AAAA roundup
By Score Atlanta
Class AAAA No. 4 Marist traveled to Athens to defeat Clarke Central 30-13 behind quarterback Myles Willis, who carried 26 times for 144 yards and three total touchdowns to lead the War Eagles. Willis scored on runs of 40 and four yards and threw to Gray King for a 27-yard score. Ian Gibson opened the scoring for Marist with a one-yard plunge in the first quarter. It was the first-ever meeting between the two tradition-rich programs that have combined to win five state championships.
Oxford (Ala.) 21, Carrollton 17: Carrollton held a 17-7 lead at the half thanks to touchdown runs from Will Hesterlee (one yard) and Trey Chivers (14 yards) and a 36-yard field goal from Tyler Newsome, but were shut out in the second half by the visiting Yellow Jackets. Oxford returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the first half and took the lead with an 18-yard rushing score with 4:16 left in the game.
Griffin 42, Dutchtown 16: The Bulldogs scored all of their 16 points in the first half, before falling to a rally by visiting Griffin. Quarterback Jaquez Parks threw for 150 yards including two touchdowns to Christian Owens and one more to Qua’ Mangham. Tailback Malik Miller added two rushing scores before reserve Anforne Stroud capped the Bears’ scoring on a quarterback keeper.
Jackson-Atlanta 14, Therrell 0: The Jaguars overcame the stifling afternoon heat to shutout Therrell at Lakewood Stadium. Running back Jamari O’Neal opened the scoring in the second quarter with 35-yard run. Quarterback Shadricus Ferguson scrambled out of the pocket for Jackson-Atlanta’s other touchdown before halftime. Running backs Robert Allison and Jermaine Perkins Jr. each added 60 and 40 yards respectively out of the backfield for the Jaguars.
Jonesboro 33, Mt. Zion-Jonesboro 7: The host Cardinals easily handled Mt. Zion and got scoring contributions from both sides of the ball. The two stars of the game for Jonesboro were Taurean Ferguson and Patrick Petty. Both Ferguson and Petty had rushing touchdowns on offense, and each had interceptions that they returned for touchdowns in the Cardinals’ victory.
Woodland-Henry 27, Walnut Grove 10: The Wolfpack running backs were the deciding factor against Walnut Grove. Malcolm Miller rushed for 158 yards with a touchdown. Miller also caught a touchdown for the team’s first points of the year. Mark Bussey also had two rushing touchdowns. Quarterback Taylor Poss completed 9 of 18 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.
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18 comments Add your comment
WOW!
September 1st, 2012
1:21 am
That 2nd year in row Carrollton has let Oxford comeback and win.
a parent
September 1st, 2012
3:57 am
coach galt and coach herrod need to be fired they can’t coach and someone needs to step up and say it’s time to take dutchtown high football program in another direction
Sincetheydidnt
September 1st, 2012
6:47 am
Columbia beats Cedar Grove 20-15. Behind a strong performance from a huge line featuring Eric Smith and Company!
SOUTH GEORGIA FOOTBALL
September 1st, 2012
8:36 am
ADD PIERCE CO 27 BACON CO 20 TO AAA
Fire Breath
September 1st, 2012
8:44 am
Pickens Dragons BBQ’d the Sonoraville Phoenix 50 – 21!
Bear_Backer
September 1st, 2012
8:53 am
to “a parent”: Dutchtown’s PA announcer certainly needs to be released. What an embarrassment that joker is. He tried hard as he could to to ridicule the Bear’s accomplishments as they rallied back after that horrid first half (by both teams). I really thought Dutchtown high school had it together, but it is obvious the do not, as evidenced by the lack of preparation to even Host a regular season home game. No one to hold the down marker? Just poor planning. On a positive note, you Quarterback (no. 7 – Jones) is really good. Good luck going forward. See you in Griffin vs Spalding in a few weeks.
Gryphon
September 1st, 2012
9:40 am
I still couldn’t believe they only had one person at the gate selling tickets. Showed up 30 minutes before kickoff and didn’t even get into the field until 45 minutes later. Only got in then, because a school official finally decided to let people know that there was another gate with no line on the other side. They have that nice built in ticket office where four people can sit and sell tickets, but instead, they sell tickets one at a time as you enter the gate.
