AAAAAA blog: Camden defends No. 1 ranking … Four teams clinch region titles
Five things we noted from Class AAAAAA on Friday –
- No. 1-ranked Camden County is the champion of Region 1 after traveling to No. 4 Lowndes and winning 24-7. Lowndes scored on its opening drive, but Camden controlled the game from there. Camden (9-0) plays No. 10 Colquitt County (6-3) next week in an attempt to finish unbeaten in region play, but the No. 1 seed is secured.
- Hughes, Lassiter and McEachern joined Camden in clinching region titles. Hughes (8-1, 4-0) won its first in history, in Region 2, with a 17-13 victory over Tri-Cities. This is a 4-year-old south Fulton County school that had finished 2-7, 2-8 and 3-7 in its previous three seasons. McEachern (7-2, 6-0) won Region 4 with a 62-21 victory over Harrison. It’s McEachern’s third title in four seasons. Lassiter (9-0, 6-0) won Region 5 with a 28-14 victory over Roswell. It is Lassiter’s second region title, first since 20009.
- South Gwinnett remained in contention for the title in Region 8 with a 42-38 victory over Brookwood. QB Jordan Ramey passed for 382 yards and four touchdowns. South Gwinnett (7-2, 6-1) can clinch at least a No. 2 seed and home playoff game with a victory next week over Parkview (7-2, 6-1). For South to win the title, Brookwood would have to upset Grayson (8-1, 6-1). If Grayson and South Gwinnett win next week, Grayson is the champion.
- Walton is the No. 2 seed in Region 5, but might be missing Tyren Jones, who left the game in the first half with a knee injury and did not return in a 21-16 victory over Etowah. The win clinched a home playoff game for the Raiders. Jones returned to the field in the second half but did not play. He was expected to get an MRI on Saturday morning. Jones, who is committed to Alabama, entered the game with 1,675 yards rushing.
- Joshua Dobbs of Alpharetta might’ve become the first player to pass for 3,000 yards this season. Unofficial stats for Friday’s game – a 41-23 victory over Centennial – credited him with 382 yards and four touchdowns. That would put him at exactly 3,000 yards passing on the season with 24 touchdowns.
FYI – If Coffee beats Valdosta, and Camden beats Colquitt, next week, that will force a 3-way tie fir first place. The likely playoff teams then would be Coffee and Colquitt.
The tiebreaker, if I understand it, would be points allowed against those three teams + Lowndes and Camden. In other words, ”all playoff contending teams.”
That would eliminate one team. After that, it’s head-to-head.
As it stands, the points allowed are …
Colquitt – 64
Valdosta – 96
Coffee -97
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Colquitt Fan
November 5th, 2012
4:17 pm
It’s all good 57cat. I wasn’t calling you out individually. People just go by what they hear on here instead of actually seeing what happens. This has been going on for years and people really have no clue. They just accuse him of cheating for having players transfer when every one does it and him getting on refs. Big deal. Again, not calling you out at all bc this blog has been a Rush hater since he came to Moultrie. He is not the same coach he was at Hoover. He is a good guy that cares for nothing but the kids. Does he wanna win? Sure what coach doesn’t? But he doesn’t stoop to levels as using ineligible players or use other coaches to steal signs. He’s done nothing at Colquitt, especially since his cancer scare.
sportsnut
November 5th, 2012
4:17 pm
@ The Truth == Did you not hear the ESPN announcers say how much he is going to need to improve to play Qb at Georgia ? They made note of the fact that Camden does throw that much so he has to get in the mental preparation of being a passing Qb. This is why I said that in order for you to become proficient at it, you must do enough of it and Camden does not. Clock is running while you are getting 3 yards and a cloud of dust.
FAN
November 5th, 2012
4:25 pm
BK talking about Colquitts defense. Lowndes only managed 10 points on Colquitts defense. So does that mean Lowndes offense is not very good.
Colquitt Fan
November 5th, 2012
4:28 pm
I’m not calling your coach a liar, I’m saying its just accusations and has zero evidence to back it up. He has never had nothing to say but good things about Camden in the media. What did he say exactly, that your coach got out coached? Well he did didn’t he? He certainly admits when our staff gets out coached.
