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By Yo

November 11, 2005 11:51 PM | Link to this

Half time score at Lowndes. Lowndes 34 - Union Grove 0. “Despite” three Lowndes turnovers, a Lowndes touchdown and a Lowndes 2 point conversion called back for holding. All of this in the 1st half. Now that is scary! Good thing Lowndes wasn’t hitting on all cylinders. Huh! A very illusive and good throwing quarterback for Union Grove couldn’t stay off of his back side. A common problem for opponents of the Lowndes defense. Lowndes got off to a slow start this year, but trust me State of Georgia.
They’re Baaaack!!!!!!!!! So Stephenson, take down Parkview and we’ll see ya in the Dome. Be sure to be there.

By Yo

November 11, 2005 11:53 PM | Link to this

Oh Yeah! And please don’t scout the last time Lowndes played some one in the Dome. It will not be good for your nerves.

By Michael of Marietta

November 12, 2005 12:46 AM | Link to this

As I was traveling on I-75 tonight coming from the Northside WR vs, Thomas Co. Central game which was a very very good game, I listened to two different High School football shows on the radio. Both of them predicted a Parkview vs. Lowndes match-up in the Ga. Dome. They totally looked past Stephenson. Warning!!! Stephenson has one of the best defenses in the state and Parkview has already proven if you stop Caleb King…they lose (ie…. Norcross held him to less than 80 yards and he barely got over 100 against Brookwood). You do the math…Stephenson has a very good chance of beating Parkview on Stephenson’s home field next Friday. But if they let Caleb run wild, the same thing will happen to them as Roswell (Caleb got about 250 yards to lead Parkview to victory).

By powbeech

November 12, 2005 12:56 AM | Link to this

Stephenson plays in the 2nd weakest region in AAAAA (Camden’s is the weakest). They will be playing basketball at Stephenson next Saturday

By Jaguars

November 12, 2005 07:45 AM | Link to this

I guesss Parkview play in the worst of all regions. Stephenson and Parkview finally… The best of the best.

By MURPHY

November 12, 2005 08:09 AM | Link to this

LET’S GO JAGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By jaguars

November 12, 2005 08:30 AM | Link to this

STEPHENSON HAS A POINT TO PROVE ON FRIDAY. WE WILL BE IN THE GA DOME FOT THE 4TH ROUND. SORRY PARKVIEW BUT IT IS TIME TO CLOSE DOWN THE JUNGLE AND OPEN UP THE GYM.

By Lowndes Alum

November 12, 2005 09:22 AM | Link to this

It’s coming down to the usual suspects. I predict Lowndes vs. Camden for all the marbles. BTW - The Valdosta D gave Camden their best game yet.

By Yo

November 12, 2005 10:16 AM | Link to this

I’m leaning a little towards Lowndes - Brookwood matchup for the Title. Either way though, Lowndes WINS!

By JAGUAR FAN

November 12, 2005 12:22 PM | Link to this

BRING IT ON PARKVIEW WE’VE WAITED FOR THIS MATCHUP FOR YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!

By Zay

November 12, 2005 01:59 PM | Link to this

THe Jaguars WILL win the game v.s. the highly over rated parkview panthersand their over rated running back will be shut down. The Jags defence is immaculate and with backs like Andre Anderson, Perry Riley and Marcus Ball they will get all points needed to knock of the Panthers. OH YEAH LETS GO JAGS

By JIM

November 12, 2005 07:45 PM | Link to this

Stephenson might beat Parkview this year because Parkviews QB SUCKS!!!!! But, Stephenson will get blown away by Lowndes or Brookwood. With as much talent as Stephenson supposedly has, you think their scores throughout the year would be more dominant. STEPHENSON…..NOT ALL THAT but they will beat Parkview.

By Joe

November 12, 2005 09:35 PM | Link to this

Ok Curtis, Stephenson has six D1 prospects on their team. What makes that different then any other year? So why are they not ranked #1 in the state with those six D1 prospects? Same reason as every other year. They don’t have the discipline, selflessness and teamwork that is found on championship teams. Stephenson does not put a team on the field. They put 11 individuals on the field that spend the entire night either running their mouths, beating their chest or a variety of other things in an effort to draw attention to themselves, not their teammates. They are great players, but are playing for the wrong reasons. They have to many guys that think like Terrell Owens and Randy Moss instead of Marvin Harrison or Warrick Dunn. If the Stephenson coaching staff can ever fix that problem then watch out. Stephenson could have a program that is spoken as highly of as Parkview, Camden or Lowndes.

