Friday Night Chat XI: Report scores, find scores, talk live!
Welcome to what might be the best Friday night of the regular season. We’ve got eight games between ranked teams:
*No. 1 Camden County vs. No. 4 Lowndes (AAAAAA)
*No. 1 Northside-Warner Robins vs. No. 7 Warner Robins (AAAAA)
*No. 2 M.L. King vs. No. 5 Tucker (AAAAA)
*No. 1 Sandy Creek vs. No. 4 Carrollton (AAAA)
*No. 1 Peach County vs. No. 4 Carver Columbus (AAA)
*No. 7 Blessed Trinity vs. No. 9 St. Pius (AAA)
*No. 5 Lincoln County vs. No. 9 Wilkinson County (A)
*No. 7 Wilcox County vs. No. 8 Irwin County (A)
Here are some others to keep an eye on:
Grady at Carver-Atlanta
Marist at Chamblee
Cairo at Monroe
Coffee at Colquitt County
Lovett at Westminster
Miller County at Seminole County
Monroe Area at Chestatee
Pope at Kell
River Ridge at Pickens
Statesboro at Wayne County
Stephenson at Mays
Union Grove at Drew
Check in tonight as we’ll be getting game reports and updated scores.
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485 comments Add your comment
foreal
November 2nd, 2012
11:08 pm
Grayson would rip apart camden and norcross would force turnovers not give them up like lowndes
Camden1902
November 2nd, 2012
11:09 pm
We shall see……
OOOH, HELL NALL!
November 2nd, 2012
11:09 pm
Y’all won because…. you ran your best back Swinney! But once the playoff come y’all go away from that. And, Carrollton don’t run the triple option like Marist.
foreal
November 2nd, 2012
11:12 pm
I am not saying Camden is Bad. I am saying that everyone thought that there was a Number 9 next to their name on espnu tonight but it starting to look like a mirage.
topper
November 2nd, 2012
11:13 pm
Yo- left footed punter got ya again. Anybody here saying either Lowndes or Camden can’t beat anybody keep thinking that. These two teams are mirrors of each other and the only other defense I think that can shut them down like that will be Grayson or Norcross.
Viking Dad
November 2nd, 2012
11:13 pm
The best player on the Camden team tonight was the Lowndes quarterback. Open receivers all night and he never threw the ball. The second best player for Camden was the punt returner, who dropped almost every punt kicked his way. And the best coach for Camden was Randy McPherson, who wouldn’t give a second string quarterback a chance no matter how bad his starter was playing.
Unimpressed
November 2nd, 2012
11:14 pm
I love when you knock Camden they all play the “you must not know football” card. If you guys thought that Camden looked like the best team in the state tonight you boys don’t know a football from a pineapple.
sportsnut
November 2nd, 2012
11:15 pm
I saw nothing special about Camden or Lowndes. As a matter nof fact, I saw weakness. Many of you think you saw what many call the best. That was nothing. The playoffs await and many will be complaining for some reason or another. It is now November and things are going to happen that blows many minds.Not to much more to day except be aware.
fan
November 2nd, 2012
11:16 pm
grayson should practice against parkview before they come down here to south ga. am i right?
Suwanee 0wns
November 2nd, 2012
11:16 pm
I could be wrong, but it seemed like Lowndes did not get more that about about 50 yards of total offense other than their first drive? Anybody have the stats? Where was the Lowndes offense? They have a good defense but I just didn’t see any offense. Lowndes was lucky they were not shut out.
Obviously the Camden defense had quite a bit to do with that, but Lowndes isn’t going far in the playoffs if they cannot move the ball. The Lowndes defense seemed stout, but Camden was content with ball control offense given there was no worry that Lowndes would move the ball. Not much of a challenge for Heron and the Wildcats.
When Camden did throw the ball, Lowndes was quite vulnerable. And there was absolutely no indication in this game about what Camden might do against a spread offense. I am not sure we really learend much from this game other than that Camden runs the ball more consistently than Lowndes. I think we knew that before the opening kick-off.
Number what?
November 2nd, 2012
11:17 pm
If Camden is ranked number 1 in the state and top ten in a lot of national polls, High School Football is in trouble.
Im scared
November 2nd, 2012
11:18 pm
I am more scared of grayson than camden…..by far. I can hear archer still screaming
That Dude Says...
November 2nd, 2012
11:19 pm
OOOH, HELL NALL… Are you on Bath Salts????
We ran the ball because we had the lead and were in straight command of the game. We didn’t have or need to throw it. You must not know that Sandy Creek averages a little over 200 passing yards a game to go along with a little over 200 rushing yards a game. We are very well rounded. If a team in AAAA wants a piece of Sandy Creek they are foolish. Sandy Creek is a monster.