Camden1983
November 5th, 2012
4:34 pm
@Colquitt Fan you’re correct in your statements about the media hyping that situation up. I for one just think Coach Propst is a jerk along with the coaching staff. But again I’m only reading the language that the media prints up. I’ve never read where he’s given props to the other team or where he congratulated the opponent. Maybe I’ve missed it or maybe he shouldn’t. He’s just a bad sport from what I’ve read. But I don’t know the man personally so…..
Camden1983
November 5th, 2012
4:40 pm
@sportsnut your comparison is flawed because for Brunswick is 3-6 in what we believe is a tougher region. So are Tift, Coffee and Valdosta. They would have run the table in your region I’m sure. How can you compare records unless they play the same people? That doesn’t make sense. You can only tell if they go head to head in the playoffs….period. Or in Lovejoy’s case where they were defeated by a 3 loss team in our region…..
the truth
November 5th, 2012
4:42 pm
sportsnut..very few QB’s come out of high school without needing work. How many times do you see true freshmen start for Div 1 schools? Facing an SEC caliber defense is far beyond what he will face in high school. According to some recruiting boards, he is the top QB in GA and is regarded higher than Printz at Lassiter in all. Which is funny because if anyone has the “mental preparation” to throw the ball it is Printz, but he is not as highly regarded as Ramsey.
Colquitt Fan
November 5th, 2012
4:58 pm
“We knew it would be tough tonight. Camden is deserving of everything it has gotten, and [Camden County head coach] Jeff Herron is one of the best football coaches in the country. This was a program-defining win for us. Everyone from here to Dallas, Texas, to California is going to know about it.
“Two years ago, I don’t think our kids really believed they could win when we came over here. Tonight, we thought we could. We’ll go give it our best shot next week and see if it’s good enough.”
Straight from Propst’s mouth. I’d say that’s giving credit
yo
November 5th, 2012
7:02 pm
sportsnut “the orient” will be visiting your team in 3 weeks. Get ready to bow.
yo
November 5th, 2012
7:03 pm
sportsnut let me rephrase. Next to your schedule it was one of the hardest schedules in the state.
yo
November 5th, 2012
7:13 pm
@ the truth I was comparing Lovejoy’s schedule to Camden’s not Norcross or Colquit’s. Obviously Colquit has had the toughest schedule in the state. Any school that went through Region 1 has at least a semi tough schedule simply because they are playing in the toughest region in the state (by a long shot according to Max Preps). Even Lowndes who played a wimpy schedule the first 4 games (very similar to Lovejoy’s last 9 games) had a semi tough schedule by year end simply because of Region 1 play. Norcross also plays in a fairly tough region so obviously they would qualify as having played a fairly tough schedule at the least.
whocares
November 5th, 2012
8:22 pm
Ok, I’ll say the obvious. I watched the game the other night. Brice Ramsey is WAY, WAY overrated!
sportsnut
November 5th, 2012
8:53 pm
@ Camden1983 == I f you want to look at common opponents, we can’t do that until friday as Camden plays Colquit. If they would have run the region then they should have made the playoffs. How can you tell me the last place team in region 1 would win ours. You have had a little to much sea water. We will see how strong region 1 is come the first round. @ Yo == I am not saying he is no good. That was the thoughts of the ESPN announcers. I still feel that he is over-rated. He is not involved enough. Take the snap, hand it off. In regard to Lowndes coming to us. We are ready.
Camden74
November 5th, 2012
9:03 pm
sportsnut……It’s a waste of time trying to explain anything to a person who doesn’t want to hear or understand. Just keep your eyes open and watch!
Camden1983
November 5th, 2012
9:04 pm
@sportsnut I know one team the last place team in our region would beat and that’s lovejoy. I don’t think you read my post correctly. My point is that you can’t look at common opponents
Columbia Blue
November 5th, 2012
9:08 pm
@sportsnut I’m not trying to be a jerk but what are the points you are trying to make again. Are you saying that region 1 is overrated? Are you saying camden is overrated? Are you saying lovejoy has a strong schedule? Are you trying to make all of those points?
Why
November 5th, 2012
9:18 pm
I don’t understand why lovejoy is being discussed so much. What have they done to deserve any recognition? Look I’m not saying they’re not a good team even though I’ve never heard of any of the teams they’ve blown out. What I AM saying is….lovejoy is being talked about waaaaayyyyy too much in these posts. They’ll make a run this year then fade the next just like a Newman or a Walton or a peach tree ridge
Camden74
November 5th, 2012
9:27 pm
whocares…….You are a TROLL, go away!
