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Football: 12 best coaches to build program from scratch
OK, so you’re the principal of a brand new high school in Georgia. You have a bottomless budget and you’re task is to find the perfect coach to build your football program. Who would it be? You’d want someone who has proven he can succeed; someone who not only will develop great football players, but... »
Baseball: Columbus only No. 1 to win state title
Columbus was the only team ranked No. 1 at the end of the regular season to go on to win the state championship. The Blue Devils (32-6) swept Ringgold in the Class AAA championship series. Ringgold (28-11) moved up from No. 6 to No. 2 in the final poll. Thomson (27-6), also made a... »
Baseball: Cook back up to No. 1 in Class AA poll
Cook (19-2) moved up from No. 2 to No. 1 in the Class AA PrepCountry/GACA Coaches poll for Week 8 while the other four top teams remained the same. Toombs County (19-1) rose from third to second in AA. Calhoun (22-0) fell from first to third despite maintaining its perfect record. The Yellow Jackets... »
Baseball: Parkview No. 1 in topsy turvy AAAAA
Parkview (16-2) jumped from fourth to first in Class AAAAA in Week 7 of the PrepCountry/GACA Coaches poll. the Panthers have won eight in a row, including victories over Columbus (No. 1 in AAA) and Cartersville (No. 3 in AAA). Milton (14-3), which had won 12 straight before losing two of its past three,... »
Baseball: Four of five top teams remain No. 1 in Week 5 poll
Cooks takes over the top spot in Class AA while the No. 1 teams in the other four classifications remain unchanged in the PrepCounty/GACA Baseball Coaches poll for Week 5. Cook (11-1), jumped up from No. 2 to No. 1 while Toombs County (14-1) moved from third to second. Last week’s No. 1, Calhoun (12-0)... »
Baseball: Winder-Barrow, Cook new No. 1s in Week 3 poll
Winder-Barrow takes over the top spot in Class AAAA and Cook climbs to No. 1 in Class AA in the PrepCountry/GACA Coaches baseball poll for Week 3. Winder-Barrow (9-3) moves up from second to first after previous No. 1 Marist (6-3) lost to two AAAAA teams and dropped to fourth. Lakeside Evans (10-0) climbs from... »
Baseball: Class AA Preview
Defending Class AA state champ Lovett will battle for the title again in 2010, but they lost some strong pitchers to graduation and must add depth at this position. Jonathan Carkuff won 11 games for the Lions last season and should be dominant again, but he cannot pitch every game. Calhoun is the team... »
Football: Championship previews
Class AAAAA Northside, Warner Robins (13-1) vs. Camden County (12-2), Dec. 12, 8 p.m. Two of the most successful coaches this decade square off for the first time in a championship game. Northside’s Conrad Nix has won at least 10 games in each of the past 12 seasons. This is Northside’s fourth title game in... »
Football semifinals: Best of the best
Here’s a look back at the Georgia high school football state semifinals, with PrepCountry’s take on the best of the best. Best Quarterback Duel: Blake Sims, Gainesville vs. Connor Shaw, Flowery Branch — Sims overcame three early interceptions to pile up 290 yards passing and rushing, including a 10-yard touchdown pass that proved to be... »
Football: Class AA semifinal previews
Class AA Buford is the only defending state champion still remaining in any class. Only Fitzgerald has not played in the AA championship game in the past two years. Buford beat Calhoun last season and Lovett in 2008. Here is a look at the AA semifinal matchups. Buford (12-1) at Fitzgerald (13-0): This one is a... »