AAAAA roundup
By Score Atlanta
Allatoona 36, Paulding County 0: The visiting Buccaneers scored all of their points in the first half and cruised past host Paulding County. Quarterback Jeremy Uzee threw two short touchdown passes (one each to Tony Perkins and Tommy Davis) before running backs T.J. Herron and Joshua Bautista all found pay dirt for Allatoona.
Columbia 34, McNair 0: Courtney Davis threw three touchdowns passes as host Columbia improved to 2-0 in convincing fashion. Shadell Bell hauled in two scoring strikes and London Weathersby also had a touchdown catch. On the ground, Andre Brown and Antonio Manson scored for the Eagles. Brown also threw for a touchdown.
Creekside 18, Westlake 7: Preceded by a season-opening loss to Langston Hughes last week, Creekside picked up its first win as a member of Class AAAAA as it held off visiting Westlake. The Seminoles took a 12-0 lead into the fourth quarter and then answered Westlake’s only score of the game when Evan Berry returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown.
Heritage-Conyers 34, Rockdale County 7: The visiting Patriots handled cross-town rival Rockdale County using special teams and their ground attack to bully the Bulldogs. The Patriots had rushing touchdowns from Mercer Bradley, Marshal Taplin and quarterback Ryan Sutton. The Patriots got a touchdown on a blocked punt by Terrell Williams to give the Pats a 14-point cushion in the third quarter.
Kell 27, Woodstock 10: The host Longhorns took care of business at home beating Woodstock handily. The game got off to a rocky start for the Longhorns, who gave up a safety but then took control of the game by scoring the next 17 points. Woodstock’s defense played admirably recording a pair of safeties, but the Longhorns proved to be too much to handle in the end.
Lakeside-DeKalb 28, Dunwoody 14: Quarterback Nick Alexander and running back Bradley Earnest were the offensive stars for the visiting Vikings. Alexander completed 17 of 24 passes for 229 yards and a pair of scores. Earnest added the other pair of touchdowns for Lakeside on the ground. On defense, linebacker Kyle Smith intercepted two passes.
Loganville 32, Walnut Grove 13: Bernard Merriweather rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns as the host Red Devils ran past the visiting Warriors in the second half 32-13. Brandon Moncrief caught two Josh Laughlin touchdown passes, while Tony White ran for a late 55-yard score to help lead Loganville to its first victory of the season.
Thomas County Central 21, Marist 17: Thomas County Central running back Deondre Cooksey scored with just under two minutes left, and the Yellow Jackets’ defense intercepted Marist quarterback Myles Willis inside the 10 with 14 seconds left to seal the win. Cooksey had a 48-yard run to set up his 2-yard touchdown plunge in the third quarter to give the visiting Jackets a 14-10 lead.
For Marist, Gray King and Willis each had 1-yard touchdown runs. Damion Williams had a 1-yard score in the first quarter for Thomas County Central.
Whitewater 30, Mundy’s Mill 18: The visiting Wildcats rushed for 250 yards as Kendall Connely paced the ground attack with 161 yards and three touchdowns. Linebacker Josh Alexander added an interception for Whitewater and gained 102 yards returning punts and kickoffs. The Wildcats also recorded a safety on a botched punt.
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classof2010
September 8th, 2012
1:55 am
come on westlake how you lose to creekside 3 years in a row smh hopefully yall beat banneker next week I was a senior last yall played
s Phillips
September 8th, 2012
4:09 am
If Wheeler does not earn school of the the week status this week, then who does? Today, we got accredited as one of the only STEM SCHOOLS IN THE STATE, Aand our FOOTBALL team beat Pope 33-0! We are 2-0 over the last 2 weeks! Tremendous start for our school
TCC 4 life
September 8th, 2012
8:36 am
Once again, TCC defeats Marist in another classic game. TCC is now 6-1 lifetime against Marist. How many other teams have a winning record against them? Quite an accomplishment for TCC against such a fine program.
gomez
September 8th, 2012
8:55 am
Tucker is 13-8 against Marsit. Too bad they are not playing them this year. Maybe in the future things will change. That was always a great game.
Doc1
September 8th, 2012
9:08 am
Stephenson had a tough game with Arabia and should have lost.
F-Ball Fan
September 8th, 2012
10:08 am
Hey Doc1, Arabia has alot of talent but Stephenson shut them down in the 2nd half. They finally figured out the Rams spread offense. The Rams will give alot of teams headaches this year.
Tiger4Life
September 8th, 2012
10:28 am
Congrats to Lakeside of Dekalb for getting in the win column this week.