Camden74
November 5th, 2012
9:31 pm
It doesn’t matter what you say to sportsnut, he hears what he wants to and understands nothing! Lovejoy is NOT a factor!
Reeze
November 5th, 2012
9:40 pm
@Yo……Yes we may have to bow down to Camden until redemption, they earned it and deserve it from the Eagle Nation……We know good coaching , play execution etc when we see it , just hadn’t seen it in Lowndes since 08 ……Camden is on a much higher level now than Lowndes and will be for a long time….You guys scream about 2 guys being out as if it would have made a diference….Lowndes was having trouble finding the end zone (vs good defenses)with the two kids on the field….7 points against Camden with or without your two game changers…….Randy and the Lowndes OC needs to book a spot on Oprah for an offensive make over , Lowndes offense is tired and predictable just as Warner Robins was a couple years back, which translates to 7 points….Lowndes defense is in the top 3 in all of AAAAAA , even with that expect the usual 2nd or 3rd round exit this year, …..You heard it here first
Camden74
November 5th, 2012
9:45 pm
Is anyone on this blog a member of GHSF Historians Association?
D-Nice
November 5th, 2012
9:53 pm
@sportsnut, you are clueless. #12 from Camden has been getting recruited for the last 3 years because of his solid quarter back play in camps where he has outshined some of the top recruits in the Nation. And for your information he has thrown for a lot of touchdowns this year in that wing Tee offense. Every high school player has to improve when they move on to College, stop hating. You seem like a fairly knowledgeable guy but some of the comments you make are just plain dumb.
WILDHAWG2012
November 5th, 2012
10:22 pm
@Camden74=Man for some odd reason i thought u would see it my way dude but i see us by 3.HEY I been down that road with sportsnut and man it was a wild ride for someone like me who has never blogged before.This dude was talking about us in July and i didn’t even know who lovejoy was.But keep doing yo thing cause u are under his skin. But we still going to get everyones attention friday and trust me if and i mean if we loose u don’t have to worry i will still be here with no excuses cause i don’t want to sound like u know who (BK).
Pack GATA
November 5th, 2012
10:30 pm
All Camden fans if you want to hear your team and coaches get complimented straight from Coach Propst. tune your radio to 93.9 fm around 6:30 Fri night on your way to the stadium.
57Cat
November 5th, 2012
10:33 pm
Pack GATA – What does “GATA” stand for? I’ve seen it a lot on the UGA related blogs but have not been able to figure it out.
Camden74
November 5th, 2012
10:34 pm
WILDHAWG2012…….Now you’ve done it! You’ve pushed the bk BUTTON……
And as far as the NUT is concerned, he’s a lost cause……..
yo
November 5th, 2012
10:36 pm
Reeze no excuses. Camden beat us. I like the Oprah make over line. We might take your advice on that one.
We still might not beat Camden but at least we will then be the most liked team on this blog. I never really thought of Oprah as an offensive coordinator though. Do you really think it might work?
On second thought the ENR Oprah jokes might get a little old.
57Cat
November 5th, 2012
10:40 pm
@yo – I can’t believe you were so nice to the Reeze lurker/troll. I was gonna respond to his post but I thought, “Nah, I’ll let the Lowndes bloggers take care of him.” You let me down!
Pack GATA
November 5th, 2012
10:56 pm
@cat57 it stands for Get After Their *ss. I first heard about it back in the early 90’s when the Packers were making it to the playoffs.
Pack GATA
November 5th, 2012
10:58 pm
Sorry, meant 57cat
WILDHAWG2012
November 5th, 2012
10:59 pm
@BKsmith=Even if Camden blows us out (which wont happen) they would do something u guys could not.But plse understand we will score more than 7 points cause unlike your team we have more than 2 stars on offense. And i fully expect to win friday no matter what cause i believe in my team until our season is over. I also expect to win the championship as long as we don’t play Grayson or Camden.But we will take on anyone with pride oh and all this talk about Lowndes and the next few years being good,that maybe true but u heard it here first The Colquitt Co Packers region champ 2013!!! And i am not going to waste my time explaining just call one of your sources and they will tell why i said it then u will understand
Indian nation
November 6th, 2012
12:08 am
Todd a bit of history was made at McEarchern Friday night. First time in GHSA history that two set of brothers on the same team scored rushing touchdowns in the same game and all were over 40 yards. Mike and Ryan Sherman; Ty & Taj Griffin. As a matter of fact every touchdown scored by McEarchern was over 40 yards both rushing and passing. I’m sure that it a GHSA record.
