The G.A.S. Pump (Nov. 20)
November 20th, 2007 Posted in College Football, 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
Athlete of the Week | waltontribune.com
George Walton Academy’s football team left Monroe at 7 a.m. Friday on a chartered bus headed for South Georgia and the Georgia Independent School Association postseason playoffs. The ride to Albany was tedious. The ride back must have been close to unbearable.
Atlanta Area
Rematch the theme in AAAAAk | ajc.com
It’s about advancing, not getting revenge, but the coaches at Roswell, Brookwood, Grayson and Harrison admit that history is making their jobs easier this week. As the high school football playoffs resume Friday with the first of 40 second-round games statewide, four in Class AAAAA have the quality of a semifinal and the spice of a rematch. Don’t take your eyes off.
Blue Devils, Trojans winning in the Trenches | timesgeorgian.com
The last word youâd use to describe the offensive line is glamorous. It isnât the position for the player who wants to be heralded by fans or have his hard work show up at the top of the statistics sheet.
Macon Area
With Jefferson Co. waiting in the second round, Dublin is hoping that… Practice makes perfect | courierherald.com
Dublin was already thinking about practice not long after beating McIntosh County Academy 21-13 last Friday. Who they were playing wasn’t a big deal. Instead it was the lack of a good practice that was on the minds of the Fighting Irish moments after advancing to the second round of the GHSA Class AA playoffs where the Fighting Irish (9-2) will face Jefferson County.
Season of success | courierherald.com
The 2007 football season was meant for rebuilding the Griffin High School team. The Bears returned just one starter on offense and four starters on defense from last year’s 11-1 squad, but Griffin finished 9-1 to earn its seventh consecutive state playoff berth and fourth consecutive subregion title with mostly junior and sophomore starters.
Savannah Area
Wildcats scratch Tigers out of playoffs | coastalcourier.com
Outsized, outplayed and outscored. Those three elements knocked the Tigers out of the playoffs when the Wildcats handed them a resounding 42-0 loss Friday night. While the Wildcats were plagued by penalties, the Tigers stumbled with a few too many turnovers. With 10:26 left in the first half, the Tigers already trailed 21-0.
Pennington: Preparation for ‘08 must begin now | statesboroherald.com
For the second consecutive season, Statesboro bowed out in the first round of the state playoffs with a double-digit loss, falling short of expectations of not only fans, but the coaches and players themselves.
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