High schools
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Davis: Yes, they are 'that good' It’s impossible to quantify the phrase, "that good," until you witness it. |
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Jefferson wins battle of unbeatens, 35-21 JEFFERSON — T. McFerrin has to be feeling pretty good about his decision to come out of retirement. 
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Creekview tops Chestatee to nail down region playoff spot CANTON — The Creekview High football team sealed its second consecutive playoff berth with a 42-20 win against Chestatee Friday night at Grizzlies Stadium in Canton. |
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Football scoreboard: Buford shuts down GAC, 45-14 Buford High football team’s defense held Greater Atlanta Christian to a total of 18 yards rushing in its 45-14 win over the Spartans on Friday night in Norcross. |
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Gainesville caps a perfect 10-0 season with 49-17 win FLOWERY BRANCH — Billed as a battle between the state’s two best offenses, Gainesville proved that defense does indeed win championships.
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Trojans ride momentum into playoffs after 40-13 win North Hall rolled into the state playoffs with a 40-13 victory over Lumpkin County on Friday in their regular season finale at The Brickyard. |
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Riverside nails down state playoff berth with 27-0 win When the excitement of Senior Night is combined with a must-win game for a playoff berth, it is understandable to be a little too fired up. Fortunately for Riverside Military Academy, the excitement cooled down quickly, giving way to a sense of urgency that helped propel the Eagles to an easy 27-0 win over Dawson County. With the ... |
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West Forsyth routs West Hall in finale, 42-14 OAKWOOD — Ben Emert ran for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and five different West Forsyth players scored Friday night in the Wolverines’ 42-14 victory over home-standing West Hall in the season finale for both squads. The Wolverines (6-4, 3-2 Region 7B-AAA) rushed for 340 yards and five touchdowns. Tyler Lott also had an 83-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to ... |
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High school football: Week 11 previews Pickens at East Hall When: 7:30 tonight Where: East Hall Stadium Coaches: Pickens, Steve Sewell; East Hall, Bryan Gray Records: Pickens (1-8, 0-6 7A-AAA); East Hall (1-8, 1-4 Region 7B-AAA) Key players: Pickens, QB Cooper Shaw (Sr.) LB Dustin Nicholson (Sr.), RB/LB Jordan Shaw (Jr.). East Hall, OL/DE Sterling Bailey (6-6, 250 Jr.), RB/DE Chaz Cheeks (6-5, 225 ... |
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State's scoring leaders ready for Battle at The Branch For perspective on tonight’s game between Class AAA’s No. 1-ranked Gainesville and 2008 state runner-up Flowery Branch, one stat sticks out as the reason this game has been deemed one of the best matchups in the state not only this week, but this season.
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Chestatee needs a win to stay alive Tonight means more to Chestatee coach Stan Luttrell than anyone can possibly know. |
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Holloway: Subregion system doesn't do justice The Red Elephant faithful is one agitated fanbase this week. You can hear the indignation in the members’ voices when they call to talk about what they read in the paper or what they heard around town. |
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Gainesville RB picks up pair of offers Gainesville High senior running back Teryan Rucker picked up scholarship offers from Savannah State and West Georgia on Thursday. This year, Rucker has 841 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns. |
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Gainesville pair picked for All-American combine Gainesville High juniors A.J. Johnson and Thomas Niles have both been to picked to take part in the Army All-American combine from Jan. 7-9 in San Antonio, Texas. The combine is designated for the top 500 junior prospects in the country. |
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Jefferson's defense is slaying the competition JEFFERSON — Kyle Mosley doesn’t have any trouble putting into words how big Friday’s game against East Jackson will be at Memorial Stadium.
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Power Rankings: Gainesville stays on top in the county Friday night at Flowery Branch two of the very best quarterbacks in the state, who both lead fine football teams, face off against each other. |
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East Hall DL gets South Carolina offer East Hall junior defensive lineman Sterling Bailey picked up an official offer from the University of South Carolina on Wednesday. Bailey already holds scholarship offers from Tennessee, Clemson and Western Kentucky. |
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Cheeks makes defensive stand for Vikings Winston Churchill once said, “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
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AP poll: Local teams hold rankings Heading into the final week of the regular season, all three area teams ranked in The Associated Press Georgia Prep Football Poll maintained their spots with wins last Friday. |
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Sims and Shaw: Duel of the dual-threat quarterbacks There’s a good chance Blake Sims and Connor Shaw will never see eye to eye on the field. The rival quarterbacks in high school will stay on opposite sides in college; Flowery Branch’s Shaw will be moving on the University of South Carolina next season and Sims will be going on to the University of Alabama — both SEC schools and frequent opponents.
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East Hall lineman gets invitation East Hall junior defensive end Sterling Bailey picked up an invitation to the Army All-American Combine for the top 500 juniors in the nation, which will be held Jan. 7-9 in San Antonio, Texas. |
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Gainesville LB picks up new offer Gainesville High junior linebacker A.J. Johnson, who has already verbally committed to the University of Tennessee, picked up an offer Monday from the University of Miami. Through the first eight games, Johnson was near the top in the area with 94 tackles. |
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Murphy: Sometimes it's OK to root for the enemy If you catch North Hall coach Bob Christmas giving a little fist pump on the sideline of Friday’s game against Lumpkin County, it may have absolutely nothing to do with what the Trojans are doing on the field. |
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Buford boys cross country team makes state The Buford boys cross country team qualified for next Saturday’s state meet by beating Greater Atlanta Christian by just two points Saturday in the Region 6-AA meet at Westminster. |
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High school football notebook: Region titles are on the line For three of the area’s teams, Friday night not only marks the end of the regular season, but the chance to become region champions. |
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Trojans, Falcons take cross country crowns OAKWOOD — The North Hall boys cross country team cruised to victory despite missing one of its key pieces in the Region 7-AAA meet Friday at Gainesville State College. Now the question becomes, how will the Trojans squad fare at full strength at the state championships next Saturday in Carrollton?
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Football scoreboard: Riverside edges Union County, 28-27 Riverside Military Academy quarterback Lucas Bersin was 8-for-15 passing for 96 yards and a pair of touchdowns and rushed 27 times for 97 yards and a touchdown to lead the Eagles to a 28-27 win over Union County on Friday night in Blairsville. |
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Jefferson jumps out early, holds off North Oconee 20-6 BOGART — The Jefferson Dragons quickly raced out of the gates on Friday, taking advantage of two first-quarter North Oconee turnovers to take a two touchdown lead en route to a 20-6 victory Friday. |
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Creekview cashes in on Lumpkin County miscues, 55-13 DAHLONEGA — Mistakes are costly against any team. |