By Yo

November 12, 2005 10:50 PM | Link to this

I read where Stephenson gave up around 360 yards of offense to East Coweta!!!!!!
Great defense????????? And it is not like their offense left the defense on the field the whole game. Great defense?????????

By Supaman

November 13, 2005 06:45 AM | Link to this

Yo and Jeff…You mean that Stephenson has too many African American Players on their team?..cause thats what its sounds like you want to say. ( i.e no discipline, ) what evidence do you have to support any of your comments besides the simple notion that all majority black teams play that way…Stephenson is a Great team that is still not even 10 years old yet..give them credit where credit is due, and stop drinking and that huge bottle of Hatorade…Even if Stephenson wins on Saturday you red necks will find some reason to bring down the Jaguars.

By GRANGER-VIC

November 13, 2005 09:31 AM | Link to this

Don’t look now, but the GRANGERS are up to their old tricks, KICKING BUTT and TAKING NAMES!!!!! p.s. I Smell Another STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!

By Joe

November 13, 2005 10:10 AM | Link to this

Supaman, where did race come into this? Though many of the other quality, disciplined programs in the state may have fewer African-Americans then Stephenson, their rosters include many and in key positions. Being African-American does not mean that you have to play without discipline or like a team. Don’t bring race into this. Stephenson’s parents and coaches accept this behavior out of many of their players like Ball. Parents and coaches from other programs don’t. It is that simple.

and by the way, how can you assume we are rednecks and not African American? You sound like the hater to me.

By powbeech

November 13, 2005 11:04 AM | Link to this

Joe, you are right on with your comments, latter and former. Nowhere in these postings was race ever mentioned or inferred. I would have like to seen Stephenson beat Parkview before, but after Stupaman’s race baiting, insidious remarks, GO PANTHERS! Stupaman needs to stick to the topic of football or move on.

By Supaman

November 13, 2005 11:46 AM | Link to this

LOL..typical..here is my point Joe are you white or black?….

Thank you….

How do you know what a Stephenson parent allows… i take offense to that because i am one and i dont allow…what is it ” no discipline ” or whatever bs you said…point is you know nothing about Stephenson, the community or the parents/coaches besides the fact that they are African American which gives you the notion that they are a bunch of T.O’s…would you be saying the same thing if Parkveiw was black and Stephenson was white?….And dont give me this bs about putting race into this because it already was in it when Jeff Foxworthy the Redneck wanted to call Stephenson a bunch of monkeys…oh yea when did Reghie Ball become selfish?

By Supaman

November 13, 2005 11:48 AM | Link to this

Besides Red Necks being Red Necks..This is going to be one hell of a game, it reminds me of Parkveiw vs SWD in 95’ when Quincy carter was QB, the stands will be so full that people will be in the endzones.

By Joe

November 13, 2005 03:35 PM | Link to this

I saw Stephenson play in the Dome against Brookwood and saw how Marcus Ball acted that game along with a couple of other Stephenson players. If you are a Stephenson parent that does not allow his child to act like the game is all about him then I applaud you. Teaching our children how to act with class and to respect others has nothing to do with our race. As for Reggie Ball, hard to believe that Marcus comes from the same family tree.

Hopefully it will be a great game Friday night.

By jaguars

November 13, 2005 05:30 PM | Link to this

JOE YOU DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT STEPHENSON PARENTS IF YOU SAY THEY ALLOW THEIR CHILDREN TO ACT OUT OF ORDER. YOU KEEP MENTIONING MARCUS BALL, SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A PERSONAL PROBLEM WITH HIM….ONE STUDENT..DONT BE IGNORANT AND BASE A WHOLE PROGRAM OFF ONE STUDENT! I HAVE FOLLOWED STEPHENSONS PROGRAM FOR YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYONE SAY THE WERE NOT DISCIPLINED. IF THEY WERE SO BADLY BEHAVED YOU WOULDNT HAVE SO MANY OF THEM THRIVING AT MAJOR UNIVERSITIES.