Doc1
September 8th, 2012
10:38 am
Arabia dropped 2 touchdown passes in the second half and a backwards punt allowed Stephenson to score. Arabia beat themselves.
Chris
September 8th, 2012
11:32 am
@ class of 2010 I know what i am talking about. Pritchett teams lose to much I have watched his teams for 4 years 0-3 …… its gone be a long year for Westlake
THE "CANNON RULES"!!
September 8th, 2012
11:46 am
A good opening night in “THE BONEYARD” as the CANNON fired ALL NIGHT LONG!!!
The RAIDERS from EAST beat visiting Woodland / Bartow 49 / 0…with the JV guys getting lots of playing time in the 2nd half and the clock running (Mercy Rule)!! This served as a good game for EAST to get a number of issues straightened out. EAST looked a LOT better that the NP game a week ago BUT still showed several areas they HAVE to get fixed.
The starting QB is still playing WAY to much in areas it’s hard to believe there is not other players who could fill these slots. QB was again handling punt returns and special team duties as well as played some “D” again! Offense looked very sharp with many LONG runs but Coach still seems “antsy” about throwing long passes instead settling for short hits and screens.
EAST has Paulding County (Home), New Manchester (Away) , and Villa Rica (Home) for the next three games so they should be able to show how good this EAST team really is before they have an open week.
ANYWAY our RAIDERS are now 2 / 0 on the season and looking good!!!!!! So far over these two game they have put up 87 points and only allowed 17…!!!!
TICK…TICK…TICK…BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!
GO RAIDERS!!!!
skillful1
September 8th, 2012
12:13 pm
Doc1, did u know Stephenson is returning just 2 starters on each side of the ball from last year? Yes, Arabia Mtn gave a valid effort. Hell, with nearly a week long pep rally I think even u could make a play or too with that type of encouragement and support. If u know anything about the Jaguars, u should know EVERYBODY gives their best effort vs “Jag U.” Stephenson was a little sloppy and helped the Rams move the ball in the first half with a few penalties on defense but did u even consider it was STEPHENSON’S FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR???? Yes, Arabia had opportunities but that’s the difference between the good teams and the mediocre teams. They knew coming into that game in order to beat Stephenson they had to execute every opportunity they would have. They didn’t! In order to beat the Jags you have to win the special teams battle, and they CLEARLY were out matched in that phase of the game. So, for u to say that Arabia beat themselve with the Jags scoring 28 points, and don’t forget that Arabia Mtn scored a TD in the final minute of the game to help the score look a little more respectable, shows your lack of knowledge of the game and how big of a hater u are!!! EEEWWWW!!! LOL!
Doc1
September 8th, 2012
12:36 pm
skillful1
Stephenson is not a very good football team. They should not be ranked in the top 10.
skillful1
September 8th, 2012
12:55 pm
Rankings are irrelevant and u don’t know enough about the game for me to comment any further. ESPECIALLY THESE HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS!! U have yet to say ANYTHING with substance so I’m gonna sum your opinions up to being emotionally driven. How and why??? LOL! Man I have better thing to concentrate on and to enjoy like my beautiful football Saturday, and a victory for “JAG-U.” Keep making that “hatorade” if u get u through your loss though. To everyone else congrats on your victory this weekend. If you weren’t so lucky, good luck next week. Doc1…smh…. I’m amazed at how u can be such a hater…. after 1 game??? LOL! Enjoy your weekend guys!
Dekalb County Guy
September 8th, 2012
1:27 pm
I saw Arabia first game and they are a dangerous team. they have lot of speed. do make some mistakes but the talent is there. I said it 2 weeks ago on one blog, Arabia might pull an upset somewhere along the way.
JagNationBlue&Black
September 8th, 2012
2:41 pm
yea man Arabia had a good WR core they just couldn’t hold on to the ball for some reason and the QB moved well in the pocket and could throw on the run…but this was stephenson first game with a brand new lineup…so they looked very slow and sloopy but as always they pulled it together and made plays..thats what good teams do but i must say this better be the last game we look like that becuz we will be beat to sleep once we get into region play with some of the good teams in our region…love what Reggie ball is doin with the offense spreading the ball out and playing more of a pro style…but our RB’s are not the type im use to seeing at stephenson we usually have some horses out there…
Anony
September 8th, 2012
4:01 pm
Jamal daniels transfer from grady is supposed to be a good back at stephenson
Go Jags
September 8th, 2012
4:04 pm
Arabia Mtn was a region opponent…c’mon “jag nation”
@CJay_XD
September 8th, 2012
7:10 pm
ARABIA MOUNTAIN TALENT WAS EVENLY MATCHED MAYBE BETTER THAN STEPHENSON.
