AAAAAA blog: Valdosta-Lowndes, West Forsyth, Centennial stunner highlight Week 8
Five bits of news from this week in Class AAAAAA –
- The Valdosta-Lowndes series continues to be entertaining, 51 games on. Lowndes, ranked No. 4, improved to 7-0 with a 17-14 victory. The Vikings trailed 14-6 in the fourth quarter before getting a winning field goal in the final seconds. Tijuan Lang had a key pick late in the game and returned to the Valdosta 32 in the final two minutes, setting up the FG heroics. Rance Gillespie almost became the first Valdosta coach to beat Lowndes in back-to-back seasons since Nick Hyder in 1994-95. Valdosta leads the series 34-17.
- West Forsyth is a step closer to 10-0 and a first region title. The Wolverines defeated Johns Creek 37-16 in a game between 5-0 teams from Region 6. West Forsyth trailed 16-3. A 52-yard TD run by QB A.J. Erdely tied it 16-16 early in the third, and a 79-yard pass to TE Ty Anderson set up the go-ahead TD. Jake Wieczorek rushed for 168 yards. West Forsyth, ranked No. 5, appears on its way to a first-ever region title. The school opened in 2007.
- The stunner of the night was Centennial’s 26-7 victory over Lambert. That also came in Region 6. Lambert was 5-0. Centennial was 0-5. Chase Rosenberg threw three TD passes to Christian Robinson. Rosenberg was 17-of-24 for 190 yards, and Robinson caught 11 passes for 145 yards.
- McEachern has taken control of Region 4. McEachern started 0-2 after losses to 2011 Class AAAAA finalists Grayson and Walton. After a 35-14 victory over South Cobb, the Indians are alone at the top in the region race. McEachern is 5-3, 5-0. South Cobb is 5-1, 3-1.
- Norcross has taken control of Region 7. The Blue Devils are 7-0 after a 35-23 victory over Collins Hill. Those were the remaining unbeaten teams in the region. Norcross is 7-0, 5-0. Collins Hill is 4-2, 3-1. Norcross has beaten the other one-loss team in the region, North Gwinnett. Norcross is seeking its first region title since 2007, fourth in history.
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DOSTA DAWGS
October 16th, 2012
4:07 am
Lowndes bogged down in the red-zone because of the limits to their offense. When in the red-zone, it was easier for Valdosta to contain the running game because of the shorter field. Outside the red-zone, Lowndes did a good job of spreading Valdosta out and running screens and the “Sally”. Those plays are irrelavant in the red-zone because the field shrinks and defenses can play tighter.
gman57
October 16th, 2012
7:48 am
AVikingFan: Camden did not put their 2nd or 3rd string players in the game in the 3rd qtr against Coffee. I was there and aware of the jersey #’s of players…. It did not happen! Watch out Lowndes.. Coffee is coming!
AVikingFan
October 16th, 2012
9:01 am
gman47 — I was just messing wid ja. Coffee ALWAYS plays Lowndes tough, especially at our stadium. (Tift likewise, cept at both stadiums!) I’m certain it’s going to be another quality game Friday night. I hope no one else gets hurt, on either team!
Dosta Dawg — Spread the credit around. Valdosta only having “two possessions” in the 1st half must mean Lowndes defense had something to do with it. (Personally I thought it was three, only one in the 1st Q. But, I’ll be the 1st to admit I’ve been wrong before.)
bk — I’ll talk Camden with you AFTER we play Coffee and Tift. The most important game on our schedule is this week’s game with Coffee!
57Cat
October 16th, 2012
9:05 am
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Cat Fan
October 16th, 2012
9:30 am
gman57- Please be advised that Camden roster list 130 players with 30 underclassman wearing the same # as juniors and seniors. Jake Davis is a
9th grader wearing JJ Green’s # 5. Quinn Stoffel, a freshman also, wears
# 40 as does Jarrad Davis. You can check the others at the wildcat website.
truth teller
October 16th, 2012
11:51 am
Gman57, no Camden did put in 2nd and 3 rd stringers if u were paying attention that was a different offensive line in the game kept Brice in as qb and those backs were 2nd team guys. Those kids just played alot against you guys.
bksmith14
October 16th, 2012
12:23 pm
DOSTA DAWGS ……..you are off a little bit when you say lowndes tried to execute the same scheme as camden……we dont run the exact same wing t…….but youi can beleieve what youi want to……
lets forget camden here for a sec…….
#1…Lowdndes and Valdosta..these kids have known each other and played against each other since they were knee high ….