THIS YEAR STEPHENSON HAS PLAYED MORE LIKE A TEAM THAN EVER, YOU DONT HEAR ABOUT ANY STARS BUT INSTEAD YOU HEAR ABOUT A TEAM EFFORT. THE ONLY PROBLEM SHS HAS HAD IN THE PAST IS THEIR LACK OF EXPERIENCE(ONLY 9YO), THIS YEAR THEY ARE WISER AND MORE EXPERIENCED AND WILL TAKE THE W.

By Mike Scott

November 13, 2005 05:52 PM | Link to this

Never said I wasn’t pulling for Stephenson over Parkview. Beat Parkview?? Been there, done that. Ready for some new meat. I never said Stephenson wasn’t disciplined. Just said “360 yards offense to Coweta?” “Great defense?????????”
Lowndes has just as many African Americans (I thought blacks was a more politically correct term these days) as they do whites. The blacks are just as disciplined as the whites and with both we won the State Championship last year. As a youth pastor who ministers to both black youth and white youth I don’t have time to look at the color of ones skin. Nor do I go around using terms such as Redneck, Niger, Cracker, etc. I just look at the color of the uniform of the team on the other side of the line of scrimmage when Lowndes is putting a hurt on them. I must confess, my neck does get a little red sometimes when it gets a little too much sun. Called sunburn. So you caught me Supaman. I am a part time redneck, too!
So why you hatin and dissin on me like that? Lowndes is still going to throw down on whoever they play in the Dome. Pview or SHS.

By Slim

November 13, 2005 08:43 PM | Link to this

First, nice article by Curtis.

Second, I am tired myself of hearing Stephenson has nothing but thugs and we are so undisciplined and all of that. I am a proud 2003 SHS graduate so I KNOW first hand what kind of program we have. Many people say we are undisciplined and we are thugs based on what a few have said and have never seen us play.

Third, let’s not turn this into a race issue because I firmly do not believe that is true.

Fourth, SHS is well coached all the way around. We have not gone 60-14 over the last six years just being an ok coached team. We have not gotten to the third round of the playoffs three of the last four years based on having ok coach’s.

Fifth, we are a very young program (this being our 10th year) and we just have not gotten over that hump of getting past the third round. Many talented teams throughout professional and the collegiate level don’t win championships every year even though they have the very best talent. That is just a part of the game.

So SHS let’s just get a good win this weekend against Parkview and take each game one at a time.

Anyone care to email me regarding anything please do so: slimatlsoulja@yahoo.com

By JCribbs

November 13, 2005 09:47 PM | Link to this

Hope all yall guys the best But the Camden County Wildcats are hungry for another State Championship.There might not be no big name players ,but all of has heart and the desire to win. And that is what a team needs to win.

By big gossa

November 14, 2005 12:40 AM | Link to this

all I have to say is say what you want, but stephenson will be in that fourth round game, and for all you out there who is still stuck on that brookwood game get over it because stephenson at that time wasnt team we our now. we’ll line up against any body and wup em.

every one wants to say we have no discipline. we have disciplin and if it seems like we dont we still have the talent to make up for it (11-1)while these other teams that are “disciplined” dont have our level of raw talent to make mistakes so they have to be.

what every one should do is stay off of stephensons back and see what happens cause we could care less of what you think of us.

By southga.-boy

November 14, 2005 04:12 AM | Link to this

forget the talk about camden, brookwood or anyone else being overrated, STEPHENSON IS THE MOST OVERATED AAAAA SCHOOL IN GA. there,,, someone needed to say it. curtis bunn must have children who go to that school because evey time they make it to the quarterfinals he proclaims it as their year. the best team they ever had lost in the quaters in 2002, and then they got mollywhopped in 2003 by camden again and here he goes again. parkview do the ajc a favor and destroy stephenson’s overated “talented six”.

By Supaman

November 14, 2005 06:37 AM | Link to this

Im Sorry Joe but how does Marcus Ball act?

