Final rankings blog: We agree on No. 1

Stone

December 12th, 2010
1:48 pm

Go Creek!!!

Final AAAA Rankings....This is crazy

December 12th, 2010
1:58 pm

How can a team that played in the quarter finals be ranked less than 8th? How can a team that lost in the second round be ranked in the top eight?

It was proven on the field that quarter finalist are in the top eight and those who lost in the second round are no better than 9th.

Big Don

December 12th, 2010
1:59 pm

Good state championship games!!! Good talent showcased from all over the state of GA. Colquitt County exceptional speed and a very good quarterback. Much better than 9-6 record indicates!! Congrats Brookwood, you beat a lot of good teams and finished the deal with good defense and explosive backs!!! Good team effort Brookwood!!

wesleywhatwhat

December 12th, 2010
2:01 pm

let the BCS decide

Come On

December 12th, 2010
2:26 pm

Where was Monroe Area in the AAA they lost two games and the Cedar Grove team is in there

Slinger

December 12th, 2010
2:46 pm

I saw the top six in AAA – The top three are correct but Grady was better than Cairo and Burke County by far and should be # 4 .

sportsmommy74

December 12th, 2010
2:55 pm

@Come On, Cedar Grove made the top ten, because we deserve to be there. We beat Woodward Academy, beat Cartersville and Gainesville. We played a pretty tough schedule and gave Stephenson and LaGrange a run for their money. We’re not the Cedar Grove of old, the one that everyone ran over. We’re there because we deserve it. Notice has been given to the rest of AAA that we’re a better program than what we used to be. Congrats on a great season Cedar Grove….

Raider

December 12th, 2010
2:59 pm

Todd,

I get that ELCA’s only loss was to Clinch, but please justify Savannah Christian not being No. 2 in Class A. If you can say that Colquitt is the second best team in AAAAA with SIX losses, then please explain this OBVIOUS slight to Savannah Christian.

Football Fan

December 12th, 2010
3:08 pm

WHY is Burke County ranked #5 AAA that is CRAZY!!!!

GHSF Daily

December 12th, 2010
3:08 pm

“It was proven on the field that quarter finalist are in the top eight and those who lost in the second round are no better than 9th”

Not sure how it was proven on the field that Westminster, for example, was no better than the No. 9 team in Class AA because Westminster couldn’t beat Calhoun in the second round. What teams beat Westminster? Buford, Buford, Calhoun, Carrollton. Westminster beat semifinalist Lovett with a running clock. The draws tell you how far the teams advanced. Rankings are a subjective attempt to tell you how good the teams performed this season. Ranking teams based on rounds advanced in the state playoffs is one way to do it, but it’s not a realistic look at how good the teams really are, IMO.

”Where was Monroe Area in the AAA they lost two games and the Cedar Grove team is in there.”

Cedar Grove 34, Gainesville 25
Gainesville 49, Monroe Area 17

There’s more to it than that because Cedar Grove also had two losses to non-playoff teams when their star WR did not play in early season, but I don’t think anyone would argue that Monroe Area was better than Gainesville, and Cedar Grove beat Gainesville in the playoffs.

GHSF Daily

December 12th, 2010
3:20 pm

“Burke County by far and should be # 4 .” and ”WHY is Burke County ranked #5 AAA that is CRAZY!!!!”

Cairo was ranked ahead of Burke County entering the playoffs. Both lost to Carrollton. What happened to change things? I don’t think Burke should be rewarded for getting to play Carrollton later than Cairo did.

”The top three are correct but Grady was better than Cairo and Burke County by far and should be # 4 .”

I can see putting Grady at #4. … Grady might’ve been better than those two, but they didn’t play, so we have to look at how each handled their seasons. All three lost to good teams, but Cairo never lost otherwise, and Burke avenged its loss (and I’m not counting a loss to Lowndes, which would’ve beaten all three). Grady lost to Blessed Trinity. I know that’s ancient history, but when you’re judging three pretty equal teams, I think it’s admissible evidence. But if you want to argue that Grady was competitive in its playoff loss and the other two weren’t so much, I’d say that’s a fair argument. You might be right.

Final AAAA Rankings....This is crazy

December 12th, 2010
3:31 pm

“Rankings are a subjective attempt to tell you how good the teams performed this season. Ranking teams based on rounds advanced in the state playoffs is one way to do it, but it’s not a realistic look at how good the teams really are, IMO.believe that teams should gain or lose rankings based on their “on field performance” not what others subjectively think. You can’t argue some teams have an easier draw than others because eventually to be the best you have to beat the best. If your team can not rise to the task each week then there is no way you can argue that that they were better than teams that won.
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gap118

December 12th, 2010
3:39 pm

The rankings should not be based just on how far you made it into the playoffs. If you had to face the team that ended up #1 and that was your only loss for the year then you could and maybe should be in the top 5 as long as there were no other 1 loss teams. Still a great finish to the high school football season.

GHSF Daily

December 12th, 2010
3:49 pm

”I get that ELCA’s only loss was to Clinch, but please justify Savannah Christian not being No. 2 in Class A. If you can say that Colquitt is the second best team in AAAAA with SIX losses, then please explain this OBVIOUS slight to Savannah Christian.”

Tough question, although not one I wasn’t anticipating. The short answer is that the variables in Class AAAAA were much different than in Class A. there wasn’t an ELCA-like team vying for Colquitt’s spot.

As far as ranking philosophy, I start with the premise that the playoff champion will be ranked No. 1. If Team A beats Team B in the PLAYOFFS, then I rank Team A higher.

If I do that in Class AAAAA, Colquitt County must be ranked higher than Grayson, and all the teams on that side of the draw, including North Gwinnett (11-1), which has 5 fewer losses. Colquitt won that draw, and they deserve to be No. 1 among those teams, just as Brookwood is No. 1 over all 32 teams in the draw.

Then, I look for teams on the other side that might be more deserving of the No. 2 ranking than the state runner-up. But as I said, there really isn’t an ELCA-like team on Brookwood’s side of the AAAAA draw.

If Lowndes had beaten Collins Hill and lost to Brookwood, then Lowndes is probably No. 2 ahead of Colquitt. But Collins Hill is the best candidate from Brookwood’s side to be No. 2, and I didn’t think CH had done enough to ”jump” Colquitt. But I think the argument could be made to put CH ahead. In fact, I think an argument could be made to put Colquitt anywhere from No. 2 to No. 7, depending on your ranking philosophy.

In the case of Savannah Christian, that’s probably the toughest call to make of any in the rankings. It’s hard not to see it as an insult. But I had a choice: Be politically correct and put SC at #2 just to avoid having to take criticism, or I could take a hard look at the seasons of SC and ELCA and make a controversial decision. Both beat Wesleyan, both lost to Clinch. One lost to Calvary Day.

GHSF Daily

December 12th, 2010
3:52 pm

”The rankings should not be based just on how far you made it into the playoffs. If you had to face the team that ended up #1 and that was your only loss for the year then you could and maybe should be in the top 5 as long as there were no other 1 loss teams.”

I agree with you, Gap.

Raider

December 12th, 2010
4:11 pm

“In the case of Savannah Christian, that’s probably the toughest call to make of any in the rankings. It’s hard not to see it as an insult. But I had a choice: Be politically correct and put SC at #2 just to avoid having to take criticism, or I could take a hard look at the seasons of SC and ELCA and make a controversial decision. Both beat Wesleyan, both lost to Clinch. One lost to Calvary Day.”

I understand your reasoning, but I think you give far too much credit to ELCA for playing in a weak region and far too little credit to a team that won all of its playoff games on the road. ELCA’s signature win came against Wesleyan, while their playoff wins came over Washington-Wilkes (4-7) and George Walton (10-2, but in a very down 8-A this year) whereas Savannah Christian won at Region 1-A champs Mitchell County (only other loss to AA Thomasville), won at Charlton County in the Swap (9-3, but not nearly the Charlton of old), at the House that Larry Built in Lincolnton (10-3) and at Wesleyan. I don’t think that it would have been politically correct to put SCPS as No. 2 just because they made the finals. I think it would have been deserved based on who they had to beat and where they had to do it. Again, sort of like the same argument for having Colquitt there.

hurricane

December 12th, 2010
5:12 pm

The top 8 teams in the state would get the top 8 spots than you decide the last two. Gainsville and st.plus should not be automatic. that’s crazy

GHSF Daily

December 12th, 2010
5:16 pm

Raider: Good points. I might argue that SC put itself in the position of having to win those tough games b/c of stumping its toe in the regular season. Also, I didn’t mean to say that putting SC at #2 was PC. I meant to say that putting SC at #2 — simply because they made the final, by default — would be PC. SC’s case for the #2 record is very strong, no doubt. Your points about the accomplishments on the road in the playoffs are very good.

uwillbtuckedaway

December 12th, 2010
5:30 pm

Congratulations to Chattahooche.

Watched some of the game on Friday and was quite impressed with your team on both sides of the ball.

The Freshmen running back is a BEAST already.

Also, congratulations to Starr’s Mill on a great season too!

Finally had a chance to watch a replay of the semi-final game. Still clearly Starr’s Mill was the better team that night, and our mistakes combined with your play making landed you in the dome.

Thoughts of the fun of watching a Hooch Tucker match up did cross my mind.

Maybe next year!

the facts

December 12th, 2010
5:31 pm

martin luther king at #10 at 8 and 4 something is not right !! Hell is gonna be full of cheating officials ,biased sportswriters;and the Ghsa. you all need to repent and prepare to face your maker

AAA

December 12th, 2010
5:45 pm

So Monroe Area only loses 2 games this year, one to the state champ and one to the #10 team, and no ranking? You make excuses for Cedar Grove, but Monroe played 3 qtrs of the Gainesville game w/o their starting QB who had a dislocated shoulder. Politics as usual.

Felon

December 12th, 2010
5:58 pm

AAA-aside from Monroe’s 2 losses, they did not play anyone. They should have a stellar record considering the competition they faced all year. They got hammered in their last game-a true relfelction of that teams’ ability.

plowboy

December 12th, 2010
6:32 pm

This Viking fan believes that everyone knows that NSWR and Camden should be ranked and the officiating crew of Rusty Wynn and Don Lyles should be FIRED !!!!

NYCDAWGFAN

December 12th, 2010
6:40 pm

Burke County deserves to be number 4, but I am cool with and understand the number 5 ranking. Congrats to all the champs, this was truly a great year of high school football. I’m looking forward to next years rankings… Where will the Burke County Bears start next year with all of the skill players returning?

FIRE

December 12th, 2010
6:48 pm

RAIDER–
First you guys are a great football team and arguing over whether who should be #2 and #3 is really challenging. Here is how I see it:
ELCA was up on Clinch 27-26 with 1:30 to go in the fourth at Clinch in the pouring rain and lost. You guys had a neutral field vs Clinch and never led in the game. The region anyone plays in is irrelevant, ELCA doesn’t pick its region. You lost to Calvary which gave you a second loss. You shouldn’t have lost that game and you would have been number 2. Your path through the playoffs wasn’t as bad as you make it out. By fnishing fourth you landed into a great bracket. Charlton and Lincoln were way down this year. You did the same thing that ELCA did which is go to Wesleyan and beat them. So what is the difference between ELCA and you besides the fact that ELCA played Clinch tougher than you did at Clinch? You lost to Calvary which is like ELCA losing to Landmark. They didn’t and you did. You don’t lose to Calvary and you have a legitimate complaint. Give ELCA your path to the dome and they are in it as well.

bgn46lewis

December 12th, 2010
7:03 pm

I agree with Fire regarding ELCA. They had Clinch beat at Clinch. They were ranked #2 before that game and lost to the #1 team. Of course I am a Henry County fan. On a side note, I find it funny that Dutchtown beat Thomas County Central which beat Colquitt County. Does that mean Dutchtown could beat Colquitt County?