#2 –you guys went against camden…yall lost..made a pile of mistakes..but yall got better bc of it
#3..you had 2 weeks to pratcice over and over against the wing 2 and watch film
#4. Its the biggest rivalry in the region and prob the state… (do you not remember when lowndes had reid his senior year in 2008…we were blowing everyone out and had just beaten northside 24-7, we only won the winersville classic that year 14-7)
#5..Pride….yall showed a lot of it fri night…and yall didnt make to many mistakes..
#6.. Lowndes played lethargic..i know bc i know this team…i have not missed a game and watch them practice ..for whatever reason..we were just not as fired up as we should have been. but we pulled it out
#7. THE WINNERSVILLE CLASSIC….its a classic 80% of the time we clash…not many blowouts…and you guys played a heck of a lot better against us than you did camden..yall were awestucked when you played camden…youi wasnt against us…mostly bc these boys have been playing against each other since they were just put of diapers…..look at broowood and grayson last year…14-7..grayson won..brookwood was not all that good..
Lowndes first two possesion with the ball fri night we drove the ball 90 plus yards….got inside the cats 10 and only cam away with 3…thats more of are own undoing than anything else…this game shouldnt have been as close…if we had executed we get to 27 on the scoreboard
camden will have to bring it to beat us in the palace on nov 2nd for what will most likely be the region title
gman57
October 16th, 2012
12:34 pm
Not so fast my friends!…. Lowndes must to get past Coffee! Lowndes “D” is suspect.. Coffee’s QB and receivers, are going to put on an “air show” come Friday night….. wait and see…
57Cat
October 16th, 2012
1:58 pm
bksmith14 – Rationalize all you want, but Lowndes is not in the same league with Camden. Camden is in a league of its own. I know; you can fire back with all your “facts” and “figures” and excuses, but I will let my statement stand, and we shall see what happens Nov 2.
Camden74
October 16th, 2012
2:41 pm
bk……Do you think Camden’s coming for a Church Social?
CAMDEN1981
October 16th, 2012
4:22 pm
I love HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. I am happy to hear the coffee player is doing ok. Yes we have fun on here talking all kinds of trash but lets send out a Prayer to all the high school athletes male and female who play this game for love and fun that they have safe travels and are injured free through out the season.
86Vike
October 16th, 2012
4:49 pm
@Camden74 & CAMDEN1981….My apologies to ya! I stand corrected!!! You guys planning on making the trip for Lowndes vs Camden game? If so, come tailgate with us, we’d love to meet you guys!
Camden74
October 16th, 2012
4:59 pm
86Vike…….No need for an apology, we’re all on this site to share info, talk smack and have fun! Well, at least that’s why I’m on here……And if I’m at the Camden-Lowndes game, I would be happy to come over and eat up your food! Well, all of your non meat stuff.
86Vike
October 16th, 2012
5:16 pm
@Camden74…Come on now! A little road kill has never hurt anyone! As long as it’s prepared right! LOL
bksmith14
October 16th, 2012
11:23 pm
camden is goin to get a rude of awakening when they play lowndes…..they havent had anyone get “physical” with them yet for 4 qtrs……
colquitt county knows how physical lowndes can be…….just watch….lowndes offense is also their defense……..some of you football gurus know what that means…others may not know…..
a randy mac coached team is not going to be scared come nov 2nd
yo
October 16th, 2012
11:34 pm
Dosta Dawg the eye test showed Lowndes dominated the game but managed to keep it close allah the Lowndes/Colquit game. The reality is that your punter was your biggest weapon. Keeping us having to go 90 yards every other time we had the ball.
Camden74
October 17th, 2012
12:45 am
86Vike…..Gotta leave the road kill to you guys. I’m strictly rabbit food!
Camden74
October 17th, 2012
12:49 am
bk……Don’t know exactly which team you think Lowndes will be playing on Nov. 2, but I hope the HC has the same attitude that you have! Respect the PAW!
topper
October 17th, 2012
9:33 am
bksmith14 – I guess we will just show up and see how it goes for us! My question is what excuse are you gonna come up with if you lose?
Plowboy - Viking
October 17th, 2012
10:14 am
Topper……this Lowndes fan has said since last year that Camden will win state this year!
HaveBinocularsWillTravel
October 17th, 2012
10:15 am
topper, Camden 74 and bk — yall got some awful silly banter going back and forth if Coffee beats Lowndes this coming Friday. I suggest bk backs away from this conversation for a couple of weeks. Just saying.
Camden74
October 17th, 2012
12:02 pm
HBWT…….Actually, that’s on bk. Camden has already defeated Coffee and is gearing up for Brunswick. I just happen to believe that Camden and Lowndes are the two best teams in R1, 6A and the winner of the Camden/Lowndes game will be Region 1 Champion. Either way, Camden still has 3 regular season games left…..I’m sure each of the remaining games will be important.
