High school coverage team

THE COVERAGE TEAM

TIM ELLERBEE

Tim Ellerbee

Tim Ellerbee, who directs high school coverage for ajc.com, has worked for 15 years at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a number of areas, including pro sports editor, deputy sports editor and lead editor for sports projects/investigations. Before joining the AJC, Ellerbee was managing editor/sports at the New Orleans Times-Picayune (1988-1998) and sports editor/columnist for the Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail (1983-88). He also covered high school sports at several smaller Georgia newspapers early in his career.

You can email him at tellerbee@ajc.com.

TODD HOLCOMB

Todd Holcomb

Todd Holcomb is co-editor of the Georgia High School Football Daily, an email newsletter, and a lead researcher behind the Georgia High School Football Historians Association, a site that chronicles the history of high school football in the state. Holcomb has covered high school sports for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2001 and will focus primarily on Class AAAAAA this school year, when not chatting live with readers on Friday nights.

You can email him at toddholcomb@bellsouth.net.

CHIP SAYE

Chip Saye

Chip Saye worked for 16 years at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and has covered high school sports for the past 10 seasons. He is co-founder and co-producer of Georgia High School Football Daily. Before coming to work at the Journal-Constitution, Saye covered high school sports for the Athens Banner-Herald/Daily News, the Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and the Gwinnett Daily News. He will focus primarily on Class AAAAA this school year.

You can email him at chipsaye@yahoo.com.

I.J. ROSENBERG

I.J. Rosenberg

I.J. Rosenberg is the president and founder of Score Atlanta, a full service marketing company that specializes in high school sports. He is a University of Alabama graduate and published a diary on playing football for the Crimson Tide in 1985. Rosenberg started his journalism career at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 1986 and stayed for 13 years. He covered the Atlanta Braves for six years and wrote three books about the team. In 2004, he started Score Atlanta. Rosenberg’s company will focus primarily on providing ajc.com with rosters, live scores and updated statistics for more than 150 metro schools throughout the school year.

You can email him at ijrosenberg@scoreatl.com.

JAY STONE

Jay Stone

Jay Stone has been a sports writer in Georgia for more than 20 years and has covered high school sports for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2002. He previously worked for several newspapers in the state, including as sports editor for the Griffin Daily News and the Tifton Gazette. He covered the 1996 Olympics for Thomson Newspapers. Stone will focus primarily on Class AAAA this school year.

You can email him at

Seth Coleman