Player of the year: Timmy Byerly – Chattahoochee QB (51 TD’s = enough said)

I assume he has a scholarship to play at the next level…where is he going?

sportsmommy74

December 12th, 2010
7:09 pm

@AAA, really no excuses were made, facts were presented and the rankings are what they are. If we had been able to have our WR ready for the games that we lost early we might have been a two loss team as well. We played a tougher schedule than you guys did. Sour grapes aren’;t good for anyone.You would think that we should all stick together since we are 3A.

sportsmommy74

December 12th, 2010
7:10 pm

And another thing, how is it politics as usual? Cedar Grove hadn’t even been to a playoff game since 1991… I’m confused….

GO UG!

December 12th, 2010
7:16 pm

Fire, well said. Hats off to the AJC, you got the single A rankings correct. ELCA is the #2 team. I was at the Clinch/ELCA game and ELCA gave that game away. I am not taking anything from Clinch because they never quit fighting.

GO UG!

December 12th, 2010
7:17 pm

Oh and Savannah Christian, you didn’t get near the yards rushing on Clinch as ELCA did.

GO UG!

December 12th, 2010
7:20 pm

Let me clarify I don’t mean literally gave the game away I mean had they had one more break it would have been a different game.

poor.ole.lambert

December 12th, 2010
7:46 pm

To All … I have been pondering for some time … I would like to congratulate Buford on 4 straight. I do believe they should stay in AA … they cannot compete at the AAA, AAAA, or AAAAA levels … not enough students or talent of players as compared to the larger schools and elite larger programs. These other classifications just have too many kids to pick from … Buford can only pick from 1 middle school and clearly they don’t recruit! I’m surprised their numbers don’t allow them to play in A. They are the best AA program in Georgia football history, but no where close as it relates to the best in Georgia High School history. Just thinking!

I don’t like Marist, but they would dominate Buford! There history proves they believe they can compete with the larger programs and they do! Great job to Marist!

@ GO UG! … they got flooded by a strong and mighty river – the Hooch. Good team – Starr’s Mill; great team in the Hooch.

Too bad next year will be rough for Hooch!

Purist

December 12th, 2010
7:49 pm

I saw Carrollton play St. Pius, Burke County, and Cairo. St. Pius was by far better than both Burke County and Cairo. In fact, St. Pius (other than Sandy Creek obviously) gave Carrollton their toughest game all year. Therefore, St. Pius should be ranked higher than both Cairo and Burke County.

GHSF Daily, you really don’t know what your talking about. Both Burke and Cairo were weak teams and had they played in a tougher conference, would not have made the playoffs. Therefore, they both made it by default.

iTiSi

December 12th, 2010
7:50 pm

Love the fact the AJC HS sports team is claiming 4 champions from the “metro Atlanta” area. That is quite a stretch but was to be expected. It’s not good enough for them just to say 4 North GA champions. Nope, got to have that Atlnata tag stuck to them. Would bet most of them, if not all, would disagree with being lumped in with Atlanta schools. Bet you next year they will be claiming any champion from Macon northward! Doing such as this is, in my book, rather childish.

Raider

December 12th, 2010
8:35 pm

FIRE and GO UG, please don’t think for a second that I am bashing ELCA at all in any way. Just stating my case before the jury, lol. But UG, I could argue your two points by saying that ELCA didn’t hold the Clinch offense to nearly the rushing yards that SCPS did and that if SCPS had one more break (not fumbling after the field goal) it would have been a different game. Again, not at all a swipe at ELCA, just a good debate. You say po-TA-to, I say po-Tah-to. We’re all No. 2 because there can only be one No. 1, and the Panthers are a very deserving champion.

Douglas Patterson

December 12th, 2010
8:59 pm

Interesting and ??? that you put the runnerup in the championship game 2nd in all categories except the A classification. Why Eagles Landing before the runnerup Savannah Christian? Pehaps because it’s an Atlanta area school?

Chan

December 12th, 2010
9:04 pm

Just because Marist chooses to play in AAAA, doesn’t mean anything. Buford would roll over Marist by a minimum of two touchdowns. I’m being kind to Marist. Buford has better players and that’s the bottom line.

GO UG!

December 12th, 2010
9:08 pm

Raider, good post you had me laughing. I think we can all agree that Clinch, Savanna Christian and ELCA are THREE GOOD TEAMS!
Cmon Doug, it has nothing to do with ELCA being 30 miles south of Atlanta, they are a strong team. Do you know how many yards that there sophmore running back gained on Clinch? I think even you would be impressed.

SickandTired

December 12th, 2010
9:10 pm

I have a hard time understanding how you’d leave South Gwinnett out of the top 10. Their losses were to Lowndes, State Champion Brookwood and quarterfinalist Mill Creek. Plus you have a MLK team that they beat at 10. I’ll hang up and listen.

SickandTired

December 12th, 2010
9:11 pm

South Gwinnett also beat Grayson.

GO UG!

December 12th, 2010
9:12 pm

Douglas, again ELCA had Clinch beat in the final two minutes of the game at Clinch, 27-26. SC only scored 2 TDs on Clinch. I bet you if Clinch had to pick between ELCA and SC to play a rematch it wouldn’t be ELCA.

JAYBO

December 12th, 2010
9:29 pm

A 8-4 Brunswick 3 spots ahead of an 11-2 Dutchtown in AAAA….are you serious????? You got to be kidding me!!!!!

WHAT??

December 12th, 2010
9:47 pm

You folks are crazy if you think that ELCA should be ranked above SCPS. Now that’s not a slap at ELCA. FIRE, the ELCA stats against Clinch mean nothing and I’m not sure why they are even in the conversation considering they were not playing for the championship. Now, go back and look at how Clinch scored against SCPS. Big plays….the punt return and passes. Turnovers were the key to the game and it gave Clinch a short field. SCPS gave up less that 50 yards rushing. Actually, both teams defenses were good. Clinch was EXTREMELY fast!! Shoulda coulda woulda doesn’t count!!! As good as ELCA was, they were not in the big game and SCPS should be 2nd. They absolutely should have been there and deserved to be!

WHAT??

December 12th, 2010
9:48 pm

UG, did ELCA BEAT Clinch????

WarEagle

December 12th, 2010
10:03 pm

Why is Brunswick (4 losses) ranked and Marist (3 losses, including a 2OT loss to Tucker and a loss by just 3 to state champs Hooch in the playoffs) not?

Brwil6

December 12th, 2010
10:19 pm

Hooch fan here. Agree with WarEagle. Why isn’t Marist ranked in the top 10 ? That was the 2nd toughest game that Hooch played in the 15-0 run.

Thehillisreal

December 12th, 2010
10:23 pm

Grady should be ranked 4th. They collasped against peach county.

GHSF Daily

December 12th, 2010
11:01 pm

”Why is Brunswick (4 losses) ranked and Marist (3 losses, including a 2OT loss to Tucker and a loss by just 3 to state champs Hooch in the playoffs) not?”

Marist’s best win is over SWD, a team that lost handily in the first round. Brunswick’s best win is over Ware County, a team that made the QF. Brunswick also beat Coffee, a team probably on par w/ SWD, if not better.

Marist lost to a non-playoff team, Dunwoody, 20-0. Brunswick’s worst loss was to Statesboro, which made the semifinals.

If close matters, which it does to some degree, then, yes, Marist played Tucker & Chattahoochee close, but Marist also played Lakeside close, needing overtime to beat a team that finished 2-8. Brunswick went overtime with Valdosta (#6 in AAAAA) and overtime with Statesboro (#4 in AAAA).

”Hooch fan here. Agree with WarEagle. Why isn’t Marist ranked in the top 10 ? That was the 2nd toughest game that Hooch played in the 15-0 run.”

The problem is that Marist didn’t play that like often enough.

WHAT??

December 12th, 2010
11:05 pm

And, honestly, these “rankings” mean nothing especially to the GHSA.

B-TownWolves5Peat

December 12th, 2010
11:09 pm

If your not ranked #1……… who really cares, 2-10 who remembers you?

Jon

December 12th, 2010
11:10 pm

If you didn’t win the whole thing, does it really matter?

WHAT??

December 12th, 2010
11:15 pm

Financially, YES!!!

Bill30078

December 12th, 2010
11:17 pm

Congrats on my Brookwood Broncos!!! There were other years when I expected our boys to contend for the title but this wasn’t the year. I am so proud of you! I believe the lost to Dacula helped in the long run along with tough games against Grayson, Collins Hills, and South Gwinnett. Great championship game and win against a Colquitt County team that played well with lots of speed. I am somewhat suprised that Camden County and South Gwinnett did not make the final rankings. I will be hoping for a repeat next year with many players returning but I will be watching the usual powerhouses (Lowdnes, Camden, North Gwinnett, and Grayson) as well as an impressive upstart (Hillgrove). Congrats to all the teams and their fans.

Hairy05

December 13th, 2010
12:10 am

Another nit picky thing, but I question why Statesboro is #4 instead of #3 or #2 in AAAA. Chattahoochee beat them on a last second, awful looking, lucky to get through the uprights FG to win by 1 point. (I was at the game but have no real connection to either team). Then the Hooch whips SM by 24 for the title. I would suggest that Statesboro be ranked higher than SM even though the panthers only lost 1 game. Another jab at a south georgia school? (haha, just kidding, I like to stir the pot). Was this ranking only based on W-L then?

ARdawg

December 13th, 2010
12:11 am

There’s #1 and then there’s everybody else. The hair splitting over ELCA and SCLA being 2 or 3 means you guys really have no debate or anything to discuss. It’s a moot point. Those were two fine teams but neither was #1

BcS2010

December 13th, 2010
12:29 am

Its time 4 Tucker to start preparing for a 2011 championship!!

wolfbait67

December 13th, 2010
12:32 am

B-Town Wolves5Peat….has a nice ring to it, as Dale Earnhardt would say looking out his rear view mirror, “here come the 1st losers” as he crosses the finish line……V Peat does have a nice ring to it…Does Carver come to Tom Riden next year?

Blue and Old Gold

December 13th, 2010
1:01 am

Not if SWD has anything to say about it BcSS2010. And so the new season begins

EricMann

December 13th, 2010
1:21 am

Where’s Bremen? C’mon, they at least deserve to be in the freaking top 10!!! Go Big Blue…

Ron Hyatt

December 13th, 2010
1:26 am

Now if you morons would only pay so much attention to what is being done to you by your Goobermint. Bread and Circuses.

A panther fan with a lot of respect.

December 13th, 2010
5:42 am

Granted SC and ELC were both tough teams. Bobby Bowden said it best you can’t win championships without a little luck. Clinch had a little luck with ELC and SC, one bad break in both games and a lot of things could have changed. Last year Clinch had Wilcox beat and with a little luck and talent they pulled out a victory in the closing minutes of the game, otherwise I feel Clinch would have been repeating as state champs. Look at Clinch’s region this year: Charlton preseason No 1, (never count out a Mcworter team and will be tough next year), Wilcox is loaded for next year! Region 2A this year and the same for next will be class A’s equivilant to class AAAAA’s region 1AAAAA. Charlton, Clinch and Wilcox will beat one another up. Tough to say the state Championship will come from here. Class A has had an emergence of talented teams the past couple of years and expect it to be tough again next year. ELC and SC were two programs that carried themselves with a lot of class and will be back at it next year.

jimb

December 13th, 2010
7:12 am

Millcreek number eight,beat etowah and south, played Colquitt great and held them to 27 points. they earned the right.