AVikingFan
October 17th, 2012
12:25 pm
Camden74 — Good luck to your Baby Blue Cats, except of course on Nov. 2nd! Randy McP contradicted me when I recently made a statement to the effect that I think Colquitt might be more than Camden can handle on Nov 9th. Coach Randy said Camden will be FAR more than Colquitt can handle! Randy said two of his best coaching friends are Randy Pruett and Jeff Heron. He has deep respect and admiration for both, and talks to Heron frequently.
But right now we are totally concerned with one thing and that is to beat Coffee. Randy tells the team if they don’t lose a region game they WILL win the region title. He says if the other team doesn’t score there’s a good chance we will win. Sounds elementary, but that’s the way we think. One game at the time. The one we are playing this week is the most important on our schedule.
ColquittFan — Someone over here is selling Lowndes tee shirts out the gazoo with a Viking Shield with a pair of binoculars on it with a line that reads “Everyone’s Buzzing.”. On the two lenses is a 17 and a 14. A caption below that says “Payne as day to Me!”
Want me to get you a shirt?
Titletown USA
October 17th, 2012
12:36 pm
I have been on the road and not able to log in, but I really appreciate Camden74 sticking up for me in my absence…even if we disagree a lot, he is a standup poster with rational insight.
A Viking Fan…..I was not the one who brought the topic of race up…another poster did that…I merely responded, but you my friend made the obvious mistake that many people do when confronted with accusation of race…you stated that had a “black friend” and then subliminally stated that is because they do not have degrees..wow. Then you asked me to name the list of “educated” black canididates, another wow.
I will just recommend that everyone read the book “Must Win” by Drew Jubera and pay close attention to the section on how they interviewed Corey Jarvis (my college classmate at ASU) and many of the powers-that-be openly stated that this town was “not ready” for a black coach.
I do not think most of you are racist, but if you refuse to recognize that this is still an issue in Valdosta, GA and most other counties….you are delusional. I am the fan that will continue to root for them after their last football game.
No more on the subject from me….I appreciate the discussion on HS football, but I will not allow anyone to just make those types of posts without a response.
Camden74
October 17th, 2012
1:44 pm
AVikingFan…..Thanks and the same to you and Lowndes, except when playing Camden. I’m concerned with all of the remaining games. Brunswick and Camden have been rivals for many years, so I know they will not just lie down for the upcoming game. Lowndes is always tough and I don’t expect any difference this time around. But I do expect Camden to win. Let’s see what happens. Colquitt is also of concern, Propst has a way of exploiting the weaknesses in the 3-3-5. But more than anything else, he has the gift of being able to influence the officials. That’s my biggest concern!
Camden74
October 17th, 2012
1:55 pm
Titletown USA…..You’re welcome……Now, sit back and watch as the Swamp Cats, Coastal Cats, Blue Cats, Wildcats or whatever anyone wants to call them, take care of business! Here they come!
bksmith14
October 17th, 2012
4:37 pm
That punter for the Valdosta wildcats……….he needs to go tryout for the NFL…….what a cannon for a leg…….ramsey aint got nothing on him as far as punting goes……kickoffs…thats another story..lol…but this valdosta kid can kick the ball to china on a punt
Coffee county has athletes and they have some speed and size….they are not coming to lose fri at martin stadium……and after coming off a very emotional win vs the cats in winnersville……lowndes must be ready and i think this is a special group…
Lowndes 27-13 over coffee
bksmith14
October 17th, 2012
4:38 pm
It was funny watching #2 lang for lowndes on 1 of those punts in the valdosta game……..the kick was about 60 yds and 200 ft high in the air…..lang signaled fair catch….but he smartly moved out of the way after he peob lost the ball in the air….that kid can boom it man
Titletown USA
October 17th, 2012
4:40 pm
I know right Cam74…back to being mortal enemies (in a high school football sorta way). I have to say that I lost some interest in the Nov 2 matchup after watching the Winnersville Classic. I just do not think Lowndes has a versitle enough offense to adjust if Herron puts 8-9 in the box. No disrespect to the kid personally, but the Lowndes QB#6 just floats the ball up a lot and got lucky against an inexperienced Valdosta secondary, this will not be the case against 2JG and company.
I think it wil be worth watching, but give the nod to Camden on the pass offense and defense, that makes the difference. However, if Lowndes is successful early running the ball, then watch out.
Titletown USA
October 17th, 2012
4:47 pm
bk14…you are dead on about the Valdosta punter, he has kept them in many a game this year…..however, Tiquan #2 has to learn how to catch those balls…he let two or three go and lost field position a couple of times….that could come back to haunt them in a close playoff game.
