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Tigers Need To Run The Table

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Thursday, October 22. 2009

With three games left in the 2009 season and coming off their first region loss last Friday, the Commerce Tigers can secure the number two seed in Region 8-A by running the table over Lakeview, Social Circle and Prince Avenue. If they’re successful, the second seed would allow the Tigers to enter the Class A playoffs with a home-field ... [Full Story »]

Eagles Secure Playoff Spot

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Thursday, October 22. 2009

Despite Friday night’s cold weather, the East Jackson Eagles stayed hot as they rolled over the Rabun County Wildcats 38-6 to remain undefeated on the season. The win secured a playoff berth for East Jackson for the first time in the football program’s three-year history. The Eagles will contend for first place in region 8-AA this week, as ... [Full Story »]

Leopards look to finish out strong

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Thursday, October 22. 2009

It was long, cold night in Jefferson last Friday, as the Jefferson Dragons broke the Leopards dreams of a return to the postseason with a 35-6 defeat. The Leopards now will look to end the season strong with a 5-5 record. To accomplish this goal, Banks County will have to win each of the last three games starting with this Friday’s road game ... [Full Story »]

Jackson County’s season ends at St. Pius

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Thursday, October 22. 2009

The Lady Panthers of Jackson County saw their season come to a close last week at the hands of St. Pius X in the first round of GHSA state playoff action, as the Lady Golden Lions bested Jackson County in two out of three games. Last Tuesday, the Lady Panthers made their first trip to Atlanta to face St. Pius X. Jackson County held a 2-0 lead ... [Full Story »]

Lady Dragons end season with Hebron loss

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Thursday, October 22. 2009

The Jefferson Lady Dragons volleyball team saw their post-season come to an end Saturday in the first round of state tournament play, as they lost in a best of five match to Hebron Christian Academy. Hebron won 3-0, with set scores of 25-16, 25-12 and 25-18. Jefferson started slowly in the first set, finding themselves down 10-0. They rallied, ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Overtime win for Wildcats as thrilling as it gets

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Thursday, October 22. 2009

Through the years, I’ve seen more high school football games than I care to count. This includes playoff games and state championship contests. I’ve seen some hotly contested games which have gone down to the wire. However, I’m not sure I’ve been fortuante to witness anything like I saw last Friday night in Loganville when the host Red ... [Full Story »]

WBHS ventures to Salem this week

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Thursday, October 22. 2009

In previewing his team’s upcoming opponents each week, Winder-Barrow High School football coach Ben Corley said he believes he is starting to sound like a broken record. There is actually good reason for that. Many of the teams in Region 8-AAAA have similar qualities which makes for tough sledding each time out. This Friday will be no ... [Full Story »]

Wildcats seek first gridiron region title Friday

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Thursday, October 22. 2009

This Friday’s game for Apalachee High School will not have the hype surrounding it as the previous week’s contest, but it is certainly no less important. For with a victory this Friday against visiting Heritage, the Wildcats can make school history. A win would wrap up the first ever football region title as AHS would seal the deal for the ... [Full Story »]

Doggs unable to keep track with Rockdale

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Thursday, October 22. 2009

Third down played a vital role in last Friday’s game between Winder-Barrow and Rockdale County. The Bulldoggs struggled to get off the field defensively on third down and also had trouble at times converting on third down offensively. The end result was a 40-14 setback in a game that was actually more competitive than the final score would ... [Full Story »]

OT thriller: AHS holds on for 42-41 win

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Thursday, October 22. 2009

How big was last Friday’s game between Apalachee and Loganville? Consider this: No less than two Atlanta television stations, two area radio stations and four area newspapers were on hand to cover the Region 8-AAAA matchup. For once, the pre-game hype lived up to its billing as the Wildcats and Red Devils slugged it out like to boxers going ... [Full Story »]

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