First-round preview: Class A
Public GHSF Daily’s Best: Commerce at Charlton County When, where: 7:30 p.m. today, Indian Field, Folkston Records, rankings: Commerce is 7-3, the No. 9 seed and unranked; Charlton County is 7-2, the...
View ArticleQuarterfinal preview: Class AAAAAA
(Jason Getz / AJC) Collins Hill at Roswell When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Ray Manus Stadium, Roswell Records, rankings: Collins Hill is 7-5, the No. 3 seed from Region 7-AAAAAA and unranked; Roswell is...
View ArticleQuarterfinal preview: Class AAAA
Marist at Woodward Academy When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Colquitt Stadium, College Park Records, rankings: Marist is 10-2, the No. 2 seed from Region 6-AAAA and No. 9; Woodward Academy is 12-0, the...
View ArticleBasketball: Hoopsgiving event showcases top local players
Pace Academy post man Wendell Carter, the consensus No. 1 basketball recruit among juniors, will be among several top prospects showcased on Friday and Saturday at the second annual Holiday Hoopsgiving...
View ArticleFour Questions with Landmark Christian coach Wayne Brantley
GHSF Daily asked Georgia head coaches to answer these four questions. We’ll report from a different head coach each day. Wayne Brantley, Landmark Christian 1. What is the most memorable game you’ve...
View ArticleSemifinal preview: A capsule look at all 14 games
Class AAAAAA Roswell at Grayson When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Grayson Community Stadium, Grayson Records, rankings: Roswell is 13-0, the No. 1 seed from Region 5-AAAAAA and No. 3; Grayson is 13-0, the...
View ArticleAll-region teams: Westlake’s Blackmon named MVP in 3-AAAAAA
BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL Here is the all-region team for 3-AAAAAA, as voted by the league’s coaches: Most valuable player: WR/CB Ronnie Blackmon, Westlake, Sr. Offensive player of the year: QB Isaiah...
View ArticleAll-region teams: Davis, Hill, Daniel earn top honors in 6-AAAAA Div. B
BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL Here is the all-region team for 6-AAAAA Div. B, as voted by the league’s coaches: Offensive player of the year: Randrecous Davis, Mays, Sr. Offensive player of the year runner-up:...
View ArticleCorky Kell announces 2016 field, expands into Macon, picks up Buford
The Corky Kell Classic, the annual high school football event that symbolizes the opening of each new season, is expanding into middle Georgia in 2016 by adding two Thursday games at Mercer University....
View ArticlePebblebrook’s high-scoring pair faces tall order in Westlake
No. 4 Westlake (9-2, 4-0) and No. 6 Pebblebrook (12-6, 7-0) are the highest-ranked pair of Class AAAAAA boys teams from the same region. The two will meet for the first time Tuesday night at...
View ArticleCoaching news: Earwood retires; Calvary Day coach to Swainsboro
Our Lady of Mercy head football coach Mike Earwood, whose 216 victories ranked sixth among active coaches, has retired. Mike Earwood started the Starr’s Mill football program in 1998. Photo Phil...
View ArticleThursday recap: Westlake boys emerge as team to beat
Westlake emerged as the boys basketball team to beat in Class AAAAAA on Thursday with a 44-43 victory over fifth-ranked Shiloh in the state quarterfinals at West Georgia University. At No. 3, Westlake...
View ArticleFinal rankings: When No. 1 is not disputed
It had been 14 years since Westlake’s boys basketball team won a state championship, so patience was not a concern in the Class AAAAAA championship game. The Lions went to overtime against Pebblebrook,...
View ArticleClass A football schedules: Wesleyan, HI back in A to challenge ELCA
Eagle’s Landing Christian celebrates its victory over Aquinas in the Class A private-school championship game in 2015 at the Georgia Dome. ELCA faces a stronger Region 5-A in 2016 with new members...
View ArticleWestlake-Cam Newton Relays weekend’s top meet; Union Grove’s Moore runs...
NFL MVP Cam Newton and the Cam Newton Foundation is the sponsor of Saturday’s Westlake Relays. Newton is a 2007 graduate of Westlake. One of the season’s most competitive annual events will be...
View ArticleFulton Week 1 Scores/Results
Milton 14, Alpharetta 12 Dylan Schorr lined up for a 43-yard field goal with seconds left to win the game, but his kick fell a yard short as Milton held on for a season opening road win. The Eagles...
View ArticleFulton County Week 2 Scores/Results
Centennial 36, Wheeler 22 How the game was won: Visiting Centennial took a 22-7 halftime before the game was called with 9:23 left in the fourth quarter due to lightning. Top performers: Sophomore Cal...
View ArticleHapeville Charter 25, Fitzgerald 22
The Hapeville Charter football team sought revenge for its loss in the 2016 state semifinals, and it turned out just the way they wanted. Marcus Carroll rushed for a 12-yard touchdown with 4:52 left...
View ArticleWoodward Academy 31, Westminster 21
For a quarter and a half, it looked as if Westminster would emphatically break two losing streaks at Woodward Academy – the one where the Wildcats were 0-2 to start the season and the one where they...
View ArticleFINAL: Friday night roundup
CLASS AAAAAAA Campbell 30, Sprayberry 0 Campbell got its first shutout win since 2007 on the road at Sprayberry, holding the Yellow Jackets to 10 yards of total offense and getting a safety by tackling...
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