The G.A.S. Pump (Nov. 11)
November 11th, 2007 Posted in College Football, Georgia, 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 Area
Wildcats run out of time | augustachronicle.com
That’s how the latest installment of Richmond County’s hottest rivalry bubbled over in a 13-12 Josey win Saturday at White Road Stadium. There was an altercation between the Laney band and the Josey team prior to the half. There were trick plays and a dynamite goal-line Laney stand that kept them in the contest.
Bears wrap up title | augustachronicle.com
They were the moments that fit best right before hoisting trophies. Burke County coach Eric Parker had dodged Gatorade showers the past few weeks from a surging team that had ripped off seven consecutive victories.
Parker has Bears back in playoffs | augustachronicle.com
The Bears (8-2) won a share of the third region title in team history Friday with a 21-14 win against Benedictine. The Bears earned the region’s top seed with the region’s tie-break format. They did it with a perfect sub-region record and eight consecutive wins. It’s the team’s first playoff trip since 2002 and the first home playoff game since 2000.
Stallions trot out offense to rout Hornets | augustachronicle.com
Because of a scheduling quirk in the South Carolina High School League playoff pairings, a South Pointe team with a winning record traveled to Aiken’s Hagood Stadium to face a team with a losing record in the playoffs’ opening round. It mattered little to the Stallions, as they rolled to a 48-14 win over the Hornets on Friday night.
Central calls Bluff Eagles end Bulldogs’ season again | augustachronicle.com
A few heads were starting to hang as the clock wound down Friday night at The Bluff, but there was long-time coach Al Lown, out on the field, clapping his hands and yelling encouragement to his worn-out players.
‘Backs get win, help they needed | augustachronicle.com
Knowing its destiny was out of his team’s control, Cross Creek coach Scott Tate told his players to focus on the job at hand. The Razorbacks entered Friday night needing help to make the playoffs. But first they had to take care of Harlem. Cross Creek did its part as junior quarterback Keenan Grissett threw four touchdown passes in a 46-15 win over the Bulldogs.
Atlanta Area
Lopsided loss hurts Marietta going into playoffs | ajc.com
Marietta had hoped to go into the Class AAAAA playoffs with a little momentum. After Friday’s 49-0 loss to No. 1-ranked North Cobb, all the Blue Devils have is no-mentum. A week after a 31-7 shock at Woodstock, the Blue Devils got taken to the woodshed at Northcutt Stadium, their most lopsided home defeat since a 45-point loss to Rockmart in 1950.
Reclassification affects Metro schools | ajc.com
Thirteen metro Atlanta schools will play in a higher classification next season, and so will Northside-Warner Robins, the defending football champion in Class AAAA. The Georgia High School Association released the class assignments for all 420 member schools Friday shortly after receiving the latest full-time enrollment figures compiled by the Georgia Department of Education.
Tucker hits 10-0 again | ajc.com
Devin Scott’s 45-yard punt return got things started for Tucker, and Cedar Grove couldn’t figure out how to stop it Saturday. Tucker completed a 10-0 regular season — its fourth in the past six seasons — with a 38-8 victory at Hallford Stadium.
Woodland rally falls short, 28-20 | dailytribune.com
Entering halftime up 22-0 against the Woodland Wildcats Friday night, the Chapel Hill Panthers must have had no idea what was in store for them in the second half. After allowing Woodland to recover two onside kicks, forking up 90 yards in penalties — more than half of them on personal fouls — and fumbling twice on special teams, Chapel Hill managed to escape with a 28-20 win at home its season finale.
Canes finish season with 34-7 victory | dailytribune.com
The Central-Carroll Lions came into Friday night’s matchup at Weinman Stadium against the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes looking to pull an upset. However, it wasn’t to be as Cartersville running back Morgan Alexander took a handoff on the second play from scrimmage 55 yards into the end zone for the score, as the Canes trounced the Lions, 34-7.
