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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Georgia high school football: Middle Georgia teams are hot … and not
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Middle Georgia high school football has so many good stories that we will need two takes to cover all that’s going on in the heart of the state. This week, we look at classes A/AA/AAA to see, as always, who’s hot and who’s not:
HOT
> Dublin: Like it or not — and some of their fans on statewide blogs make it hard to love the green and gold — Dublin is here to stay. Coach Roger Holmes has built the perfect system of being able to reload and not rebuild. Just go ahead and accept the Shamrock Bowl as your high school football shrine. Rashad Smith, a member of the AJC’s The Georgia 150 team, is worth the price of admission.
> Twiggs County: Ever since former Georgia Tech standout Tony Hollings graced the Cobra Pit, Twiggs County football has been on the map.
> Toombs County: Granted the two victories aren’t that impressive, but 2-0 is hotter than 0-2. The real test will come the next three weeks against No. 8 Jefferson County, No. 7 Dublin and Screven County - not to mention a Halloween meeting with county rival Vidalia.
> Southwest Macon: I don’t care if Albany is riding a 22-game losing streak, any running back that goes for 294 yards and three touchdowns like Southwest Macon’s Adrian Alexander did gets my attention. Both Southwest and Northeast Macon are 2-0. The high school world is changing.
NOT
> Dodge County: Let’s see, the school board fires Greg Robinson, who led his team to 12 victories in back-to-back seasons with region-runner-up finishes to Dublin. They bring in heralded coach Lee Campbell, who won two championships at Hawkinsville, and lose their opener to Southeast Bulloch, a team that was 2-8 last year? And Dodge loses at home?
> Perry: Losses to Northside-Warner Robins and Wilcox County are not bad losses, but 0-2 is 0-2.
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