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By richard

July 21, 2008 11:02 AM | Link to this

TODD,with a much improved offensive line and astronger defence, LANDMARK CHRISTIAN should be ranked in the top 10, especially with tanner bryant returning @ quarterback. thanks for your good coverage……..

By Tim Shaw

July 21, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

For AA it had to be an oversight leaving out GAC - even though I have no connections there, I’ve been watching that program for the past 10 years and it is solid and this year they have a new head coach, former NFL player Ken Robinson who played at USA Gamecocks and if anything will take the program to the next level…I predict that will be in the AA championship game.

By Greg Mack

July 21, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

For AA it had to be an oversight leaving out GAC - even though I have no connections there, I’ve been watching that program for the past 10 years and it is solid and this year they have a new head coach, former NFL player Ken Robinson who played at USA Gamecocks and if anything will take the program to the next level…I predict they will be in the AA championship game.

By U left Laney out

July 21, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

The Journal always leaves Laney out, we have to fight our way in every year. *Sighs8

By Wow

July 21, 2008 11:22 AM | Link to this

Seems like Tim Shaw and Greg Mack had VERY similar comments about GAC.

By Cairo

July 21, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this

Todd,

I know you ONLY put Carver-Columbus because they are the defending champs but I tell you what with those 16 starters returning none of them are the QB or WR that are at Auburn now. Those 2 single handily beat Cairo in the last 4 minutes of the game. With that said I will put my money on Cairo who has just as many starters returning but are a TEAM not 2 individuals. GO CAIRO!!!

By Cairo

July 21, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this

I meant 11 starters returning. Sorry

By bringitgac

July 21, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

GAC gets in the Championship game ? NOT a chance! And IF they do, The little brats will be spanked. Stick to soccer. We all know real Football is played in Buford.

By big cat

July 21, 2008 11:50 AM | Link to this

in aa manchester should be in on rep. alone!!!!!!!!!!

By Todd Holcomb

July 21, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this

I know you ONLY put Carver-Columbus because they are the defending champs but I tell you what with those 16 starters returning none of them are the QB or WR that are at Auburn now. Those 2 single handily beat Cairo in the last 4 minutes of the game. With that said I will put my money on Cairo who has just as many starters returning but are a TEAM not 2 individuals. GO CAIRO!!!

If we put a non-defending champ at No. 1, we want that to be Aug. 18. Not saying Cairo will be No. 1, but the curtain hasn’t been raised on that yet.

The Journal always leaves Laney out, we have to fight our way in every year.

Laney didn’t finish in last year’s Top 10, so it’s hard to start Laney there in preseason unless you can make a good case for it. For some reason, Laney tends to be unpredictable.

For AA it had to be an oversight leaving out GAC

Well, GAC finished ninth last season (seventh in the AP poll), and I had to make room for Westminster & Henry County. But that doesn’t mean GAC won’t be there Aug. 18. GAC finished strong in 2007 after an uneven start.

LANDMARK CHRISTIAN should be ranked in the top 10, especially with tanner bryant returning @ quarterback. thanks for your good coverage

Good point. Will look closer at Landmark, although keep in mind that the Eagles were never ranked last season, and there are quite a few good AA teams dropping down this season, which should make Class A much deeper this season. In 2007, it seems that ECI and Wilcox were three touchdowns better than everybody.

By Marshall

July 21, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this

ECI is loaded again and could easily take the title in A, AA, or AAA.

By Flowery Branch

July 21, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this

What about AAA Flowery Branch there going to slap #5 North Hall around this year.

By Football Fan

July 21, 2008 12:07 PM | Link to this

St. Pius??? Come on, I know they are new to the AAA region, but why are they added to the top ten list? They did not do that well in the playoff season. What about Flowery Branch or Peach County?

By Go Dawgs

July 21, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this

Westminster, Blessed Trinity, and GAC should be ranked higher in AA. Westminster finished #10 last year in AAA, which is honestly much better and more competetive than AA, which only has 3, maybe 4 legitimate contenders each year. Westminster also beat Lovett, and is returning more starters than Lovett, yet Lovett is ranked much higher. Blessed Trinity is a quality team that is coming down from AAA, that will be ranked later this year due to the talent gap between AAA and AA. GAC is in AA and not AAA, you seem to be mistaken as shown by your comment that they are not ranked because you needed room for St. Pius and Baldwin. 5 teams from Region 6-AA will be ranked in the top 10 later on this year (Buford, Westminster, GAC, Lovett, Blessed Trinity).

By yo

July 21, 2008 12:38 PM | Link to this

Prediction of next years state champs.

AAAAA-Lowndes (As in 2005, there biggest demon to overcome will be themselves). (Last years champ) AAAA-Ware (Got a taste of it last year and returning a lot) (Last year #2) AAA-Cairo (Going to be tough to beat) (Last year #2) AA-Charlton Cty. (A young semi finalist last year..Bufords worst nightmare has returned) (Last year they should have been #2) A-ECI-So many Div 1 prospects for such a small classification school..wow! (Last years champ)

By alex

July 21, 2008 12:38 PM | Link to this

No Pepperell in the AA top ten. Are you kidding me? They have the entire offense back from a team that barely lost to Dublin in the round of 8 last year. The defense only lost a few starters and should be solid again. And they have an SEC caliber qb leading it all. They will be better than Calhoun this year and they should be in the top ten.

By Michael Owen

July 21, 2008 12:38 PM | Link to this

E.C.I’s looking good again this year. What do you guys think?

By Pinky

July 21, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this

Please do not sleep on the Eastside Eagles form Covington, Georgia. Just moved down to AAA, expext big things with the group that is returning…..

By Gee Zee

July 21, 2008 1:05 PM | Link to this

In Class A, All roads to a State Championship goes through Lincoln County, PERIOD!! In L.C., We don’t Rebuild, We Reload. GO BIG RED!!!!

By Derrick Mahone

July 21, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

Todd Good list to open a debate. My list probably would not differ that much. Here are some things to consider.

Carver-Columbus & Cairo I would probably do what you did and give the edget to Carver just because they are the defendng champs with a lot coming back. Yes, they did lose a talent QB and WR, but the school seems to have some athletes. In the end, Cairo could be the better team, but I would start with the defending champs, who did win the championship on the road.

Carver-AtlantaIf they can get past a upgraded schedule, then they deserve a look into being ranked.

Washington Would have gotten a bigger look at being ranked if not for the late coaching change. They finished 5-5 last season in Region 6-AAAA, and nearly beat Tucker and Marist. They have a lot coming back, but shame they are making a late change. Don’t think they will have a coach before practice starts next week.

Woodward moving down to 4-AAA, might be worth taking a look. Open with playoff teams Lovett and Westminster.

Football Fan During Paul Standard’s seven years at SPX, they have been to the postseason five times and only twice losing in the first round. They have done well in competitive 6-AAAA. They reached the second round of the playoffs before losing 14-10 on the road to Rome. So, I think they are a worthy program worth taking a look at in the ranking, especially since they dropped in classification with just about the same enrollment.

Go Dawgs Westminster will definitely be tested in the first five weeks of the schedule - Carrollton, Woodward, Cartersville, GAC and Lovett. If they get by that, they will definitely move up.

Richard Landmark will probably be the favorite to win Region 5-A. What will be interesting this year, especially with Tanner, is the graduation of Walter Lenard and two talented receivers. Teams couldn’t just concentrate on him, because Lenard was a threat to break it. The War Eagles have a new OC.

By NTH Trojans

July 21, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this

Todd, I hope that you are right with giving North Hall a #4 ranking, but after losing all the key players to graduation, we will have to rely heavily on defense in the early going. The QB this year is Blaine Gilmer, and while he’s been the backup the last 2 years, I believe that he will turn out to be the offensive leader. A player from NH to watch for is junior LB Thomas Sprague. That young man hits with as much intensity as anyone I’ve ever seen. One more note, the starting RB transferred to Gainesville. I personally think the team to beat in 7AAA is Gainesville. I think NH will go 7-3 in regular season, losing to Buford, Gainesville, and Flowery Branch, then they will gel as a team, and lose in the third round of the playoffs. Remember, this is a young team, so it will take them time to gel. Next year they will be more of a force. NH has too much talent and great coaching to have that bad of a year.

By Grady Dad

July 21, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this

How can you rank a St. Pius team that has not competed in AAA yet but neglect to include the Grady High School Grey Knights that has been at the front of 5-AAA for the last couple of years after competing in the Dome at the AA level? Thanks for the bulletin board material though!

By NTH Trojans

July 21, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this

Slalom,

I’m interested in hearing your take on how the rankings in AAA shape up. I would personally move North Hall to #7 and move the others up one spot, possibly having LG at #3 and Shaw at #4. Didn’t you say that you thought that it would be Troup and not Shaw that would be the stronger of the 2 teams?

By Todd Holcomb

July 21, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this

GAC is in AA and not AAA, you seem to be mistaken as shown by your comment that they are not ranked because you needed room for St. Pius and Baldwin.

Thanks for pointing that out. I was not only mistaken, but confused. Meant to say I needed room for Westminster and Henry County in AA. And good point about Blessed Trinity as another strong program that’s moving down.

How can you rank a St. Pius team that has not competed in AAA yet but neglect to include the Grady High School Grey Knights that has been at the front of 5-AAA for the last couple of years after competing in the Dome at the AA level?