Ocee

December 13th, 2010
7:15 am

I believe the Byerly kids is going to ARMY.

Tucker rules

December 13th, 2010
7:34 am

Its all over and people are still crying about rankings, It really does not matter 2nd place is just the first loser. I think Burke County ranking is about right they played well this year and every player on there roster lives in Burke County No other team can say that.

Panther Dad

December 13th, 2010
7:35 am

Great Season of Football. With Regards to the Class A rankings, SC and ELCA are both fine programs. Both played Clinch tough. But my opinion and i saw both games against Clinch, ELCA was tougher. I honestly thought Clinch was gonna lose when the score was 7-0 ELCA. I agree, if Clinch was to have a rematch i doubt seriously if they would want to play ELCA. Really, if Dorsey passes were a little more on target in the first half, Clinch would have killed SC in a air show. Clinch’s receivers are too fast.

Fred

December 13th, 2010
8:11 am

@iTiSi , It is fair to call them Atlanta teams based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area. See http://www.atlantaregional.com/File%20Library/Info%20Center/gis/GIS%20Maps/rs_ARC_Regions_Map_11×17_032409.pdf if you have questions about the included counties. Two teams are from Gwinnett, one from North Fulton and one from Fayetteville/Tyrone. So far, I’ve only seen one person from Sandy Creek that did not want to be associated with Atlanta.

KD

December 13th, 2010
8:47 am

In your AAA rankings,Monroe Area finished in the final eight, a team that can beat St.Pius,Burke,& Cedar Grove(5losses?)overall GREAT team speed, on both sides of the ball, and was beaten by SC on a wet soggy field, the offense just couldn’t get going. Yes, they didn’t play a tough schedule, but they can’t help that almost everyone in their region was just down this year, they played them and beat them convinceably, just like Gainesville did. I just don’t see a team with 5 losses in the top 10, by the way what was Monroe’s final ranking ? 11th, no justice a ALL to a great team that should have been in the top 8 in the state of Georgia, picked by a bunch of people(putting it nicely) that probably never played the game in high school, and most of you if not all probably never saw Monroe play this year, just look at the stats !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike

December 13th, 2010
8:51 am

I told you way back that Stephenson wasn’t that good but they stayed highly ranked until they fell in the playoffs. Surprise, surprise they didn’t make the final top 10.

Vegasjs

December 13th, 2010
8:52 am

4A rankings from the perspective of a Hooch Fan:

1. Hooch
2. Marist (Gave Hooch Best Game)
3. Statesboro (Close Game – But Should Have Been a Wider Margin)
4. Starrs Mill (Off Day in Finals)
5. Tucker (Could Have Been a Shootout)
6. Kell (Also Could Have Been a Shootout)
7. Dutchtown (Showed Some Life Late)

Thats All I Have – The rest would be a SWAG.

Patriot Power

December 13th, 2010
8:56 am

I know about 7000 (the population of Tyrone) from Sandy Creek who do not want to be associated with Atlanta. The whole North/South thing is really about Camden, Lowndes, and Valdosta vs. the Gwinnett schools in AAAAA. Schools who are not in either of those groups nor in AAAAA don’t really care about it. There are great schools and not-so-great schools found in all areas of Georgia.

If you look at the RESA divisions of the state (http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/findaschool.aspx), regions 6 & 7 make up the area I would consider West Central Georgia. The metro area is Region 4.

Cloud 9

December 13th, 2010
9:06 am

What has Michael Carvell been drinking?

Camden County, Clark Central, Northside, Marist, Charlton Cty, etc. not ranked in final poll. Crazy! The fair thing– if you are going to do it this way, only rank after the play-offs. Maybe during the season in alphabetical (mis-spelled) order just say, these are the teams AJC believes are the best teams in each classification without ranking them.

HoochFan

December 13th, 2010
9:31 am

Chattahoochee played a fantastic game!! Never in doubt! Defense stepped up BIG!

Surprisingly, I believe that Byerly only has offers from Air Force, Furman and mayber Navy. I imagine that there will be much more interest, and he will be playing at the next level.

Freshman RB Chase Nelson is a beast! Would have been interesting seeing him play behind this year’s O-Line! It won’t be as easy next year, but he should be able to run all over Lambert! (jk Lambert – I appreciate all the support throughout the play-offs–I saw several Lambert folks down at the dome)

I think that Marist should be ranked instead of Dutchtown (and Brunswick, but who really knows, because now we’re just speculating again. Without actually playing each other, it’s all guesswork. Before the games were played, both Marist & Statesboro were “supposed” to be better than Hooch, mainly because of their prior play-off success.

What an awesome season!! Now I’m ready for some Hooch Basketball!!

GO HOOCH!!

Jim

December 13th, 2010
9:37 am

In hard eonomic times the season is much too long. A region champ in ten games should not play a number 4 or 3 seed where there is an obvious lack of motivation. Eliminate at least two rounds. In the state championship game if the teams are from Macon or deep in Georgia let them decide on the neutral site and not be required to go to the dome unless they agree and want to go to the dome. For instance if Camden and Valdosta were playing let them play it within reasonable driving distance or do a coin flip and not be required to play in the dome. It is a clear advantage for metro teams to play there versus the rest of the state in travel time, wear and tear on bus machinery, gasoline expense as well as on players, coaches and fans and their cars. This isn’t the NFL. In this tough economy people need to conserve their resources.

Tiger4Life

December 13th, 2010
9:41 am

@Tucker rules

Your’re right!!! If your’re not in 1st you’re losing and nobody remembers who finished second. It’s time to get over it and start getting ready for next season.

Laughing out Loud

December 13th, 2010
9:47 am

Why on God’s green earth do you care where your ranked if you didn’t win the Championship lol!!! I mean going after #10 ranked MLK and #8 ranked Ceder Grove is simply retarded do you really wanna be ranked 10 that bad lol!! And you obviously don’t watch college football or you would know that even though Michegan State went 10-1 the same as Wis. and OSU why they are not beefing about a BCS birth.. Goodness people its one number 1 argure about which state champ is number one in the state not why your possible #10 team got slighted lol!!

Recruiter

December 13th, 2010
9:49 am

Why don’t we play several more games and have a true state champion? I believe the two 5A teams would beat all comers and would play again to annoint a true state champion, but it would be more interesting than what we have now.

Jim

December 13th, 2010
10:07 am

Recruiter. You must have a ton of money.

AAA Rankings???? WTF

December 13th, 2010
10:10 am

If a team plays in the quarterfinals, should not that team be ranked in the final poll? Monroe Area played and lost to Sandy Creek in the quarterfinals but they were left out of the final rankings. WTF!!!!

Douglas Patterson

December 13th, 2010
10:15 am

Go UG:

Do you know how many yards rushing Clinch had against SCPS? Less than 50! How many yards rushing did ELC give up against Clinch? Fact is, Savannah Christian played Clinch in the championship. ELC did not. In every other class the runnerup was awarded #2 ranking. That’s the fact. All other comments are irrelevant. Again, putting ELC above Savannah Christian is only because it is 30 miles south of Atlanta!!

pmuckle

December 13th, 2010
10:15 am

Who gives a crap! I’M SO HAPPY THAT CHEATERS COLQUITT COUNTY DID NOT WIN THE STATE TITLE!!!! CAN’T BRING YA OWN REFS TO THE DOME FOOLS!!!

GO UG!

December 13th, 2010
10:16 am

Panther Dad, I was thinking this morning that Dorsey was much more accurate with his passes against ELCA than he was against SC. Clinch has some very good receivers who can catch. Conversely, the ELCA QB was more accurate against Wesleyan than he was against Clinch. ELCA’s receiver Reeves is a great receiver but the QB just couldn’t get the ball to him against Clinch. I kept thinking during the championship game that SC was lucky that Dorsey was overthrowing his receivers. He was spot on against ELCA. That #23 for Clinch is one scrappy, fighting runner. Anyway, congratulations to everyone who even made the playoffs.

pmuckle

December 13th, 2010
10:17 am

YES COLQUITT COUNTY LOST!!!!! CHEATERS

Hawk Fan

December 13th, 2010
10:20 am

pmuckle – What game or games are you saying Colquitt County cheated in?

Douglas Patterson

December 13th, 2010
10:25 am

Go UG:

Savannah Christian wasn’t “lucky.” Their defense pressured and confused the excellent Clinch quarterback to cause those overthrows.

KD

December 13th, 2010
10:28 am

This is the CORRECT rankings in AAA
1-Sandy Creek
2-Carrollton
3-Peach
4-Cairo(tie)
4-Monroe Area(tie)
6-Grady
7-Gainesville
8-Burke County
9-Baldwin
10-????

Also, in Class A, you did George Walton an injustice, I guess if these two schools GWA & Monroe were in the shadows of downtown they would get more respect.I also believe that Monroe would have given Carrollton and Peach a run for their money if they would have played each other.

KD

December 13th, 2010
10:32 am

To GHSF, does the rankings stop at #10, I remember when you use to have a Top 15 or 20, what was the final ranking of Monroe Area, since you did them a gravely injustice and left them out of the Top 10.

georgiaboi

December 13th, 2010
10:34 am

is hooch and sandy creek going to be loaded next year

GO UG!

December 13th, 2010
10:40 am

Doug, there is no doubt that SC has a great team or they would not have been in the State Playoffs. ELCA pressured him as well but he was more accurate against them. Make no mistake, ELCA has a fine football team and will be back in the hunt next year. Did you you read the 7:35 AM post by Panther Dad? I realize that SC is your team and you should support, cheer and defend them but they did have another loss. Congratulations on making the big game two years in a row.

Buzz

December 13th, 2010
10:43 am

Monroe area was a joke!! They got blown off the field by SANDY CREEK!!! GO CREEEEEEEKKKKK!!!! Back to Back!!! Way to go Coach Walker and your coaching staff!!!!!

GooeyCake

December 13th, 2010
10:46 am

Really must SUCK to be a Calhoun fan. In my opinion the GHSSA needs to look hard at Region 7 AA and make some changes. Calhoun needs some competition to help make them a better team. Maybe they should step down to Class A or maybe find a head coach that can win the big game?
I’m filling Coach Lamb’s stocking with Lunesta and Ambien for Christmas cause he’s going to need it. Instead of counting sheep as he sleeps he counts Buford players scoring touchdowns. LMAO

Laughing out Loud

December 13th, 2010
10:59 am

If you lose in the quarterfinals and everybody else ranked in the top 10 didn’t please shut up!! You had your chance you choke had an off day whatever you are simply Boise State going to the Las Vegas bowl lol!! You CAN lose all your respect with one lost Monroe Area get over it and try again next year lol!!

Douglas Patterson

December 13th, 2010
11:04 am

I care less about what Panther Dad said. Who knows? The fact is that SC played Clinch in the championship, not ELC. In every other class the runnerup was awarded #2, except in Class A. Neither ELC or SC beat Clinch. But SC and Clinch played in the championship.

