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By-the-numbers look at the final 16 teams
Here’s a by-the-numbers look at the second round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs, which will be played Friday and cut the field to the final eight teams. *52 – Rushing attempts by Allatoona in its 27-7...
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Allatoona, Coffee join six region champions in reaching quarterfinals
Alpharetta quarterback Matthew Downing (1) throws a touchdown pass to wide receiver Spencer Gaddis (6, left) in the first half against Douglas County in the second round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs at...
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Preview: Seven ranked teams alive heading into quarterfinals
Alpharetta wide receiver Spencer Gaddis (6) gets by a Douglas County defender after a catch in the second round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs at Alpharetta High School Friday, November 17, 2017, in...
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South Georgia puts three teams in semifinals
11/24/2017, Alpharetta, GA – Coffee Trojans wide receiver Raekwon Burch (21) makes a touchdown during the first half of the Georgia high school AAAAAA football quarterfinals at Raider Stadium, Friday,...
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No bad losses on these semifinalists’ resumes
Good losses. Bad losses. Quality wins. Those terms are in the news a lot as the College Football Playoff selection committee goes about its business of picking the four teams to compete for the...
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Semifinal previews: Coffee at Tucker, Glynn Academy at Lee County
Running back Taurean Taylor (2) of Tucker. Coffee at Tucker When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Adams Stadium, Atlanta Records, rankings: Coffee is 9-3, the No. 2 seed from Region 1-AAAAAA and No. 4; Tucker...
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Lee County, Coffee advance to all-Region 1 final
It will be an all-Region 1 final next weekend when Coffee takes on Lee County in the Class AAAAAAA championship game at 8 p.m. Friday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Coffee, the only No. 2 seed remaining in...
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Northside’s Kinsler expects tight, low-scoring final between his Region 1 foes
Kevin Kinsler has seen a lot of good football teams in his eight seasons as head coach at Northside in Warner Robins. After all, his Eagles have won four region titles and a state championship and...
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Coffee vs. Lee County: By the numbers
Coffee Trojans wide receiver Marquavius Jefferson (22) runs the ball after catching a pass during the first half of the Georgia high school AAAAAA football quarterfinals at Alpharetta. ALYSSA...
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Region 1 still rules in Class AAAAAA
The Region 1 reign over Class AAAAAA continues for another year. Lee County became the third team from the region in four years to win the championship in the second-largest classification when it beat...
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Boys, girls teams to watch as region play begins to heat up
The departures of Miller Grove and Southwest DeKalb to Class AAAAA before the start of the 2016-17 school year opened the door for some fresh faces on the basketball champions’ podium in the state’s...
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Top girls, boys players to watch this season
The University of Connecticut has reached into Georgia and signed one of the state’s premier girls basketball players for the second consecutive season. Last year, it was Mikayla Coombs, who was named...
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How the boys, girls teams stand as new year begins
With the holiday tournaments behind them and the school break complete, Class AAAAAA basketball teams have turned their attention this week to the heart of the schedule. No team, boys or girls, made it...
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Gainesville boys team finally rolling after 3-6 start
The Gainesville boys basketball team, which went 28-2 last season and lost to eventual state champion Hughes by three points in the quarterfinals, finally has things rolling again. The Red Elephants...
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First place at stake this weekend for Region 4 girls, Region 5 boys
Region 4 has made its claim as the toughest girls basketball region in Class AAAAAA with four teams – No. 1 Lovejoy, No. 6 Forest Park, No. 9 Tucker and No. 10 Stephenson – ranked in the top 10 and...
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No. 1 Hughes boys, three ranked girls teams start week with a loss
It was a rough start to the week for ranked boys and girls Class AAAAAA basketball teams as four of the six that played on Monday came away with losses. All three top-10 girls teams that played – No. 2...
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Weekend preview: No. 8 Jonesboro boys headed for test at Peachtree Corners...
Jonesboro’s boys basketball team will be the Class AAAAAA representative at the Peachtree Corners Invitational when it takes on Ben Smith of North Carolina at 4 p.m. Saturday at Norcross High School....
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How teams stand heading down the home stretch
The fight for seeding in the boys and girls basketball region tournaments is nearing its conclusion, with the end of the regular season less than two weeks away. Class AAAAAA teams will be busy heading...
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Races tight in Regions 4, 5 and 8
There is a logjam at the top of both the boys and girls basketball standings in Region 8-AAAAAA, and how those races shake out will depend in large part on how Dacula’s teams fare this weekend when...
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Teams that could surprise in the postseason
It’s not always the highly ranked or highly regarded teams that make the deepest postseason runs. Last year, for example, the Mays girls team won the Class AAAAAA basketball championship despite being...
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