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DEL.ICIO.USTime’s running out for Memorex teams
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There used to be a popular television commercial in which a glass would be placed on a table and the great Ella Fitzgerald would be heard — but not seen — hitting a high note.
The glass would shatter and the voiceover would ask: “Is it live or is it Memorex?”
Week four of the high school football season is upon us, and it’s one last Memorex moment on which several teams better capitalize fully. Because after this week, it’s going to be live.
Stockbridge is going to be 4-0 after tonight. Berkmar is going to be 3-0. Underdogs of the world, unite!
When Stockbridge is finished beating Dutchtown, the Tigers will be 4-0 for the first time since 1967. Once-in-40-years-occasions deserve their due, and Stockbridge fans should enjoy the Memorex while it lasts.
What follows for the Tigers: Baldwin, Northside-Warner Robins, Upson-Lee and Westside-Macon. According to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association, Stockbridge is a combined 0-15 against those teams.
Berkmar will be 3-0 for two reasons.
A) It is 3-0 already.
B) It does not play tonight.
Every now and then, I have to slip an absolute certainty into a column in which sometimes there is no such thing.
The Patriots have been 3-0 in three of the last four seasons. From Games 4 through the end of those four seasons, they are a combined 8-15. They’ve lost 20 of their last 24 to Central Gwinnett — their next opponent — and 19 of the last 22 to Brookwood, the team they play the week after.
For some teams who have arrived at this moment unscathed, the challenge is to prove that what we’re seeing is, in fact, live.
Take Tucker, for instance. The Tigers go into a big game against St. Pius tonight, not only unbeaten at 3-0, but unscored upon at 135-0. Whether they’ll keep the Golden Lions — who are averaging 45 points a game — off the scoreboard is dicey, but the bet here is that what we’re seeing is as live as it gets. Tucker is going from team of question marks to team of exclamation points, and one that can win tough Region 6-AAAA.
North Cobb is 3-0 and has passed its first live-or-Memorex test. Shane Queen’s Warriors squeaked by Harrison 13-12 last week. Assisted by eight penalties, yes, but there have been years where the Warriors would leave such gifts unopened. This year, they capitalized.
Now, the Warriors have another chance to prove they’re for real — against McEachern. It wasn’t that long ago that North Cobb ended an 11-game losing streak in the series against the Indians. But they’ve won three of the last five meetings and this season’s momentum should carry them to four out of the last six.
For some of the underdogs out there, live or Memorex isn’t the question. It’s when will the suffering end? Week four should provide at least a brief respite for them.
Our Lady of Mercy, roughed up on the field and in this space (though not maliciously), will beat Towns County. Morrow will beat Newton. Like Stockbridge, they should enjoy it.
•Last week: 128-34 (.790) •Season: 381-113 (.771)
Friday’s games
Winner/Loser
Adairsville/Temple
Americus-Sumter/Westover
Apalachee/Alcovy
Appling County/Portal
Armuchee/Sonoraville
Athens Christian/Ga.Military Coll.
Bleckley County/Twiggs County
Blessed Trinity/South Atlanta
Brooks County/Randolph-Clay
Brookstone/Taylor County
Brunswick/Glynn Academy
Bowdon/Greenville
Buford/Wesleyan
Calhoun/Model
Callaway/Manchester
Campbell/Murray County
Carver-Columbus/Northside-Col.
Cedar Shoals/Elbert County
Centennial/Sprayberry
Central-Talbotton/Webster County
Chamblee/Therrell
Chattahoochee/Lassiter
Chattooga/Rockmart
Cherokee/Chapel Hill
Chestatee/Johnson-Gaines.
Clarke Central/Loganville
Coffee/Johnson-Sav.
Collins Hill/Mill Creek
Colquitt County/Bainbridge
Commerce/Trion
Coosa/Dade County
Crawford County/Lamar County
Creekside/Whitewater
Dacula /Madison County
Dalton/Ringgold
Darlington/Bremen
Decatur/Walker
Dodge County/Crisp County
Dooly County/Johnson County
Douglass/Tri-Cities
Early County/Berrien
East Laurens/Claxton
East Paulding/Alexander
Eastside/Lovejoy
ECI/Toombs County
Etowah/Kennesaw Mtn.
Evans/Greenbrier
Fannin County/Putnam County
Fayette County/Woodward Acad.
