Calhoun coach Hal Lamb will try to keep his Yellow Jackets riding high despite moving up to Georgia Region 6-AAA for 2014 season.Georgia’s Region 6-AAA will not be for the faint of heart – or for football fans who enjoy defensive-minded games – in 2014.
The region, consisting of most of the programs from the old 5-AAA league, is heavy on offense. Though the group lost Cartersville and its 40 points per game, it welcomes in perennial Class AA power Calhoun, another 40-point machine in 2013. Holdovers Ringgold, North Murray and Adairsville each averaged more than 30 points per game a year ago.
“It’s not a slouch,” said new Sonoraville head coach Jim Kremer, a defensive guru who helped build Calhoun’s dominant squads under Hal Lamb. “Some people in the state think we’re weak in North Georgia, but from what I know is that teams in this area have been in the [Georgia] Dome quite a bit [for state finals].
“There are some explosive offenses in this region, and every game will be a challenge.”
Of course, if the offenses were so strong a year ago, that also means defenses often were left searching for answers. Six of the nine league teams — Murray County, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, Sonoraville, Gordon Central, North Murray and Coahulla Creek — gave up 30 or more points per game.