Arabia is VERY YOUNG TEAM…They BEAT THEIR SELF MANY TIMES IN THIS GAME.
Arabia Defense Shut Down the JAGS All Game.
Arabia O was killin the Jags but then they Dropped Couple Touch Downs
Stephenson being the more Mature TEAM they Capitalized on the Mistakes
ARABIA LOST ON DROPPED PASSES, BAD PUNT, QUESTIONABLE FLAGS, and DEFENSE ON THE FIELD TOO LONG.
Score Should of Been
ARABIA 24- JAGS 14
I'm Keep it REAL
September 8th, 2012
7:12 pm
@ Chris…. IDK???? what the hell is going on… He is using Josh all wrong….using REnard all wrong to. BTW…. #20,#2 Creekside and #9 Westlake….Mays look good now…. KIDS go to your zone school.
Chris
September 8th, 2012
9:29 pm
@ I’m Keep it real all I know is Washington looks so much better since he left. He is a nice guy but coaching is suspect. i guess people starting to see it like u.
Chris
September 8th, 2012
9:31 pm
And Renard was at washington when He was head coach but transfered. Now he stuck with Pricthett Again
BcS2010
September 8th, 2012
10:12 pm
Does anyone know about the MLK vs SWD game?
BcS2010
September 8th, 2012
10:15 pm
Lol Stephenson fans stop!! Like I’ve Ben saying y’all team is average this year! Everybody has a rebuilding year and this is y’all rebuilding year. Look at y’all roster its nothing specials. Y’all won 28-18 against Arabia.. Like wowww I no it was the first game but Arabia… No excuses for that. I hope y’all get a whole lot better when it’s time for y’all to play real teams!
@CJay_XD
September 8th, 2012
11:41 pm
@BCS2010 MLK WON 18-0 vs SWD
ARABIA is a SLEEPER
BcS2010
September 9th, 2012
12:19 am
@CJay_XD thanks for the score and NO!! Arabia is sorry
JagNationBlue&Black
September 9th, 2012
12:27 am
@CJay_XD bra you sound like a looser…don’t tell me what a score should have been tell me what it was …Arabia was not the best team period..no matter how you slice the pie they didn’t cut it..Arabia has some good players no doubt but they got bad hands and alot of it was blown coverage by stephenson…players did not know where they were suppose to be and you can credit that to Arabia OC but mainly on stephenson for not having them better prepared for the different looks that Arabia had,,but they will beat a team that there not suppose to beat
JagNationBlue&Black
September 9th, 2012
12:29 am
MLK GONE LOOSE TO ..SAW THE GAME …NOT IMPRESSED..SWD WON’T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS
JagNationBlue&Black
September 9th, 2012
12:35 am
Bcs2010 you should stop..UL MONROE just beat Arkansas tonite…its was the first game and just like MONROE.. Arabia was super hyped for this game and came to play with some good players on there team and just like you we call them sorry and didnt expect much of a game but Arbia had other plans…good job Arbia
Dragstrip Road
September 9th, 2012
8:33 am
Thanks “CANNON RULES.” Since the AJC won’t cover East (even though they have been one of the top teams for several years), your analysis is appreciated.
"J"
September 9th, 2012
9:04 am
@ Dragstrip Road – Don’t feel bad, the AJC won’t cover Tucker High School neither. We’re talking about 2011 state champs can’t get any ink or airtime from the local media stations – channel 2,5,11 and 46!! Yeah I said it. They all love to hover over the North Fulton Schools even if they’re not very good football teams. Just watch the Friday night media and you’ll notice they love to park their cameras in North Fulton and North Cobb!
Chris
September 9th, 2012
10:09 am
@ J c’mon man Tucker done got plenty of coverage. There are some schools that don’t get the coverage they should but Tucker aint one of them……..
BcS2010
September 9th, 2012
10:10 am
@JagNationBlue&Black… Lol don’t compare y’all game to Arkansas lol Arkansas QB and heisman hopeful got hurt and without him Arkansas is not a top 25 team! But I will cut y’all some slack because it was yall 1st game but y’all have ALOT of work to do before y’all play a real team because I don’t care what y’all say Arabia mountain is not good…
uncleJunior
September 9th, 2012
10:49 am
LOL!!!!! Just like Stephenson to talk trash all week long and then when the posters start criticizing them, they bring up MLK. . . . . geeezzzz!
uncleJunior
September 9th, 2012
10:58 am
And no one can say SWD won’t make the playoffs. It’s about adjustments and getting better every week. I believe SWD will make adjustments and get better as the season goes. I believe they have a good chance to make playoffs. Just like all other teams. The season is young.
