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Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Gwinnett vs. the State Fantasy Results; Gwinnett Power Rankings
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Good opening week … I was surprised that Central was able to run all over Dacula, but not necessarily shocked about the Black Knights’ convincing victory.
Dacula-Mill Creek should be a lot more interesting than it was last season, when the Falcons pasted the Hawks 34-0.
Nice to see South Gwinnett beat South Forsyth. There’s a little more buzz around South Gwinnett this season and talk of some young talent getting ready to come through coach John Small’s program.
North Gwinnett bounced back, and Brookwood showed more promise than I expected. Even with Brookwood’s loss to No. 1 Roswell and North’s win over Walton, I moved the Broncos above the Bulldogs in this week’s power rankings. Brookwood is at North Gwinnett Friday.
DP’s Gwinnett Power Rankings — Week 2
- Norcross
- Peachtree Ridge
- Grayson
- Parkview
- Buford
- Brookwood
- North Gwinnett
- Central Gwinnett
- Collins Hill
- Berkmar
- South Gwinnett
- Dacula
- Mill Creek
- Greater Atlanta Christian
- Duluth
- Shiloh
- Wesleyan
- Meadowcreek
Fantasy Football Dork Off Week 1 Results — Gwinnett 1, State 0
Final Score
Kurt’s Lesson Teachers — 57
DP’s Sensitive Men — 56
CitiSlicker’s All-City Team — 24
Kurt’s Lesson Teachers
QB T.J. Smith, Berkmar — 12 points (125 passing yards, TD)
RB Brandon Davis, Peachtree Ridge — 15 points (100 yards, 1 TD)
RB Diante Drake, Central Gwinnett — 24 points (173 yards, 1 TD)
WR Devonta Bolton, Norcross — 6 points (22 yards, 1 TD)
WR Isiah Jupiter, Berkmar — 0 points (1 rec., 24 yards)
Defense: Peachtree Ridge — 0 points allowed against Shiloh
DP’s Sensitive Men
QB Mikey Tamburo, North Gwinnett — 12 points (170 passing yards, 1 TD)
RB Ben Donald, Greater Atlanta Christian — 15 points (114 yards, 1 TD)
RB D.J. Adams, Norcross — 15 points (154 yards, 1 TD)
WR Brice Butler, Norcross — 27 (102 yards, 3 TDs)
WR Zac Johnston, Wesleyan — 0 points (2 catches, 15 yards)
Defense: Grayson — 13 points allowed against Collins Hill.
CitiSlicker’s All-City Team
QB Trence Harvey, Cedar Grove — 0 points (98 yards)
RB Xavier Avery, Cedar Grove — 0 points (-5 yards)
RB Arnold Walker, McNair — 24 points (68 yards, 3 TDs)
WR Charles Reeves, Stone Mountain — 0 (42 yards)
WR Josh Jarboe, Cedar Grove — 0 points (1 catch, 45 yards)
Def — Stephenson - 0 points allowed
Want to take on Kurt and DP? Post your team— 1 QB, 2 RBs, 2 WR, 1 Defense—on the blog before noon Friday.
You can use any combination of players from across the state, while Kurt and DP will use only Gwinnett County players.
One reader-submitted team will be selected each week based on the creativity of their username. That selected team will be posted on Friday’s blog, along with Kurt and DP’s.
If that reader’s team outscores both Kurt and DP, they will receive a special prize from the closet of Kurt or DP.
Scoring System (Note: Due to limited stats, QBs/WRs do not receive points for rushing yards; RBs no points for receiving yards)
Passing
100-200 yards - 6
200-300 yards - 9
More than 300 - 15
Rushing/Receiving
50-99 yards - 6
100-150 - 9
151-199 - 12
More than 200 - 15
Rushing/Receiving/Passing TDs - 6
Defense: Every point the opposing team scores is subtracted from your total.
Results will be posted on Tuesday’s blog.
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Excitement spurring Etowah success
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Nobody saw Etowah coming last year, as new coach Bill Stewart came over from Parkview and led the Eagles to an 8-4 record and the first playoff win in school history.
On Friday, the climb up the state’s ladder continued for the Eagles, as they snapped a six-game losing streak to intracounty rival Sequoyah with a 31-7 rout.
There’s still a long way to go for Stewart to get Etowah’s program near Parkview’s, but it looks like he has pulled a remarkable immediate turnaround in the attitude surrounding Etowah football.
“For whatever reason, there’s a lot of excitement around,” Stewart said. “I think it’s definitely a mindset. Here, I want our kids to come in striving for the best. Some day, maybe that happens.”
Here are a few great program turnarounds we looked at:
— Jimmy Dorsey, McEachern: The Indians had never won more than 8 games before he became coach. They won 9 his second year and for each of the next 14 seasons.
— Dave Hunter, Brookwood: The Broncos went from 1-9 to 10-2 in Hunter’s first year. They had double-digit wins in 9 of his 15 seasons there.
— Cecil Flowe, Parkview: Flowe got the Panthers’ first 10-win season in his third year, starting a string of 11 consecutive seasons with 9 wins or more.
Your turn: What do you think was the greatest turnaround a new coach started in the state? Talk about it here.
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