WarEagle

December 13th, 2010
11:08 am

@georgiaboi: Hooch is losing key senior starters at QB; WR; 4-5 offensive lineman; nose tackle; linebacker; kicker; and a few other spots. I’d be impressed if they can replicate their success in 2011.

georgiaboi

December 13th, 2010
11:14 am

is sandy creek going to be loaded next year

KD

December 13th, 2010
11:16 am

To Buzz, 2 fumbles inside the 20, a long punt return, and a long pass to the 2, right before half, you take away those situations and it would have been a blow away, but I wasn’t talking about SC, you were the one that brought it up.

NYCDAWGFAN

December 13th, 2010
11:27 am

Purist: You have lost your mind. Look at Burke County’s record, strength of regular season schedule, and playoff run. ‘Nuff said…. Leave the Bears alone or you will get bitten

Buzz

December 13th, 2010
11:30 am

KD any more excuses????? The game wasn’t even close and they called off the dogs in the 3rd and 4th quarter!!! KD you must be related to the Peach County fans!!!!!

NYCDAWGFAN

December 13th, 2010
11:32 am

KD: Same to you kid.

Buzz

December 13th, 2010
11:33 am

KD look back at your 8:47 post and then you tell me who started making excuses????

GooeyCake

December 13th, 2010
11:45 am

Poor ole Lambert………I feel sorry for you being so ignorant about Buford HS football. Buford can compete at any classification level. Ask Clarke Central whom Buford spanked in the preseason scrimmage. Ask Gainesville as well. Buford could line up and beat the State Champ from any classification that won in the dome this past weekend. Marist couldn’t hold Buford’s dirty jock. Bring it…….you moron.

Atl Ball Fan

December 13th, 2010
11:45 am

Burke county plays no one in the regular season but washington county, they had easy bracket got past baldwin and crisp by one point beat cedar grove and got demolished by carrollton, so explain why they deserve to be #5 when there are better teams under them

NYCDAWGFAN

December 13th, 2010
11:55 am

Atl Ball Fan: Really bro? Shall I school thee in the truths of high school football (assuming of course that you played at some point… from the sound of it probably not). I’ll just say one of the many glaring facts. Burke County was a semi finalist. Period. End of discussion. A win is a win and a loss is a loss. The Bears were one of the final 4 so number 5 is the least they deserve… P.S. how is it such an easy bracket when a strong favorite in Gainseville got booted? Funny how people’s views change now. Go back and read the posts and blogs about some of the teams from the “weak” bracket that the Bears came out of. I’ll continue if I have to, but the final 4 is the final 4.

Richard Alpert

December 13th, 2010
11:59 am

Where is Clarke Central in the 4A rankings? Undefeated during regular season (including shutout of then #6 Flowery Branch), top 3 the entire season and lost one game in the 2nd round (mainly because 3 defensive starters were out). The Gladiators also have D1 prospects Martay Mattox, Alan Posey, and (JR) Quenshaun Watson

WarEagle

December 13th, 2010
12:00 pm

Well, don’t know about a dirty jock, but Marist would love the chance to compete with Buford every year. Great team, great competition. I am sure Marist could hold its own, but let’s strap it on and find out! Buford deserves nothing but praise for its high-level program.

"THE CANNON RULES !!!"

December 13th, 2010
12:04 pm

Well for any of us that enjoy HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL this was a great weekend! Watched the Saturday games on TV (Thanks GPB) but went to the THRASHERS game on friday night at Phillips and was able to get to the dome for the last 10+ minutes of the CHATTAHOOCHEE / STARRS MILL game.

By this point in the game it was all but decided, CHATTAHOOCHEE looked VERY GOOD! I don’t know if it was the fact that they didn’t have a 100% healthy Laskey playing or what but the STARRS MILL team I watched the time I was there did NOT look like the same team that dominated our EAST PAULDING RAIDERS a few weeks ago!

There seemed to be a good crowd on BOTH sides with CHATTAHOOCHEE having maybe a few more folks..anyway they were LOUD! Classy act by the HOOCH coach who near the end of the game went ON THE FIELD to get a player who was trying to fight a STARRS MILL player (don’t know what started it, doesn’t matter), coach took him off the field, gave him an earfull and let him pace up and down behind the bench the rest of the game!

CONGRAT’S to both teams as it takes a LOT to get this far and these two teams (as well as all the others who played) deserve a HUGE GOOD JOB GUYS!

As for the final rankings in AAAA I don’t know about BRUNSWICK being ranked as high as you have them and WHERE is CLARKE CENTRAL? They were undefeated until EAST PAULDING beat them in the playoffs and they are not even in the top 10 now??? but a BRUNSWICK team with 4 LOSSES is???

Hope everyone on the blog enjoyed the season, let’s get ready for next year!!!!

and my final 2010 season…TICK…TICK…TICK…BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

GO RAIDERS!!!!!

Retards at Work

December 13th, 2010
12:57 pm

These make no sense at all unless they were done before the playoffs.

Tiger4Life

December 13th, 2010
1:04 pm

@GooeyCake

I can assure you that Marist will hold no ones dirty jock strap!!! I believe Buford is a great quality program in football that could compete in a larger classification, but they would not dominate like they have been doing in AA. The fact of the matter is Marist plays up in all sports and competes very well with quite a few Championships to their credit in multiple sports and Buford has the same option to play up an “A” or two but choose not to. If you think you hang in AAAA or AAAAA there is only one way to find out, play an entire season in it not just a pre-season scrimmage.

EagleNationRising

December 13th, 2010
1:11 pm

This still doesn’t change Atlanta’s place as the worst major city high school football in America. I will give you Brookwood & Grayson (top two ranked metro Atlanta AAAAA schools) along with Chattachoochee & Starr’s Mill (top two ranked metro Atlanta AAAA schools) and you can go to any major city in this nation. I am talking about Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego, Miami, etc. and I find it highly unlikely that either metro Atlanta school would win a game.

In the meantime, I will take programs like Northside-Warner Robins, Camden County, Lowndes County, etc. to practically any big city, small town, suburban, or farm with 100 yards of open space, and you are going to see Georgia programs that represent.

Congratulations to all of the teams that won the State Championship. There were some great storylines this season. However, chatter about metro Atlanta football arriving is borderline absurd. The talk should be about how in AAAAA a 0.500 program reached the State championship. I hear people talking about how good AAAAA football is and it is laughable. Northside’s worst playoff performance in two decades came in Class AAAA.

Enjoy girls’ basketball season, as we have for weeks here in Warner Robins. We will catch up with you guys next season.

EagleNationRising

December 13th, 2010
1:14 pm

Retards at Work: This is yet another pathetic effort for the staff of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to draw readers from metro Atlanta. Look, people just don’t buy the newspaper anymore. Like other papers the AJC is struggling. There is a method to the madness with these metro Atlanta high school football cheerleaders.

Ask these guys to show dangible evidence that any major city has produced fewer state champions over the course of any period (10 years, 25 years, etc) and you will begin to hear crickets chirping. The metro Atlanta high school football crowds talks loud but carries a very, very small stick.

Dr Freud

December 13th, 2010
1:42 pm

@EagleNationRising: I hope you have a life outside of high school football. You sound incredibly bitter.. Show some class and congratulate the winners at all of the respective classifications. These young men including the losers in the Finals have accomplished a great deal and made tremendous sacrifices. The 2010 Season is over and time to move on. Or maybe get a girlfriend.

WarEagle

December 13th, 2010
1:50 pm

EagleNationRising: Well, let’s see: In AAAAA, there have been only 5 state champions since the class was created — 3 of them, winning 5 of the years, are from metro-Atlanta; the other 2, winning 6 of the years, are not. In AAAA, the last three champs are from metro-Atlanta, and they don’t include Marist, which won in 2003 (runner-up two other times in the past 10 years). Do you count Buford as a metro-Atlanta team (I’d think so) — they have done o.k. in AA, winning 6 of the last 10. Seems like metro Atlanta teams are competitive to me. I don’t know how this compares to other states or cities, but I’d guess pretty well for those states that have real competition across the state. We are blessed in Georgia to have great teams North and South.

WarEagle

December 13th, 2010
1:57 pm

By the way Mr. EagleNationRising — I seem to recall that your Northside Eagles did play one metro-Atlanta team from Fayetteville this year. How’d that go — did your team “represent”?

Dawg Style

December 13th, 2010
2:08 pm

Eagle is living in a bubble moron.. Do you not know that Gwinnett County is the BEST football playing county in the USA?? Heck North Gwinnett punked the #13 team in the USA (Crenshaw, from LA) to start the season! Buford has traveled to Ohio for the Kirk Herbstreet Clssic & beat a AAAA Team that was in their state semi’s the year before.. They also traveled to Texas & punked a AAA team in an invitational there.. As for hoops, their gilrs hoops team is 2 time state champs & will win a third this Spring.. Same for Norcross girls & GAC AA boys…

Get out & get into reality.. But we all know you made the moronic statements so you’d be addressed.. You have been dressed DOWN!! Go get some clothes on, it’s cold outside..

KD

December 13th, 2010
2:13 pm

Buzz, not really understanding your blog, not making excuses, just facts. Does that answer your question, whatever it may be.????????????

carrollton fan

December 13th, 2010
2:31 pm

I agree with some of the comments that Burke county was ratyed far too high in the final poll.St Pius and Grady were obviously far better teams.Making the semifinals with a couple of 1 point wins over weak opponents shoul not hold mouch weight.I saw them play-maybe they should move some of those”skilled”players to defense.There was no question as to who the top 2 teams in AAA was!

KD

December 13th, 2010
2:53 pm

In AAAA, an even more injustice was done to Clarke Central,didn’t they only lose 1 game all year and was always ranked and most of the year at #2, OH, I get it now, the school is not located inside Highway 285 to be considered to be ranked. Just another rural school not getting their dues.

Hawk Fan

December 13th, 2010
3:00 pm

KD – You do realize all of the Gwinnett Co Schools are located outside 285? Didn’t look at the ranking too close but i have to imagine most of the ATL schools are in Metro Atl and a majority are not within 285.

GHSF Daily

December 13th, 2010
3:05 pm

“Another nit picky thing, but I question why Statesboro is #4 instead of #3 or #2 in AAAA. Chattahoochee beat them on a last second, awful looking, lucky to get through the uprights FG to win by 1 point.”

I think you have to look at more than just how the team played its last game. Statesboro played Chattahoochee better than Starr’s Mill, but I don’t think Statesboro played its schedule better than Starr’s Mill did.

GHSF Daily

December 13th, 2010
3:06 pm

‘’Millcreek number eight,beat etowah and south, played Colquitt great and held them to 27 points. they earned the right.’’

MC had a nice run, but Etowah and South Gwinnett aren’t ranked, either. Mill Creek didn’t beat a ranked team and lost to two (technically three) unranked teams.

GHSF Daily

December 13th, 2010
3:07 pm

“Camden County, Clark Central, Northside, Marist, Charlton Cty, etc. not ranked in final poll. Crazy!”

Michael doesn’t do the rankings. Don’t blame him!

Patriot Power

December 13th, 2010
3:10 pm

A more interesting discussion would be to rank the top 2 teams in each classification versus each other.

RealisticEPFan

December 13th, 2010
3:15 pm

Great year to all. Congrats to all the champions as well as those making the finals. Props to AJC and GHSF Daily for your efforts and insight in providing your philosophy toward final rankings. Could you provide something similar for your pre season rankings. ?

