High School Sports
High School Sports

Apalachee cancels this week’s football game; Winder-Barrow finds new opponent

Mourners hold arms in a ring around a makeshift memorial at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. As residents in Winder, Ga., consoled one another, questions rose about whether more could have been done to prevent the attack in which a gunman killed two students and two teachers last week at Apalachee High School. (Christian Monterrosa/The New York Times)

Credit: NYT

Credit: NYT

Mourners hold arms in a ring around a makeshift memorial at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. As residents in Winder, Ga., consoled one another, questions rose about whether more could have been done to prevent the attack in which a gunman killed two students and two teachers last week at Apalachee High School. (Christian Monterrosa/The New York Times)
By
Sept 9, 2024

Apalachee’s football team won’t be taking the field this week in a county rivalry game with Winder-Barrow in the aftermath of last week’s school shooting.

Apalachee remains closed indefinitely while Winder-Barrow is slated to reopen Tuesday, superintendent Dallas LeDuff announced Sunday.

Apalachee canceled its game against Monroe Area last week following the Sept. 4 shooting that claimed the lives of two students and two teachers, one an Apalachee football defensive coordinator Ricky Aspinwall.

ExploreNFL’s Roger Goodell donates to family of Apalachee High School football coach

Winder-Barrow, the other county high school, did not play its game with Seckinger as the school system shut down classes. Winder-Barrow now will play at Seckinger on Friday.

Apalachee and Winder-Barrow are in the same sports Region 8-5A, and their game would’ve been the region opener for both.

About the Author

Todd Holcomb covers high school sports across the state. He rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025 and has worked with the AJC in varying capacities since 1985. He is a co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily.

More Stories

Keep Reading

Gainesville coach Josh Niblett — pictured arguing a call in an Oct. 10 win over Milton — said he believes it was natural for players to have left their sideline to defend teammates during the fight that ended Friday's win over Brunswick. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)

Credit: Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Gainesville high school football suspensions: What we know, what’s next

Gainesville High’s road to a Class 5A football title got significantly more complicated after a fight late in a second-round win over Brunswick triggered sweeping suspensions.

Playoff football game postponed indefinitely as GHSA-Gainesville saga continues

The Gainesville-Hughes playoff football game is postponed indefinitely as the GHSA is appealing Wednesday's ruling of an injunction.

Playoff recap: Carrollton, Marist oust defending champs Grayson, North Oconee

Carrollton and Marist defeated defending champions Grayson and North Oconee on Friday night, ended the state’s two longest winning streaks.

The Latest

Parkview's Jeff Francoeur gives a stiff-arm to Westside Macon defender John Clark in 2001 quarterfinal playoff action. (AJC File)

Georgia HS football quarter-century team shows wealth of talent in state

Friday football recap: Grayson survives; McEachern, Norcross earn high-class wins

He cut his teeth on Urban Meyer’s staff. Now, he’s making strides in Georgia

Featured

Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

Credit: Family photo

A 30-year-old’s overdose sparked a new law. Now courts are testing how far it can go.

Austin’s Law, passed in 2024, is leading to convictions of fentanyl dealers after a father’s fight for justice following his son’s overdose death.

Jared Curtis isn’t the only Georgia football storyline to watch on signing day

What will National Signing Day look like? It is starting to materialize significant storylines.

Search for inmate who escaped from Grady hospital enters second day

Timothy Shane is accused of stealing an SUV and then crashing it during the getaway, according to authorities.