The G.A.S. Pump (Nov. 28)
November 28th, 2007 Posted in Georgia, High School Football, High School BasketballTime 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
Atlanta Area
58 schools switching classification | ajc.com
Twenty Georgia high schools that play football have chosen to play in classifications higher than the ones they were assigned in 2008-09 and 2009-10 academic years, and 38 others that were dropped have decided they prefer their new class.
Trying to project AAAAA’s realignment | ajc.com
The Georgia High School Association’s reclassification committee will meet Thursday to place schools in regions. If you think that’s easy, you’re not giving the GHSA enough credit. Here’s a look at how the region alignments might take shape.
Trying to project AAAA’s realignment | ajc.com
Will the GHSA finally make Region 1 a legitimate region? Opportunity knocks. Region 1 has only four teams currently, Thomas County Central being the kingpin, which means everyone makes the state playoffs in every sport. Fair?
Trying to project AAA’s realignment | ajc.com
Will Region 5 split? It’s the region with 15 Atlanta-area schools, and with St. Pius, Woodward, Washington and Cedar Grove dropping down, it’s hard to justify not having two Atlanta-dominated regions instead of one in AAA. I say let’s do it.
Trying to project AA’s realignment | ajc.com
The current region structure should remain essentially the same. Just look for tweaking to balance out regions. Will Tattnall, Toombs and Vidalia switch to Region 3? Might happen. Crawford and Macon counties could go to Region 4.
Trying to project A’s realignment | ajc.com
The alignments in Class A will be different in other sports. That’s to prevent an Atlanta region with 10 football teams but 20 basketball teams since so many Atlanta schools don’t play football.
Marist only private to stay put under reclassifications | ajc.com
Unlike other private schools in metro Atlanta, Marist declined the option to move down in class to compete against schools with similar enrollments and instead will ask to remain in Class AAAA for the 2008-2010 school years. Marist athletics director Tommy Marshall said Monday his school plans to stay where it has been since the state went to five classifications in 2000.
Wolves’ Harris blossoming into star at receiver | gwinnettdailypost.com
Jess Simpson isn’t sure of Melvin Harris’ exact height down to the inch. He guesses 6-foot-6 to 6-7. But the Buford head football coach has a scale for Harris, his standout senior wide receiver.
GAC senior football class finishing with impressive run | gwinnettdailypost.com
The 2006 team had 25 seniors, not a substantial total for many Class AAAAA teams, but quite a few for a AA private school that typically has anywhere from 12 to 15 each year. That group of Spartans advanced to the state quarterfinals last season, leaving a huge void in the program when they graduated.
Williams’ leg lifting Trojans | timesgeorgian.com
It’s tough for Kyle Williams to forget the missed field goal in the final seconds of last season’s quarterfinal state playoff game against Carver-Columbus. With a rematch just three days away, the 51-yard field goal attempt that sailed just wide of the left upright in Carrollton’s 12-10 loss at home is on his mind more than ever.
Savannah Area
New coach looks to keep Beach among prep elite | savannahmorningnews.com
Keith Simmons knows your first question but doesn’t know quite what to say. He’s the kid in the candy story with a fist full of dollars. He’s the kid with the keys to the Mercedes.
High School Basketball
Atlanta Area
Fayette County sweeps McIntosh in basketball | thecitizen.com
Nothing seems to faze Noel Johnson on his home away from home, the basketball court, not even playing in front of one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time.
Macon Area
High expectations | griffindailynews.com
Spalding High School’s boys and girls basketball teams enter the 2007-08 season with lofty goals. Both teams were eliminated in the opening rounds of the Region 4-AAA tournament last season, preventing them from reaching the state playoffs. But with key starters returning from last year’s teams for this season, both of Spalding’s teams are expecting big results for this season.
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