bksmith14
November 6th, 2012
1:15 am
sportsnut…..lowndes plays just fine on the road……after we bring more fans that your own home team will have and we bring our band…..its like we are right at home when we are on the road…
bksmith14
November 6th, 2012
1:25 am
WILDHAWG2012 …….you always find a way to amuse me with your bogus comments…..
how about this one for you……Lowndes beat colquitt county in colquitt county just a few weeks ago and we held your awesome offense to 165 yds…….and it wasnt bc of any binos….we held valdosta to 185 yds and camden to 212 yds……the lowndes viking defense is a good as anyone on the state…….colquitt had 8 yds rushing on lowndes and camden had 78 on 35 carries….
lowndes will take care of businness in rd 1 by 3 or 4 tds over hillgrove or marietta…….then we will go to lovejoy and win a close game……
Lovejoy has lost to the only good team they have played …..scoring 7 points….and they lost to a wing t team last year in tucker in the finals.
Lovejoy is a very good football team….and it is possible lowndes can lost that game.. but i highly doubt it.
colquitt county will not win the title this year…thats a guarantee
bksmith14
November 6th, 2012
1:34 am
Let me inform all you football gurus who think yoiu know football at the high school level.
Lowndes is not going to change what we do on offense. lowndes is best on offense when we have had a very fast athletic qb behind center and we have not had that the last 3 years…we have had more passing style qbs……..well over the next few years that is goinig to change ( i hope) i do know we got a kid coming up named tyson harris…..8th grader who plays qb and made the lowndes all star team . This kid was is fast to say the least and one heck of an athlete and he will grow and just get faster and stronger by the time he hits the varsity in a few years
Lowndes will be fine…..we are better running the wing t when we have a triple threat…2 wingbacks who can take it to the house,…and a qb who can..and its coming soon…stay tuned
here is link to read about this kid
http://southgeorgia.inthegamemagazine.com/features/444-tyson-harris-0812
bksmith14
November 6th, 2012
1:35 am
you can run all the spread offenses you want to but when you cant stop the run game there is not a whole lot your spread attack can do standing on the sideline
Reeze
November 6th, 2012
1:36 am
@57cat…. Really ,Lucker/troll ?…..I guess when you played for the Cats leather helmets and combat boots were the equipment of the day…..Maybe to many headslaps across the cowhide?
bksmith14
November 6th, 2012
1:37 am
this kid tyson harris is the next “BIG” star…..if he puts on a lil more size he will be D-1
Reeze
November 6th, 2012
2:02 am
bksmith14…………8th Grader?……..Why not just line up all the pregnant women in Valdosta in search of the next great QB for Lowndes. Let me show you a real dual threat QB and a real offense http://www.hudl.com/team/21850/highlights/7935819
bksmith14
November 6th, 2012
3:05 am
lovejoy will be the most rested team entering the playoffs…..having only played one good team……actually they have played 2 good teams …and they are 1-1…..alpharetta is 6-3 and they won that game 42-24……
Sportsnut…i remember you saying after that alpharetta game that lovejoys defense was not as gooas last years…..how can that bc since a lot of your d is the same guys as last year?
sportsnut
November 6th, 2012
6:21 am
@ Bk == We lost 3 good ones on D. Both our corners to D-1 and our best defensive lineman. We are good but not as good as we were last season. We lost the AAAA defensive player of the year at corner. We did return 8 from that D.
CamdenCOFan
November 6th, 2012
6:35 am
Everything you say still does change the fact that Coach Rush has no class. (Cancer scare or not) Read the print please…. This is one man’s opinion thats all
Camden_Fan
November 6th, 2012
7:22 am
“We knew it would be tough tonight. Camden is deserving of everything it has gotten, and [Camden County head coach] Jeff Herron is one of the best football coaches in the country. This was a program-defining win for us. Everyone from here to Dallas, Texas, to California is going to know about it.
