December 11th, 2009
2:20 pm
State Champions
Class A Savannah Christian
Class AA Calhoun
Class AAA Peach County
Class AAAA Clarke Central
Class AAAAA Camden County
Now, you heard it from me
JD
December 11th, 2009
3:13 pm
Gainesville and Peach County both have tremendous athletes. Gainesville over Peach Co. 21-14. Watch out for #45. He is a Beast!!