Panther Pride 1
September 1st, 2012
9:55 am
Carver Atlanta put up 21 unaswered points to comeback to beat the AAAAA Mays Raiders 28-27. AJC you all better start to notice the movement over at Carver. Thanks for picking us to lose. We are Carver!!!!
Chris
September 2nd, 2012
9:16 am
Washington 12 Tri-Cities 7 speed kills and size aint nothing without technique.
Booker T. Washington Fan
September 2nd, 2012
9:40 am
Washington – 12 Tri-cities – 7
Frank Barthelemy rushed for 116 yards in the first half, ending the game with 196 rushing yards.
Fernanda Tucker also rushed for 83 yards and led his team to a successful win.
Lucy Jones
September 2nd, 2012
12:36 pm
Good job all coaches from Dutchtown – considering what you had to work with athletically, you did a great job. The bottom line is that Griffin has better athletes. For “a parent” who wrote the nasty comment about Coach Galt and Coach Herrod being fired . . . where the heck were you when they asked for volunteers to help at the game? Let me guess . . .sitting on your big butt writing nasty comments about people online!
Lucy Jones
September 2nd, 2012
12:38 pm
I agree with Gryphon about the person selling tickets. I know that in the past it has been handled much more efficiently. Over the past 6 years, I have never seen the gate such an unorganized mess. There must have been some changes with regards to gate workers. It was a HOT mess!
Lucy Jones
September 2nd, 2012
12:41 pm
Post game comments – good job Griffin band, cheerleaders, and team. Great job Dutchtown band, cheerleaders and team. It was a very exciting first half. Unfortunately, it seems that the Dawgs ran out of gas. Griffin is known for its great athletes (with the most athletes to play in the NFL than any other high school in the state) and it is obvious that has not changed. However, be assured that Dutchtown will only get better as the season goes. The boys at DHS work hard, as do the coaches. Good luck to both teams as they continue their season!
Dawg Supporter
September 2nd, 2012
1:00 pm
Dear “A Parent” – I truly hope that in your profession you are some type of supervisor or manager. I hope that you have people working under you. And I truly hope that when those people do not perform up to expectations, I hope that no one suggests that you be fired. You have NO idea what a great job Galt and Herrod do. They spent MONTHS away from their own families and children so that they can coach the young men at Dutchtown high school. They genuinely care about those kids and their success. Yes, I do have an inside perspective. And it is appauling to me that you suggest putting two families in the circumstances of having one income all because of one football game during which they played a team that NO other school in Henry County has ever beaten. Shame on you! But remember . . . what comes around goes around – be sure that if you can dish it out, you can take it. I hope that your employees come to work very focused EVERY day. Based on your suggestions, you could be out of a job if they don’t and I would NEVER wish that on any person!
History Buff
September 2nd, 2012
1:02 pm
Coach Herrod and Coach Galt can’t coach . . . are you kidding? Galt has taken a team from a best season of 2-8 to the 3rd round of playoffs – have you looked at Herrod and Galt’s record or are you just making an ignorant comment?
chris
September 2nd, 2012
1:31 pm
Washington 12 Tri-cities 7
chris
September 2nd, 2012
1:32 pm
Washington Tri-cities game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1WYa9V0CFg
DHS Parent
September 2nd, 2012
2:46 pm
A parent – get to know coach galt as a man, and you will like him better as a leader of your son’s team.
Bear backer – the pa announcer kept things entertaining. I hope he continues with his creative and informative style.
Lucy and bear backer – the gate situation was embarrassing. I’m sure the necessary adjustments will be made for next week.
Dawg supporter – thanks for adding an intelligent analogy for someone who has probably lost perspective on what is most important in their son’s life.
Win, lose, or tie, I will support my son’s quest to become a better man. Football is one way he can learn about discipline, teamwork, AND adversity. Having a man like Coach Galt lead these young men makes me feel good about the direction.
Winning is a byproduct of talent and preparation. We have a lot of talent and I know about the preparation that went into this game. Griffin was talked about all the back to last years spring practice. Griffin out talented us. Our guys gave it all they had for as long as they could. Griffin’s line took over in the second half. That was one of the most exciting halves of football that I have ever seen. That was fun!
I know some of us take the results of this game more serious than others, however, let’s not forget that this is a game. I hope we win the rest of our games. But I’m more concerned about my kid becoming a man that I can be proud of than rather or not his under matched team can pull off a miracle.
Thanks coaches. You have the support of the parents that care!!!!