First Day of Practice in Georgia

Hot and humid weather welcomed teams to the practice fields around Georgia this morning for the first day of practice. After living two years in Atlanta, I know that football reigns supreme, and the fans love and want a winner!

That's why a story on head coaching changes in the Atlanta Journal Constitution caught my eye. There are 95 new head coaches this year, which equates to a 25-percent turnover rate.

To read the rest of the stats and the story, click here.

Georgia High School Football Schedules

Hi Georgia High School Football Fans,

Practice in Georgia gets underway on Friday. For the five days, teams will only be allowed to workout in shorts, shoulder pads and helmets. The first day in full pads will be August 6th.

The season will open-up on August 22nd with the the Corky Kell Classic at the Georgia Dome. For a look at every schedule around the state from the Georgia High School Association, click here.

And, to get Georgia fans jacked-up, here's what the Atlanta Journal Constitution thinks the paper's pre-season rankings will look like when they officially come out on August 18th. It was compiled by AJC writer Todd Holcomb, but in no way should be considered OFFICIAL!

Class AAAAA
1. Lowndes
2. Northside-Warner Robins
3. Camden County
4. North Gwinnett
5. M.L. King
6. Walton
7. Grayson
8. Norcross
9. Valdosta
10. Newnan

Class AAAA
1. Ware County
2. Tucker
3. Bainbridge
4. Thomas County Central
5. Rome
6. Chamblee
7. Whitewater
8. Habersham Central
9. Banneker
10. Marist

Class AAA
1. Carver-Columbus (11 starters returning)
2. Cairo (16)
3. Shaw
4. North Hall (9)
5. LaGrange
6. Perry
7. Stephens County
8. St. Pius
9. Carrollton
10. Baldwin

Class AA
1. Buford (5)
2. Charlton County
3. Dublin (12)
4. Lovett (11)
5. Calhoun
6. Thomasville
7. Fitzgerald
8. Cook (9)
9. Henry County
10. Westminster

Class A
1. ECI (11)
2. Lincoln County
3. Clinch County (12)
4. Wilcox County (10)
5. Athens Academy (13)
6. Dooly County
7. Brookstone
8. Savannah Christian
9. Washington-Wilkes
10. Wesleyan

Georgia High School Football Championship Schedule

The schedule has been released for this weekend's five Georgia high school football championships. Two games are scheduled for Friday and three for Saturday.

AAAAA
Saturday, December 15, 2007
7:30 P.M.

North Gwinnett at Lowndes

AAAA
Friday, December 14, 2007
7:30 P.M.

Northside-Warner Robins at Ware County

AAA
Saturday, December 15, 2007
3 P.M.

Carver-Columbus at Cairo

AA
Saturday, December 15, 2007
6 P.M.

Lovett at Buford

A
Friday, December 14, 2007
8 P.M.

Emmanuel County Institute at Wilcox County

Georgia High School Football Scoreboard - Semifinals

Georgia High School Football Scores
Friday & Saturday, December 7 & 8, 2007

AAAAA
North Gwinnett 24 Walton 0
Lowdnes 10 Camden County 0

AAAA
Northside Warner Robins 31 Tucker 28
Ware County 10 Thomas County Central 7

AAA
Carver-Columbus 26 Chamblee 24
Cairo 42 North Hall 21

AA
Buford 48 Dublin 0
Lhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.bold.gifovett 29 Cook 13

A
Wilcox County 32 Athens Academy 14
ECI 35 Clinch County 14

Northside Warner Robins Back at Home in the Georgia Dome

For the third straight year, nationally-ranked Northside Warner Robins (#7 USA Today) will play a high school football game in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

The Dome is the reward to Georgia high school football teams that advance to the state semifinals. On Friday, the Eagles will play undefeated Tucker in one of the Class 4A semis.

In the past three seasons, Northside has amassed a 42-1 record with two state championship berths and one title (2006).

To read a preview, click here.

Georgia High School Football Scoreboard - Quarterfinals

Georgia High School Football Scores
Friday, November 30, 2007

Quarterfinals

USA Today Super 25
#9 Northside Warner-Robins 30 Rome 0

Class AAAAA
Camden County 22 Grayson 7
Lowdnes 31 Roswell 20
Walton 20 M.L. King 19
North Gwinnett 38 Newnan 35

Class AAAA
Northside Warner-Robins 30 Rome 0
Thomas County Central 48 East Paulding 21
Ware County 30 Habersham Central 0
Tucker 34 Bainbridge 7

Class AAA
North Hall 12 Perry 10
Chamblee 41 Westover 26
Cairo 48 Carver-Atlanta 6
Carver-Columbus 14 Carrollton 7

Class AA
Buford 21 Charlton County 14
Lovett 20 Thomasville 16
Dublin 27 Pepperell 13
Cook 34 GAC 20

Class A
Athens Academy 14 Brookstone 13
ECI 34 Warren County 17
Clinch County 26 Fellowship Christian 13
Wilcox County 34 Lincoln County 24

Georgia High School Football Quarterfinal Previews

Four of the five 2006 Georgia high school football champions are still alive as the 2007 tournament hits the quarterfinal round this weekend, but surprisingly according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, only one team is favored to win.

Nationally-ranked Northside Warner-Robins, ranked #9 by USA Today, is favored in its match-up with Rome, but click here to find out why defending champs Roswell (AAAAA), Charlton County (AA) and Lincoln County (A) are all underdogs