SPX won 8 games in AAAA. Grady won 6 games in AAA. SPX made the Dome at AAAA. Grady made the Dome in AA. I hope Grady continues to be a factor in the state and makes the Top 10 this year, but the Grey Knights won’t start there and will have a tough time making the playoffs in ‘08.

By Derrick Mahone

July 21, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this

Grady Dad It is easier to make a case for St. Pius since they were basically a AAA team that competed well in AAAA, including make a trip to the Georgia Dome in 2006. SPX has been a consisted winner in Region 6-AAAA, which is much tougher than 5-AAA. Also, look at the Dome trip by both teams. Both loss, but SPX did a better job of competing and nearly beating a very good Northside-Warner Robins team.

By CARVER TIGER FAN

July 21, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this

CARVER-COLUMBUS

DON’T SLEEP ON CARVER HIGH, YES WE DID LOSE TWO AWESOME PLAYERS, BUT YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT WE HAVE GAINED. SEE YA CAIRO

STATE BOUND AGAIN DEDICATED CARVER FAN

By jacob

July 21, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this

well lets see Pepperall. You got spanked two years in a row by a small white lovett team. dublin was not good last year. your region just isnt that good. calhoun and yall are weak. 6AA dominates the state. buford, lovett, gac, westminster, blessed trinity would all dominate your region. how about you make it past the second round, then ill think about saying your “competitive”. 2 years ago yall got embarrassed by lovett 38-7 and would again today.

By Grady Dad

July 21, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this

SPX won 8 games in AAAA. Grady won 6 games in AAA. SPX made the Dome at AAAA. Grady made the Dome in AA. I hope Grady continues to be a factor in the state and makes the Top 10 this year, but the Grey Knights won’t start there and will have a tough time making the playoffs in ‘08.

It will be an uphill climb for both Grady and St. Pius this year considering the fact that there are so many young players in critical positions for both teams. Nonetheless, that should make for an even more competitive contest between the teams when they meet at St. Pius on 10/24.

By dakota

July 21, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this

I kind of like the way the Carver-Columbus fan put it, What we gained. Sounds like recuiting from out of area players to me. Lets get real, Carver-Columbus has all of Columbus to recuit from, Cairo..all we have is legit: Grady County (Cairo). Maybe somebody should be in a higher CLASS. Thats right they were, could’nt hack it. GO CAIRO.

By slalom1

July 21, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this

NTH Trojans, Right now, I am still just a little bit unsettled in making too many predictions for 2008, but, you are right in that I did state that I believe this could be a BIG year for Troup, and a down year for Shaw.Much like Carver-Col, Shaw will be trying to replace lots of talent on offense, including 3 year starter,QB Cam Greathouse.As for Carver-Col, I can understand givng the defending state champs the #1 ranking, at least until someone knocks them off. But, I just do not see Carver-Col being strong enough on offense to contend for a state title in 2008.Even in 2007, without Furr and Fortson, they were probably a 7-3 team. Troup on the other hand returns most everbody on offense, along with 2 of the state’s top D-1 line prospects.(The Troup offense was not bad in 2007). LG returns most everybody on both sides of the ball. From the standpoint of talent and experience, LG should have the edge over the rest of 2AAA. However, the schedule is mighty tough, and I watched this same talented group implode toward the end of 2007. All in all, I am okay with Todd’s early Top 10, except for Shaw. I will probably post my Top 10 tomorrow. Speaking of which, where is your Top 10?

By C.B.S

July 21, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this

Carver Columbus Tigers deserve to be #1 in the state. They have a coach that has class. They represent Columbus way better than Shaw and left Cairo fans pleased in the way they carried themselves on the feild and in the stands. It was a honor to play the state champs but this year is the year of the SYRUPMAKER! THE PAIN OF LOOSING HELPS US TO REMAIN FOCUSED ONE GAME AT A TIME UNTIL WE REACH THE CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN. GO MAKERS.

By C.B.S

July 21, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this

Carver Columbus Tigers deserve to be #1 in the state. They have a coach that has class. They represent Columbus way better than Shaw and left Cairo fans pleased in the way they carried themselves on the feild and in the stands. It was a honor to play the state champs but this year is the year of the SYRUPMAKER! THE PAIN OF LOOSING HELPS US TO REMAIN FOCUSED ONE GAME AT A TIME UNTIL WE REACH THE CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN. GO MAKERS.

By dekalb

July 21, 2008 3:42 PM | Link to this

Okay, all this AAA talk and one team gets no ink? “Dunwoody” This is a team that returns as many as (15) 2 year starters. A team that finished 8 - 2 led all of dekalb county in total offense per game and did not make the playoffs last year becasue of a split sub-region that did not allow the best 4 teams to be in the playoffs last year. (example McNair @ 5-5) This year will be different watch out for the Wildcats.

By NTH Trojans

July 21, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this

Slalom,*

Now that you mention it, I haven’t posted my top ten for AAA, the toughest and most competetive class in the state (not to mention most talented). Here goes:

1) Carver, Col 2) Cairo 3) LaGrange 4) Perry 5) Stephens Co. 6) St. Pius X 7) Gainesville 8) North Hall 9) Carrolton 10) Troup Co.

Like you (and just about everyone else), I think that Carver deserves #1 until proven otherwise, but I think that either Cairo or LG will win state, based on what I have read through other websites and posts. Speaking of top tens, where’s yours?

By Don Hill

July 21, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this

Buford or Charlton would beat ECI by 3 TDs at a minimum. Beyond that, ECI would be a solid 3rd place in AA. They would probably either be 1 or 2 in AAA. Excellent team with tremendous talent all across the board. Ealey is one of the top 5 RB’s I have seen in GA, behind Kinnebrew, Caleb King, Monte Williams and Herschel.

By Derrick Mahone

July 21, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this

NTH Trojans Todd & I gave our reason for possibility ranking St. Pius in the preseason, what was your reasoning. Thanks.

By kenny

July 21, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

Todd, although i am a Calhoun fan, i have to mention the fact that Darlington has moved to single a and they always play tough in the AA playoffs year after year…what about the tigers?

By Big K

July 21, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this

Henry co will be on top a the in of the year state title . Best 8 offenses in the county. came 2ND place 7 on 7 nike championship in OR .were #9 now wait after the 4,500 yards tot at the end of the year

By jamal turner

July 21, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this

North Atlanta High school will go undefeated dis year mark my word shawty. Go Warriors.

By NTH Trojans

July 21, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this

In last weeks blog, * The Truth* called it right. Gainesville is a sleeper this year in AAA, just the way their coach wants it. Coach Miller isn’t big on hype, just production. He’s a great coach and an even better person, and this is coming from a fan of his rival school. He is gracious in victory and defeat. Gainesville may have lost their TE, both WR, QB, and RB (I think), they have added a RB (transferred from North Hall), WR (transferred from Roswell) and their QB is more than capable.

By WOLFPACK

July 21, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this

Watchout for Woodland Wolfpack in AAA. This will be their first year of varsity competition and their first game will be at Lowndes. They will be this years surprise team in AAA.

By NTH Trojans

July 21, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this

History mainly. It just stands to reason if they played as well as they did in the always tough 6AAAA last year, why shouldn’t they do as well, if not better in a weaker region in AAA? Plus, they have excellent coaching, great talent level, and are in their rightful classification according to their enrollment. Being a private school doesn’t hurt either(recruiting players from other schools).

By ccjames69

July 21, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this

Wow I didnt know Dooly County High had a good team this year. That is my parents, aunts and uncles alma mater. It was all about Macon County High in that area.

By Feels good to be in the top 8

July 21, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this

Feels good to be in the top 8 at St. Pius. GO LIONS!!!

By slalom1

July 21, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this

What is happening with WACO and Peach Co? Unusual to see both schools under the radar for consecutive years. I understand the adjustments to new head coaches, but one would expect to see improvement over last season. TO TODD: As for schools “playing down” in classification, I doubt that the “step down” will make a whole lot of difference, unless the respective school lands in a generally weaker or tougher region. Shaw is a good example. The “step down” from AAAA to AAA has actually lowered their winning percentages and number of championships, using 2000-2003(AAAA) vs. 2004-2007(AAA) as reference points. 2000-2003:4 Region titles. 1 State title. 2004-2007: 1 Region title. NO state titles. (Winning percentage also lower in AAA).

By NTH Trojans

July 21, 2008 5:07 PM | Link to this

I agree that Buford should be preseason #1 in AA, barely. They had one close game last year, and that was to a young Charlton Co. team. Buford was senior laden last year, and for most teams that would mean rebuilding. But we all know that Buford does not rebuild, they recruit, er, reload. Based on that, I would say that Charlton Co. is the favorite to win the AA title. As for A, it seems like a no-brainer that ECI should repeat as champs, right? Then, you start thinking about the other teams in that class: Lincoln Co. (who just never seems to go away) who, in a rebuilding year, lost in the quarters, Clinch Co. who is becoming a perrennial powerhouse in A, and Wilcox Co, and Athens Academy. Still, I think that Ealy and Co. won’t be denied this year, ECI over Lincoln Co. in a nailbiter at the dome.

By St.Puis are they that good -No

July 21, 2008 5:08 PM | Link to this

St.Puis will have to beat out Carver-Atlanta and potentional tough Washington and Grady teams on the 5B-AAA side. Just because they are moving down does not make them a top ten team. Winning makes them a top ten preseason team. However when the dust settles will they be still standing is the question?

