The G.A.S. Pump (Nov. 13)
November 13th, 2007 Posted in 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:
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Predicting the playoffs | ajc.com
It’s the last official Poll Talk until after the state finals, so let’s come with predictions. Check out my team-by-team Poll Talk Predix and tell me if you think I got the winners and losers in each class right. If not, tell me why not.
Poll Talk predicts the playoffs | ajc.com
AJC high school Poll Talk columnist Todd Holcomb predicts the state’s football winners and losers for the 2007 state football playoffs. Winners are listed in bold.
Season full of surprises for Bartow football teams | dailytribune.com
First-year head coaches Mark Arthur (Adairsville) and Steve Hamilton (Woodland) both got their first taste of Georgia high school football, while veteran coaches Frank Barden (Cartersville) and Rick Casko (Cass) fought their way through a tough Region 6-AAA.
Cobb teams eye long trips into state playoffs | mdjonline.com
The seven Cobb County football teams who advanced to the state playoffs have no plans for an early exit. Playoff regulars such as Harrison, Walton, Marietta, Pebblebrook and Whitefield are looking to go deep in their respective brackets. North Cobb and Sprayberry, who haven’t experienced much postseason experience in recent history, want to prove their regular season wasn’t a fluke.
Seminoles to face St. Pius X in first round | rockdalecitizen.com
The Salem Seminoles will take on St. Pius X in the first round of the Class AAAA state tournament. The first round of the state football playoffs is Friday with Salem playing host to the Golden Lions at 7:30 p.m. at Reid Memorial Stadium. Salem (9-1) enters the state playoffs as the No. 1 seed from Region 8-AAAA while St. Pius X (7-3) is the No. 4 seed out of Region 6-AAAA.
Playoff-bound Creek beats Cedartown 41-7 | thecitizen.com
Creek pounded Region 6-AAA rival Cedartown 41-7 Friday night at the Battlefield in Tyrone to secure third place in the region and, subsequently, a spot in the state playoffs. The Patriots (6-4, 5-2 in the region) will travel to Hartwell Friday to play the Hart County Bulldogs (8-1-1, 5-1), the No. 2 seed from Region 8-AAA, in the first round of the state playoffs.
Whitewater withstands late Northgate comeback, wins seventh straight, 26-25 | thecitizen.com
Whitewater squandered a 26-point third-quarter lead, but it held off Northgate’s miraculous comeback to pull out its seventh consecutive victory, 26-25 over the Vikings in a Region 2-AAAA game Friday in Newnan.
Thoughts on Newnan, East Coweta | timesherald.com
If the truth be told, however, I had no idea who’d come out on top. I picked the Cougars because (1) they were playing at home and (2) because they had a slight edge over EC in the margin of victory over common region opponents, not much in the way for reasons, admittedly, but it was all I had. Anyway, I found out a long time ago that what I think has absolutely no bearing on the outcome of any game. I felt the contest could have gone either way and, as it turned out, it could have.
Vikings show fight, desire | timesherald.com
Most of the local attention last week, and deservedly so, was on the Newnan-East Coweta showdown at Drake Stadium. But the effort of the Northgate football team on Friday night at Whitewater was second to none. Only a couple of questionable calls by the officials and a failed final-second two-point attempt denied Northgate its second win of the season. “Our team has waited a long time for something good to happen to them. We had more bad breaks, but it never halted our fight or our desire to win,” noted Northgate head coach Bill Luckie.
‘The game’ not the prettiest | timesherald.com
Friday night’s Newnan-East Coweta game wasn’t the prettiest of performances for either team, but it was plenty good enough for the Cougars who won for the fifth straight time over the Indians and clinched their second straight Region 4-AAAAA championship. The two teams combined for six turnovers, three by each, and both botched scoring opportunities.
Savannah Area
Blue Tide football team honors its seniors | coastalcourier.com
The Long County High School Blue Tide football team celebrated Senior Night on Friday prior to the Pierce County football game.
Prep football playoffs intense | savannahmorningnews.com
Others hope for a big wreck in a car race or follow beach volleyball because the athletes play in bathing suits. Heck, maybe you like to watch soccer and male figure skating in the same afternoon. Mine is more subtle: I love me some smash-mouth football.
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