By JIM

November 14, 2005 09:57 AM | Link to this

Parkview really held together at the end against Roswell, a real gut check. King was terrific, Parker had a great game, Palmer was right-on, Witt looked amazing, Sanders was kikin-butt and JC was moving folks all around. Keep it up Parkview, I’m a Roswell fan but I’m backing you guys now. GO Panthers!!!

By Brookwood 22

November 14, 2005 10:36 AM | Link to this

I too think that the color of the skin has nothing to do with either being disciplined or not. I tend to think the “thickness” comes into play in how some people react to certain observations. Let’s call it something other than discipline then, but someone from SHS please describe in your own words the situation with the 3 personal foul penalties at the end of the Brookwood game involving the SAME player. Was it discipline that kept him out there playing, or indifference? Was it justifiable frustration that the other 21 players and thousands of fans ….just had to overlook and understand this one players lack of control. Should he be rewarded and coddled for showing us our own prejudices for daring to call un-disciplined play what it is; instead of labeling it a “cultural mis-understanding”? But, lets not label it anything but what you yourselves would label it. So here’s your chance…You tell us what was so on display there as SHS finally got the stage they rightfully deserved.

By mista don't play

November 14, 2005 11:26 AM | Link to this

i’m back, and i need to make several addresses to these bloggers…

to mike scott: thanks for the clarification on blacks vs. african-americans. those types of statements let us all know who’s who.

i saw stephenson friday night for the first time this season. i’d heard the hype and read the press clippings and was very critical just like most others. but the stephenson six made believers out of me and the east coweta fans i sat with. stephenson just outran east coweta and from what i saw out of parkview, the panthers are not much faster.

to southga-boy: stephenson is not the most overrated AAAAA team, not even the most overrated in metro atlanta — that label belongs perennially to roswell. a few years back this title would have gone to lovejoy. mcfarlin needs to write book called “great expectations” because the hornets show you how to reach the playoffs and lose a lead every year. better yet, i’ll give you three more atlanta area teams ahead of stephenson: douglass-atlanta, harrison (marietta) and north gwinnett.

stephenson is notorious for slow starts but give them their due..the jaguars are one of eight left standing. 11 wins a in a row. maybe gartrell doesn’t doesn’t have all their recruits registered (kidding), but if stephenson is overrated, then dacula is equally overrated…brookwood pounded the falcons and they haven’t lost since. brookwood grounded parkview and they haven’t lost since. three teams on equal footing, and none of them are overrated. the only other team central lost to was parkview…four of the final eight teams lost to brookwood. i lean toward the broncos to win it all.

to the gwinnett faithful, let’s make a comparison: last year collins hill won a region championship (7-aaaaa) for the first time in school history. 10 years of football, 1 region championship, and that was after the eagles moved out of the region with parkview, brookwood, and south gwinnett. by comparison, stephenson in 10 years has won its region championship at least three times (because it’s been three of the last five years).

several of you will get your chance to see stephenson for the first time next week, when they play lowndes in the dome in front of a state television audience. win or lose, they are worth the price of admission, and who knows how fast they will be on that dome turf the second time around.

to everybody: let’s all do more homework. prep sportswriters all over georgia do a great job in capsulizing and explaining this kid’s game to us and the ajc is but one source for this great competition we are all obsessing about. yes the reporting is partisan but how could it not be? “your team,” “my team,” we all say it. i try my best to be fair in my observations, and i “observed” six of the better football talents in georgia friday night. bunn knows that college recruiters all over the country will read his column just like we did. look forward to signing day and wish these kids the best of luck.

By Big Daddy 73

November 14, 2005 12:35 PM | Link to this

As A Stephenson Alum football player from that 2002 team. I just wish those boys good luck. We have wanted a chance at parkview for years, this is it. The jags cant leave anything on the feild.

By Supaman

November 14, 2005 12:47 PM | Link to this

Brookwood 22 , so nobody at Brookwood has never had a personal foul..maybe 2…they have never lost their cool at a game????…tempers flare in sports this was a game that was winnable by the Jaguars and they let it slip awaay of course it was going to be emotions…

By JAB

November 14, 2005 01:41 PM | Link to this

Please! everyone stop bashing each other about Stephenson High. Stephenson is located in one of the most influential areas in Dekalb county. Parents pay just as much for their homes as do the PARKVIEW ETC. This is a very good school and it’s communities. Stephenson has proven that it is a quality program with both girls and boys top basketball program state track champs and 2005 State runner up football champs (PREDICTION) SO STOP HATING THIS QUALITY PROGRAM!!!