By NTH Trojans

July 21, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this

Slalom*,

That is my reasoning for St Pius X. Do I think that they will contend for the state title? No. Do i think that they will fare better in the region they are in? Yes. Stalling in picking your top ten?

By slalom1

July 21, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this

“WOLFPACK” Good try, but the “surprise” will be the looks on the player’s faces when they first line up against Lowndes! LOL!!

By Ga Dawg

July 21, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this

Pepperell only lost to Dublin b/c their top running back and kickoff returner, Marcus Jackson, was out with an injury. Watch this kid in ‘08. You won’t be able to catch him. 4.43 forty and he has a 4.0 GPA! With Jackson and Whittaker in the backfield and then a QB that opens up the passing game, just bring on Rockmart, Lovett, Dublin and all the rest.

By NTH Trojans

July 21, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this

*St.Puis are they that good -No *,

Now there’s a good question. I think that they are in a weaker region, but do they still have the talent level they had when they were winning in AAAA. I think they do, and I also think that they will finish 1 or 2 in that sub-region.

By Reeze

July 21, 2008 6:06 PM | Link to this

Preseason rankings in my opinion are useless at any level , more so at the High school level….Ill throw my 2 cents in anyway for AAA, My top 6……#1. Cairo, with the majority of the team returning , THE most explosive offensive play book in the Land,….and anyone who watched the 3rd qrt against N.Hall in last years semi should know who’s the top team in AAA ….#2 Baldwin always out of the blocks quick with a bunch of speed on offense and a hard hitting defense , even with Rico Hawkins , they’ll fizzle out in the 3rd round or semi’s as Baldwin always does…..#3 Stephens Co…Always in the mix…..#4 SPX not much talent ,but anyone can see , very well coached , especially the O-line …..#5 Washington good QB and Recievers ,No Tucker or Marist , at least 2 more wins….#6 Peach Co. after seeing them this summer .The Trojans may be back ,lots of weapons on offense and a Qb with a good accurate arm….Too much pride in Ft Valley to have another 2007 season……Perry, No, Casey Hayward and Kanorris Davis were the heart and soul of the 2007 team……Perry will be just Perry in 2008….The same goes for Carver …Furr and Fortson ….. Lagrange….NO ,If these “high number” of returning starters show up at Newnan that showed up at Perry in the first round last season….It will be a long season for the Grangers

By Granger Fan

July 21, 2008 6:09 PM | Link to this

All you Caver-Columbus fans remember you have to come to LaGrange this year. No Columbus refs… Keep your eye on Huzzie making tackles and Mansour kicking 50 yard field goals.

By Granger Fan

July 21, 2008 6:21 PM | Link to this

The Grangers learned alot from going down to Perry and being kicked out in the first round last season. This is a new season and we are ready.

By St Pius Fan

July 21, 2008 7:09 PM | Link to this

Reeze, I also think St. Pius is well coached and they have a little bit more talent than you are giving them credit for. They did not rack up all those yards and points on coaching alone.

By Derrick Mahone

July 21, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this

* Slalom1* You make a good point about playing down. Moving down, you have to take it school-by-school and look at the region. I was basically doing that with St. Pius. Another good example is Northside-WR, they moved down and went 30-0. I think for SPX to do what they did in Region 6-AAAA with basically the same enrollment size (and Paul Standard is a good coach with a proven track record) that they can also be a force in Region 5-AAA.

Reeze Not ready to put Washington in a Top 5 yet because of the coaching situation.

St.Puis are they that good -No I think you are under-estimating the Golden Lions. They have beaten better talent than Carver-Atl. the last couple years. Although, I have praised them for their 11-1 season and two playoff wins, they are still a team that has to prove it. They only beat one team (Towers) in the regular season with a winning record. It was no secret they were on the weaker side of Region 5-AAA. Talking with the players, they know that they have to step it up this year and they will get their chance. The last two years, St. Pius is 2-0 vs. Washington

By IMissGeorgiaFootball

July 21, 2008 7:41 PM | Link to this

Gosh, reading this has made me realize yet again how much I miss high school football in Georgia. I have lived in Jacksonville, Florida for 7 years now, and there is ABSOLUTELY nothing like it here.

For all of you still blessed enough to be able to see the games in person, enjoy it…you don’t totally realize how awesome it is until you don’t have it anymore.

My husband is a LaGrange graduate, and I graduated from Troup, and we are looking forward to great years from both schools. In fact, we are probably going to rearrange our vacation to hopefully go to the LaGrange-Newnan game, and then Troup-LaGrange is always a big weekend in our house.

What an awesome time of year! Football (high school and college) rocks!

By dawgs7

July 21, 2008 8:04 PM | Link to this

I personally think GAC should be on the list for AA they have a great coaches, lots of talent and those boys work very hard!!

By Reeze

July 21, 2008 8:10 PM | Link to this

St. Pius fan I didn’t mean Pius had no talent… I mean “Talent ” in comparison with other teams in AAA……. D Pease ,D Myles , Rico Hawkins or Reggie Bryant for example

By St Pius Fan

July 21, 2008 8:30 PM | Link to this

Reeze, Now I understand. However, that’s not the way it appeared or sounded.

By Todd Holcomb

July 21, 2008 8:32 PM | Link to this

As for schools “playing down” in classification, I doubt that the “step down” will make a whole lot of difference, unless the respective school lands in a generally weaker or tougher region. Shaw is a good example. The “step down” from AAAA to AAA has actually lowered their winning percentages and number of championships, using 2000-2003(AAAA) vs. 2004-2007(AAA) as reference points. 2000-2003:4 Region titles. 1 State title. 2004-2007: 1 Region title. NO state titles. (Winning percentage also lower in AAA).

Interesting argument, Slalom1. And if we’re talking about predicting final record, that’s a good point. But if you’re arguing that there’s no real reason to think teams like St. Pius and Henry County will do better in the lower class, I’d disagree.

Yes, Shaw dropped to AAA and had a worse overall record, but that’s deceiving because Shaw went from the easiest AAAA region in which to go undefeated to the most difficult AAA region in which to go undefeated. Shaw went from automatic 7-0 to having to play LaGrange and suddenly powerful Carver, not to mention Troup.

That would be like Camden County dropping into AAAA and having to play Ware County, Statesboro and Brunswick. Camden might lose more games that way, but that wouldn’t mean AAAA is essentially the same as AAAAA.

Looking at Shaw’s record closer, throw out the regular season and notice that Shaw won 10 state playoff games in those four seasons in AAA, the same as it won in AAAA. But also notice that Shaw had the #1 seed in AAA only once due to the misfortune of its region, yet won four times on the road in the playoffs. In AAAA, Shaw NEVER won a playoff game on the road. So I think I could argue that Shaw has done better in AAA than in AAAA under the circumstances. And of course, it could also be that Shaw’s 2000-03 teams were a lot better, too.

My position on the whole class issue is that it’s one thing to say LaGrange in 2004 could’ve won AAAA or even AAAAA, but it’s another to say that it’s just as hard to win AAA as it is to win AAAAA. Not that you’re saying that, but just saying … .

By Carrollton81

July 21, 2008 9:05 PM | Link to this

I think it is crazy to think that just two players from Carrollton can make Todd think that will effect us that much to drop us out of the top five, remember how everyone said last year how deep we are and we wear teams down? We have stars that have not had the chance to shine yet. This is how i see it:

1-Cairo 2-Carver Columbus 3-LaGrange 4-Carrollton 5-Shaw 6-Peach 7-Stephens County 8-St. Pius 9-Baldwin 10-NH, C-ville, Troup, Perry, FB, Ridgeland, WACO

By jimbo

July 21, 2008 9:41 PM | Link to this

Pius lost Jonathan Davis last year to Tucker and still competed well in 6AAAA. They return 2 starters - JC Carter and Cole Moon in the backfield. These two had no role 2 years ago and performed quite well last year. PG Standard was a backup QB who was athletic enough to start in the secondary and patiently awaited his turn at QB. He could have started as a sophomore if Dylan Knight wasn’t so good at running the offense.

Pius does lose a lot of linemen including one to a D1 program and Philpott, the kicker, to a D1 program.

The big risk that they have is opening against Marist. A loss there would be tough to handle going into region play.

There is every reason to believe that Pius ends the year as a top 10 team.

By Bob

July 21, 2008 9:57 PM | Link to this

Go Calhoun! I’m not sure they should be ranked 5. I think they’ll do decent this year, but i don’t know if they have much offense. They lost All-State/All-Area players Tre Lamb-QB, Adam Urbano-RB, and Andy Elakman-K. On Defense, they’ve got Eric McDaniel, who’s likely to go to a pretty good Division 1-A school. They have guys that need to prove themselves. Also, Gordon Central, who was just demoted from AAAA to AA, should do decent.

By DaZeekster

July 21, 2008 10:41 PM | Link to this

Don’t sleep on those Peach County Trojans this year!!!!

By Observer

July 21, 2008 11:38 PM | Link to this

Cairo fans what are yalls opinion on the opener against Bainbridge this year? I hear Bainbridge is looking very good and coach Pilcher is doing a great job with getting them ready.

By Dekalb Football

July 21, 2008 11:46 PM | Link to this

St.P-X is THAT GOOD !!!! Playing in 6AAAA against Tucker, Marist, SWDekalb, Mays, and more…….. the speed they are used to playing against is second to none !! Tucker had too many players going both ways compared to Northside WR . You are going to be a beleiver in due time. The Defence @ St.PX will frustrate every team they face. Hate now , but beleive later,,, nobody can hide from Da Troof(the truth).