“Two years ago, I don’t think our kids really believed they could win when we came over here. Tonight, we thought we could. We’ll go give it our best shot next week and see if it’s good enough.”
Straight from Propst’s mouth. I’d say that’s giving credit”
Doesn’t change the fact of what he said and DID on the field to Herron. Good Character and Integrity are defined as what you do when you think no one else is looking or listening. Well his actions when he thought no one was listening speaks volumes to me. Honestly I dont expect you to believe me and I dont intend to bring proof to the table about the incident, but that doesn’t change the FACT that it happened.
RUSH = CLASSLESS that simple
sportsnut
November 6th, 2012
7:43 am
@ Your Highness74 == What you don’t understand is that you can’t make me see things your way. I am not going to change my mind and follow your lead. I will shout it out from the highest mountain if need be. You have a place here that is conducive to your needs. An outlet for your enthusiasm and undying dedication to your team. I too, share with you those things. Because I take a foward position and make my own assesments of the subject matter, a label is attached. I listen. I look. I learn. You would make a good politician. Just as I keep asking you what it is that you want me to know and you you will not clarify. Earlier, I gave you many options as to what you message might be, your response, “you still don’t get it”. Be A Man and Man-Up. It’s only football. We had visions of going undefeated this season. 15-0. Did not happen. Lowndes felt pretty good about the possibility of beating you and being 10-0 to start the playoffs. Did not happen. Grayson expected to run the table and many thought they would. Did not happen. You see, nothing is a given, no matter how much we might want it. I am resolved to that. You, on the other hand, are not. Your dedication goes well beyond what is healthy. You should scale it back a bit. I mean, for the sake of your future. Should Camden lose, especially to someone you feel is inferior, I fear you might have to get a new dog. I do not want this for you. I like you. Do not hurt yourself trying to convert me. Not gonna happen. @ Camden1983 == Your graduation year ? Same as my little brother. As I would say to him, “Hear me now, believe me later” @ Columbia Blue == Not saying they are over-rated as far as talent goes, rather as a powerful region. Region 8 in Gwinnett has just as much with GHS, South, P”view and B”wood. Compare that to Camden, Lowndes and ……….., get the point. They play good ball but there are teams out here today that will put the pressure on you and make your coach’s change their game plan for the sake of trying to stay in the game. This is not a thought for some. They think it will not or can;t happen to them. This is high school football, of course it can happen. Do not be surprised by the first 2 rounds of the playoffs. Something is going to happen that will turn everyones head.
Colquitt Fan
November 6th, 2012
8:01 am
You won’t bring proof bc you can’t, like I did. Every one has their opinions though. Good luck to both teams friday
TItletown USA
November 6th, 2012
8:08 am
Very interesting and compelling matchup this week between Valdosta and Coffee…a lot of playoff seeding implications…..I am just realizing how important it is for Region1 teams to play even with the game is out of reach because scores allowed determines tie-breaker. That 43 that Camden hung on the Cats is really hurting now…they are only 3 points ahead of Coffee…so they can lose, but not by more than 3….interesting indeed.
I am also amused by the fact that regardless of all the chatter….at the end there will only be one loud voice….who will it be?
TItletown USA
November 6th, 2012
8:12 am
On Rush Probst……I respect the man for what he does..coach football. I always find it scary when grown men hate another grown man that much for reasons other than serious threat/harm…..healthy competition is one thing, but some of this stuff is a bit too emotional for me.
57Cat
November 6th, 2012
8:51 am
Titletown – The 36 we allowed Colquitt to score (24 in the last 5 minutes or so) hurt even more. It sure would be nice to have those 24, or even 16, points in hand. The 43 Camden scored are bad, but at least they were spread over the entire 48 minutes of the game. Not to worry, though. We will beat Coffee and points allowed will be moot.
Fred
November 6th, 2012
9:34 am
“It’s a waste of time trying to explain anything to a person who doesn’t want to hear or understand. Just keep your eyes open and watch!” and “It doesn’t matter what you say to xxxxxx, he hears what he wants to and understands nothing!”
Interesting comments considering the source.
Are the playoffs here yet?
Fred
November 6th, 2012
9:36 am
@57Cat – Reeze is far from a lurker or troll. He has been on the blogs for many years and has been a valuable contributor. We don’t always see eye to eye but you can carry on a civilized debate with him.