The G.A.S. Pump (Nov. 12)
November 12th, 2007 Posted in College Football, High School Football, UncategorizedTime 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
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.
Monroe knocks off Franklin | waltontribune.com
To get into the playoffs, Monroe Area needed to win at Franklin County Friday and hope for an Oconee County victory over Apalachee. To their credit, coach Matt Fligg’s team turned in its best defensive performance of the season to beat the Lions 26-10. Unfortunately, Apalachee nipped the Warriors 20-19 to eliminate Monroe.
Social Circle is playoff bound | waltontribune.com
Coach Troy Morris’ Redskins put a bandage on a sometimes painful season Friday as Social Circle beat Prince Avenue Christian School 40-21. The win was only the third of the season for the ‘Skins, but it clinched the fourth and final playoff spot in Region 8-A. Social Circle will travel to Bremen next Friday to meet the 6-A champions, who beat Bowden 28-7. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Loganville blanks Rockdale County 42-0 | waltontribune.com
The Loganville Red Devils ended their season with a bang Friday — and picked up their first win in their new stadium — dominating Rockdale County High School in a 42-0 win. The Red Devils, who finished the season 4-6 overall and will miss the playoffs, controlled the tempo of the game from the start, mixing a strong running game with periodic passes.
Bulldogs fall to balanced Riverside offensive | waltontribune.com
Striking with equal precision by land and air, Riverside Military Academy routed George Walton Academy 49-6 in a Thursday night regular season finale. The Eagles scored touchdowns on seven of their eight possessions, but most impressive was how they did it. Riverside compiled 506 total yards on their way to victory — 253 rushing and 253 passing.
Atlanta Area
Buford QB questionable for playoff opener | ajc.com
“I feel a lot better about it now than I did last night,” a relieved Simpson. said Saturday. “The doctor told me the best-case scenario would be that he’d play Friday night; the worse case would be he’d be out for a week and a half.” The latter prognosis would have Hosch back in time for a possible quarterfinal showdown with No. 2 Charlton County, the team that has ended Buford’s season three consecutive years.
Undefeated Fayette Co. getting no breaks in playoffs | ajc.com
Fayette County is claiming its first region championship and 10-0 record in its 50th season of football, but the Tigers aren’t getting any breaks in the playoffs. Fayette, ranked No. 6 in Class AAAA, must face a higher-ranked team Friday night when No. 4 Baldwin comes to Fayetteville for the first round. Despite an 8-1 record, Baldwin wound up as the No. 4 seed from 4-AAAA because of the oddities of a subdivided region. Baldwin’s only loss is to top-ranked Northside of Warner Robins.
Undefeated Fayette Co. getting no breaks in playoffs | ajc.com
Fayette County is claiming its first region championship and 10-0 record in its 50th season of football, but the Tigers aren’t getting any breaks in the playoffs. Fayette, ranked No. 6 in Class AAAA, must face a higher-ranked team Friday night when No. 4 Baldwin comes to Fayetteville for the first round. Despite an 8-1 record, Baldwin wound up as the No. 4 seed from 4-AAAA because of the oddities of a subdivided region. Baldwin’s only loss is to top-ranked Northside of Warner Robins.
Brookwood’s Miles picks Gamecocks | ajc.com
One of the all-time emergence-from-obscurity tales reached a crescendo late Saturday night: Brookwood’s Kenny Miles was offered and accepted a scholarship offer from South Carolina, the senior running back told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sunday. Miles, who played special teams for the Broncos as a sophomore and was a seldom-used backup last season, burst into prominence as the starter this year. The 226 yards he amassed against rival Parkview Friday gave him 2,137 yards on the season.
Reclassification numbers posted | dailytribune.com
The 2008-10 reclassification numbers are out for the Georgia High School Association with little surprise for local teams. Adairsville will stay in 2-A, Cartersville will remain in 3-A, Cass and Woodland will play in 4-A, and Excel Christian will stay in 1-A. For Cartersville athletic director and head football coach Frank Barden, even with the numbers out, he’s not banking on anything yet.
Macon Area
Bulldogs survive Raider rally: Central seniors turn to the dark side in final game | forsythnews.com
Brian Calhoun rushed for 200 yards and scored three touchdowns, but his most important work may have come on a drive that didn’t even yield points. Calhoun and the Forsyth Central offensive line repeatedly plowed through the defense during the final minutes of Friday night’s game, allowing the Bulldogs to escape with a 27-25 win over rival North Forsyth.
South falls to Collins Hill in battle of the Eagles | forsythnews.com
South Forsyth saved all the drama for the final moments, but met a bittersweet ending as they suffered a 10-3 loss to Collins Hill in the season finale Friday night. The War Eagles [3-7 overall, 3-5 Region 7-AAAAA] alternated wins and losses in their last four games, but were on the brink of sending this one to overtime.
Pinecrest routs rival | forsythnews.com
Pinecrest Academy is rolling into the state playoffs on an eight-game winning streak after topping archrival Holy Spirit Prep 30-14 on senior night Friday. The game could prove to be a playoff preview, as the two teams would meet again in the GISA Class AA state semifinals if both are victorious in their playoff openers this Friday.
College Football
Valdosta Area
Blazing into the playoffs | valdostadailytimes.com
The auditorium in Valdosta State’s Continuing Education building erupted Sunday morning, as a year of fighting back from disappointment came to an end. At 11:30 a.m. Sunday, when the Division II football playoff seedings were announced on ESPNU, the VSU football family watched in glee.
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