Fellowship Christ./Mt. Zion-Carroll
Fitzgerald/Mitchell County
Flowery Branch/East Hall
Franklin County/Morgan County
Gainesville/Lumpkin County
Gordon Central/S.E. Whitfield
Gordon Lee/Creekview
Greater Atl. Christ./Cross Keys
Habersham Central/Rockdale County
Hardaway/Harris County
Harrison/Woodstock
Hart County/Josey
Hawkinsville/Telfair County
Hephzibah/Butler
Heritage/Paulding County
Hiram/Savannah
Holy Innocents’/Hillgrove
Irwin County/Wheeler County
Lakeside-Evans/Richmond Acad.
Laney/Metter
Lanier County/Pelham
Lee County/Dougherty
Liberty County/Calvary Day
Lithia Springs/Osborne
Lovett/Avondale
Lowndes/Central Gwinnett
Macon County/Heard County
Marietta/South Cobb
Marion County/Pike County
Marist/Cedar Grove
McIntosh/Banneker
McIntosh Co. Acad./Sav. Cntry Day
Miller County/Calhoun County
Miller Grove/North Springs
Milton/Pope
M.L. King/North Atlanta
Monroe Area/Clarkston
Morrow/Newton
Newnan/Lithonia
Norcross/North Forsyth
North Cobb/McEachern
North Gwinnett/Forsyth Central
North Hall/West Hall
Northeast-Macon/Mary Persons
North Oconee/Rabun County
Northview/Kell
N.W. Whitfield/Ridgeland
Oglethorpe County/Union County
Our Lady of Mercy/Towns County
Parkview/Houston County
Peachtree Ridge/South Forsyth
Pebblebrook/Douglas County
Pepperell/LaFayette
Perry/Jackson
Pickens/White County
Prince Ave. Christ./Glascock County
Riverdale/North Clayton
Rome/Lakeview-Ft. Ogle.
Roswell/Walton
Salem/Oconee County
Schley County/Jenkins County
Screven County/Westside-Aug.
Seminole County/Atkinson County
Sequoyah/Woodland-Cart.
Shaw/Columbus
Social Circle/Whitefield Acad.
Southwest DeKalb/Columbia
Statesboro/Wayne County
Stephens County/Dublin
Stephenson/Towers
Stockbridge/Dutchtown
Swainsboro/S.E. Bulloch
Tattnall County/Pierce County
Terrell County/Bacon County
Thomas Co. Central/Tift County
Thomasville/Albany
Troup/Spencer
Tucker/St. Pius
Turner County/Montgomery Co.
Vidalia/Worth County
Villa Rica/Northgate
Ware County/Effingham Co.
Warren County/Jefferson
Washington/Lakeside-DeKalb
Washington-Wilkes/Dawson County
Westlake/Starr’s Mill
West Laurens/Spalding
Westside-Macon/Upson-Lee
Wheeler/Alpharetta
Wilcox County/Treutlen
Winder-Barrow/Jackson County
Saturday’s games
Winner/Loser
Griffin/Forest Park
Mays/Stone Mountain
Monroe/Hancock Cent.
Redan/McNair
Southside/Druid Hills
Warner Robins/Beach
- — Games vs. out of state omitted
Permalink | Comments (24) | Post your comment | Categories: Darryl Maxie
Comments
By Stephanie Gunter
September 20, 2007 12:18 PM | Link to this
Stephenson will go all the way!!!! Way to predict “Max”
By Cougar Mom
September 20, 2007 1:09 PM | Link to this
Ok Maxie, I can completely understand your pick for the East Paulding / Alexander match up. Logically, yes - EPHS has TWO distinct Varsity Squads and they boast over 200 young men in their football program. Their past records do speak for themselves…but what you haven’t taken into account is Alexander’s secret weapon…we have convinced our young men that they only have to take 11 of them at a time….for added measure - we let them watch the first half the movie “300”. Anyone who saw the movie knows why we didn’t let them see the second half :)
The Cougars are tracking pirates….watch out Raider Brigade -The Pack is hungry.
By Steve
September 20, 2007 3:04 PM | Link to this
Hey, Darryl, how about an analysis sometime this season of “battles between 0-fers?
Monroe Area against Clarkston this week, by all rights, ought to end in a 0-0 tie.
Meadowcreek, God bless ‘em, will they ever crack the “W” column? I had hopes after their first game in which the had a decent showing, but they’ve quickly faded. Still, I’d love to see this David knock off a Goliath sometime soon.
We all look at teams that are bound for glory, but let’s remember that there are those out there who still hope for a fleeting glimpse of mediocrity.