I Appreciate the respect earned by EP as reflected in the final rankings. It is continuing and this is just another rung up that ladder of respect.

Tell next year. Go Raiders !!!

GHSF Daily

December 13th, 2010
3:18 pm

“Why on God’s green earth do you care where your ranked if you didn’t win the Championship lol!!!”

Two reasons:

One: Teams play to win championships, but they also play for respect, whether they admit it or not. Fans also want respect for their teams.

Two: It’s fun to argue, and it’s too cold to be outside.

‘’Millcreek number eight,beat etowah and south, played Colquitt great and held them to 27 points. they earned the right.’’

Etowah and South Gwinnett aren’t ranked, either. Mill Creek didn’t beat a ranked team and lost to two (technically three) unranked teams.

“Camden County, Clark Central, Northside, Marist, Charlton Cty, etc. not ranked in final poll. Crazy!”

Michael doesn’t do the rankings. Don’t blame him!

“Monroe Area finished in the final eight, a team that can beat … Cedar Grove(5losses?) … just look at the stats”

These are the stats that I see: CG beat Gainesville 34-25, and Gainesville beat Monroe Area 49-17. Yet you claim that Monroe Area is better than Cedar Grove. Based on what? … Monroe Area had a fantastic season, and its coach could be coach of the year. But it’s hard to say if you’re a Top 10 team when you don’t beat any teams that would even be in the top 20 of that class. MA didn’t even play all the good teams in its region (ie, White County).

‘’Where’s Bremen? C’mon, they at least deserve to be in the freaking top 10!!! Go Big Blue…”

Ahead of who? Bremen is similar to Monroe Area. Good team, but no wins over teams that are even close to the Top 10 in that class.

‘’Burke county plays no one in the regular season but washington county, they had easy bracket got past baldwin and crisp by one point beat cedar grove and got demolished by carrollton, so explain why they deserve to be #5 when there are better teams under them.’’

I assume you believe Grady should be ahead of Burke. … I’d respect flipping those two. There’s as close as you can get. Your opinion is as good as mine on this one. … Grady played PC tight, and Burke was blown out by Carrollton. Burke won by one point vs. Crisp.

On the flipside, Grady lost to Blessed Trinity, an unranked AA team. Burke’s worst loss was to Baldwin, a ranked AAA team. Burke later avenged that loss. To me, losing to Blessed Trinity was at least as damaging for Grady as getting blown out by the state runner-up was to Burke. While I think Grady’s close game vs. PC is significant, Grady still lost.

I don’t think you could go wrong in picking between Grady & Burke. Depends on how you look at it.

“Again, putting ELC above Savannah Christian is only because it is 30 miles south of Atlanta!!”

If that were the case, you’d see a pattern, but I don’t see it. … East Paulding and Dutchtown (metro ATL) made the QF and didn’t finish in the top 8 of AAAA. Brunswick lost in the second round and is ranked #6. … Cedar Grove (metro ATL) made the QF and didn’t finish in the top 8 of AAA. Instead, Baldwin (near Macon) lost in the second round and finished #8, ahead of CG. … Lovett (metro ATL) made the SF and is ranked #8 in Class AA, the lowest of any SF team. … Higher in this post, I argued that Burke County (Augusta area) ought to be ranked ahead of Grady (midtown Atlanta). If there’s ATL bias, why all the contradictions?

“Where is Clarke Central in the 4A rankings? Undefeated during regular season (including shutout of then #6 Flowery Branch), top 3 the entire season and lost one game in the 2nd round (mainly because 3 defensive starters were out). The Gladiators also have D1 prospects Martay Mattox, Alan Posey, and (JR) Quenshaun Watson.’’

I had Clarke and Flowery Branch #11 and #12. I think both might’ve been top 10 teams, but I can’t give teams breaks because of injuries. It’s too subjective to say how a team might’ve done. SWD might’ve beaten Clarke Central last year if Ken Malcome hadn’t gotten hurt.

GHSF Daily

December 13th, 2010
3:28 pm

”Props to AJC and GHSF Daily for your efforts and insight in providing your philosophy toward final rankings. Could you provide something similar for your pre season rankings. ?”

Philosophy for preseason rankings are much different than for post-season rankings. In the preseason, it’s basically an assumption as to how strong the teams will be based on history and returning starters. As the season moves forward, scores and bottom-line performance (who wins, who loses, not what should’ve or could’ve happened) becomes most important. But we still maintain certain assumptions until proven otherwise. Camden County is a case in point.
Until week 12, nothing happened to contradict the assumption that this was still the best team in Class AAAAA, even though Camden hadn’t played a worthy in-state opponent. Then, once Camden loses to Hillgrove, I don’t try to guess whether this was an upset, or whether Camden had an off-night. Bottom line is they lost at the most important time of the year, and they can’t be ranked ahead of Hillgrove.

KD

December 13th, 2010
4:37 pm

GHSF, once again Monroe can’t help that the teams in their region were not good, their hands are tied, maybe in 2012, they can play a schedule like they do in 8AAAA, as to where every game counts. Believe me, I have talked to several people and no one understands why the coaches elected to have a ” play-in game ” as the last game on the schedule.

Douglas Patterson

December 13th, 2010
5:36 pm

GSFH Daily:

Talk about a pattern: Which playoff game did AJC “not” pick Savannah Christian to lose? Did you not pick against them in all four playoffs? And now that they won all and was in the championship game, once again you pick against them as being # 3, putting a team that didn’t make the championship game ahead of them. And this is my last post about this!!!! Obviously I read the Journal…thanks, seriously, for all your good work in GA high school sports.

A Patient

December 13th, 2010
7:01 pm

What GHSF? Baldwin a school near Macon.

Come on, Baldwin Cty is in Millegeville Ga. The first capital of Georgia, home of Georgia State College and University. The city is much larger than most metro towns around Atlanta. Also, it the place where they house state insane patients like those on the staff of GHSF——-i.e. the ones that did the final ranking. ha,ha,ha,

Camden74

December 13th, 2010
7:04 pm

GO CAMDEN COUNTY WILDCATS!………….. 2011GEORGIA 5A STATE CHAMPIONS!

Camden74

December 13th, 2010
7:09 pm

LOL……….Camden County totally out of the rankings and North Gwinnett ranked number 4? Guess that’s why you can’t pay any attention to rankings!

Camden74

December 13th, 2010
7:13 pm

These rankings are only for the purpose of selling papers! It’s really a shame!

Old Dawg

December 13th, 2010
7:38 pm

Regarding ELCA’s # 2 ranking. Actually, I think ELCA had the best team in Class A. As my Bro N Law, an old coach, said,” In championship games it all comes down to coaching”. ELCA has a great passing QB and the possibly the best receiver in the state (he’s got a full ride to VA Tech). ELCA threw only 5 times in the Clinch game and completed 1. They beat Wesleyan with a good mix of passing and running, two passing TDs in the first Qtr. Clinch stacked the line and the ELCA coach didn’t call any short passes that would have further opened their great running game. Old Coach was correct. It all comes down to coaching.

Newnan Fan

December 13th, 2010
7:55 pm

$10 says Newnan knocks off Stephenson next year in the regular season…. Remember the “disappointing” unranked Cougars, lost to the #3 Jaguars by only 3, and that was on that makeshift defense that had 7 different starters at LB and 3 different starters at DB

Monroe's first Redcoat

December 13th, 2010
8:38 pm

You blew it entirely placing Cedar Grove at #8 with FIVE LOSSES and not recognizing an 11-2 Monroe Area team at all. Someone pointed out that Cedar Grove beat Woodward Academy. Sure they did, 36-23, but Monroe Area beat that same Woodward team 50-21, and Woodward did not score against Monroe Area’s starting defense after the first play from scrimmage. Cedar gave Stephenson a close game. Big whoop. Stephenson was one-and-done, AS USUAL. Cedar Grove lost to a 5-6 LaGrange, a 6-4 Stone Mountsin, then to Grady abd Burke County. Monroe Area lost to 11-2 Gainesville and the eventual state champion Sandy Creek

An 8-5 Cedar Grove over an over 11-2 Monroe Area???? PUH-LEEEEZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Hurricanes got hosed. Period.

Monroe's first Redcoat

December 13th, 2010
8:40 pm

sorry, make than a 10-2 Gainesville. Hurricanes got hosed.

Bronco Billy

December 13th, 2010
8:57 pm

The mighty Broncos ran roughshod over the hapless Colquit Packers Saturday night. The Broncos proved that they are the best team in the state. Now the rest of the state has discovered what Gwinnett already knew, that the Broncos the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. We will continue to run over, around and thru the likes of Grayson, South, Pview, the rest of Gwinnett and all of South Ga. A new Dynasty has begun. We will dominate and destroy all who dare to play us. All other schools bow down to the Broncos, THE CHAMPIONS OF GEORGIA.

gasouthboy

December 13th, 2010
9:13 pm

is sandy creek going to be loaded next year with 3 peat potential and are they moving back to 4a any time soon

GwinnettDad

December 13th, 2010
10:01 pm

Posts by prideful nutcases such as ‘Bronco Billy’ remind me that fleas are attracted to dogs, both mutts and purebreds. Moths are attracted to flames. Flies are attracted to . . . (you know what). And morons are attracted to winning football programs. Please, posters, don’t blame morons that claim to be fans of Brookwood. The remarks made by Coach Crews and Lynch #38 describing how pleased they were to beat a fine Colquitt County team are what matters, not the idiotic chirping of a bird brain like ‘Bronco Billy.’ So easy to talk big being a false identify. Means nothing. And obviously this clown knows nothing about winning with class. Maybe, just maybe, the bozo isn’t an actual BW at all, just some jerk. Oh, well, I can hope.

South Ga. History Teacher

December 13th, 2010
10:24 pm

In AAAA, how can you justify a four loss team ranked higher than four other teams with better records and went farther into the play-offs. Thats just crazy. Also, how does ELCA top Savannah Christian in Class A. I think you guys at the AJC live in a fantasy land!

Georgia HS Fan

December 13th, 2010
10:26 pm

EagleNationRising: I’m sorry you are so bitter, but I can admit that S. Georgia did great last year. This year N. Georgia came to your backyard, and beat your storied Valdosta and Lowndes programs. It was N. Georgia’s year (Gwinnett’s year actually)! Colquitt made a great run, but their defense was a little suspect. I don’t care what “brand” of football you like, your team didn’t win game 15 so you’re bitter. I myself love being in a state that plays great HS football. I could care less whether it is south of the gnat line or not. Enjoy your offseason. I hope you don’t hold bitterness for 7 months, because that’s a tough time. Go Gwinnett, and how bout some more love for Collins Hill? Great QB, explosive offense, and a defense that was improving every week.

GwinnettDad

December 13th, 2010
10:49 pm

The SEC has won the last four NCAA Football titles and very well may win a 5th if Auburn wins. The 2010 Heisman trophy winner comes from Georgia. Most SEC teams have quite a complement of GA players. Seems to me that there’s nothing wrong with GA football, and that the high school teams here just as likely can play anybody from any state, and when they do, they win far more often than they lose.

plowboy

December 13th, 2010
11:02 pm

Now it’s Bowl season…Lowndes has players in at least 4 bowls including the National Championship!

Patriot Power

December 13th, 2010
11:44 pm

Sandy Creek will be solid at every position except quarterback. Hard to replace Ronnie Bell, but hopefully our new QB will make a name for himself as well. I don’t think we will move back to AAAA anytime before 2014. Pulling off a three-peat would be a big challenge for us, but we will certainly try.