And all AA teams should be thankful that Marist refused to drop in Football/Baseball/Girls B-ball/Soccer/Vllyball….etc……..

Buford is a recuiting school who’s scared to step up

By Tim Shaw

July 22, 2008 12:58 AM | Link to this

Not sure how Greg Mack copied my message, but thanks for the compliment….I’ve followed high school football in Atlanta for more than 10 years and I like GAC because of how they prepare the young men for life after football (and they win)…I’ve hired several former students from that school and that’s how I ended up following them more closely….and let me tell you, that’s a true football program over there…again, I predict them to be in the AA championship game (but not only for 2008, but take a look at that junior class - they win it all 1 or both years - 2008-09) - ok, Greg your turn

By davil

July 22, 2008 7:38 AM | Link to this

The amount of ‘A’s’ doesn’t equate how good a football team or their coach is. It’s a classic case of ‘We’ve got more A’s than you do, so we’re better’. Now as for high schools recruiting…………

By godawgs

July 22, 2008 9:31 AM | Link to this

“The Journal always leaves Laney out, we have to fight our way in every year. *Sighs8”

Laney should be left out! They got their butts whipped by Thomasville in the 1st round. 1st round teams don’t deserve to be in the top 10. Get over it.

By Panther Fan

July 22, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this

So let me get this straight……Carver Atlanta goes 11-1, reaches the quarterfinals, returns 16 starters, whose head coach was ranked in the top ten of all living coaches in GA, whose defensive coordinator Mr. Mahone knows personally and knows of his track record, and has been featured in this newspaper atleast 4 times since the end of last season, probably the most out of any metro area team, and we are not ranked in the top 10. It’s just like the end of last year when we go 9-0 and barely crack the top 10. That’s fine. Again, it’s more bulletin board material. How can you compare us to a Washington squad that went 5-5 last year and say they have a legitimate argument for being ranked in the top 10? That questions the legitimacy of your paper. What are you watching? You’ve already said that AAA is the toughest classification, and you’ve said that region 5-AAA is one of the toughest regions in the state, so that means that when we run the table again, there should be no question where we stand. Now, for those of you making the argument that we got badly beaten by Cairo so we shouldn’t be ranked, what about Lovett and their 50-0 loss in the state finals? Sure it was in the finals, but a 50-0 loss is still a 50 point blowout. If you’re not going to show us the proper respect then why keep reporting on us?

By Team Mom

July 22, 2008 10:47 AM | Link to this

Everyone better watch out for the Villa Rica Wildcats this year, they will be put on the map. Good luck to all!

By Derrick Mahone

July 22, 2008 11:06 AM | Link to this

Panther Fan First, the job that coach Myles and his staff have done is very impressive and deserve what coverage it has gotten. We respect the job that has been done at Carver, but can make a bigger argument for other AAA teams to be ranked.

You point out Washington. They have the majority of their squad back from a team that went 5-5 in Region 6-AAAA with close losses to Tucker (semifinalist), Mays (second round of the playoffs), Marist (first round playoffs, down year after graduating 37 seniors from finalist team in ‘06), St. Pius (second round playoff team), Miller Grove (a team that was on the brink of the playoffs).

In all, I think Washington closes losses to better teams is more impressive than Carver wins against teams with losing records and repetitions. Remember, the only team with a winning record that Carver beat during the regular season was Towers (a non-playoff team). The coaching situation over at Washington would prevent me from pushing for them to be ranked going into the season.

Yes, AAA is very tough, but we never said 5-AAA was the toughest region in the state. For AAA, that would be 1-AAA and 2-AAA.

You mention Lovett and it loss to Buford (50-0). In reality, Charlton County was probably the only team in AA last year that could have hung with Buford. In an earlier matchup against Buford, Lovett lost 21-0 (a late touchdown in the first half made the school a little worst than the actual game). During the season, Lovett had wins over playoff teams GAC (on the road) and Holy Innocents’ (on the road). They had impressive playoff wins on the road against Macon County and Thomasville and a Dome win against a very good Cook team.

Last season, Cairo was the only legit state playoff team that Carver played and the second half was played with a running clock. White County was making only their second playoff appearance in school history (first in 2001) and Apalachee was making its second playoff appearance in school history after beating a Haralson County team that has never won a playoff game in two appearances in school history.

As you can see, there is some argument against Carver going into the season not being ranked. With the upgraded schedule, the team has a chance to earn a ranking.

By Reeze

July 22, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this

Panther Fan …No disrespect to Carver ,but Mahone pretty much nailed it down…You can’t expect statewide respect by going undefeated in a region full of .500 and sub .500 teams an O/T win vs an 7-4 team and a blowout lost by Cairo….With Mays , SPX , Washington and Grady on you guys schedule for 2008 , Carver can gain respect and silence the critics with wins ,with D Myles under center it shouldn’t be a problem at all.

By Panther Fan

July 22, 2008 12:46 PM | Link to this

Didn’t Mcnair make the playoffs? It’s not our fault that the teams we faced were not above .500. As far as Carver going to overtime with White County and Apalachee, remember, that was only our second time in the playoffs since the 70’s, with the only other time coming the year before. But ok, your words are going to make a lot of people angry over here at NSC. We’re not ranked, but we merit national converage. Remember, our game vs. Mays is going to be shown on ESPNU. You’ll see. You all will see.

By WOLFPACK

July 22, 2008 1:19 PM | Link to this

To Slalom1, I did not say Woodland would be a surprise team in AAAAA and yes they probably will get humbled by Lowndes. But they will be a surprise team in AAA.

By Derrick Mahone

July 22, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this

Panther Fan Nobody is saying that the NSC is not good or deserve a look at getting ranked, but the factors I listed above will probably not have them ranked going into the season. If they can get by that schedule, they will more than deserve to be ranked. No, Carver couldn’t help the schedule last season and its not their fault that most of the teams were sub .500, but when it came time to play a legit contender, they didn’t show up. You look at that and the sub .500 record of their opponents and that rises questions. There were other teams like Thomasville (Class AA), Shaw (at Cairo) and Carver-Columbus (at Cairo for title) that played play Cario too close. Heck, North Hall was right there in the first half against Cairo in the Dome.

You are right, it was their second year in the playoff, but their have been other teams making their first playoff appearance that have done well. In 2006, Peachtree Ridge first year EVER in the playoffs resulted in a Class AAAAA championship.

By makerfan

July 22, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this

It’s going to look nice this year in 1-AAA.We’ve added Peach County and Perry. My syrupmakers better come ready to play every week. We play Bainbridge with the ol’ ball coach, TCCHS, and Thomasville to open the season! GO MAKERS

By SPX ALUMNI

July 22, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this

How can you rank a St. Pius team that has not competed in AAA yet but neglect to include the Grady High School Grey Knights that has been at the front of 5-AAA for the last couple of years after competing in the Dome at the AA level? Every time the Atlanta schools get reclassified there are some city schools who think they will continue their dominance. Take for example Mays who for two years went undefeated in their region, then when ST. PIUS and Marist were added to the region they barley made the playoffs. And it is not only in football think about the dominance in sports like Baseball and Soccer, it won’t even be close. St. Pius and Marist alike have learned how to completely dismantle the fast athletic teams they face year in and year out by running the option and having strong front lines on both sides of the ball. This is a dominance that will continue.

By slalom1

July 22, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this

To TODD, I believe we agree, and as you stated I was not implying that it is as difficult to win titles in AAA as in AAAAA. However, there are some regions in AAA and in AAAA that might pose more of a challenge than a school’s respective in a larger class. Just for kicks and giggles, here are just a few more stats to look at and say, “hmmmm”. From 1990-1993, LG was in Georgia’s largest classification. These years represented Gary Guthrie’s final years at LG. Overall winning percentage: 82%.1 Region title, 1 regular season region title, and 1 state title.(This was during the era of “region-play-offs”) During the past 4 seasons at LG, the winning percentage is 82%. 2 Region titles and 1 state title.This would be in AAA. 1994-1998, in the state’s largest classification, winning percentage:79%. 2 Region titles. 2000-2003 would represent an extraordinary era with a winning percentage of 94%, 4 Region titles and 2 state titles. But, in a MUCH weaker region than today. Still AAA, however. My only point in the “dropping down” in classification debate is that simply dropping down does not ususually turn a loser into a winner. Nor does it turn an average program into a winning program. Dropping down may help a team by maybe 10% or in the case of Shaw, hurt a team by 10%. NSWR was probably helped in dropping down by maybe 10%. Going back into AAAAA, in particular 1AAAAA, they will probably see about a 10% difference in winning percentage. Again, your point regarding Shaw, is exactly my point. They dropped down from a weak AAAA region into a much more difficult AAA region. (Even though the Raiders have a AAAA state title for 2000.)

By Shea

July 22, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

In AAA I believe Cairo can give Carver a run.

In AA in my opinion It’s Charlton County’s to lose because they don’t rebuild they reload.

In A I believe ECI can repeat, but watch out for Campbell’s Red Devil’s, they are always good

By yo

July 22, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this

Slalom…I knew you would come around ole buddy. I’ll take the 10% difference.