By JAB

November 14, 2005 01:46 PM | Link to this

lET’S GIVE IT UP FOR STPEHENSON JAGUARS!! GO JAGS…

By jeff

November 14, 2005 03:11 PM | Link to this

I knew the vent would be full of Stephenson bowhards after barely beating a number 4 and an East Coweta defense that gave up 66 to Newnan. Parkview has been waiting years to beat you,too, but you have always choked before you got to us. And to the idiot that says Caleb King is overrated, we’ll see you Friday.

By BEJ

November 14, 2005 06:05 PM | Link to this

I’ve stood on the sidelines of every Stephenson game and yes it is true at times there are discipline issues or lets say kids being kids. Leaders must be groomed and challenged to meet their destiny. This past game I witnessed what very few others did, Marcus Ball consoling #28 of East Coweta after he was taking the loss very hard. What a stand up move. Hey let the kids be kids and play a wonderful hard knee knocking game that fans from both sides will be talking about for years to come. Where the big boys in this game can we act like it.

             GO JAGS!!!!!!

By Big Mel

November 14, 2005 07:28 PM | Link to this

This game will be close, it will come down to coaching decisions. Stephenson will have to play a great game defensively. The Parkview Panthers Offensive line will have to match the speed of the Stephenson Defense. They have one of the fastest Defenses in Georgia. Since Defense wins Football Games I give Stephenson a slight edge if they tackle Friday.

By Jag Fan

November 14, 2005 07:47 PM | Link to this

My son is a starter for the jaguars. The kids play together as a team and also do things together on the weekend as friends. Yes there are a lot of talent on the field and only a select few are being mentioned, but do believe there are other kids out there being noticed by colleges also. When comparing two individuals we must remember god made each different, so it is not fair to compare Marcus to Reggie. Let the kids play football and may the best team win.

By Jag Dad

November 14, 2005 09:03 PM | Link to this

WOW, Its amazing people still label you for mistakes you may have made MONTHS ago or even last year. BE careful what you say…. What you will see on Friday Night is 6 of the most talented Division I prospects in Georgia. 6 GENTLEMAN who have brought their talents together and BLENDED their talents with their teammates to make this a year, Georgia will never forget. This is a talented but, young program which is about to settle the dust and show Georgia they are now READY too stand up and be heard. The proof will be on the field and in the STANDS, where ALL of us BAD parents will be cheering the JAGS to a victory.

And Lownes, dont forget STEPEHENSON was the only school last year to score on you guys in the first half, before the State Championship. We did NOT forget that whippin, and we not looking past PARKVIEW, cause there is respect for the program. But LOWNES we coming…………..

By Panther Till I DIE

November 14, 2005 10:57 PM | Link to this

Ok…lets see here…where has Stepehenson been in the last four years in the Playoff’s? Maybe the they have made it the the second round a litle twice? Give me a break…If you going to take trash about Parkview then at least be a Gwinnett written when all you say is how bad Gwinnett sucks. You will eat your words and when you do I will be there on the Sidelines to tell you. I played ball for PARKVIEW and was a THREE YEAR STARTED…HOW MANY RINGS DO YOU HAVE? I GOT THREE! ENOUGH SAID! Gave me a break…PARKVIEW WINS EASY BY 14 POINTS B/C Stepehenson ain’t played no one good. Get them down and they start playing “brother” ball. Good Luck and 3 and out for “your boys Stepehenson.”