BcS2010

December 13th, 2010
11:49 pm

6AAAA will be back stronger next year. This year Tucker was the best team clearly than you had Marist,Swd,Mays all around the same. This upcoming year i see SWD as the best talent team but Tucker will have a great defense coming back, and Marist secondary should be alot stronger than it was this year. I do not no about Mays because the only 2 people they had worth talking about were seniors.!6AAAA will be back as the best division in AAAA!!!!

claritysav

December 14th, 2010
12:54 am

Your reason for not ranking Sav Christian # 2 due to losing 1 game to Calvary (other than the State Championship), even though they played a very demanding playoff schedule (and regular season schedule), does not make much sense considering you ranked Colquit #2.
SCS is the only State Championship team that was not ranked # 2. IT is not like they were out classed in the SC game either.

Say what you want, not ranking SCS #2 IS a slight- It may have been a mistake on your part or it may have been intentional- but it is one or the other- using your own criteria makes the point pretty well that SCS should be #2. Are you sure it was just not an oversight?

Every team inte SC game is #2 including a 5 loss team- but a 1 loss team that beat somme of the best programs in teh state in any class, at their home is not- Def a mistake or a slight- hey it is not too late to correct is it?

FIRE

December 14th, 2010
5:34 am

OLD DAWG-
“It all comes down to coaching”-I’m sure you are one of the best coaches in the state so you have a right to complain about the coaching. On the second series of the game ELCA threw a quick slant to Reeves and the QB barely had time to get it off (of the qb’s 4 throws none were close). ELCA has the best tailback in the state and he had over 200 yds rushing and the offense scored 27 points. They have another great tailback who had over 100 yds rushing. In fact the ELCA offense had almost 400 yds of offense against Clinch so you can’t bring up the offense. The coaches had the right game plan offensively. Grumbling people like you who think they know everything are annoying. State your credentials for criticism please–and don’t bring up your years in little league football. Clinch had the best and fastest football team in the state. To blame ELCA’s loss on coaching is stupid and shows your ignorance.

kurtgeorgia

December 14th, 2010
5:56 am

IF…IF…IF…

Football Season is over! Clinch, Buford, Sandy Creek, Chattahoochee, and Brookwood took home the trophies. Get over it, and let’s play basketball.

basketball have started

December 14th, 2010
6:07 am

i agree with kurt let get this basketball season started football over with.

gasouthboy

December 14th, 2010
6:46 am

patroit power who is sandy creek new qb next year

wolfbait67

December 14th, 2010
8:39 am

next stop for Wolves is Macon accepting the Lady Wolves three peat in Basketball………..guys are looking good to..wolf wolf

WarEagle

December 14th, 2010
9:19 am

BcS2010 — I’ll give you credit, you are an SWD homer to the end! Marist, SWD, and Mays were not “all around the same” — Marist beat both and Marist advanced to the second round of the playoffs, barely losing to the eventual state champs, while SWD and Mays lost in the first round. As for next year, looking forward to another battle in 6AAAA; it is amazing that SWD is again your favorite to win the region, after graduating what you said was one of the best QBs in the state, one of the top runners in the state, and some of the best defenders in the state! LOL! Glad Marist will get a home game against SWD next year (as well as vs. Mays and Dunwoody). I would not forget about Dunwoody — came on real strong at the end of the season this year. Tucker is losing a lot of starters on defense, as well as their QB. Mays will start hot and then . . . well, you know! Holla at you next year!

WarEagle

December 14th, 2010
9:27 am

Football is not over . . . It is now 2011 pre-season! This is a football state!!

COWBELLMAN

December 14th, 2010
10:06 am

Well another season of High School football has come and gone. The State Championship games provided us with some awesome matchups again this year. The Carrolton vs Sandy Creek was a great one, along with the Burfor/Calhoun game. Sure wish Starrs Mill could of scored some points to make it a better game. I’m already looking forward to next season. our East Paulding Raiders will once again field another great team next year. This years starters were young and very talented. Coach Reid and the coaches will once again have the team prepared to go through yet another season filled with ups and downs. I wish everyone the best in the off season and I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years.

Copernicus

December 14th, 2010
10:10 am

@ WarEagle

How right you are with Georgia being a football state!! I close my ears for the remainder of the year because I am allergic to basketball.

I always tell my kids that “next season starts tomorrow.”

The 2011 season of high school football started on 12/13/2010.

(I Sunday off because we needed the day or rest. Not only because the Big Man upstairs did it long ago when creating the world, but because I was freaking tired!!)

SC-Fan

December 14th, 2010
2:16 pm

As a diehard Sandy Creek fan I have to disagree with the analysis that we will be loaded next year. First, SC is losing the leader at each of the critical skill positions on O; QB, RB, WR. Second, Cole is not ready to lead this team back to a state championship this upcoming year. I think he’ll be a very good QB with a strong arm but he still needs time to develop. We’re talking about a kid who’s a freshman, he’ll be fine given the time. You can watch a repeat of the Fayette County game on demand from Comcast in which he played the whole game for a suspended Ronnie Bell. FC was a terrible team (great band) this year and there wasn’t anything impressive about that game. His mop up duty in other games isn’t fair to judge as he was only there for game experience and winding down the clock. Third, the O line was good this year but not great so having them back isn’t a dominate force but will be nice. I felt Carrollton’s D line dominated them in the run and pass game for most of the time. It’s great having DA be able to bust some big runs with his speed but overall they didn’t open up many holes for a “loaded” O line and Ronnie’s mobility will surely be missed as he could always find a way to escape and keep a play alive. Just trying to be a realist here. You’ll still see me at every game next year and I’ll be Cole’s and the rest of the teams’ biggest fan but they’ll need more time as a unit. I’d love to say we’ll be back in the dome next year but I feel we may come up a couple games short of that though. Go Creek!

Patriot Power

December 14th, 2010
2:44 pm

I said “solid” not “loaded.” I agree that the QB position will be a challenge. But by my count, we will be returning 15 starters including the entire O-line and D-line except 1. Our freshman team was great this year as well. They put a hurtin’ on Newnan, a AAAAA school. I view the graduation of great talent as simply an opportunity for new talent to show itself. Look at 2009 to 2010. Sandy Creek is becoming and will continue to be a magnet for football talent in the area. I think some people will base housing decisions on this.

I say Sandy Creek will win the region next year undefeated and we will see when it comes to the playoffs

Go Creek!.

gasouthboy

December 14th, 2010
3:44 pm

is statesboro going to be loaded with state championship talent since sophmore running back dequan daniels and qb reid pennington is coming back next year

SC-Fan

December 14th, 2010
4:18 pm

I’m with you Patriot Power. I was just saying I don’t think we’ll be as good as this years team with having to replace so much of the offensive yards. I do believe this is a talented group who will win alot of ballgames the next few seasons. The freshman should be proud of the way they’ve played even going back to their Flat Rock days. I see no reason to believe they won’t run through the season without much struggle next year although a bad game wouldn’t be a total surprise with the youth that will be playing. I’m just concerned the experience factor in the playoffs could be the problem against someone. I sure hope I’m wrong and I’m already looking forward to next season. Can’t wait to see these young men mature and carry on the tradition. Go Creek!

AVikingFan

December 14th, 2010
5:10 pm

I enjoyed meeting a lot of fans, particularly from Clinch, Colquitt, Savannah at the Omni Hotel during the weekend of the games. I also met two very nice Northside fans. Tommy Palmer and his son, a long time friend of mine, also spent some time with us in the hotel’s lobby restaurant.

The games were all good. I especially felt sorry for Calhoun – and all the losing teams, but Buford scored when it counted. If Colquitt could just somehow find some defense, and not make so many turnovers! Brookwood is well coached and played an awesome game! man can that guy kick! Sandy Creek hit as hard as I’ve seen any team hit this year.

I watched most of the last two games from the sidelines. It really was nice to be that close to the action.

I was very disapointed in the Dome for not opening up the mezzanine level of seats. Fans there to watch all of the games, and not particularly with a certain team (not wanting to sit -or stand- with that team between the 20 yard lines) had to either sit in the end zone or be constantly bothered by people getting up out of their seats and moving to seats closer behind their teams. The isles in the corner sections were constantly full of people moving back and forth.

In past years most fans and high school coaches there to watch more than one game usually sat in the middle level of seats (mezzanine level) but could not this year because they had it closed. More than a few fans, including superintendents, assistant school superintendents, principals, and coaches told me they were going to compain to the GHSA. Hope it does some good. There is an awful amount of talk going on, in part fueled by recent AJC articles and surveys, to have the games moved back to the schools.

Congrats to all the winners.

camden

December 14th, 2010
5:36 pm

Where is Camden ? St. Thomas and Miami Central are playing in the Florida State Championship Game

Bronco Billy

December 14th, 2010
6:15 pm

Camden County let the whole state of Georgia down when they were humiliated by St. Thomas. The Brookwood Broncos would have destroyed St. Thomas. Then Camden County was humiliated again when they were beaten by Hillgrove a relatively new program in Powder Springs. Camden County plays in a powderpuff region. When they play anyone else, they get a beat down. They would be hard pressed to beat Brookwoods Freshman team.

One On One With The Great One

December 14th, 2010
10:12 pm

Rankings are no more than to get you folks all in an uproar about who is ranked. The only ranking at the end of the day is who won the state title in each division. That’s the only number 1 team PERIOD! I wouldn’t read to much into these rankings until the football gets cranked back up in Spring when you can see which teams has what football players returning. There are some teams ranked that will loose alot of talent and their are some teams not ranked that will gain some talent. So please people don’t get in an uproar. Congrats on the Champions of all classifications this 2010 year!

One On One With The Great One

December 14th, 2010
10:21 pm

ENR.. you sir are a piece of work. Still bashing and hating even after the season is over. Their are some people in life who are frustrated and miserable. You sir are one of those poeple.

Region 8-AAA

December 14th, 2010
11:37 pm

For the guy who says Buford can’t compete at the AAA, AAAA, & AAAAA levels… I absolutely do NOT agree with you about their AAA competition skills. AAAA & AAAAA are a different story because we don’t see Buford play those teams.

But look in recent years versus higher class opponents.

2007 – 35-7 over Herbstreit of Ohio Class AAAAA.
2007 – 40-0 over Cartersville.
2008 – 42-21 over Mansfield-Timberview of Texas Class AAAA.
2008 – 45-14 over North Hall.
2009 – 51-0 over Grovetown.
2009 – 35-7 over North Hall.
2009 – 41-7 over Thomson.
2010 – 40-19 over Gainesville.

Now, save Grovetown, all these teams are well respected in their classifications, and states. Give me a break about Buford not being able to compete in high classes.

CarrolltonTrojans!

December 15th, 2010
6:50 am

Congratulations to SC for beating Carrollton last weekend! That was the first game lost including the 8th, 9th, JV and Varsity for the entire season! We’ll be back! Until next year, Happy Holiday’s to everyone!

First Down CREEK!!!!!

December 15th, 2010
6:55 am

@ Patriot Power and SC fan….I think Walker will be the Qb next year and I was told that Hilton will be our running back and he was much more explosive than Alexander. We had a freshman wide receiver this year who is going to be just as good as Chisum and always keep in mind that our O-line will be in their third year as starters. Definitely region champs but we may struggle in the playoffs if we are lacking speed.

First Down CREEK!!!!!