By slalom1

July 22, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this

After considerable research,historical significance, superstition, and wishful thinking, here goes: AAA- 1-Cairo 2-LaGrange 3-Peach Co 4-Troup 5-Carver-Col 6-Carrollton 7-Perry 8-Stephens Co 9-N. Hall 10-(Tie) Shaw, WACO

AA- 1-Charlton Co 2-Buford 3-Dublin 4-Heard Co 5-Fitzgerald 6-Henry Co 7-Thomasville 8-Lovett 9-Callaway 10-Calhoun

A- 1-ECI 2-Clinch Co 3-Linclon Co 4-Dooly Co 5-Wash-Wilkes 6-Athens Acad 7-Hawkinsville 8-Brookstone 9-Wilcox Co 10-Pacelli

By slalom1

July 22, 2008 5:30 PM | Link to this

YO, I had to do just a little research into “A”, just so you would not bust me again for not caring about the state’s smallest schools. As for the “10%” factor, do you concur? (In the case of NSWR going into 1AAAAA, maybe the number should be 15-20%). In any other AAAAA Region, I would say 10% or less.

By slalom1

July 22, 2008 5:41 PM | Link to this

To: WOLFPACK, In what region is Woodland playing? I MEANT no disrespect regarding my comments about the Lowndes game. But, what a way to get a new program off the ground!

By slalom1

July 22, 2008 6:30 PM | Link to this

Reeze, The Newnan game has got me mighty worried. But, if I were you, I would also be “mighty” worried about the Cougars when play-off time comes. As for the Grangers vs. Perry in 2007, this was not the same Granger team from games 1-6. There were some internal problems which I had rather not go into. They seem to be resolved. But,back to Newnan, they look mighty strong. I believe it will take this Granger team til at least mid season for the OL to gel. But, after that, they should be ready for a strong run at the title AGAIN this year. Again, Good luck to NSWR in the toughest HS region in the nation.

By Panther Fan

July 22, 2008 7:05 PM | Link to this

Ahhh, Mr. Mahone.

Fine, I’ll postpone my argument for NSC. However, let’s look at your argument for St. Pius and Washington.

First St. Pius. You bring up their recent playoff history. I thought we were talking about the future, and the fact that St. Pius lost the majority of their lineman. Lineman are hard to replace, especially when you run a wing-t style offense. You say they were in a competitive region…. A 12 team region with only 4 teams over .500. Out of their 7 wins, 1 was over a team over .500. You say they are used to seeing speed and good coaching. But the one time they saw both combined, Tucker, they were easily defeated. You later suggest that since they are dropping down that they will automatically dominate 5-AAA, a region that had 2 teams make it atleast to the quarterfinal round last year and the scoring leader of all Dekalb county schools. I’m trying to figure out what makes them so strong for next year, when you don’t consider that they made the dome in 2006. Look at what they have returning, and then remember how well NSC plays against wing-t style offenses? The combined score last year was 143-29.

Most of the same arguments can be made against Washington. 5-5 in a “tough” region, yet they didn’t beat anyone over .500. But I guess you’re looking history again, and the fact that they have Branden. Well, we have Darren, Demond, and you interviewed Phillip, so why are they predicted to dominate? Their name shouldn’t have even been considered, with or without Coefield.

So why again should either team be in the top ten?

By Panther Fan

July 22, 2008 7:07 PM | Link to this

Ahhh, Mr. Mahone.

Fine, I’ll postpone my argument for NSC. However, let’s look at your argument for St. Pius and Washington.

First St. Pius. You bring up their recent playoff history. I thought we were talking about the future, and the fact that St. Pius lost the majority of their lineman. Lineman are hard to replace, especially when you run a wing-t style offense. You say they were in a competitive region…. A 12 team region with only 4 teams over .500. Out of their 7 wins, 1 was over a team over .500. You say they are used to seeing speed and good coaching. But the one time they saw both combined, Tucker, they were easily defeated. You later suggest that since they are dropping down that they will automatically dominate 5-AAA, a region that had 2 teams make it atleast to the quarterfinal round last year and the scoring leader of all Dekalb county schools. I’m trying to figure out what makes them so strong for next year, when you don’t consider that they made the dome in 2006. Look at what they have returning, and then remember how well NSC plays against wing-t style offenses? The combined score last year was 143-29.

Most of the same arguments can be made against Washington. 5-5 in a “tough” region, yet they didn’t beat anyone over .500. But I guess you’re looking history again, and the fact that they have Branden. Well, we have Darren, Demond, and you interviewed Phillip, so why are they predicted to dominate? Their name shouldn’t have even been considered, with or without Coefield.

So why again should either team be in the top ten?

By St Pius Fan

July 22, 2008 7:27 PM | Link to this

Panther Fan, We can sit and mull over these rankings until your head turns blue. After all, these are just pre season predictions and opinions and they don’t carry a lot of weight. It is extremely difficult to predict how one team will perform against another based on speculations for a lot depends on how well they match up and step up. I don’t read a lot into preseason polls. Fortunately, once the season starts the rankings will take care of themselves and the final poll is the one that counts.

By yo

July 22, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this

Slalom I think you are dead on.  Nor can I find any fault with your top 10s including the A classification.  I do think Cook will find its way into the Top 10 in AA though.

By Panther Fan

July 22, 2008 8:35 PM | Link to this

You’re right. We’ll see you in week 4.

By Panther Fan

July 22, 2008 8:35 PM | Link to this

You’re right. We’ll see you in week 4.

By Reeze

July 22, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this

Slalom 1 …..Like you said ,we won’t know about Newnan until the playoffs ,i’m not sold on Newnan or the region they play in…My concern is the WR Demons…….The class to watch this year is AAA…The impact of Peach and Perry in 1-AAA . Baldwin ,Washington and SPX dropping down…. Will Carver ATL prove themselves in 5B-AAA vs Wash and SPX?…….AAA playoffs will be the one to watch this year

By Derrick Mahone

July 22, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this

Panther Fan The amazing thing about this whole conversation is that two years ago, or even last year, NSC would not even be mention about a preseason ranking. Hopefully, the NSC and APS realize what they have in Coach Darren Myles.

By WOLFPACK

July 23, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this

To Slalom 1, Woodland is in region 4-AAA which is not that strong in my opinion. The Lowndes game at Lowndes was scheduled so this young team could experience and hopefully gain experience by playing possibly the best Team in the State.

Wow! What away to start a program. kudos to coach Schmitt for not shying away form a very tough Team. Special thanks to coach Mcpherson for allowing this young team to play such a great team and program.

Woodland Wolfpack this years surprise team in AAA.

By Panther Fan

July 23, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this

You’re right…..I knew you sports guys only understood stats. lol.

By Panther Fan

July 23, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this

You’re right…..I knew you sports guys only understood stats. lol.

By DEKALB UNKNOWN

July 23, 2008 11:50 AM | Link to this

It’s rather nice to be the only 8-2 AAA team from last year returning (15) starters that does not have that big bull eye on your back, because all you have to do is play football each and every week and just win. Preseason polls mean nothing it’s the end of the season that counts and Dunwoody goal this season is to play 15 games. I would agree that two of the four teams that made the playoffs from region 5 last year were weak programs but the other two teams were quality teams.(Chamblee & Caver-Atlanta) Each year a team comes out of what we all feel is a weak region but then they get on a roll all the way to the finals. Let’s just sit back and enjoy what will be a great season for someone.

By SGT CHRIS

July 23, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this

As far as LaGrange imploding last season, in my opinion, it wasn’t so much as an implosion as it was playcalling. When youre losing by two scores with less than 8 minutes left in the game, and youre STILL running the ball instead of going vertical with a very good QB and WR, I wouldn’t consider that an implosion but I would consider it being stubborn to think you can get back into a game running the ball. I hope Coaches Pardue and Traylor open up the playbook and let Rodney Tolbert and Jamius Gunsby do their thing this year. They really handicapped Tolbert by not letting him throw as much as he should have!!

By 5-AAA

July 23, 2008 4:23 PM | Link to this

First of all Dakota,

Don’t accuse Carver of recruiting Columbus when the entire Cairo staff knows damn well Angelo Pease lives in Florida.

Second of all you St. Pius fans,

No one is scared of whiteboys. Coaching will get you so far, but eventually speed, strength, and athleticism prevail. I don’t care if the refs spot you three touchdowns per game, you will not win this region. At least you get to enjoy the commute back to Sandy Springs in your Range Rovers after another slew of losses at Lakewood.

By slalom1

July 23, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

TO: SGT CHRIS, I could not agree more. However, the “implosion” I was referring to had more to do with some internal personnel problems which I believe became a major distraction as the end of the season neared. This is an extremely talented group of seniors. Good enough to go all the way. Hopefully the “maturity” issue will be resolved with age in 2008.

By slalom1

July 23, 2008 5:07 PM | Link to this

SGT. CHRIS, Speaking of the 2007 Perry game, are you aware of the fact that Gunsby did not even play in the second half? There was a good reason why. I will leave it at that. The back breaker in the game,(aside from the absence of Gunsby) was the interception returned for a TD by Perry just before the half. Perry led 10-0. It appeared that LG was about to make it a 10-7, or at worst a 10-3 game at the half. Instead the score read 17-0 Perry. As for the Granger offense, just like you, I have been totally miffed by the play calling for the past 3 seasons. The defense, special teams, and kicking game has been good enough to have won just about every game they have lost for the past 3 years. From what I saw during spring practice, we may see somewhat more of a wide open offense than in the previous years. If not, it could be a very long season. 2008 will be the most difficult schedule for the Grangers since before 2000.

