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Top 10 performances by girls in the Sectionals, State qualifiers
Here’s a look at some sectional performances on the girls’ side that garnered state top 10 status, along with links to all the state qualifiers (courtesy GA.Milesplit.com). All eight state meets will...
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State championship meets begin today for boys and girls in three different...
It’s state championship weekend! For the first time in the history of the Georgia High Schools Association, the girls and boys will run at the same championship meets, and the competitions are being...
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Westlake sweeps boys, girls state titles; Eight schools win first track titles
While Westlake is more widely known for its football and basketball teams, track is actually the school’s signature program. The Lions proved that point on Saturday as Westlake capped a historic day in...
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Breaking News: Robert Wilson leaving Westlake to take AP/AD role at Shiloh
Westlake head coach Robert Wilson is leaving the program to be an assistant principal and athletic director at Shiloh in Gwinnett County. It’s the end of an era at Westlake. After leading the Lions to...
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Friday night roundup: FINAL – Brookwood shocks Colquitt
Brookwood upset No. 2 Colquitt County 42-25 to improve to 2-2 and drop the visiting Packers to 4-1. Three of Dante Black’s five rushing touchdowns came in an opening quarter that saw Brookwood jump to...
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Starr’s Mill 21, Sandy Creek 6
With its state championships and former players in the NFL, Sandy Creek has been the blueblood program in Fayette County for the better part of two decades. Starr’s Mill, which has a strong history of...
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No. 2 Buford falls … Carrollton survives
This is a helmet. (Branden Camp/Special to AJC) It took the No. 8-ranked team in the country to hand Buford its first loss of the season. The Class AAAAA No. 2-ranked Wolves, playing for the first time...
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Seven surprise teams from first half
Miller Grove’s Kameron Williams caught two touchdown passes last week. (Photo – Mark Brock) The season will approach the halfway point for most teams this week. Things have held pretty close to form...
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Top games: Banneker pursues school record
When new coach Mario Allen met with the Banneker football players for the first time at the beginning of the summer, there was some skepticism. After all, Allen was about to become the program’s sixth...
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Friday night roundup: FINAL
CLASS AAAAAAA Brookwood 63, Berkmar 6 Brookwood scored four rushing touchdowns, threw for another four touchdowns and scored on a T.J. Ellis kickoff return before postgame fireworks celebrated what was...
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Jones County 34, Eagle’s Landing 26
Gray – Jones County flipped the game the way it wanted in the third quarter Friday night against visiting Eagle’s Landing, then held on for a 34-26 win. No. 6 Jones County (5-0, 3-0 Region 4-AAAAA) got...
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Wrapup: Statesboro wins, Griffin loses
It isn’t normally news when Statesboro High wins a football game. The Blue Devils rank No. 14 on the list of Georgia’s winningest high school programs. But win No. 616 is one of the most notable in a...
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Bainbridge rolling after early loss
Bainbridge running back Dameon Pierce Since losing their opening game, the Bainbridge Bearcats have been on a tear. Bainbridge has won four straight games and re-entered the state rankings at No. 10....
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Big tests await Carrollton, Clarke Central
So much for the undercard bouts, now Class AAAAA is ready for some championship-type action among its heavyweights. This week a pair of contenders will step into the ring against the champs. It could...
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Friday night roundup: FINAL
CLASS AAAAAAA Central Gwinnett 38, Lakeside-DeKalb 36 Central Gwinnett hosted Lakeside-DeKalb and the Black Knights found themselves in another close game. Plagued by injuries, Central Gwinnett was...
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Buford 45, Clarke Central 7
Coach John Ford addresses the Buford players after their win over Clarke Central. If the Buford football team’s timing wasn’t quite right after their irregular schedule, you couldn’t tell it on Friday...
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Kell 42, East Paulding 35
Kell junior FS Nicholas Ross (left) and junior WR Sam Blancato (right) react to a turnover in the second half of their game at East Paulding Friday, September 29, 2017. Special/Daniel Varnado Kell...
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Warner Robins 52, Coffee 49
Warner Robins – Both teams had the opponent right where they wanted them. Coffee had a 27-14 lead late in the first half, and that didn’t matter. Soon enough, the Trojans rendered the Demons’ 49-27...
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No stopping the Big Three… Another ‘Mash-burn’ for Demons
Thetop three teams in the state ranking look pretty solid. No. 1 Rome whacked No. 4 Carrollton 45-24, No. 2 Buford whipped Clarke Central 45-7, and No. 3 Stockbridge blanked Locust Grove 34-0. Who’s...
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Region play heats up: Who are the favorites?
Kell junior FS Nicholas Ross (left) and junior WR Sam Blancato (right) react to a turnover in the second half of their game at East Paulding The off weeks are nearly a thing of the past and most...
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