By Brookwood 22

November 14, 2005 10:59 PM | Link to this

Supadad, my question regarding the SHS player with 3 personal foul penalties in a row was a fairly straight forward one: What would YOU call it if it wasn’t a lack of discipline? Take all the innuendo and stereotyping out of it. From what I see your answer being it appears that perhaps the answer is; unbridled emotion, or perhaps frustration at losing a close one. All justifiable given the situation. But does the fact that the coaches allowed the player to stay in the game after the second unsportmanlike penalty at least give the appearance that there is a “lack of discipline” involved? Either from the coaches or the kid? Granted, it was one kid in one game and by no means should we tarnish the whole program. But was there anything that could even resemble concern among the coaches or parents that his actions that night; on a pretty sizable stage, could have negatively impacted the image of SHS? Does it not occur to anyone that this kind of behavior and the coaches acquiessence to the players tactics actually promote this kind of negative stereotyping? Why call it simply “emotions”. Emotions are involved in virtually any competitive environment, that’s what makes the game fun. It takes discipline and a sense of respect for the game to play within the rules. I know SHS as a whole plays within the rules and does so with discipline. Discipline, by the way probably comes into the equation off the field as much if not more than it does on the field. As it takes discipline to commit your off season to workouts and summers to running and lifting. Ask any athlete about the discipline involved and the thing they will acknowledge is that the discipline most valuable is their own disciplining of their mind. If an athlete can start with the discipline from a program and its coaches or the parents supporting the program it certainly will go a long way towards disciplining himself to make the sacrifices necessary to accomplish more.

By Brookwood 22

November 14, 2005 11:04 PM | Link to this

Panther till I die, did Gwinnett schools learn’d you to talk and spell like that?! Get rid of the chew so’s we can unnerstand ya.

By Panther Till I DIE

November 14, 2005 11:11 PM | Link to this

Brookwwod 22…Let me remind you of the score last year when you kicked the buss all over the field and SHUT YOU OUT 10-0. The last timeyou where shut out it was 1985. So You really can’t say nothing since how many RINGS do you have? Enough Said.

By Slim

November 15, 2005 02:42 AM | Link to this

To “Panther Till I Die” no one on here is speaking bad on Parkview’s success so what was the point in talking about all your rings u won? Besides, if u knew your stats about our playoff history, u would see we have been to the 3rd round of the playoffs three of the last four years.

It is a shame we have taken a nice article and turned it into name calling and talking about other schools programs. Both programs are excellent so let’s leave it at that and have a good game friday.

By Panther Till I DIE

November 15, 2005 03:09 AM | Link to this

Give me a break…SHS doesn’t compair to anyhthing parkview has done and third round in the last three years…come on…Parkview has been in the in the 3rd round for the last 8 years…stats you want stats you couldn’t handle stats becaus PHS stats out do anything your SHS has ever done and ever will…talk about your six Div.1 players wow…How many do you have playing in the NFL right now…i believe PHS has 9 active players playing now. So good luck to you and you will see me on the sidelines Friday night under the lights where everything will be settled and this writing will not mean a damn. In my four years of playing I was 56-4 can SHS say them same…I don’t think so and Curts Bunn you as a writter go back to your desk and write something about PHS instead of SHS since that’s all you have wrote about in the last 6 years in how good SHS is…give me a break.

By Jaguars

November 15, 2005 06:47 AM | Link to this

You’re idoit!

By Supaman

November 15, 2005 07:13 AM | Link to this

” Get them down and they start playing “brotherâ€? ball”

I guess if i say this is a rascist statement i am trying to use the race card right?..All you Red necks are the same..this is the most ignorant comment that i have ever heard on ajc, but im not surprised but i really feel scared if the Jags win the Parkveiw parents will be riding through Stone Mountain with their white sheets and ropes trying to make amends for their lost.

Brookwood22 yall beat us fair and square and i give credit where credit is due yall deserve it..but you still are lost and have no grasp of reality so im done.

By Zinte

November 15, 2005 09:26 AM | Link to this

Stephenson is probably the most overrated, underacheiving program in 5-A. All these D-1 athletes they’ve got(supposedly)and yet they continue to LOSE YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR in the early rounds of the playoffs. Personally, I think the problem is coaching. When you’ve got athletes this good(allegedly)their talent should be maximized(frankly, I don’t care what COLOR their skin is!!)and it simply isn’t.

By Jaguars

November 15, 2005 09:28 AM | Link to this

Panther Till I Die Stephenson has been open for 10 years and Parkview for over 20. I would think Parkview would have more players in the Pros. Mostly, with the number of D-1 ball players coming out of college this year that finish Stephenson. Stephenson will be able to they have 4 if not 5 in the pros.