By slalom1

July 23, 2008 5:37 PM | Link to this

TODD, Give the Shaw Raiders credit for at least one play-off win “on the road” while in AAAA. 2000-Shaw vs. Cairo at the Dome. Shaw 6 Cairo 2. As for the “having a better team” possibility while in AAAA, the 2004 Shaw team was for the most part the SAME Shaw team that eventually lost to Marist 18-17 in the AAAA quarter-finals in 2003. Marist would go on to win the state title in 2003. I have not run the numbers on Troup yet, but I would bet that like Shaw, their numbers were better while in AAAA. Could be the same for Cairo. But again, any “dropping down” or “playing up” in classification is worth no more or no less than 10% at best. How will this impact SPX? Baldwin? About the same.

By slalom1

July 23, 2008 5:59 PM | Link to this

DAKOTA, It is not often that I find myself defending Carver-Col, but as to your reference as to “dropping down” in classification, when (I am paraphrasing,”they could not make it in their previous higher classification”), nothing could be further from the truth. First of all, Carver-Col is a legit AAA school. Secondly, their recent success can only be attributed to the arrival of Coach Dell McGee. He is Coach “Obama” in Muscogee Co. And, I mean no disrespect in that comparison. The kids believe in Coach McGee, and he has delivered. As for the recruiting reference, you are probably right. But, in Muscogee Co, that too is legit. He has about 12,000 kids as a recruiting base. Seems unfair, but he IS playing by the rules. 2007 Carver-Col could have been a force to be reckoned with in ANY classification. As could 2007 Cairo.

By makerfan

July 23, 2008 10:03 PM | Link to this

Dear 5-AAA, For the record, Angelo Pease does not live in Florida. He’s lived in Cairo since he was born. Every kid on the team lives in the county.

By Dekalb Football

July 23, 2008 11:46 PM | Link to this

5-AAA you’re right on target as to why St.Px will win the region,,, because too many folks UNDERestimate HARD WORK, execution, discipline, and FUNDEMENTALS, there’ll never be enough speed to run and hide from FUNDEMENTALS in ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE,,,, better watchout,,,, dem WHITEBOYS IS COMING !!!!!!

By yo

July 23, 2008 11:54 PM | Link to this

You want to read some good post google Title town USA and enjoy. ps-vote Valdosta about a 100 times while you are there.

By real words

July 24, 2008 9:55 AM | Link to this

5-AAA: Gotta call you out -

White boys? You mean young American men?

Commute back to Sandy Springs? St. Pius is located in DeKalb County and has less than 2% of its population residing in Sandy Springs.

Range Rovers? Check the Lakwood parking lot… it won’t be SPX stickers on the Range Rovers!

By 1A- Panther Fans HAHa

July 24, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this

In 1A im placing all my bets wit those clinch county panters cause i dont see anyone stopn dat WR/DB Dominique Ellis or Sophmore QB Cooper dnt forget dat was those guys first year startin vars an went to the semi-finals an Carlos Likely was quite dis year but look for him to turn it up his Sr year

By Trojan 1994

July 24, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this

AAA poll without Peach Co…LMAO

How quickly we forget…8-3 season in a down year.

Only losses to great teams Westside-Macon,Shaw, and Perry

By football fan 21

July 24, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this

5-AAA yeah all that speed and athleticism really seems to work well for the city schools how many state championships have they won recently. And it’s pretty sad that you have to try to make this a race issue. I agree with real words this is just another case of schools underestimating what good coaching and disciplined football can do Well our white boys can’t wait to dismantle another team that relies on speed and athleticism like they have been doing for years.

By football fan 21

July 24, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this

5-AAA yeah all that speed and athleticism really seems to work well for the city schools how many state championships have they won recently. And it’s pretty sad that you have to try to make this a race issue. I agree with real words this is just another case of schools underestimating what good coaching and disciplined football can do Well our white boys can’t wait to dismantle another team that relies on speed and athleticism like they have been doing for years.

By DEKALB UNKNOWN

July 24, 2008 2:06 PM | Link to this

Do not put all schools in region 5-AAA with this sorry individual. White or Black it still comes down to talent, coaching & discipline. Remember talk is cheap 5aaa.

By Panther Fan

July 24, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this

Football fan 21

You must not have known that Carver Columbus is a city school.

By slalom1

July 24, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this

YO, I have just been to the “Title Town” site and fear that I have overloaded my PC with votes for Valdosta. It might be helpful to all of our fellow Georgians to explain the procedures for voting. Question: Is it necessary to become a member in order to vote? I joined anyway, but it might be good to know. The voting looked too easy. Makes me think that I may have overlooked something. I believe it might be helpful if you could go through a step by step procedure for voting. Hoping to see “Winnersville” slay Goliath.

By slalom1

July 24, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this

Guys, I gotta say that I hate hearing all of this racial crap. I do not care whether a person is green, orange, purple, or pink. But, when someone draws the “racial card” the simple response is NO response. During 2007, we had one incident where one idiot drew the race card. Without thinking, I responded. Quickly, I was corrected by my ole buddys Reeze and NTH Trojans.Their advice: “IGNORE.” They were right, and the idiot went away. When you respond to persons who have so much hate, it empowers them. This is GHS football. Let’s keep it that way.

By slalom1

July 24, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this

TODD, As I have previously said, I am pretty much okay with your AAA Top 10, with the exception of Shaw. What was that #3 ranking based upon? Do you know something that nobody else knows?

By yo

July 24, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this

Slalom…did you see how they are dissing high school sports on that blog?
Speed voting works like this…become a member…easy. Then vote, hit your refresh button to refresh the page and vote again. You can vote a hundred times in 10 minutes…at least I did. Vote as much as you want and lets humiliate the big city PRO mentalities and win one for the purity of the sport….high school sports.

By slalom1

July 24, 2008 5:54 PM | Link to this

TODD, Guess you may feel that I am in a fighting mood today after this, but I must once again take issue with a statement you made a few days ago regarding Shaw and the AAAA region in which they played until 2004. Your statement was that Shaw played in the weakest region in AAAA. I disagree. 2000 Shaw -State Champs. 2001-Troup-Semi-finals 2002-Shaw-semi-finals 2003-Troup and Shaw -quarter-finals.*Shaw lost on the road to Marist, 18-17. Marist-2003 State champs. Now, TODD, there are 32 teams each year in each classification to make the play-offs. The AAAA region which Shaw and Troup dominated during 2000-2003, had 1 State title(2000), 2 State semi-finalists(2001-Troup), (2002-Shaw), and 2 quarter-finalists,(2003 Shaw, and 2003 Troup). Come on TODD. I would not argue that this was the toughest region in AAAA but most definitely not the weakest. What say you? NO spin.

By slalom1

July 24, 2008 6:10 PM | Link to this

YO, I am with you 100%. Glad you provided the info. I believe that is what I did. But, quite honestly, I am somewhat of a computer DUMB-A. Hopefully I got it right. My wish is that all of the GHS football fans will be able to navigate this site and vote. Any other specific instructions might be helpful. I honestly believe that the majority of GHS football fans are very similar. Of course, it is always home town first. But, there is great pride in being from the state of Georgia. And, the city of Valdosta should give everyone from this state a sense of pride. Guys, we are all together on this one. Let’s put Georgia on the front page of every major sports publication in the USA.

By slalom1

July 24, 2008 6:15 PM | Link to this

YO, As for the “dissing”, I was so engulfed with voting, that I did not even take time to read anything. But, I will go back and make an effort to read some of the BS, and vote some more. Hope everyone else will do the same.

By yo

July 25, 2008 12:52 AM | Link to this

Sorry ya’ll looks like only 1 vote per computer for Title Town. So make your one vote count! Please email all your friends and get them to go vote…for Valdosta of course!

By joe informed

July 25, 2008 1:33 AM | Link to this

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE 4 SLEEPIN ON STEPHENSON BECAUSE NOW THEY REALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE. THEY HAVE 12 STARTER COMING BACK AND SOME REALLY GOOD JV PLAYERS WHO CAN REALLY PLAY. ON TOP THAT LIKE ALWAYS D-1 PLAYERS AT LEAST 5 IF NOT MORE.I CAN SEE WHY WE ARE NOT PRE-SEASON TOP 10 BUT IM GUESSING BY THE END OF THE YEAR WE WILL BE SOMEWHERE IN THERE…. GO JAGS

By joe informed

July 25, 2008 1:33 AM | Link to this

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE 4 SLEEPIN ON STEPHENSON BECAUSE NOW THEY REALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE. THEY HAVE 12 STARTER COMING BACK AND SOME REALLY GOOD JV PLAYERS WHO CAN REALLY PLAY. ON TOP THAT LIKE ALWAYS D-1 PLAYERS AT LEAST 5 IF NOT MORE.I CAN SEE WHY WE ARE NOT PRE-SEASON TOP 10 BUT IM GUESSING BY THE END OF THE YEAR WE WILL BE SOMEWHERE IN THERE…. GO JAGS

By JACK

July 25, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

JOE INFORMED, I THOUGHT THIS FORUM WAS ABOUT AAA, AA AND A SCHOOLS. YOUR FORUM WAS LAST WEEK.