Decatur joe
September 9th, 2012
12:56 pm
It’s time for Buck to retire!!! To me, its selfish to hold on when time has pass you by. Like it or not, SWD is going no where until he turn over the reigns.
COUSINCOMMONSENSE
September 9th, 2012
1:34 pm
“uncleJunior”
DID U GO TO MEMORIAL STADIUM SAT NIGHT???? IF SWD WINS 5 GAMES THEY’LL BE LUCKY! WOW!!! THEY CALLED A TIMEOUT THE FIRST OFFENSIVE PLAY IN THE 3RD QRT!!!! WHICH LEADS TO THE QUESITON, IS THAT BUCK’S NAP TIME OR DID THEY ENJOY THE BAND AS MUCH AS I DID? THEY NEED A LOOOOOT OF HELP!
COUSINCOMMONSENSE
September 9th, 2012
1:35 pm
ARABIA MTN WILL BEAT SWD EASILY
DHI
September 9th, 2012
1:51 pm
30 years to long at the same school coach Godfrey. SWD had 4 good chances to score deep in their territory last night but blew it with horrible play calling. Unless Buck give up play calling to one of the decent offensive coaches, they will have trouble with Lakeside and Dunwoody.
Longhorn nation
September 9th, 2012
3:15 pm
HOOK”EM HORNS
footballcounty1
September 9th, 2012
3:45 pm
I agree with SWD supporters. Coach Godfey is a excellent coach and even a better MAN! Please go out on top. Do what your seniors do at the end of the year. It’s time to MOVE on….
uncleJunior
September 9th, 2012
4:17 pm
To all yall potential SWD coaches on here. To my knowledge, Buck does possess at least one state title. More than some so-called experts teams on this blog. Some of you really cannot talk footbal here but you do, yearly. Buck is one of the winning-est coaches in the STATE!!!! That’s all I know. Some will say that his time has come come and pass . . . .maybe. I cannot judge that. That is for the future. Another thing I know. . . . .year after year, you so-called experts of SWD football and Georgia State title winners will count Buck and SWD out of the playoffs . . . . .and what do you know? They are always right there!!!!!!!!!! Say what you will, on your emotions. . . . .but I am telling you what I see, time after time!!!! Prove me different.
Decatur joe
September 9th, 2012
5:43 pm
Unfortunately, we live in a what have you done for me now lately society. I’m not saying Buck is not a good man because he is. That talk about getting to the playoffs has run its course. 30 years at one school….let me say that again 30 YEARS at one school with the talent he has and only ONE championship. It looks bad when you have a coach that goes to Tucker and win TWO state titles in five years. If this was professional football, he would’ve been fired years ago. Hell, if this was south Georgia he would have been gone. Buck is a great man but time has past him by.
uncleJunior
September 9th, 2012
9:21 pm
I can dig it!!!!! But . . . . be careful what you ask for!
Decatur joe
September 9th, 2012
10:11 pm
That is true junior but that’s the gamble you take with change.
jagnation
September 10th, 2012
8:16 am
I must agree its time for Buck Godfrey to hang up his head coach title. Also, Stephenson must step up their game if they want to win against MLK and Tucker.
KeithMLKfan
September 10th, 2012
1:14 pm
I was impresssed with MLK Sat. night, they were a little loose on offense but will get better with each game. Defense looked real good, made big plays when needed.
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1:30 pm
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SWD SUPPORTER
September 10th, 2012
2:18 pm
I too was impressed with MLK, they have the athletes to compete with anyone in the region, as for Coach Godfrey, he is a great man who has done a lot for his players, but he is doing them a disservice by not stepping aside and letting one of these young innovative coaches take over, Coach had the talent in 2009 and 2010 to win a state title with Ken Malcome and T.J. Stripling, the defense was great, but you can’t win running the same offense you have been running for the last 30 years, the game has truly passed him by, no one at the school has the nerve to ask him to step aside…GO PANTHERS
Lakeside Legend
September 10th, 2012
3:16 pm
Lakeside is not going to lay down for any of these teams anymore. They have a young team but
very talented team and are only going to get better. All 6AAAAA teams should be happy they are in
a division that is the toughest, most competitive and talented division in all of Georgia football.
Bo
September 10th, 2012
4:05 pm
Go LIONS. defence looks good.