Georgia prep football roundup: Trion’s OT gamble doesn’t pay off; Dalton, Dade, North Murray also fall
The area's remaining four teams in the GHSA playoffs all lost in the second round Friday night.
The area's remaining four teams in the GHSA playoffs all lost in the second round Friday night.
When the subject of Dalton High School football is brought up, it's safe to say most people conjure up images of physical teams with great rushing attacks.
The number of area teams in the GHSA football playoffs has decreased significantly after just one round.
The Bradley Central offense gets all the love, but as the tried-and-true adage goes, defense wins championships.
Area teams went 3-3 Friday night as the GHSA football playoffs began, with Dalton, Dade County and Trion all moving on to next week's second round.
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This veteran scribe made a rookie mistake.
Ringgold had to win its last three games to have a shot at making the GHSA Class AAA football playoffs.
One team seemed destined to win. The other, left for dead a month ago, made history.
The Georgia High School Association assigned its member schools to classifications for the 2024-26 cycle on Wednesday.
Last week's outcomes cleared up the prep football postseason picture a great deal in Northwest Georgia.
There are many stories of athletic teams having the talent and the motivation to achieve the ultimate goal only to fall short.
A hot start may have been the worst thing for Dalton in Friday night's game at Cartersville.
The playoff picture in Northwest Georgia cleared up a bit Friday night, though there is some work to do in a pair of regions involving area teams.
Gordon Lee and Heritage already have multiple softball state championships, but they'll try to add to their total on Saturday in Columbus.
Sometimes a toss of the coin, even if it wasn't what was hoped for, can make all the difference.
With one round down in Columbus, Gordon Lee and Heritage still look like favorites to win GHSA softball state championships.
With two weeks to play in the GHSA football regular season, only a few things are settled in the five regions that include area teams.
Four northwest Georgia fastpitch softball teams begin play Wednesday in the GHSA Championships in Columbus, seeking to end an unexpected two-year non-champions…
Football coaches are notorious for stressing the importance of overcoming adversity.
Dade County, Heritage, Ringgold and Trion all helped themselves Friday night by winning to improve their playoff chances and/or seeding.
There's a definite sense of confidence surrounding the Heritage High School softball team, and it starts in the circle.
There are numerous Class A football players around the country who can match Toby Maddux's weekly participation numbers.
It's a rare occurrence when a fastpitch softball team at any level wins anything of consequence with average pitching.
For a team with 25 regular season wins in 29 games, the Gordon Lee Lady Trojans entered the GHSA fastpitch softball postseason with a little trepidation.
The good news for northwest Georgia's softball teams opening play in the fastpitch super sectional round Monday is that all five are still alive in search of a…
Anyone wishing to keep their blood pressure down might avoid watching a Gordon Lee High School football game.
Calhoun responded to a potentially demoralizing loss last week by going on the road and routing Hiram on Friday night.
In the biggest moment of Coahulla Creek's most important game yet this football season, first-year starting quarterback Chase Ward delivered.
If the Philadelphia Phillies are out for revenge, what are the Atlanta Braves playing for?
If Tuesday night's results are any indication, the championship drought could soon be over for northwest Georgia fastpitch softball teams.
The Georgia High School Association's executive committee approved the ruling body's reclassification plan for the two-year cycle beginning in 2024-25 at its m…
When the final horn sounded Friday night after Trion's victory over host Dade County, it was hard at first to tell who had won and lost.
Gordon Lee won its second consecutive one-point game, and for the second straight time, did so when the opponent failed to convert after a touchdown.
Most of the more than three dozen college recruiters who have inquired about Emaree Winston were likely not prepared for one of his top concerns.
Are prep sports in Georgia about to become more like those in Tennessee where classification is concerned?
Damon Floyd wanted more — really expected more — out of his top-ranked TSSAA Class 6A football team Friday night at home.
In what might have been a playoff elimination game in GHSA Region 6-AAA, Gordon Lee came out victorious.
It's hard to believe we've reached the halfway point of the 2023 prep football season already. Didn't it just kick off?
It wasn't scheduled to be a retro night at Ringgold High School, but Friday's game was most definitely an homage to old-school football.
Model landed a couple of early punches, went for the knockout and was thwarted as Trion rallied for a big win Friday night to reach 4-0.
It's fairly accepted that quarterback, at nearly every level of football, is the most important position on the team.
An early prep football season full of blowouts was turned on its head Friday night in northwest Georgia.
On one hand, Ringgold's win over Northwest Whitfield on Friday night featured a furious second-half rally as the Tigers came back after being down 14 points an…
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe won the statistical battle, but Heritage won the game in a meeting of Catoosa County rivals Friday night.
Northwest Georgia schools have recently stepped up their game when it comes to facilities for student-athletes.
Officials at Boyd Buchanan School have announced the inaugural class of the school's sports hall of fame.
Trion High School football coach Sean Patrick is an offensive guy, one who enjoys seeing his team move up and down the field with ease and score at will.
Northwest Whitfield is 2-0 with two dominant wins, and coach Josh Robinson said the Bruins have shown signs of what they can become this season.
Sometimes there's nothing like a simple game plan in the opening game of a football season.