By football fan 21

July 25, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

Atlanta City School is that better

By PiusFan

July 25, 2008 1:20 PM | Link to this

To 5-AAA:

First off Our School is located in the middle of Doraville. (Not Sandy Springs)

Second off i drive a ford not a range rover (to expensive)

third off last three times we have played at lakewood we won (2003- mays 6 st pius 14; 2006- washington 7 st pius 35; 2007- mays 7 st pius 17)

So if your going to talk, talk about somthing thats true.

By The Truth

July 25, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this

Hey NTH fan…you will be lucky to finish 3rd in your own region you moron. Keep drinking the kool-aid and everything will be fine, or should I say keep getting those transfers from North Carolina. You guys are going to get busted sooner or later.

By slalom1

July 25, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this

YO, Apparently, my efforts to cast multiple votes did not go through. I SLAMMED that ballot for a good 5 minutes. Maybe, some of the other bloggers here have experienced the same problem. Is there anything tricky about the multiple votes? One thing that concerned me was that I did not observe a “submit” box.

By slalom1

July 25, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this

YO, Just went back to the site and voted several more times,(I think). It is humbling to show what a computer dumb-A I am, but I think I am having navigation problems with the site. Any advice would be appreciated.

By slalom1

July 25, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this

On a very serious note, a former LG player from 2001 and 2002, Kendall “Big Skinny” Thomas lies in the intensive care unit at West Ga. Medical Center. Most of you do not remember his name, but if you saw him play at the Dome in 2001, you would remember his presence. 5’11, 348 lbs, and played every down with the energy of a cornerback. If you believe in prayer, “Big Skinny” could use your help. You can also see his photo at www.lagrangefootball.com

By slalom1

July 25, 2008 5:31 PM | Link to this

YO, Okay, I FINALLY found the “submit” button, and voted. That is the good news. However,upon returning to the site, it would not show the list for a second vote. Contacted my Dad and asked for help. He is somewhat of a computer nerd and knows his stuff. He voted (for Valdosta), then tried to refresh and vote again.NO luck. How about you going to the site and trying to vote again. *Make certain that you hit the “submit” button. I had to use the roller on my mouse to find it.

By joe informed

July 25, 2008 6:14 PM | Link to this

TO JACK, IM SORRY, BUT I DIDNT REALLY NO THAT I WAS THINKING IT WAS 4 ALL OF THEM!! BUT STILL IT NEEDED 2 BE SAID

By joe informed

July 25, 2008 6:14 PM | Link to this

TO JACK, IM SORRY, BUT I DIDNT REALLY NO THAT I WAS THINKING IT WAS 4 ALL OF THEM!! BUT STILL IT NEEDED 2 BE SAID

By mr football

July 25, 2008 11:42 PM | Link to this

Yall must forgot them Screven County Gamecocks with 19 starters returning and 24 seniors ans 21 juniors that is pretty much your next AA State Champions

By yo

July 26, 2008 12:52 AM | Link to this

Slalom…I’ve learned only 1 vote per computer. Why you can’t do so again.

What is interesting is they say vote as much as you want and I did “many times” before finally getting the message Thank you for your vote continually staying up there. Thanks for the efforts though.

By tcvj902

July 26, 2008 5:28 AM | Link to this

in class A there is a pretty good team in middle ga that could be in the top 10 ( TWIGGS COUNTY )

By bulldog 4 life

July 26, 2008 11:38 PM | Link to this

what about washington. the bulldogs will give carver columbus a run for there money this year

By True

July 27, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this

Aite PiusFan,

How many playoff games have y’all won since Jonathon Davis left the program? Exactly… Now get busy recruiting some talent to replace him. True enough for you?

By citi slicker

July 27, 2008 7:41 PM | Link to this

mcnair went 5 and and lost where 2 playoff tems carver beat us by 1 point in over time rome,stepheson,mlk are all elite teams from higher classes and redan a program thats back on the rise

By SGT CHRIS

July 28, 2008 9:40 AM | Link to this

carver has all of columbus to “recruit” from? if youve ever been to columbus, you would know that columbus has at least 7 high schools in it (carver, columbus, kendrick, spencer, shaw, northside, pacelli catholic…so the possibility of recruiting anything is slim to none.

By SGT CHRIS

July 28, 2008 9:48 AM | Link to this

TITLETOWN USA….AT LEAST VOTE TO GIVE VALDOSTA THE CHANCE TO WIN IT..SHOW A LIL HOMESTATE BIAS FOR ONCE!!!

By slalom1

July 28, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this

SGT CHRIS, Do not know who you were responding to, but Muscogee County ,(Columbus) has 10 major high schools: Carver, Spencer, Shaw, Northside, Columbus, Jordon, Kendrick, Hardaway, Pacelli, and Brookstone. As for “recruiting, they are all fair game. NOT fair,(at least in my mind), but at least legal in Muscogee County. For an aggressive head coach, that would amount to a recruiting base of about 12,000 kids.(give or take 1,000)

By Big Red

July 28, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this

Yeah every one is sleeping in gainesville because they had a down year last season but they will not suffer defeat in the regular season. They have the truth at running back who transfered from notrh hall. His name is Robert Humphrey. Yall will hear about him. GO BIG RED!!!!

By slalom1

July 28, 2008 5:10 PM | Link to this

YO, Was not aware of this, but apparently 8 man football is alive and well in Ga. Just found out that Lafayete Christian Academy (from LaGrange) is about to begin their inaugural season in the GISA(Georgia Independent School Assoc.) Yep. 8 man football. Just hope they don’t have to compete against those “poteets” from Texas.

By Chris

July 29, 2008 10:14 AM | Link to this

Why isn’t McIntosh County Academy ever in the top 10 pre-season rankings in Class AA?? They moved up from Class A only a few years ago and are already competitive in Class AA. They play Charlton County tough every season. Every year they move their way up in the rankings and end up in the state playoffs, with a good showing. After losing Bailey to graduation (Miami recruit) last year they still had a good season with a young team.

By #18 85-88

July 29, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this

I played my high school glory days at a small town Washington-Wilkes Ga.and now live in Heath Oh.about 25 minutes away from Buckeye capital. Now I write this to thank the Valdosta program for giving me the memories that I will always have. Every time I look at my old high school jacket I know I was apart of something special. Becurse of Butch Brooks former a*. coach the Valdosta high school football program. He brought the desire to be champion and the hard work its takes to get there. Even the we never was able to give him the state titles he deserved, it still would have not been any thing close to what he gave us. From the uncrowned champion of the AA football in the 80,s go tigers

By SGT CHRIS

July 29, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this

slalom—-didnt dawson street begin by playing 8 on 8 or something like that…and thanks for the correction on muscogee county schools…forgot about jordan, brookstone and hardaway..but in my defense i did say AT LEAST 7..lol….if i can get out of my military training, maybe we can sit together at the newnan game and compare notes??

By ed

July 30, 2008 4:03 AM | Link to this

FOR ALL YALL OUT THEIR TALKING THIS AND THAT ABOUT ECI JUST TO LET YOU NO DOOLY COUNTY WILL BE BRING HOME THE CLASS A STATE TITLE THIS YEAR GO BOBCATS!!!!!!!!!!!

By bobbylee

July 30, 2008 1:43 PM | Link to this

Poor Darlington, moved down to A, no mention…

By Big K

July 30, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this

BOY U GUY ARE FUNNY CLASS 2AA AT SOME POINT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COME THREW HENRY COUNTY .THEY HAVE THE #1 (QB) IN THE STATE DREW LITTLE BEST WR CORE IN THE STATE LEAD BY J PATTERSON,Q JONES,K WRIGHT,AND TOP 2010 WR MARKEITH AMBLES, NEW GUY DREW MCMULLEN.MUCH IMPROVED (D) 25 SR .WITH LOST OF CHRIS JACKSON TO ALABAMA U .WARWAKS ARE CUMMING OFF BEST RECORD IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

By Big K

July 30, 2008 7:36 PM | Link to this

HENRY COUNTY STATE CHAMPS !! BURFORD- BOY STOP SEE YOU AT THE END

By we all we got

July 31, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this

you guys are not thinking.Look at these teams schedules.Grady so far has the hardest road to take this year.Come on the knights has Braandon Smith and the washington bulldogs,carver atl,spx,riverwood,north atlanta,and southside the first game of the season.They do have a young team right now but when they went to the dome that year the team was young back then.I have seen some of the talent you people should look out for the next 3 4 years.Rashad Renolds,Damion Swan,Omari Foreman,Jordan Francais(senior),(Jordan Wafford(senior),Rio McWhorter,Charles Moragn,Treveon Albert,Marcus Caffey,Keenan Gibson,Trayvin Green,and Darius Hawkins.belive it or not these players are going to the 10 or 11 grade.So my top 10 is

By tommy

August 2, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this

HEY ed, DIDN’T YOU GUYS LEARN ANYTHING FROM THAT PLAYOFF A-WHUPPIN ECI GAVE DOOLY LAST YEAR.DOOLY WANT EVEN MAKE THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR WHILE THE DAWGS WILL BE BRINGING HOME ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP.QH YEAH AND HOW DID IT FEEL HAVING TO PAY FOR THE PROPERTY YOUR PLAYERS DESTROYED AND THE FINE THE GHSA HANDED DOWN.TRY TEACHING A LITTLE CLASS AND SPORTSMANSHIP.

By bulldog 4 life

August 2, 2008 9:18 PM | Link to this

Washington just got a new coach on fiday. it’s Stanley Pritchett from Douglass High School and former Falcons fullback. So on monday the team finally get to meet their new coach., and Washington will still be the best football team in the state this year.