YELLERJACKETZ1
November 2nd, 2012
11:19 pm
CALHOUNS D HAS SHUT OUT 4 OF LAST 5 OPPONENTS ONLY GAVE UP 13 N THE OTHER I GUESS THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE SAYING ABOUT 2 WKS AGO THAT CALHOUN WOULD NOT GO DEEP IN THE PLAYOFFS BECAUSE THEY WERE GIVING UP TWO MANY POINTS AINT TALKING NOW
Colquitt Fan
November 2nd, 2012
11:20 pm
I think they said Lowndes had about 125 total yards. 80 on the first drive
Grayram
November 2nd, 2012
11:20 pm
Viking dad .
Watching on tv I couldn’t tell if anyone was open, the cameras just focused on the qb. It looked like he had been coached to drop back, look at 1 or 2 routes and if he didn’t think it was open to just run. Like maybe the coaches were convinced the Camden rush would get to him quicker than it did.
Fan
November 2nd, 2012
11:20 pm
or Camden should practice against parkview before they play grayson. am i right lol
YELLERJACKETZ1
November 2nd, 2012
11:25 pm
THE REFS HAD MORE YDS AGAINST CALHOU THAN MODEL DID HAHA
Graydog
November 2nd, 2012
11:26 pm
When very good defences take the field , there is not much scoring. Lowndes was without their two best players and Camden didn’t show all they have.It wasn’t necessary. It was a very good and it was what was expected.
Nope
November 2nd, 2012
11:27 pm
Camden county isnt that good
Unimpressed
November 2nd, 2012
11:28 pm
Looks like the Championship Trophy will be coming home to Gwinnett County for the 3rd year in a row!!!!
nukieie
November 2nd, 2012
11:29 pm
Lowndes/Camden state should be on line at anytime at:
http://www.thevikingvoice.com/
Nope
November 2nd, 2012
11:33 pm
I don’t always dislike HS football but when I do i prefer Camden County
Unimpressed
November 2nd, 2012
11:36 pm
Are the Varsity teams going to play after the JV down in Lowndes?
Jimmy
November 2nd, 2012
11:37 pm
Sportnut,if history tells us anything about the wing-T offense, it is multiple GA State titles. Just saying, don’t knock what works. Both Lowndes and Camden’s defense practice against it everyday. Those fancy offensive teams without State titles will not know who has the ball when they play against a wing T offense for the first time. Good luck to them.
FoghornLeghorn
November 2nd, 2012
11:39 pm
So with Woodward losing, they go from 1st seed to 4th leaving Pius in the drivers seat for 1st seed next week.
Camden 79
November 2nd, 2012
11:43 pm
Camden 24 Lowndes 7 Lowndes has a great defense, congrats on a great game Wildcats region1-AAAAAA Champs, next Colquitt
CamdenGiant
November 2nd, 2012
11:45 pm
@unimpressed we shall see!!!
blu eagle
November 2nd, 2012
11:49 pm
Congrats to Camden, you are what we thought you were, Congrats MLK, you tamed those tucker kitties, I thought losing their coach would make a difference and it did. Great win NSWR, but W. robins will make noise in the playoffs also. Great football nite!
Number What?
November 2nd, 2012
11:51 pm
Enter your comments here
CamdenGiant
November 2nd, 2012
11:53 pm
@Nope your informative post speaks volumes!!!
Number What?
November 2nd, 2012
11:54 pm
I am not saying that Camden or Lowndes are bad teams…they both played good solid D. What I am saying is that Camden is not the best team in the state and Lowndes is not a top ten team.
Camden should be 5-7th. They definitely are not better than Lassiter, Norcross, Grayson or North Gwinnett.
rmbuck
November 2nd, 2012
11:57 pm
Well congrats to Camden, a win is a win. But that high power offense that was averaging a bit over 45 p/g, just got held to 24, close. And for region 1, I remember over the last couple of years you claiming that if Camden came to play with the big boys they would not roll thru the region, well minus next weeks game against CCHS, the newcomer has rolled thru the region.
Number One Dummy
November 2nd, 2012
11:58 pm
@Number What? Shut up. Lassiter and North Gwinnett? Stop it
bksmith14
November 3rd, 2012
12:01 am
the diff in the game tonight with lowndes and camden was simple……..NUMBER 12….camden ran the ball nowhere on lowndes. We shut their running game down. We muffed a punt…..Our qb picked the worst time of year to play his worse game……wide recievers were open almost everytime he dropped back…..he just could not pull the trigger. Camdens defesne is very very good….that also played a part…..Lowndes was without its two best players…..and it showed…..one was on the muffed punt…the other was in our running game….
Not making excuses………camden was the better team tonight……..if we had our 2 best players i feel we cam give them a much better game……..but they are good.
ramsey was 2 yards past the line of scriimage on the last td camden had…….but game was already over…it did not even matter…..Lowndes defense did their job tonight…we had to play a perfect game wothout our 2 best players and we didnt
lowndes is going to make some noise in the playoffs…..
rmbuck
November 3rd, 2012
12:01 am
@Camdengiant, about NOPE, I see what you mean. At 11:27 he says CC is not good and 6 minutes later at 11:33 he mentions he prefers to watch CC. Talk about oxy-morons………….lol
FridayNightLightsFan
November 3rd, 2012
12:06 am
@bksmith14 – Just take out Lovejoy in two weeks and make us all happy.