By Zinte

November 15, 2005 09:36 AM | Link to this

Stephenson is probably the most overrated, underacheiving program in 5-A. All these D-1 athletes they’ve got(supposedly)and yet they continue to LOSE YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR in the early rounds of the playoffs. Personally, I think the problem is coaching. When you’ve got athletes this good(allegedly)their talent should be maximized(frankly, I don’t care what COLOR their skin is!!)and it simply isn’t. Please, let’s leave the racial incindiery stuff out.These kids have nothing to do with that. It just makes Georgia seem so…..GEORGIA. Maybe SHS can do better this year but if they don’t I won’t be surprised at all. P.S. GO GRANGERS!!

By JAG FOR LIFE

November 15, 2005 11:49 AM | Link to this

panther til i die,

you say you were a three year starter but where did you go after that, how many of your senior class are still playing football. Stephenson produces athletes and college students. i would to have loved having a state championship ring but……………..Going to school free and playing Four more years of football was much better.

By coach

November 15, 2005 02:03 PM | Link to this

SHS will beat parkview by 3 tds and that is fact!!!!!!!!

By Supaman

November 15, 2005 02:17 PM | Link to this

Zntie….if the color of their skin doesnt matter explain this comment…

� Get them down and they start playing “brother� ball�

Why dont you just replace that word with the one that starts with the N so you can say what you want to say

By David

November 15, 2005 02:27 PM | Link to this

Supaman All you Red necks are the same..this is the most ignorant comment that i have ever heard on ajc, but im not surprised but i really feel scared if the Jags win the Parkveiw parents will be riding through Stone Mountain with their white sheets and ropes trying to make amends for their lost.

Wow, Supaman this also is one of the most ignorant comments that I have ever heard on ajc or anywhere else. I live near Parkview and when is the last time anyone rode through Stone Mountain with sheets on their head? Halloween. I think Lost is a TV show on Wednesday’s so you don’t have to worry about the sheets & ropes. Your an idiot. Why don’t you & Panther Till I DIE go back to school together? Maybe you can both learn something.

I can’t imagine Panther Till I DIE is a former player for Parkview, because his comments & spelling are pathetic. If you are a former PHS student, then shut the F**K up and go back to school.

By David

November 15, 2005 02:42 PM | Link to this

Panther Till I DIE I seriously doubt you are a former player or student at Parkview.

By stat boy

November 15, 2005 03:06 PM | Link to this

I’m sorry, but race issues are prevalent in athletics. Fisher DeBerry and Joe Paterno have both recently said that black athletes do and will greatly improve their schools’ chances of winning. Lou Holtz alluded to it while at Notre Dame. Adolph Rupp had to be beaten by a bunch of no-name black kids from Texas before he saw the light. Bobby Knight was on the ropes before he gave in to recruiting black players. And the list goes on.

By stat boy

November 15, 2005 03:49 PM | Link to this

Panther Till I Die,

If you’re even telling the truth, obviously all you did at Parkview was play football because you skipped ALL of your grammar classes!!

I did some fact checking. Firstly, Parkview has reached the quarterfinals for 10 consecutive years, not 8, and as a Parkview alum and THREE-YEAR STARTER harping on tradition, you should know that. Secondly, Parkview has never reached the state finals four consecutive years, which means you could have never EVER played in 60 games. 56-4 is wrong. In 1999 and 2003 Parkview finished 11-2. Did you redshirt or something? Maybe you needed a fifth year in the classroom, because you were d@mn good to start at Parkview as a sophomore. Answer this for all of us: Did you win or lose your last game as a Panther? And why have you not played in one since?

Thirdly, Parkview has been open nearly 30 years. Nine in the pros is not that awesome, especially if you’ve maintained status as one of the larger schools in North Georgia. That’s another lie…if memory serves me correctly, the AJC ran a story earlier this year stating that Westlake (south Fulton) has put more players in the pros than any other high school in the nation. Go look it up and bring us back the names of 9 active players (you can’t) and then answer why the two who are on a team (the Stinchcombs) have not even played this year.

Lastly, It’s Stephenson, not Stepheneson. At least show the kids the respect of spelling the school’s name right.

If you ever want me to put on you on blast again, hang some lies on this page anytime.