By D.CASH of CARVER-ATLANTA

August 4, 2008 5:58 PM | Link to this

CARVER ATLANTA SHOULD BE RANKED….we went out there last season and did our thang and we should be recognized for it…hopefully u will appreciate all our hard work this season…if we beat st. pius we should take they spot

By FATMAN

August 4, 2008 7:52 PM | Link to this

BIG K WHO IS HENRY COUNTY ?? IS THAT A CANDY BAR!!!BUFORD WILL MEET CHARLTON COUNTY FOR THE STATE AND AS LAST YEAR WILL RULE AGAIN !!!

By D.CASH of CARVER ATLANTA

August 5, 2008 10:26 PM | Link to this

come on now, how dare u put washington over carver atlanta…carver has muck better talent, all wshington has ia branden smith…how do you compare that to darren myles jr. and demond dennis?? its insane but we will see when these 2 teams meet this season..

By Major

August 6, 2008 3:29 PM | Link to this

Class A. Watch Bremen. They lost two starters. Strong and physical, experienced, 8 all area players returning, have depth with 23 Seniors on the squad, leading tackler, leading rusher, QB, all return. ECI most likely champs again, speed, speed, speed.

By j.roland

August 7, 2008 10:22 PM | Link to this

todd, check out iandon anderson at buford high school. he was 3rd in tackles last season. he’s 510, 212 and a head hunter. you are missing the boat.jbr.

By j

August 8, 2008 8:21 PM | Link to this

Clinch is ready … The first game of the year will prove it we go against Charlton county another power house… This game means a lot for both teams… Just like Charlton we just reloaded … We lost 22 seniors and still made it to the finals where we lost against ECI… Believe we are ready this year…

By CAKRIDGE

August 9, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

I AM A DIEHARD E.C.I. FAN AND THINK THAT WE WILL BE GETTING ANOTHER STATE TITLE THIS YEAR-SEEING AS HOW MY SON IS ON THE J.V. SQUAD AND I HAVE WATCHED SOME PRACTICES. ALSO TO THE ONE THAT THINKS THE ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS THRU LINCOLN CO.-WE DID NOT HAVE THEM ON OUR ROAD LAST YR., BUT IF WE DID WE COULD HAVE BEAT THEM. E.C.I. #1!!!!

By zippy the clown

August 11, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this

Big K (stands for Krap, i know), having a good QB doesn’t equate to winning it all - GAC had Caleb King and he couldn’t gain 100 yds. versus Buford his senior year………….they shut him down completely (i think he transferred from Parkview to pad his #s)…….if your QB is running from the defensive line, is hard to throw well……..and nobody ever sees Henry Co. deep into the playoffs…………oh, how many championships have they won????………..nada………..

By Mike

August 12, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this

Okay, Jonathan Davis has only been gone one year. That year without JD consisted of a 17-7 defeat of Mays, who Pius lost to the previous year, WITH JD, 21-13. 1st round of the state playoffs: #4 from region 6AAAA St Pius beat #1 from region 7AAAA Salem, 24-0!!!!! Pius lost in the 2nd round to Rome, 14-10. Pius has NO ATHLETES! Even their few black players aren’t great athletes. They just execute and go FULL SPEED EVERY PLAY; and they just win baby!!!!!!

By j

August 12, 2008 5:54 PM | Link to this

J.V does not count on this page. ECI finally came up after all the whipping they have gotten from Clinch. When ECI can get more than three state championship we might consider putting them in our class… But Clinch still hold the NATIONS RUSHING DEFENSE…..AND CLINCH HAS WON STATE IN ALL THREE SPORTS All In ONE YEAR…ECI Has a long way to go to be considered a true Powerhouse……

By CAKRIDGE

August 12, 2008 6:07 PM | Link to this

LISTEN J WE ARE A POWERHOUSE WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT-WHICH BULLDOG FANS DON’T CARE IF YOU DON’T. THE JV MAY NOT COUNT TO YOU BUT THEY WILL BE IN VARSITY SOON ENOUGH TO PUT THE BUTT-KICKING ON CLINCH AS WE DID LAST YEAR, SO LEARN TO LOVE IT!!! AS FOR PUTTING E.C.I. IN YOUR CLASS, IT IS NOT UP TO YOU OR YOUR TEAM, WE EARNED THAT RIGHT—-THE HARD & HONEST WAY!!!! GO DOGS!!!! ALL THE WAY (AGAIN!!)

By CAKRIDGE

August 12, 2008 6:08 PM | Link to this

LISTEN J WE ARE A POWERHOUSE WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT-WHICH BULLDOG FANS DON’T CARE IF YOU DON’T. THE JV MAY NOT COUNT TO YOU BUT THEY WILL BE IN VARSITY SOON ENOUGH TO PUT THE BUTT-KICKING ON CLINCH AS WE DID LAST YEAR, SO LEARN TO LOVE IT!!! AS FOR PUTTING E.C.I. IN YOUR CLASS, IT IS NOT UP TO YOU OR YOUR TEAM, WE EARNED THAT RIGHT—-THE HARD & HONEST WAY!!!! GO DOGS!!!! ALL THE WAY (AGAIN!!)

By CAKRIDGE

August 12, 2008 6:08 PM | Link to this

LISTEN J WE ARE A POWERHOUSE WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT-WHICH BULLDOG FANS DON’T CARE IF YOU DON’T. THE JV MAY NOT COUNT TO YOU BUT THEY WILL BE IN VARSITY SOON ENOUGH TO PUT THE BUTT-KICKING ON CLINCH AS WE DID LAST YEAR, SO LEARN TO LOVE IT!!! AS FOR PUTTING E.C.I. IN YOUR CLASS, IT IS NOT UP TO YOU OR YOUR TEAM, WE EARNED THAT RIGHT—-THE HARD & HONEST WAY!!!! GO DOGS!!!! ALL THE WAY (AGAIN!!)

By Simsfamily

August 15, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

Everyone has their own opinion about how they’re ranking all teams, but let us be the first to give you some insight about Gainesville. They’ve worked very hard this summer and have alot of community support and it seems like the kids actually care about each other. This could be a recipe for success. Hard work pays off! Watch out for Big Red! They’re loaded!

By What??? THE RED ELEPHANTS?

August 16, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this

How can you say that the red elephants are loaded? Maybe loaded full of crap. i was At that scrimmage, and the St. pius JV team kept them from scoring. It looked like pius was playing thier 2nd and third string in the 2nd quarter. and Gainsville kept there starters in until the last drive… I thought it was funny. GO PIUS!!!!

By C.O.G's finest

August 16, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this

By What

Trust me. They will be ready aug.29. There not gonna expose all of their play designs in a preseason game. See you in the dome at the end of the year. GO BIG RED!!!!!!!!!

By Cairo Seniors 09

August 17, 2008 7:20 PM | Link to this

For the 5-AAA or whoever said Angelo Pease lives in Florida

Ive played with him in my Rec. League when I was like 11 years old. He lives like 3 Blocks from the school too he could skip to school if he wanted to.

Also, Cairo doesnt have enough money to bribe anybody from Florida.

By CarioD09

August 17, 2008 7:27 PM | Link to this

To the Guy who said that Angelo Pease is from Florida

I played Rec. ball with him when I was 11 years old. And he lives like 3 Blocks from the school he could skip to school if he wanted to.

Also, Cairo doesnt have enough money to bribe anybody anyways.

By CairoD09

August 17, 2008 7:33 PM | Link to this

Sorry for the Double post

By CAKRIDGE

August 18, 2008 5:52 PM | Link to this

WELL E.C.I. HAS BEAT YET ANOTHER QUAD-A SCHOOL!! WE WILL DEFINITELY BE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH THIS YEAR, AS LAST YEAR. ALL I CAN SAY IS GO DOGS!!!!!!

By mikemike

August 22, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this

Cairo beat Clarkston 54-0 and Carver Culombus lost to Phionex Ala 27-14 so that let u know Cairo is da best in AAA football.

By Pius Fan

August 24, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this

Pius is listed in top 10 because they came from the toughest football division in the state and had a winning record. They have many returing starter and a excellent off season program and they know how to play the game. Look it up before you make any comments

By J.Smith

August 24, 2008 9:59 PM | Link to this

Where is Whitefield IN class A. They went to Twiggs Co and won in the 1st round of the state. The Spread offense will cause havoc.

By Old Lion

August 27, 2008 2:14 AM | Link to this

To 5AAA: As mentioned, Pius is in Doraville. Come and visit some time. It is not quite Sandy Springs. I will be arriving in my 12 year old Honda. I put my money in my child’s education, not a car payment. See you at Lakewood!

To True: JD is a pretty good athlete - we miss his skills. I don’t think anybody misses his attitude or lack of discipline. From the three Tucker games I saw last year, it did not appear that JD had improved his skills or his self control. I think he accounted for about half of Pius’ yardage thanks to his personal fouls.

By eve

August 29, 2008 8:26 PM | Link to this

YO !carver on deck.carver gonna beat mays.heck i know.carver da best football team so far in atlanta bee

By sean

September 1, 2008 8:15 AM | Link to this

Troup high school football: I just want to say that troup should start getting some respect now that their playing the toughest schedule in the whole state of ga. Everyone keeps praising Lagrange high. But compare schedules and give the tigers a break. Go tigers!!!!!!!