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DEL.ICIO.USTake Ten: Giving Thanks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Isn’t this a great time of year? The leaves have changed to beautiful colors. The NFL is beyond the midway point and NCAA football is headed toward a crescendo — setting the pace for an exciting postseason. And you can almost smell the turkey and dressing for Thanksgiving dinner. With it also comes thoughts of appreciation and thankfulness. And when it comes to the purest of sports, it is impossible to not be grateful for high school football. And so, here’s my list of the top 10 reasons I’m thankful for high school football:
10: No need to get on a plane to cover a game.
9: Concessions stands are reasonably priced.
8: No elevators to the press box.
7: All games are outside (except Georgia Dome games), where football should be played.
6: The bands — especially Stephenson, S.W. DeKalb, Washington & Douglass.
5: No showboating allowed.
4: The entire community is involved.
3: Players play because of passion for the game.
2: So many life lessons are imparted.
1: Friday nights under the lights.
Go on. Take Ten. Tell us what you’re thankful for when it comes to high school football. And Happy Thanksgiving from the ajc.com/highschool sports staff.
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By me
November 22, 2006 08:30 AM | Link to this
I totally agree with your number one. There is nothing like Fri. night under the lights. Go Tift Co. Blue Devils. Happy Thanksgiving and may God bless you all.
By Indian Fan
November 22, 2006 12:46 PM | Link to this
The hawk rushing in the south end of Stephens County’s stadium (The Reservation).
I’m thankful for dressing in layers
Concession stand hot chocolate
The Wing-T offense
The Triple Option
80-yard runs from scrimmage
School pride
Go Indians!!!
By Greg Holcomb
November 22, 2006 12:58 PM | Link to this
I am thankful for the Heard County Braves being 11-0 on the year and having one of the top running backs in the state if not the number 1 back with over 2000 yards as a junior. I would be more thankful if the AJC knew this and would give him credit. Good Luck Heard County against Lovett.
By SCOTT SCHUBERT
November 22, 2006 01:12 PM | Link to this
THANKS FOR ALL THOSE ATLANTA PEOPLE WHO SAID SW DEKALB WOULD UPSET US(ROME) I GUESS YOU HAVE TO BE FROM ATLANTA AREA TO GET ANY RESPECT.SEE YALL IN THE DOME.ARENT WE # 4 IN THE STATE?
By chad
November 22, 2006 01:24 PM | Link to this
GO COFFEE!!!!!! Lets show those Atlanta boys how football is suppose to be played. Region 1-AAAAA ROCKS
By To Chad
November 22, 2006 02:32 PM | Link to this
Chad, you need to brush up on your Atlanta schools. Stephenson is in Stone Mountain, Campbell is in Symra, Peachtree Ridge and North Gwinnett are in Suwanne,Union Grove is in McDonough, Etowah is in Woodstock, ML King is in Lithonia, Brookwood is in Snellville; can you can guess where Norcross, Roswell and Grayson are located? Need help with Tift, Camden, WR, Hou County? If Coffee thinks they will beat an Atlanta school they better check again…as you can see there are no Atlanta schools left in the AAAAA brackets.
By BUZZ for LIFE
November 22, 2006 02:53 PM | Link to this
CLASS AAA IS UNDER A HURRICANE WARNING
There is nothing like Cartersville Purple Hurricane football the day after Thanksgiving at home in the PLAYOFFS
WOW I LOVE THIS GAME
By Swatguy
November 22, 2006 03:07 PM | Link to this
You must never have seen the Mays Band.
By PRidgeFan
November 22, 2006 03:08 PM | Link to this
Im thankful for Peachtree Ridge showing that a 4 year school can compete with any other school in the state
By Vicki B
November 22, 2006 03:25 PM | Link to this
I too am thankful for the Heard County 11-0 season and also for Dontavius Jackson,the best running back in the state. I also question why the ajc hasn’t recognized his great season with the Braves. Go Braves!
By GIJANE
November 22, 2006 03:28 PM | Link to this
1.) I’m thankful for the Mays High School Raiders Football Team making the 2nd round of the playoffs. VICTORY
2.) I’m glad the Mays High School Band is still getting down and playing their team on to VICTORY.
3.) Last but not least, I’m thankful for the Mays High School Varsity Cheerleaders, encouraging the crowd to engage in cheers and to cheer the Raiders on to VICTORY.
I’m Proud of that Blue & Gold School On The Hill
That Mays High Raider Pride
By Homet
November 22, 2006 05:02 PM | Link to this
“By SCOTT SCHUBERT
November 22, 2006 01:12 PM THANKS FOR ALL THOSE ATLANTA PEOPLE WHO SAID SW DEKALB WOULD UPSET US(ROME) I GUESS YOU HAVE TO BE FROM ATLANTA AREA TO GET ANY RESPECT.SEE YALL IN THE DOME.ARENT WE # 4 IN THE STATE?”