By David

November 15, 2005 04:13 PM | Link to this

Thanks stat boy. Like I said I doubt that he has ever stepped onto the Parkview campus.

Parkview Alumni in the Pros Trent Sansbury - Carolina Ainsley Battles - Jacksonville Seth Marler - Jacksonville Jon Stinchcomb - New Orleans Matt Stinchcomb - Oakland Brett Conway - Washington http://eteamz.active.com/parkviewfootball/news/index.cfm?cat=16945

By stat boy

November 15, 2005 04:17 PM | Link to this

Cool beans David, I saw the Parkview alums the other day. But PTID’s comment was that 9 Parkview alums were active on pro teams (I guess he meant football, baseball, soccer, etc.) And exactly NONE (0) have played in 2005 and only (2) made a team this year. He’s dead wrong and I just wanted to call him on it.

By David

November 15, 2005 04:23 PM | Link to this

Comcast will televise this game Friday night. It should be a great game.

My former neighbor and Parkview alumnus is shining at SMU. This is a great story. His dad died his senior year of high school & he went on to sign with SMU (where his dad played). I remember when he found out about his father dying. He scored 4 touchdowns the next night.

http://smumustangs.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/smu-m-footbl-body.html

By Sweet67

November 15, 2005 04:55 PM | Link to this

David, That is a nice tribute to “J”. This board needed something positive. “J” was an assistant coach for a youth football team along with myself and he showed up ready for our team on ths Sat after his father passed. “J” is a inspiration to all former and future Panthers.

By Supaman

November 15, 2005 05:00 PM | Link to this

David if you read the whole topic i stated that after a very racial comment from another poster..but fact of the matter is Parkview is a hell of a program with tradition but im sure they have struglled before, htey havent allways been perfect Stephenson is only 9 years old and is trying to get to the same level of tradition and winning as Parkview…Its not fair to put down the Jags ONLY because they havent won a state title i mean hell it is some pretty damn good teams in GA.

By Parkview fan

November 15, 2005 07:20 PM | Link to this

PARKVIEW WILL DOMINATE ALL!!! CALEB KING WILL HAVE ATLEAST 250 YARDS RUSHING FRIDAY NIGHT!!!

By brian

November 15, 2005 09:08 PM | Link to this

i heard someone mention lagrange well i am a trojan fan and youll were lucky peach county had that fight with dougherty last year but enough of last year we hope to see you in the dome because the most high powered offense in 3a will be waiting for in the dome. remember northside columbus beat you and we clobbered them at halftime 33-0

By brian

November 15, 2005 09:14 PM | Link to this

hey stephens county indians perry isnt half as good as peach so you better be at your best or it could be a blowout, henton to slaughter deep.

By Jaguars

November 15, 2005 09:27 PM | Link to this

Great Job Stat Boy!

This going to be a great game. The Stephenson vs. Brookwood was a very good game, until Stephenson mad the bone head turnover late in the second quarter.

By Jaguars

November 15, 2005 09:32 PM | Link to this

If Brookwood remember, Mr. Smith only had 11 yards on 7 carries in the first half of the game. In the start of the second half, failed to make the adjustment on defense on the opening drive of Brookwood.

By jaguars SHS

November 15, 2005 10:50 PM | Link to this

I here all the talk. We all will see the results on friday night after STEPHENSON shows up and plays their game.

Why bring up old stupid stuff. How penalties has that stephenson player had since, only 1 if that.

Stephenson is a TEAM of about 56 not 6.

Stephenson will win with out a doubt!

By By Tree Top

November 16, 2005 12:01 AM | Link to this

What team scored the highest number points against Brookwood. “Jaguars” of Stephenson. Who held Brookwoods number one running back to just 24 yards at the half and less than 175 at games end. Bing Bing, right again. “Jaguars of Stephenson. Now if it had not been for two of Stephenson number one division college prospects being ejected from the game, I believe we have a diffrent outcome. Oh yes, one other note Brookwoods star running back has put up over 200 to mid 300 yards on teams they have played. Now, here is a little something for all of you that chose to overlook Stephenson, Put your best thinking cap on, crank it up to maximum thinking, and get it right. Mark My Words, Stephenson will win over Park View. It is thier destiny.