The G.A.S. Pump (Dec. 4)
December 4th, 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:
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High School Football
Atlanta Area
Semis Week: Meet the state’s all-time All-Dome Team | ajc.com
Using research from the Georgia High School Football Historians Association, it’s believed that 34 NFL players have played in the high school football semifinals at the Georgia Dome since the games were moved there in 1994. The list includes Deon Grant of Josey and Quincy Carter of Southwest DeKalb in 1995; Ronnie Brown of Cartersville in 1999; and Leonard Pope of Americus in 2001. All won state championships.
Putnam Co. still savoring 1967 state title | ajc.com
The idea of winning a high school football state championship was already on the minds of Putnam County third-graders the day they beat the fourth grade in the big game in Mike Rainey’s backyard nearly 50 years ago. “We had talked about this one game for several weeks, and when the day came, tensions were running high; it was a big deal,” said Brent Cunningham, the star of the third grade and still probably the fastest runner to come out of Eatonton since Br’er Rabbit.
High School Basketball
Atlanta Area
Powell scores 20 off bench in season opener | timesherald.com
Russell Powell may have had Newnan written across his chest Saturday night, but he should’ve had a big, red “S” instead for the Cougar basketball team’s season opener against the Douglas County Tigers. Having thrown for more than 300 yards in Friday’s playoff loss that ended his football season, Powell came off the bench and scored 20 points to lead the Cougars to a 62-50 win.
Macon Area
Home opener tonight | griffindailynews.com
Griffin High School’s boys and girls basketball teams will play their first home game tonight against Region 4-AAAA opponent Jonesboro. For Bears coach Calvin Sinkfield, the home game comes at the perfect time. Griffin’s boys team (0-2 overall) lost its first two games of the season, and Sinkfield hopes the atmosphere inside the Griffin gymnasium gives his players a spark.
