The G.A.S. Pump (Nov. 21)
November 21st, 2007 Posted in 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
On fire: Lincoln County’s postseason streak up to 11 | augustachronicle.com
The Red Devils (10-1) won their 11th consecutive Georgia High School Association playoff game at Landmark Christian on Friday. Jefferson County coach J.B. Arnold turned 40 this month. Is there any doubt a playoff win was his birthday wish before he blew out the candles on his cake?
Atlanta Area
The All-Time biggest underdogs | ajc.com
Perusing the brackets, it occurred to those of us at Take Ten that at least one of the teams still sitting out there will become the proverbial Cinderella of 2007.
GHSA: Playoff brawl handled ‘well’ | ajc.com
Georgia High School Association executive director Ralph Swearngin said his office is still collecting data from the Class AAAA football game between Mays and Cedar Shoals that led to eight players being ejected. The three players from Mays will have to sit out Friday’s second round playoff game at East Paulding because of the ejections. Swearngin said they received the game officials’ report and a report from City of Atlanta athletics director Billete Owens-Ashford.
Duluth football coach resigns | gwinnettdailypost.com
Richard Gillespie’s attempt to revive the football program at his struggling alma mater ended on Tuesday morning. That’s when the Duluth head football coach turned in his resignation letter, ending a four-year run with the Wildcats, who were 1-9 this past season and didn’t score more than 14 points in a game all season. Their lone win of 2007 was a 7-0 victory over winless Meadowcreek.
Savannah Area
Experience, commitment pay off in postseason | savannahmorningnews.com
After just one week into the Georgia High School Association football state playoffs, only two local teams remain standing. Not only are Savannah Country Day and Savannah Christian the only squads to emerge victorious Friday night, but both schools are among the only city squads, including Windsor Forest, to have even made the postseason the last two years.
