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Northwest Georgia prep football primer: 10 teams, lots of nuggets

The road to Atlanta and the GHSA football state championship games will no doubt be rocky for the 10 area teams that made the playoffs this year, though the recently completed regular season also had its share of potholes and detours for northwest Georgia programs.

By Lindsey Young November 11, 2021

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Northwest Whitfield quarterback Owen Brooker (15) runs the ball for a first down during a playoff game against Stephenson on Nov. 28, 2020. Northwest Whitfield (7-3) will host Fayette County (6-4) in the first round of the GHSA Class AAAA playoffs at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Georgia prep football roundup: Ringgold, Dade County fall in region title battles

In the end, Ringgold's defense won the battle but lost the war at Rockmart.

By Lindsey Young November 6, 2021

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Ringgold's Jevon Coney runs with the ball after making a catch during an Oct. 8 home win against LaFayette. Coney and the Tigers came up short Friday night at Rockmart, losing 18-6 with the GHSA Region 6-AAA championship at stake. It's Ringgold's first loss of the year.

Ringgold’s battle for Region 6-AAA title highlights final week of Georgia football regular season

Tiebreakers for some playoff spots could get complicated

By Lindsey Young November 4, 2021

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / Ringgold senior safety Kyle White, center, shown during a 2019 game against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, is at the heart of a Tigers defense tasked with trying to contain a talented Rockmart offense with the GHSA Region 6-AAA title on the line Friday night.

Georgia prep football roundup: Calhoun falls at Cartersville; Trion’s Rob Brown scores 7 touchdowns

Turnovers are supposed to be game-changing plays.

By Lindsey Young October 30, 2021

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Calhoun receiver Cole Speer talks to a coach before a home game against McCallie on Aug. 27. Calhoun lost to Cartersville on Friday night with the GHSA Region 7-AAAAA championship on the line.

Dade, Heritage earn walk-off GHSA state softball wins; Sonoraville, Gordon Lee also play on

Four of the seven northwest Georgia teams that advanced to the GHSA fastpitch softball state tournament in Columbus will play on championship Saturday, with three of them two victories away from winning it all.

By Lindsey Young October 29, 2021

Staff file photo / Heritage's Riley KoKinda drove in the winning run in Friday's 9-8 comeback victory against Flowery Branch at the GHSA Class AAAA state tournament in Columbus.

Gordon Lee drops opener at GHSA state softball; Dade, Heritage, Sonoraville win

Northwest Georgia programs had a difficult opening day at the GHSA fastpitch softball state tournament.

By Lindsey Young October 28, 2021

Staff file photo by C.B. Schmelter / Zoe Wright drove in a run to help Heritage win its opening game of the GHSA Class AAAA softball state tournament Thursday in Columbus.

Northwest Georgia softball teams seek to add more state titles in Columbus

Northwest Georgia's high school softball teams know the way to Columbus and the GHSA state tournament. They know what it takes to win when they get there, too.

By Lindsey Young October 27, 2021

Staff photo / Heritage's Riley Kokinda steals second base during a state playoff game in October 2019 in Ringgold, Ga. Kokinda has been a leading player this season as the program tries to win the GHSA Class AAAA state title for the fourth year in a row.

Georgia prep football roundup: Calhoun holds off Cass; Ringgold clinches state berth

Calhoun used a little old-school football to remain undefeated in GHSA Region 7-AAAAA.

By Lindsey Young October 23, 2021

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Calhoun's Christian Lewis, left, hands off to Caden Williams during a home game against McCallie on Aug. 27. The Yellow Jackets beat Cass on Friday night.

Need a big play? These Chattanooga-area receivers are extra dangerous

It's not that Northwest Whitfield's Ray Morrison wasn't affecting last Friday's football game against Heritage. It's just that, with a nickname like "Big Play Ray," the senior receiver wasn't affecting it the way he expected.

By Stephen Hargis, Lindsey Young October 21, 2021

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Calhoun wide receiver Cole Speer, right, has committed to the University of Georgia.

Georgia prep football roundup: Northwest Whitfield burns Heritage with last-minute TD

For 47 minutes and 33 seconds, the defensive game plan had worked to perfection for Heritage.

By Lindsey Young October 16, 2021

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