December 15th, 2010
7:01 am

@ Carrollton Trojans…I believe the Trojans will be back next year. AAA was the best in State this season and next year is looking to be top notch. Rivals has Sandy Creek ranked 79th and Peach County is at 93. I think Carrollton should be in there as well.

BigBlue1

December 15th, 2010
8:00 am

politics & $$$$

ron

December 15th, 2010
8:19 am

@ brunky billy have not heard from anyone at brookwood the whole season and now you get on the camden bandwagon ,,,,very good we at Camden know you wish you could be as good and humble as us keep trying also congrats this yr on winning state

truBEAR

December 15th, 2010
9:04 am

@ the haterssss…………PLEASE lay off Burke County, we all should know that you can’t win just standing around on the field. The Bears played every time they stepped on the field just like every other team. They deserve to be ranked in the top 5, (1) especially with most of the starters coming back next season. (2) Burke beat Cedar Grove 45-20, and look who Cedar Grove beat in the playoff. (3) Baldwin was ranked higher than Burke in the 2nd round, and the Bears won that game. And with Carrollton, Burke had some key players with injuries that couldn’t stop Carrollton. Burke did move the ball several times deep in Carrollton territory but made too many mistakes. But, watchout Burke will return stronger and better……………..

valleyboy32

December 15th, 2010
9:15 am

okay to all north ga schools i’m proud of you all i never thought there was much of anything up there i was flat wrong you all make this state look even stronger with all this talent and to all middle and south ga teams and fans we got work to do because this wont be a 1 year thing with these school’s up north its gonna be war for years to come

valleyboy32

December 15th, 2010
9:17 am

sorry trojan 56 and 94 but with us the small mistakes we made like yall they made us pay and to sandycreek dont think this gonna be a cake walk through 3-a !!!!

Class of 1966

December 15th, 2010
9:19 am

Why is Brunswick (8-4) ranked ahead of Ware County (10-3) with to more win and one less lost and made the QF. Don’t make any since. Who determined the final ranking needs to go back and check the blackboard. Even Griffin (10-2), Dutchtown (11-2) and East Paulding (10-3)should have been ahead of Brunswick at 8-4. Is this April fool alread. Ware Co. should be the team to beat next year in AAAA because they only lose a few player almost everyone coming back. GO WARE GATORS 2011.

Really?

December 15th, 2010
9:33 am

Bronco Billy – Whatever I watched Brookwoods game with Hillgrove you were very lucky to escape that game with a win. As for the the rest of your comments if you say so. As for the rest of the Brookwood fans congrats on a great season and enjoy being the champs!

Monroe's first Redcoat

December 15th, 2010
9:37 am

@ Region 8-AAA: Anyone who says Buford can’t compete in higher classifications hasn’t been paying attention. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the Wolves have proven time after time that they can strap up and go smashmouth with anyone, at any level.

Don’t know why anyone has reason to hate on Burke, either. Coach Parker is as good as they come and has done an outstanding job there. Burke will continue to field solid teams and will continue to be overlooked by people outside the region right up into December every year…..

cat doc

December 15th, 2010
10:26 am

Camden gave Brookwood a xmas present

Bronco Billy

December 15th, 2010
1:44 pm

Camden made Brookwood and every other AAAAA school look bad by losing to St Thomas. Camden needs to come up and play a schedule like Gwinnett teams or Loundes/Valdosta play. They’re in a powder puff region. They fold up against better competition. Camden is an embarassment to AAAAA football.

cat doc

December 15th, 2010
2:20 pm

Congrats to all the Brookwood fans on their fantastic season. I sure did miss coming up to Hotlanta this year. Maybe Camden will roll that way next year. We in Camden are not embaressed, just disappointed but you can’t win em all.

WarEagle

December 15th, 2010
2:31 pm

Final Class AAAA AP Poll rankings:

1. Chattahoochee (7) 15-0 70 6
2. Starr’s Mill 14-1 63 5
3. Statesboro 11-3 54 NR
4. Tucker 13-1 50 3
5. Kell 12-1 43 4
6. East Paulding 10-3 20 NR
7. Dutchtown 11-2 19 NR
8. Ware County 10-3 18 NR
9. Griffin 10-2 14 9
10. Marist 9-3 10 NR

Others receiving votes: Brunswick 8, Northside-Warner Robins 5, Clarke Central 5, Flowery Branch 4, Whitewater 1, Lovejoy 1.

(credit to Ocean Tiger for sharing these)

Really?

December 15th, 2010
2:36 pm

Bronco Billy – Hey are you talking about the same Camden team that won the previous 2 State championships? Lol Whatever !

Topper

December 15th, 2010
2:43 pm

@Bronco Billy… Dude give it a rest Brookwood is state champs in 5a enjoy it!!! Why are you so caught up on Camden? They should be in your rear view all the state is now looking up at Brookwood in 5a …………..

Bronco Billy

December 15th, 2010
3:14 pm

Brookwood Broncos are ranked 24th in USA Today poll. They would have been ranked in the top ten if Camden County had beaten St. Thomas. Camden County losing to St. Thomas, a Florida School gave Georgia Football a black eye. If you’re gonna go out of state to play football, you better win.

Really?

December 15th, 2010
4:01 pm

Bronco Billy -You are right Camden football is the devil and ruined football for the whole state of Ga! Now put down the bong and go get some fresh air!

Whtewater???

December 15th, 2010
4:21 pm

What about the team that beat the #1 ranked team in the state at THEIR home??? The team that lost to AAA Champion Sandy Creek on the last play of the game??? The team that lost 2 regular season games- BOTH to a State Finalist (Starr’s Mill) and Sandy Creek (Champion)….? Watch out for this team. The feeder teams have been stacked for years, and this is the first year of varsity play for the beginning of that wave… This upcoming freshman class will be state champions- all things staying equal- in three years at minimum… No love for Whitewater…

Left the "i" out of Whitewater for a reason....

December 15th, 2010
4:23 pm

Because there is no “i” on that team…. HA! My proofing slipped…. Have a Merry Christmas to all!!!!

bluedevilsfan

December 15th, 2010
6:22 pm

ware county is not going to be the team to beat in 4a they are losing most of their defensive starters and a star wide receiver. i think statesboro is a real threat in 4a they return almost everyone including reid pennington and speed demon running back dequan daniels. Go blue devils future state champs 2011

Cloud 9

December 15th, 2010
6:27 pm

I believe it will be a relief for Camden Cty, Northside-WR, Peach Cty, Carve-Col. and Charlton Cty not to go into the 2011 season ranked #1. Every opponent play these teams like they are the Dallas Cowboys (bad record). It will be good for them to stay under the radar with less pressure. Look out Brookwood, Hooch, Creek, Buford (they can play with anyone and win) etc. I will be surprised if Tucker doesn’t win AAAA ( well, I was this year also). Is Fayette Cty now the strongest football cty? Two state champions from a small Cty. WOW!

Columbia Blue

December 15th, 2010
6:27 pm

@ Bronco Billy

I am a Camden Fan and your post is unbelievable. St. Thomas Aquinas is ranked number 2 in the nation. Thanks for the words of encouragement, I will not voice my opinion about your intellect.

Cloud 9

December 15th, 2010
6:30 pm

Speaking of Statesboro——-with the exception of Newnan, I never saw just big linemen.

Cloud 9

December 15th, 2010
6:31 pm

I meant “such big”

Columbia Blue

December 15th, 2010
6:31 pm

@ Bronco Billy

I really would like to voice my opinion about your post but we try to keep this blog clean.

bluedevilsfan

December 15th, 2010
7:00 pm

cloud 9 do you think statesboro will be a contender next year

First Down CREEK!!!!!

December 15th, 2010
7:17 pm

@ Cloud 9….Has the Camden vs. Lowndes 7 game series started yet? I hear the winner plays Tucker for #1 in the nation…….2011 will be no different than any other year. The same teams will start at the top of the polls…Northside-WR, Peach County, Lowndes, Buford, Tucker and Camden County. The Fayette County schools will get no respect as usual. @ Columbia Blue, there is no shame in losing to a yearly national powerhouse like St. Thomas…and Brookwood is ranked 69th in Rivals 100.

Cloud 9

December 15th, 2010
8:28 pm

First Down Creek:
I really wish Camden Cty’s two or three non-region games include the likes of Collins Hill, Newnan, Lowdnes, etc. Same with NSWR against Clark Central, Ware Cty, Starrs Mill, and Peach Cty against Carrolton, Burke Cty. I say this for all teams because to be accused playing in a weak region this can only help. Of course, no team pick their own region to play in.

First Down CREEK!!!!!

December 15th, 2010
8:36 pm

@Cloud 9 It would be nice if traditional powers tried to schedule each other but you know they won’t.

PackerAlumni66

December 15th, 2010
8:47 pm

The Packers have an opening in their schedule and need a great team to fill it. What do you all suggest? I say Buford or Camden? How about Hoover?

Trojan94

December 15th, 2010
9:18 pm

valleyboy32 you are a real down to earth blogger I hope we can continue this next year.Hopefully our teams can play each other one day.
Talk to you next year

CAMDEN COUNTY WILDCAT

December 15th, 2010
9:21 pm

CONGRATS TO ALL THE TEAMS THAT WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS YEAR, EVEN TO AN OLD DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR COACH FROM OUR CAMDEN COUNTY STAFF IN 2003 WHEN WE WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST VALDOSTA, COACH CROWDER, IM PROUD OF OUR OLD WILDCATS COACHES BEING SUCCESSFUL AS HEAD COACHES NOW…BUT IM A LITTLE UPSET THAT CAMDEN WASNT IN THE FINALS THIS YEAR. BUT WE CANT WIN EVERY GAME. BUT I STILL BELIEVE THAT WE WAS THE BEST TEAM IN THE STATE BUT THE OFFICIALS DIDNT THINK SO. TO ME I THINK THIS GAME IS PAID..LOL NAW JUST JOKING, BUT I PROMISE YOU IN 2011 CAMDEN CONUTY WIDCATS WILL WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!! MARK MY WORDS!! OUR WHOLE DEFENSE IS COMING BACK INCLUDING OUR STAR PLAYER J.J. GREEN, WHO WILL BE NOTHING BUT A JUNIOR NEXT YEAR, AS WE GO FOR THE RUN FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HOPEFULLY MIAMI CENTRAL AND ST.THOMAS AQUINAS WIN OUT THEIR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR BECAUSE THIS WOULD MAKE US LOOK BETTER FOR NEXT YEAR.. ST.THOMAS IS COMING TO OUR HOUSE TOO, SO I CANT WAIT FOR AN EXCITING SEASON OF WILDCAT FOOTBALL AGAIN. BUT ONCE AGAIN CONGRATS TO ALL THE TEAMS THAT WON IT OUT THIS YEAR, AND BE PREPARED FOR THE WILDCAT TAKE OVER NEXT YEAR!! BE READY!!!

GoPackGo

December 16th, 2010
12:41 am

I don’t think Brookwood ran over our Packers. Colquitt County 609 total yards to Brookwood’s 380. Our 4 turnovers allowed Brookwood 24 points. Merry Christmas Broncos.

GoPackGo

December 16th, 2010
12:42 am

EagleNationRising is just a moron. Plain and simple.

