The G.A.S. Pump (Oct 8)
October 8th, 2007 Posted in College Football, High School Cross Country, Georgia, High School Softball, High School FootballTime to fill ‘er up at The Georgia Amateur Sports (G.A.S.) Pump, brought to you by LocalReplay.com. Enjoy our daily look at amateur sports headlines from around the State of Georgia. Click on the following links to find:
High School Football
Athens/Augusta
Razorbacks May Find Roles Reversed | augustachronicle.com
Cross Creek (5-0) enters sub-region play this week against perennial behemoth Washington County. The Golden Hawks have beaten Cross Creek by 48, 36 and 49 points in three previous meetings.
Warriors take a step in the right direction | onlineathens.com
After squeezing out a 14-13 win over Monroe Area last year, Oconee County coach Nick Saltaformaggio didn’t expect his team to completely dominate the Purple Hurricanes on Friday night. The Warriors didn’t let up this season and conquered a 41-7 Region 8-AAA contest. The victory was the Warriors’ third of the season. With the win, Oconee County has an unblemished region record of 2-0 and are at the top of the standings with Stephens County and Hart County.
Atlanta Area
Top-10 teams square off Friday | ajc.com
After a rare week of no change in the Class AAAAA rankings, the highest class is ready to be rocked again Friday night when two games match top-10 teams. At Hallford Stadium in DeKalb County, No. 1 Stephenson (5-0) plays No. 10 M.L. King (6-0) in the first game between undefeated DeKalb teams this late in a season since Oct. 26, 1984, when No. 2 Southwest DeKalb defeated No. 8 Towers 34-0.
Marquez focuses on graduation, wins on gridiron | thedailytribune.com
When former Woodland High School and current McKendree (Ill.) University football player Andres Marquez was trying to decide where to play college football, he took many things into account. He wanted a school with a strong academic history, a great financial aid program and a tradition of excellence on the football field.
Trojans make Cass, Samuel, non-factors | timesgeorgian.com
There were a couple things that more than likely turned a few heads for Region 6-AAA enthusiasts Friday night. And while Carrollton’s total domination of Cass and its standout running back Richard Samuel definitely ranks up there, the rebuilding job Mark Loudermilk is doing at Cedartown may have even trumped that.
Indians smash Morrow 58-7 | timesherald.com
The East Coweta Indians found a number of ways to score Saturday night as they overwhelmed the Morrow Mustangs 58-7 in a Region 4-AAAAA match-up at Twelve Oaks Stadium. The win was the fifth in a row for the Indians after the season opening loss to Oxford (Ala.) and are 2-0 in region play, while the Mustangs fell to 1-5 overall and 0-2 in the region.
Cougar offense keeps humming | timesherald.com
The Newnan Cougars’ offensive machine continued humming along in high gear Friday night.
The Cougars had the ball nine times in their 48-15 win over Paulding County and scored touchdowns on seven of those possessions including the first five of the first half. Since the second half of the South Gwinnett game Newnan has scored points on 18 of its 25 possessions (17 touchdowns and one field goal).
Valdosta Area
Cook football off to good start | valdostadailytimes.com
The three Lowndes County high school football teams all won again last week, but other teams in the area weren’t so lucky. Only one team from 1-AA in the area and one from 1-A have winning records, and only one of each won last Friday.
High School Cross Country
Atlanta Area
Cougars’ Pike eighth | timesherald.com
Newnan High cross country coach Ben Tarleton told the media Thursday that he wasn’t expecting too much from his squads come Saturday’s Asics Invitational at McIntosh Reserve. Tarleton and Newnan community coach Brad Gresham have been mixing in a great deal of interval training and the head coach knew the process would soon take action. “It caught up with us here today. But it will make us only stronger come county and region,” explained Tarleton.
High School Softball
Valdosta Area
Vikettes drop key region softball game | valdostadailytimes.com
Lowndes dropped a key Region 1-AAAAA softball game Saturday morning, falling 2-0 to Houston County at the Morris-Coats Field of Dreams. The loss dropped the Vikettes (16-10) into third place in the region at 7-3. Lowndes and Houston had been tied for second going into the game.
College Football
Columbus Area
Pascley earns MVP award | ledgerenquirer.com
Tuskegee fullback John Pascley couldn’t immediately decide which was tougher. Carrying the Tuskegee offense on his back or lugging around the huge Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic MVP trophy. “I believe walking with this thing right here (is tougher),” said Pascley, a 5-foot-9, 199-pound redshirt freshman.
Interception, field goal lift Georgia Southern | ledgerenquirer.com
Jesse Hartley kicked a 54-yard field goal on the final play of the game to give Georgia Southern a 41-38 victory over South Dakota State on Saturday. Hartley’s game winning kick, a career long, was set up by an interception by Carson Hill with 21 seconds remaining. The Jackrabbits got the ball back with 31 seconds to play and the score tied but chose not to sit on it. South Dakota State quarterback Ryan Berry threw for 335 yards, 203 in the second half when he led his team back from a 31-7 halftime deficit.
Valdosta Area
Blazers escape Southern Arkansas victorious | valdostadailytimes.com
Jamaal Clark secured the Valdosta State football team its fifth-straight victory of the season Saturday, against a Southern Arkansas team that refused to let the game go. VSU avoided its first loss of the season at Wilkins Stadium, defeating Southern Arkansas, 33-21.
Blazers face shorter week | valdostadailytimes.com
Ten hours after touching down at Valdosta Regional Airport, the Valdosta State football team’s coaches were at the office pouring over game film of Saturday’s 33-21 win against Southern Arkansas.The VSU football team used Sunday as a full work day, complete with an evening practice for its players
Visit www.LocalReplay.com to view our photos and videos and register (we’re a FREE site) to get started making your own Team, Player, Coach or Fan Webpage on which you can archive your unlimited sports highlights and stats forever. Click here for an example.
Feel free to post comments, thoughts and reactions here - this is your forum for Georgia amateur sports.
One Response to “The G.A.S. Pump (Oct 8)”
By Daniel on Oct 9, 2007
I have to say, that I could not agree with you in 100% regarding The G.A.S. Pump (Oct 8), but it’s just my opinion, which could be wrong