FridayNightLightsFan
November 3rd, 2012
12:08 am
HIGH5SPORTS
UPDATE FROM TUCKER: Ian Rigby’s dad says he’s going to be okay. They’re keeping him overnight for observation. GREAT NEWS!
bksmith14
November 3rd, 2012
12:08 am
Sportsnut…….i saw nothing special when lovejoy was held to 7 points at colquitt county either. Just wait……..lowndes will see you in rd 2…..and i will be happy to make a wager with you on that game . We were without our 2 best players tonight vs camden and unlike a lot on here that did not want to admit it……i knew we were in trouble…….those 2 boys…lang and burgman would have made a difference in the game….would we have won? maybe not….
our qb for whatever reason decided not to throw the ball tonight. guys WERE WIDE OPEN
there is only a few teams in the state that may can beat camden in my opinion…..Lowndes is one of them if we have our 2 best players……but we would have to play better than we did tonight. We have the defense. Camden will tell you that. They ran nowhere. Jj green…all he did all night was the one kickoff return…..which prob would not have happened if lang and burgman were on the field. ramsey was the difference. Grayson is the other team. Norcross os the 3rd. Those are the 3 teams and i am sticking with it. Lowndes best team was not on the field tonight.
bksmith14
November 3rd, 2012
12:09 am
if lang and burgam are back we will beat lovejoy
grayram
November 3rd, 2012
12:12 am
For those who are disappointed or not impressed i suspect you have never been with your team and lined up across from either team. Tonight probably wasn’t either teams best performance but you can be sure those two are legitimate contenders for the title.
Not as Good as Gwinnett
November 3rd, 2012
12:13 am
ESPN proved one thing tonight, there is no better football in the state than Gwinnett County Football!!!
Elementary My Dear Watson
November 3rd, 2012
12:24 am
Observation by Elementary: What I saw was a superior Camden team tonight vs Lowndes. It was not pretty, but a workmanlike victory. Camden defense vs Lowndes offense…….no contest that could be easily seen by all. LHS only score was aided by I think three15 yeard penalties on the opening drive. No other time in the game was Lowndes even close to scoring. The many turnovers by the Vikings certainly helped our cause and we will take it. Good teams take advantage and my Wildcats did just that. Hats off to Viking defense and holding down the Wildcats punishing running game…….that was most suprising to me. This game was never in doubt. Camden to big, to strong, to fast, to disciplined, and very well coached.
Camden03
November 3rd, 2012
12:27 am
@Not as Good as Gwinnett Hahahahaaha
bksmith14
November 3rd, 2012
12:36 am
Lowndes played this game without their 2 best players….(both seniors)……and the game was 17-7 with 6 min to go with camden punting out of their own endzone……and #5 who was in game bc lang and burgman were out…muffed his 2rd punt of game……ballgame over..game set match……that ended any hope we had left.
congrats to camden…..the last td was a missed call by ref……..brice was 2 yd past line of scrimmage when he threw the ball. it was over anyway…..who cares.
lowndes played it smart by resting lang and burgman tonight. We will be hell to beat in playoffs…….camden is the best team in state right now……no doubt……and we are not far behind them when our 2 best are on the field
uncleJunior
November 3rd, 2012
12:41 am
Thanks for the good news about Ian Rigby!!!! I was very concerned. Thank you!
Not as Good as Gwinnett
November 3rd, 2012
12:44 am
Camden03-The last two years the highest classifications trophy came to Gwinnett and after watching the supposedly two best teams that the South has to offer, there is no doubt in my mind that Gwinnett County will bring the hardware back from the Dome! No doubt at all!
topper
November 3rd, 2012
12:46 am
Grayram- Some of these people just don’t get it, that is the same style game you will see if Camden and Grayson get to lock up. Tough defense and grind it out offense.
Camden03
November 3rd, 2012
12:47 am
@Not as Good as Gwinnett I’m glad you all finally brought the trophy back because it spent 6 years in South GA before then with the exception of a Peachtree Ridge tie game. I doubt you’ll hold onto it much longer
Reeze
November 3rd, 2012
12:49 am
Congrats on a Great game to the Eagles and Demons , The Demons O-line came to play , not much penetration for the Eagles D-line tonight , they took advantage of Big Austin not being out there tonight…..Demons tight ends did a fantastic job sealing out the Eagle D-line , But as long as there’s Keyshun Hill , Gleen Smith and Martin on the field , no matter what you throw at the Eagles they’ll be hard to beat…..Don’t think ive ever seen a kid like Hill that can make something out of Nothing , Fantastic TD runs tonight for Keyshun tonight…….The Demons move the ball on the ground tonight . …If this carries over into the playoffs for them not many teams will stop them. ..I usually don’t complain about the officiating , but the quality seems to be on a downward spiral…The last 2:30 of this game was unreal.