Just a thought…..
By Cougar Mom
September 20, 2007 3:11 PM | Link to this
Hmmm….good point steve.
By Salem High Fan
September 20, 2007 9:36 PM | Link to this
Salem High Seminoles … .all the way to the Dome!!! Conyers, Georgia REPRESENT!!!
By Steve
September 20, 2007 11:42 PM | Link to this
Uhhh….Salem High Fan, There’s a call for you.
Cedar Shoals on line 1.
By Our Lady of Mercy Fan
September 21, 2007 8:30 AM | Link to this
Are you kidding me Maxie? We held ACA to a good game last week, which you probably thought was going to be a knock down drag out, and we are going to BEAT Towns County this week. We are a strong team this year way better than we ever were. Can you give us a little more credit?
By EddieKang
September 21, 2007 9:00 AM | Link to this
Ok Maxie, keep giving predictions on Metro area football. You have no idea of the real football played in Middle, South, East, and West GA.
By Cougar Mom
September 21, 2007 10:27 AM | Link to this
LOL @ Cedar Shoals on line 1 for Salem High
By Raider Student
September 21, 2007 11:05 AM | Link to this
you can watch the movie 300 all you want but if i remeber correctly they all die in the end… just like alexander will die tonight at the bone yard… yall dont have a chance…
good pick maxie
ps the cannon is loaded and it is pointed at the cougars stands
By Jeff
September 21, 2007 11:35 AM | Link to this
Hey Maxie,
Cass and Cartersville are both off this week, but face each other next week in the Battle of Cartersville.
Cass actually stands a chance at going 4-0 THROUGH Cartersville this year.
If they can pull that off, you might well see them in the Dome for the first time in school history…
By buc
September 21, 2007 1:16 PM | Link to this
Maxie, Jeff has fallen and bumped his head. Commenting on the CAss/Cville next week and predicting if Cass pulls it off they are going to the dome. He doesnt know what it takes to get to the dome if he is basing on that. Neither team will see a dome this year unless they buy tickets.
By DD
September 21, 2007 1:22 PM | Link to this
Jeff, if you can get by Cartersville you still have Carrollton, Haralson County and Villa Rica all undefeated still. Good luck you will need other players other than Richard to step up this year in 6AAA.
By be real
September 21, 2007 2:30 PM | Link to this
You need Jeff schltz and Trence Moore jobs ask for it!!!
By Jeff
September 21, 2007 4:35 PM | Link to this
Honestly guys, I would be happy seeing Cass make it to week 2 of the playoffs!
Beating Cartersville, much like UGA beating Tech or Florida, means you had a good season.
Getting to week 2 (or further) of playoffs means you made school history.
By Dan
September 21, 2007 5:10 PM | Link to this
GO WALTON RAIDERS!! GO GO!!!!! GO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By tiger fan
September 21, 2007 8:54 PM | Link to this
STOCKBRIDGE DOME BOUND!
By devil lover
September 21, 2007 10:36 PM | Link to this
Maxie you need to come out of your ivory tower and go watch some games so that you will be a better at picking winners.
Had you go to the scrimmage between walton and norcross before the season you would have known that based on the relative poor playing of roswell that walton should beat them. And if you had been watching norcross you wouls not have picked grayson to beat norcross.
Lets get the number 1 AAAAA team right this week after beating north forsyth 48-0 NNNNNNNNNorcross.
By NC; YOU KNOW =)
September 21, 2007 10:40 PM | Link to this
i do believe that you second guessed north cobb; and i think they kicked some butt tonight and won 36-3. think twice next time. =)
By Dan
September 21, 2007 11:51 PM | Link to this
ROSWELL WHO??
By Pat
September 22, 2007 12:16 AM | Link to this
Never underestimate the Walton Raiders.
By justinfh88
September 23, 2007 1:08 AM | Link to this
Walton was lucky..and I only hope we play you again..we all know who the better team is.
By Warrior1
September 25, 2007 4:03 PM | Link to this
What’s up with the rankings? Cherokee defeated a 10th ranked team in the Dome at the classic. Still undefeated we are not ranked. And there are a few of 2-1 and 3-1 teams in AAAA and AAAAA! What a joke!!
By M.L. KING PLAYER #99
September 26, 2007 8:49 PM | Link to this
DA BEST TEAM IN 2-AAAAA ARE DA M.L. KING LIONS WELL LETS SAY WE ARE DA BEST IN GEORGIA