Bronco Billy

December 16th, 2010
8:04 am

GoPackGo, you must not have seen the game. Everytime Brookwood touched the ball, they scored. That’s why the yardage looks so skewed. Yes, the packers had 4 turnovers but turnovers are caused by hard hitting, good defense and Brookwood capitalized on those turnovers. Face it, Brookwood has a great team and beat you fair and square. Actually the game was not as close as it looked. Look for Brookwood to repeat as State Champions next year. And remember, nobody remembers who came in second. You are starting to sound like Camden County. Now that’s an over-rated team. They didn’t even finish in the top ten. Bwhaaaaaa!

Topper

December 16th, 2010
9:16 am

Bronco Billy…….Thank you for the laughs!

PackerAlumni66

December 16th, 2010
12:55 pm

I watched the game and boy you guys didn’t have much of a defense to give up 600 yards!! Our mistakes killed us! Congrats State Champs

Cedar Grove Football

December 16th, 2010
2:46 pm

Bottom Line 2 all the Posters who dont know about our program such as KD, & Monroe Area posters. Our QB will be the top QB in the state coming in next year with a 65.2 completion rating, 3,343 yds passing on the year as a Sophomore on his first year Starting Varsity Play. We return Both Running backs 8 players on Defense, & our entire offensive line except the right tackle. Next year is our year hands Down. If you dont like it…….. Thats Life Lol

Bronco Billy

December 16th, 2010
3:24 pm

Usually the team with the fewest mistakes wins. Brookwood made fewer mistakes and scores almost everytime we had the ball. One big mistake we made was letting you score with no time on clock at the half. That penalty killed us. You shouldn’t have gotten that TD. Face it, Brookwood is the better team. We won, you lost. The better team makes fewer mistakes. Brookwood is your State Champions. Get used to it. Congratulations to the Packers for being second best.

spwhite

December 16th, 2010
9:11 pm

@ Camden County Wildcat….Are u sure St. Thomas is coming to Camden next year? I was under the impression that the St. Thomas and Central Miami games were just a 1 year deal.

bluedevilsfan

December 16th, 2010
10:05 pm

is statesboro going to be loaded with talent next year

Psst Uno

December 16th, 2010
11:38 pm

2010 All Paulding County Team!!!!
Congratulations to these fine young men, and we look forward to an exciting 2011!!!

OFFENSE

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kamani Thomas ( #28 East Paulding)

1st Team Offense
QB: Jared McClain ( #12 Hiram)
RB: Trey Wesley (#24 Hiram)
RB: Charlie Sashington ( #28 Hiram)
RB: Jovan Simon (#25 Hiram)
WR: Chris Conley ( #32 North Paulding)
WR: Andre Suttles (#23 East Paulding)
WR: Ethan Slate (#19 Hiram)
TE: Tion Swanson (#42 Hiram)
OL: Stephen Stinchcomb (#56 South Paulding)
OL: James Brisson (#51 North Paulding)
OL: Austin Kastl (#75 Hiram)
OL: Taylor Gadbois (#76 East Paulding)
OL: Keith Brown (Paulding County)
K: James Towne (#92 North Paulding)

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: C.J. Christian (#9 East Paulding)

1st Team Defense
DB: Matt Ayers (#1 South Paulding)
DB: Folo Johnson (#5 East Paulding)
DB: Rashed Barton (#3 Hiram)
DB: Aaron Huff (#5 Paulding County)
LB: Jaraad Rahim (#33 Hiram)
LB: Dorian Joseph (#44 Hiram)
LB: Kyler Neal (#30 East Paulding)
LB: Tae Terrell (#4 East Paulding)
DL: Damarcus Hamilton (#99 South Paulding)
DL: Justin Evans (#74 North Paulding)
DL: Mike Wilson (#31 Hiram)
DL: John Lytle (#48 East Paulding)
P: Kenny Langford (Paulding County)

2nd Team

2nd Team Offense
QB: Chad Campbell (#17 North Paulding)
RB: Isaiah Jones (#6 South Paulding)
RB: Steven Johnson (#47 South Paulding)
RB: Terrell Hannah (#2 East Paulding)
WR: Joey Eliezer (#80 North Paulding)
WR: Joel Brooks (#5 North Paulding)
WR: Davian Ryan (#9 Hiram)
TE: Tyler Cantrell (#85 South Paulding)
OL: Josh Pritchard (#75 South Paulding)
OL: Tyler Holcomb (#58 South Paulding)
OL: Ivan Gartchev (#72 North Paulding)
OL: Tank O’Hare (#58 Hiram)
OL: Nick Ellis (#67 East Paulding)
K: Trevor Wylie (#22 Hiram)

2nd Team Defense
DB: Albert Tatum (#8 Hiram)
DB: Cameron Berry (#25 South Paulding)
DB: Mason Dumas (#38 North Paulding)
DB: Michael Webb (#15 East Paulding)
LB: Matt Fossett (#34 North Paulding)
LB: Austin Robert (#49, #34 South Paulding)
LB: Tripp Durden (#44 South Paulding)
LB: Leon Brooks (#14 Hiram)
DL: David Way (#45 South Paulding)
DL: Devon Thomas (#52 Hiram)
DL: David Miller (#32 Hiram)
DL: Ladarius Banks (#53 East Paulding)
P: Cain Campbell (#17 North Paulding)

Honorable Mention:

Tony Daniel (SP), Sean Ashley (EP), Chanquan Turner (SP), Conner Vann (SP), Anthony Jones (SP), Aaron Black (EP), Mitchell Brice (PC), Matt Magardo (PC), David Freeman (PC), Jose Guerra (SP), Bo Wells (NP), Ragan Blankenship (NP), Adrian Lindsey (SP), Josh Anderson (SP), Korey Speer (PC), Carl Edouard (PC), Allen Bennett (PC), Austin Williams (PC), Jay Tucker (SP), Jacob Barton (NP), Carlos Webb (Hiram).

Topper

December 17th, 2010
8:22 am

@spwhite … I think you are right those were both one year deals.

the facts

December 17th, 2010
10:51 am

Bronco Billy your ignorance is really standing out! you have not done enough research to make such statements! I realize you are a Camden hater I hate Brookwood just as bad so that makes that equal. you better be thankful that Brookwood did not have to go to Kingsland because if so things would have been oh so different! You need to learn a little about football before you spout off at the mouth!!!!

GoPackGo

December 17th, 2010
1:28 pm

Think what you like Bronco Billy! If you read any blogs you would know I don’t mind when our team loses to a better team. That game bugs me because we gave it away!

Bronco Billy

December 17th, 2010
1:59 pm

GoPack, that’s right. You did give it away. Give away fifty two points, that is! Ha. Ha. You couldn’t stop Brookwood and you would have lost even had you not fumbled or been intercepted. Brookwood made numerous mistakes also and still beat you by a wide margin.

“The Facts”, I don’t hate Camden. No way. I am embarrassed because they were beaten by a Florida Team. I don’t care if that team was ranked #1 or #200. When Camden went out of State and played, they represented Georgia. BTW, your statement that things would have been different if Camden had played Brookwood is lame. Camden could have played Brookwood had they beaten Hillgrove. You couldn’t get the job done. Face it. You lost to Hillgrove, an upstart program from Cobb County. You didn’t deserve to play Brookwood. Before you “spout off at the mouth” make sure your football program gets the job done. Camden isn’t even a ranked team anymore, just another coastal georgia cupcake playing in a powder puff region. BROOKWOOD BRONCOS GEORGIA AAAAA STATE CHAMPIONS. READ IT AND WEEP, LOSER.

Topper

December 17th, 2010
2:03 pm

Bronco Billy – 7 turnovers against Hillgrove Brookwood was lucky to get out of that game with a win! Now enjoy your state championship because next year we want it back!

Bronco Billy

December 17th, 2010
2:38 pm

Exactly my point. Brookwood played terribly againt Hillgrove and still won. Who wins with seven turnovers? Only the best teams, that’s for sure. Camden couldn’t beat Hillgrove at home with fewer turnovers and the Packers couldn’t beat Brookwood even though Brookwood made numerous mistakes. Brookwood was just too overpowering and dominant. Camden would have looked silly, pathetic even, playing the mighty Broncos. Don’t even consider playing the State Champion Broncos until you’ve proven yourself against the Hillgroves and other lesser teams.

Topper

December 17th, 2010
2:47 pm

Bronco Billy – Well it is what it is, Brookwood is state champ this year , keep it polished we want it back next season! Congrats to Brookwood and the champs in all other classes! I om off till next season got a basketball game to attend tomorrow!

Cloud 9

December 17th, 2010
6:16 pm

It is over for all of us this football season—-nothing is going to change so let us all wish each other well until next year.

See you!

canefan

December 18th, 2010
10:58 am

congrats to all 4 of our teams 1AA making the top 10 …….cant wait until next year…….

For GA Travel Whinners

December 18th, 2010
3:33 pm

Just curious about other states and how far their teams have to travel to play in their state championship game so I looked at the number one high school football state—–Texas. Below are the miles teams will have to travel to play in their state championship game.

Also they are expecting 60,000+ today for the AAAAA games at Cowboys Stadium. Their AAA game drew over 20,000.

On top of this, Texas plays neutral field throughout their playoffs. The two opposing coaches/administration meet on Sunday following their Friday night’s win and determine where the game will be played. This is done for over 500 playoff games except for the AAAAA, AAAA, AAA finals which are played at Cowboys Stadium and AA, A at one of the Mansfield’s (Dallas area) high school’s field.
Distances from participating high schools to Cowboys Stadium:
5A Division I: Euless Trinity 7; Pearland 275
5A Division II: Denton Guyer 37; Cibolo Steele 262
4A Division I: Denton Ryan 40; Lake Travis 211
4A Division II: Aledo 33; La Marque 295
3A Division II: Carthage 177; Coldspring-Oakhurst 224
Distances from participating high schools to Mansfield’s Vernon Newsom Stadium:
2A Division I: Daingerfield 164; Cameron Yoe 137
2A Division II: Lexington 172; Idalou 302
A Division I: Mart 102; Goldthwaite 148
A Division II: Windthorst 117; Falls City 284

Brookwood Bronco Fact

December 18th, 2010
3:37 pm

When was the last time a state champion had defeated each one of the semi-finalist during the season? 2010 Brookwood Broncos. They beat Grayson in region, beat Collins Hill in regular season and semi-finals and Colquitt County in finals. I think that should answer the question on who is the best AAAAA team in GA.

For PackerAlumni66

December 18th, 2010
3:44 pm

600+ yards and only 38 points. Add in Brookwood’s return yardage; punt returns, kick-off returns and interception returns and they would be right at the 600 yard total. Yards and yards dude, no matter how you get them. 58 points….I would say Brookwood was efficient and CC defense was….hummmm….missing?? The officials were trying to keep it close but they can only do so much (i.e.) the phantom pass interference call in the end zone prior to half time.

For PackerAlumni66

December 18th, 2010
3:45 pm

that’s 52 instead of 58.

One On One With The Great One

December 18th, 2010
11:06 pm

It’s officailly basketball season people!!! We shall continue this in the spring.

Buford vs. Marist

December 19th, 2010
7:24 am

Buford does have better players than Marist, but that is NOT the bottom line! Marist consistently beats teams with talent like that of Buford and better than Buford. Buford does not see ANYTHING in AA that resembles a team like Marist. Marist wins by 3 TD’s, this is a no-brainer!

bugs

December 19th, 2010
8:18 am

Grady beat the crap out of Blessed Trinity and lost to the PATHETIC refs.3 touchdowns called back on phanthom calls.Grady was a failed 4th and 1 away from beating Peach County and advancing to the semis.

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1:03 pm

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