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Girls basketball: UGA signee Miller of Douglass tops GACA all-state list
Douglass senior Khaalidah Miller, a University of Georgia signee, was named the Class AAAAA South Player of the year and a member of the Georgia Athletic coaches Association all-state girls basketball team. Head coaches from each region champion selected a North Player of the Year and a South Player of the Year for each classification,... »
Basketball: GACA Announces Updated All-Star Rosters
The Georgia Athletic Coaches Association will host a basketball All-Star Weekend in Savannah on March 20 and 21 at Savannah State University. On Saturday, March 20 at 2 p.m., the GACA will present the first Junior All-Star Classic Games. Coach Charlene Jackson of Dougherty will lead the South Girls squad against Coach Donna Enis of... »
Basketball: Mays girls new No. 1 in AAAA Week 15 poll
Four of the five No. 1 girls teams in the state made it through their region tournaments unscathed, but a Northwest Whitfield loss caused a shakeup in the Class AAAA PrepCountry/GACA Coaches girls poll for Week 15. The Bruins (25-3) lost in the 7-AAAA tournament semifinals and dropped from first to fourth in the poll... »
Basketball: NW Whitfield up to No. 1 in Week 14 girls poll
Northwest Whitfield is the only new No. 1 team in the PrepCountry/GACA Coaches girls Week 14 polls. The Raiders (23-2) beat last week’s No. 1 Rome 68-58 on Feb. 9. Northwest Whitfield moves up from fourth in Class AAAA while Rome (25-1) drops from first to second. Defending champion Southwest DeKalb (19-4) drops from second... »
Basketball: Rome new No. 1 in AAAA Week 13 girls poll
Rome (24-1) takes over the No. 1 spot in Class AAAA, moving up from third last week. Fayette County (21-4) dropped from first to third after a 50-44 loss to Mays. Defending champion Southwest DeKalb (19-4) remains at No. 2. In Class A, Wesleyan (20-4) remained No. 1 and Calvary Day (23-1) kept the No.... »
Basketball: Fayette, Vidalia new No. 1s in Week 12 girls poll
Fayette County climbed to the top in Class AAAA and Vidalia moved to No. 1 in AA while the other three classifications remained unchanged at the top. In AAAA, Rome (16-3), last week’s No. 1, dropped to third while Southwest DeKalb (18-3) moved to from third to second. Fayette County (20-3) moved up one spot... »
Basketball: Status quo at top of Week 10 girls polls
All five top teams kept their lofty perches this week in the PrepCountry.com/GACA Coaches girls poll for Week 10. In Class AAAAA, No. 1 Redan (14-0) extended its winning streak to 41 games. Parkview (1-0) and Norcross (14-2) remain at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Rome (16-0) keeps the top spot in Class AAAA as... »
Football: Class AA playoff scouting reports, Regions 1-4
Region 1-AA No. 1 Fitzgerald (10-0): Only region foe Brooks County has come close (21-7) to a win. Six wins have come by at least 40 points and all but the Brooks game have been by at least 30 points. Coach Robby Pruitt has led the Purple hurricane to five straight seasons with at least... »
Class AA Football Playoffs – Regions 1-4
Region 1-AA Fitzgerlad and Thomasville meet this Friday to determine the champion of Region 1. The loser will settle for the number two spot. Brooks County is set in the number three spot; even with a loss, they defeated both Early County and Cook. That leaves Early County and Cook to battle on the field... »