HOLD THE PHONE THERE SCOTT
Look at who Rome played to get to it’s record and then look at the scores…Next look out for Friday Night when our EAST PAULDING RAIDERS at 10 & 1 come to town…Sequoyah folks were talkin’ big when we rolled in there and layed the worst whuppin’ they have had in years on them…Our 3rd STRING guys were playing by the 4th quarter!…AT Sequoyah!…and we layed over 45 points on there vaunted defense!!!
Keep that famous wolf whistle you guys have up there handy…you will need it to signal the SURRENDER!!!
No Rome in the Dome this year!!!
By sgt chris
November 22, 2006 07:09 PM | Link to this
HMM….LAGRANGE IS ONLY 60 MILES FROM ATLANTA, WE HAVE THE NUMBER 2 TEAM IN AAA COMING IN HERE ON FRIDAY, HAVE BEEN THE NUMBER 1 TEAM SINCE WEEK 3, AND WE “STILL” CAN’T GET ANY INK IN AJC. THATS A TRAVESTY, YA KNOW???? I SURE HOPE AJC WILL HAVE SOME REPORTERS ON THE SIDELINES WHEN WE MAKE OUR ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE UP I-85 FOR THE SEMIS!!! THINK WE WIN MORE IN THE DOME THAN THE FALCONS DO!!!!! WINK
By Kimpson
November 22, 2006 08:41 PM | Link to this
Central Gwinnett maybe you can enjoy the play-offs next year.
By Kimpson
November 22, 2006 08:47 PM | Link to this
Coffee, Stephenson rocked Tift last year and will rock you this year. So dont worry about making that drive up here after this weekend.
By WOW
November 22, 2006 10:29 PM | Link to this
WOW, last year the region champ Stephenson, “rocked” lowly 4th seeded Tift last year…………….SIX TO THREE!!!!!!!
How’d yall fair against our region one champ, Lowndes last year, Stephenson?!
By big
November 23, 2006 10:31 AM | Link to this
Go Coffee Trojans!! Stephenson doesnt have marcus ball in this game to try to save them. Coffee Trojans defense too good for stephenson, trojans advance to the third round of the playoffs for the first time in school history! Go trojans make douglas proud!
By Game Time
November 23, 2006 05:36 PM | Link to this
here we go again hating on stephenson, we dont need marcus ball and thats sad that you all only think of the balls when you think of stephenson…you only think of individuals, but this team is more of a TEAM you all will see friday night
By etowah!
November 23, 2006 10:33 PM | Link to this
I’m thankful for Bill Stewart for leading Etowah to the best football season the school has ever seen!
By Scott
November 23, 2006 10:36 PM | Link to this
Curtis: I am so thankful for all the coaches of our student-athletes who put in so much time teaching and coaching them about sports and life. Georgia is blessed with coaches who have made so many good impressions on their young players, and I guarantee you these coaches cry real tears when one of their players moves on, or does something good later in life, and especially when they do something bad. I thank these coaches for making the sacrifice they do to turn these young boys into men and productive citizens. God Bless you all, coaches!
By Just a Fan
November 24, 2006 05:25 AM | Link to this
Yes we are thankful for the great season that the Heard County Braves have had thus far. They are far from a one man team, as some would think. Some times the strength of their team gets overlooked “The O-Line”. It’s massive and rarely unseen at a small, rural AA school. By the way the coaching staff ain’t to bad either. So GOOD LUCK & GO BRAVES GO!!!!!!!!!!
By Dre
November 24, 2006 10:15 AM | Link to this
Nobody has ever seen Mays band let alone hear them. Do yall call that crowd of people in Canary Yellow and Powder blue a marching band? Ha! Bunn did it right by saving the best band for last and u already know, we’ve been spanking yall for years. Why everytime Mays have a good season, they don’t play Doug that season??
By raider08
November 24, 2006 11:24 AM | Link to this
Dre, what a character you are.
By mistermak
November 24, 2006 12:20 PM | Link to this
I have waited all week very impatiently for round 2. Nothing like high school playoffs. If my team don’t win it just ruins the weekend! Rolling Thunder in Camden County!! Go Cats!! Happy Thanksgiving for all!!
By CVS 81
November 24, 2006 10:06 PM | Link to this
I guest they forgot to put sugar in their COFFEE. GO JAGS!!
By Homet
November 25, 2006 08:09 AM | Link to this
WAKE UP CALL!!! … HEY AJC!!!…
NO SEQUOYAH…NO ROME!!!…This year the road to the Georgia Dome goes thru EAST PAULDING!!!…
In case you missed it…the score was EAST PAULDING RAIDERS 27…& the # 4 (until now) team in the State Rome “3”!!!…*
Let’s see how do they do that noise…Oh Yeah!!!…*HOWLLLLLL!!!!!!…
By raiderfan
November 28, 2006 02:47 PM | Link to this
First, it was Madison County and then Rome. Next, home against Starr’s Mill, then the DOME. All the way RAIDERS!!!!
By Fan
November 29, 2006 02:03 PM | Link to this
When will your stats page be working again. It seems to only show through week 7 now.