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Battle for Southern bragging rights at Buford Showcase
The field of the Buford Showcase Saturday at Buford High School features several ranked teams, major-college signees and a small bit of intrigue. The six-game event, which tips off at noon, features...
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Undefeated teams Rome, Warner Robins meet for state title
Eight Georgia high school football championship games will be played in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday. Of the eight championship games that will be played this weekend,...
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All-region teams: Ware’s Bradley, Jones named top players in 2-AAAAA
BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL Here is the all-region team for 2-AAAAA, as voted by the league’s coaches: Offensive player of the year: RB Raja Bradley, Ware County, Sr. Defensive player of the year: LB Ernest...
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Early to rise for Langston Hughes boys
High school coaches put in long days in season, and it doesn’t leave much time for anything else. For Langston Hughes boys coach Rory Welsh, who didn’t want to miss the growth of his infant daughter...
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Best and worst of 2017 football season
The state champion for Class AAAAA won’t be determined until Friday, when No. 1 Rome travels to play at No. 4 Warner Robins. The two undefeated teams had their showdown delayed a week by the winter...
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More weekend hoops events on tap
There are a half-dozen basketball events scheduled around the state this weekend giving a broad menu for people looking to see numerous games in one day. At Pope, the Southeast Basketball Academy Hoop...
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Rome 38, Warner Robins 0
Warner Robins – John Reid was answering questions, and suddenly, he was surrounded by his team. He kept turning around to those players, smiles on their faces and twinkles in their eyes, clearly in...
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Girls teams to watch: List begins with Buford girls
Buford coach Gene Durden With 10 seniors back, most of them who have been in the program for four years, from last year’s 29-2 team, there’s no reason to think the Buford girls won’t make another run...
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Championship games in review
Blessed Trinity running back Elijah Green (21) runs for yardage in the first half against Marist during the Class AAAA Championship game at Marist School Friday, December 15, 2017, in Atlanta. (Jason...
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2017 All-State high school football team
• All-classification player of the year: Adam Anderson, Rome • All-State team | All-Metro team • AAAAAAA | AAAAAA | AAAAA | AAAA | AAA | AA | A (Private) | A (Public) Lowndes quarterback Michael...
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2017 All-Metro high school football team
• All-classification player of the year: Adam Anderson, Rome • All-State team | All-Metro team • Atlanta | Cobb | DeKalb | Gwinnett | North Fulton | Southside Atlanta/South Fulton Langston Hughes...
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2017 High school football Player of the Year: Rome’s Adam Anderson
Rome defensive end Adam Anderson (19) makes a tackle. (Daniel Varnado/For the AJC) • Adam Anderson: AJC Super 11 | All-State team | All-Metro team Adam Anderson is not just the best player on Georgia’s...
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Top boys teams: Buford remains the state’s big dog
Southwest DeKalb boys basketball players Why would the list of top boys teams in Class AAAAA start with anyone other than Buford? The Wolves blew threw the playoffs a year ago with little trouble – the...
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Stephenson teams trek to great white north
Many basketball teams from Georgia, particularly in and around Atlanta, have gone south to Florida for basketball tournaments and showcase events. Stephenson basketball player Zuri Colbert snagged this...
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Five boys, five girls to watch this season
Miller Grove’s Kevin Paige lines up free throw. (Photo — Mark Brock) It didn’t take long for two of the top players in Class AAAAA to find a home. Nelson Phillips of Warner Robins and Kavonte Ivery...
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Weekend picks: Always a battle in DeKalb
Lithonia coach Wallace Corker and his top players There’s never a bad night for basketball in Region 5, the toughest league in Class AAAAA, and the first weekend of the new year is no exception. On the...
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Arabia girls moving up ranks … Gas leak halts Villa Rica-Rome game
Arabia Mountain’s Iyania Kitchens muscles her way to the basket past SWD’s good defensive effort (Photo – Mark Brock) When Jerry Jackson was hired as the girls basketball coach at Arabia Mountain, he...
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Stockbridge’s great start … Region leaders begin to emerge
Southwest DeKalb’s Eugene Brown tries to get past Miller Grove’s Terrence Edwards. (Photo – Mark Brock) Having two of the top scorers in Region 4 has helped propel Stockbridge into the state rankings....
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South Ga. girls showdown … More drama in DeKalb … Villa Ricans unbeaten
Two of the top girls teams in South Georgia will meet on Friday in a game that will could determine the regular-season champion in Region 1. No. 3 Harris County plays at No. 4 Bainbridge. A win would...
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Maynard Jackson boys ready for next level
The Maynard Jackson boys began something pretty good in their first season under coach Travis Williams. The evolution has continued this season, with the Jaguars standing at 18-1 and riding an...
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