Tigers maul Dade County | dailytribune.com
The Adairsville Tigers used a strong second half and a stifling defense to finish their season on a high note Friday, beating Dade County, 31-6, to finish with their best record since 2003. “I was happy,” said Adairsville coach Mark Arthur. “I wish we’d played with this kind of effort the week before (against Chattooga), especially on the defensive side of the ball. The kids were flying around and I was hoping we’d do that against Chattooga. At least we did do it Friday night.”
Haralson beats Cass in OT | dailytribune.com
Friday night’s Region 6-AAA clash between the Haralson County Rebels and the Cass Colonels had everything a football fan could want. From bone-jarring hits to long touchdown passes to running backs running wild, the game was so hard-fought it couldn’t even be decided in four quarters.
The Citizen Sports Blitz | thecitizen.com
Mike and Kevin talk about the final week of regular season football for the local teams.
Dunwoody holds on but need miracle for playoff | thecrier.com
For the second time in as many years, the Dunwoody Wildcats defense held Westminster to a field goal. This year, Dunwoody upset ninth-ranked Westminster 6-3 in a true defensive grind. The win advanced the Wildcats record to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in 5B-AAA.
Chamblee clinches playoff berth | thecrier.com
For the second time in three years, the Chamblee Bulldogs are headed to the post-season. In a game filled with dazzling runs, Chamblee defeated Riverwood 41-14, even though it rested several defensive starters.
Playoff picture set for 4 local qualifiers | timesgeorgian.com
All the region champs have been crowned, the seeds have been set and the brackets are all filled. Now comes the really fun part — high school playoff football. And for four local teams, that journey begins this upcoming week, as Carrollton, Haralson County and Bremen will all host their respective playoff openers, while Bowdon will hit the road as the only lower seed of the bunch.
Savannah Area
Jones’ 260 yards power Liberty County to win | savannahmorningnews.com
After the performance he put on Friday night he can put that dream on hold, said Liberty County Coach Kirk Warner. Jones put on a scintillating performance to send South Effingham’s season crashing to a halt as the junior wide receiver turned tailback ran for 260 yards, three touchdowns on runs of 55, 56 and 47 yards to lead the Panthers to a 50-24 win at Olvey Field.
Valdosta Area
Lowndes Vikings defeat Warner Robins, 23-6 | valdostadailytimes.com
The Lowndes Vikings closed out the regular season with a win, and finished the Region 1-AAAAA season undefeated Friday night. Lowndes beat Warner Robins 23-6, thanks in large part to its defense, which held the Demons to 92 yards of total offense, scored nine points and put Lowndes in position for one of its two offensive touchdowns.
Cook takes shootout with Mitchell, 65-32 | valdostadailytimes.com
The Cook Hornets finished their regular season with a bang Friday night by beating the Mitchell County Eagles, 65-32.Their point total was the highest of the season, and it was the first time that Cook (7-3, 5-3) had put up 60 points since 2001, when they did it twice in wins over Irwin County and Dooly County.
College Football
Savannah Area
Foster breaks QB rushing record | savannahmorningnews.com
The Eagles have seen many defenses designed to stop Foster, but the senior still ran away with the NCAA single-season rushing mark for a quarterback Saturday. Furman put eight defenders in the box according to coach Bobby Lamb and the Paladins slowed down the speedy 5-foot-9, 164-pounder during Furman’s 24-22 win over GSU on Saturday at Paulson Stadium. Slowing down Foster meant holding him to 82 yards and no rushing touchdowns.
SoCon title slips away from Eagles | savannahmorningnews.com
The skies over Paulson Stadium turned purple during the early Saturday evening. Then turned to black. And somehow, on a day when the Southern Conference regular-season title was falling perfectly into place for Georgia Southern, the Eagles’ fate, riding on a 33-yard field goal, drifted to the right, silencing a crowd of 23,373 and stopping the Eagles’ meteoric climb in the league standings.
Playoffs still possible for Georgia Southern | savannahmorningnews.com
For most of this football season, Georgia Southern has lived on the edge. GSU was a field goal, a late touchdown, one goof-up away from walking away a loser. New coach Chris Hatcher brought in a new offense and brought back some old enthusiasm. He certainly brought in some excitement
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