My favorite Viking this year is Nick Burgman# 21…I respect that young man off the field as much as on the field. I would love to see him as the Lowndes Head Coach one day!!! (I know I said I was done with that, but I could not resist getting one more in)
Colquitt Fan
October 17th, 2012
6:15 pm
Lol I’ve seen the shirts, quite comical. Not quite as good as the others I’ve seen that has your Viking with the caption “cheating wins championships”. Randy Mccheater needs to worry about his own team playing Camden. We beat Camden last year, we can possibly do it again, although it will be extremely difficult. Camden is no doubt tops in the state IMO. We have them at home is our only bonus. Honestly though, I don’t see anybody beating Camden this year
Colquitt Fan
October 17th, 2012
6:18 pm
Seriously though, what does the shirt mean? Everyone’s buzzing, i saw it twice, Payne as day. Saw what twice?
Camden74
October 17th, 2012
6:27 pm
Titletown USA……I don’t want to count my chickens before they’re hatched, but Lowndes will have to play the game of their lives to beat Camden. And Camden will have to play their worst game of the season! But miracles do happen.
bksmith14
October 17th, 2012
7:44 pm
Titletown USA……I don’t want to count my chickens before they’re hatched, but Lowndes will have to play the game of their lives to beat Camden. And Camden will have to play their worst game of the season! But miracles do happen
boy…thats bold…you may eat your words
GwinnettDad
October 17th, 2012
10:06 pm
@bk – if eating words were required on this blog over the years, I have no doubt whatsover on who would have eaten a Webster’s Dictionary equivalent by now.
bksmith14
October 18th, 2012
1:11 am
GwinnettDad
October 17th, 2012
10:06 pm
@bk – if eating words were required on this blog over the years, I have no doubt whatsover on who would have eaten a Webster’s Dictionary equivalent by now.
darn Gwinnettdad….you must have looked in the mirror for yuor answer when you asked that ?
we all have ate a few words a time or 2…i admit it… i have been wrong a time or 2 myself……..but not to often
AVikingFan
October 18th, 2012
9:35 am
ColquittFan — “17 – 14 Saw it Twice” Same score in Valdosta Lowndes game.
AVikingFan
October 18th, 2012
10:00 am
Titletown USA I I too am very fond of Nick B. He is an OUTSTANDING young man. His mother is a very sweet lady, and certainly has raised Nick to have manners and class. Her little girl is adorable!
Nick is really intelligent and can become anything he sets out for. If he decides to become a coach one day, I would be one of many, many people cheering for his success!
Another young man coming up that you may want to look at as a future coach is at Lowndes Middle School, Tyson Harris. Tyson is a “coach on the field.” You can see LMS vs Valdosta Middle today at 4:30 pm at Cleveland Field, followed by the Viking BTeam taking on the Valdosta BTeam. (The two 9th grade teams are going at it today at Martin Stadium.) I think Tyson will be the next GREAT athlete at Lowndes.
Last week I drove down to Lowndes Middle to watch their 8th grade play Coffee. As I approached the field’s seating area with the team on the field warming up and stretching, one of the Lowndes Middle’s coaches yelled my name and said the team has something to tell me. In unison they yelled “Happy Birthday.” That made an old man happy! (And yes Lowndes won the game 36 to 16 and Tyson was fantastic.)
Colquitt Fan
October 18th, 2012
3:06 pm
I thought that’s what it meant but didn’t know what the Valdosta score had to do w us.
HaveBinocularsWillTravel
October 19th, 2012
8:11 am
I don’t know what the motive was with the shirtm ColquittFan –. The TD Club had nothing to do with it. One individual had them made and is trying to sell them. Apparently he thinks they’re funny.
But I bought two of’em!
I haven’t seen ANY Lowndes shirts with ANYTHING on them mentioning “cheaters.” You sir are just having bad dreams! Wait til Nov 10th and you will wake up knowing your wildest nightmare just happened! After Camden AND Valdosta defeat your undisciplined hawgs, ya’ll will be making road trip plans the first playoff game. At least Buzz will have to travel to watch you play!
Colquitt Fan
October 19th, 2012
9:56 am
Ok bud. Whatever you say. Can you post pics on here? And how are we undisciplined? Lowndes is the ones that rack up penalties. Me and vikingfan are havin a civilized conversation w some jokes and you act like a little punk talking trash. I’ve always said we’d have to play perfect to beat Camden, you sayin Lowndes don’t? Camden will blow the doors of y’all too if you play like you did against us and Valdosta.
Colquitt Fan
October 19th, 2012
10:00 am
What’s your email, I’ll be happy to send you the shirt.