Four Hiram football players sign scholarships Hiram seniors Justin Collett, Julian Dickens, Austin Post and Trevor Wylie signed scholarships to play football at the collegiate level at a signing held at Hiram High School April 17.
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April 25, 2013 09:59 AM | 0 | 6 |
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Lithia Springs players sign football scholarships Lithia Springs players are still signing scholarships and letters of intent to play college football as Zack Kidd and Kalil Talps put ink to paper last week in front of teammates, friends and famil...
March 20, 2013 11:09 AM | 2 | 11 |
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Three Tigers heading to West Ga. Tech National Signing Day has passed, but players are still eligible to sign scholarships through April 1 and three of them are coming from Douglas County High School.
First-year head coach Jason Resper...
February 27, 2013 11:28 AM | 0 | 7 |
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Lithia Springs player signs at Tuskegee One week after National Signing Day, the day finally arrived when Lithia Springs High School middle linebacker Joseph Ross signed a football scholarship to Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Ala.
“I ...
February 20, 2013 11:50 AM | 2 | 7 |
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Paulding athletes sign to play college football A total of 13 football players from Paulding County School District signed college scholarships last week on National Signing Day.
The school district also hosted a countywide “Signing Day Spectacu...
February 14, 2013 10:33 AM | 0 | 6 |
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Three from Bartow sign to play college football National Signing Day was a busy day last week for area high school football players and both Cartersville and Adairsville high schools had players sign college scholarships from their programs.
Jos...
February 13, 2013 12:10 PM | 0 | 5 |
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Two Spartans sign at county wide event Joined by three other high schools in the county, South Paulding brought out two of their players to announce where they signed, live at the Stars and Strikes in Dallas.
Josh Anderson and Carnell ...
February 06, 2013 03:14 PM | 0 | 7 |
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Three Patriots sign at Stars and Strikes National Signing Day allowed for three senior football players of Paulding County High to come to the Signing Day Spectacular at Stars and Strikes in Dallas.
Four of the county high schools brough...
February 06, 2013 02:44 PM | 0 | 8 |
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North Paulding signs single player At the Signing Day Spectacular, North Paulding brought out Ron Bailey to the Stars and Strikes in Dallas to share his signing with the rest of the county.
Only starting his senior year, due to ine...
February 06, 2013 02:29 PM | 0 | 8 |
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Cartersville signs two to Division I schools It's National Signing Day and the football program at Cartersville High School could not let this day pass them by without signing anyone.
From this tradition of excellence, Cartersville had two p...
February 06, 2013 02:20 PM | 0 | 9 |
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Seven East Paulding players sign with colleges Four Paulding County School District high schools brought their football signees to Stars and Strikes in Dallas to officially commit to a university of their choice today.
Each player shared their ...
February 06, 2013 01:33 PM | 2 | 9 |
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Raiders take top all-region honors Region 5-AAAAA in 2012 included football teams making first-time appearances in the playoffs, old traditions standing strong and players doing their best to make a name for themselves.
The region’s...
January 02, 2013 04:19 PM | 0 | 15 |
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Yard-churning RB wins Thompson Trophy Running back Tre Mitchell of Chapel Hill High School is the 2012 recipient of the Howard Thompson Trophy.
“It was pretty cool to win. I was surprised and really happy. I didn’t think I would…I coul...
January 02, 2013 09:56 AM | 0 | 11 |
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Area gridiron standouts named to all-state team Westminster’s Harrison Butker , Lovett’s Grant Haley and Jason Grimes of Holy Innocents’ were first-team selections in the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State team, which was released...
Year in Review: Paulding had champions in football, swimming Paulding County athletes accomplished much in 2012 in a wide range of sports.
With 2013 just a week away, it’s time to recap three of the top stories of the year, from spring to winter.
For this ...
December 26, 2012 03:24 PM | 0 | 13 |
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Abernathy looks for another big game at Belk Bowl Ralph David Abernathy IV ’s college bowl debut in 2011 was memorable, to say the least.
The former Westminster standout and current University of Cincinnati player scored on a 90-yard kickoff retu...
Bridges looks to clear path to Vanderbilt bowl win Former Westminster standout Andrew Bridges has played a key role in the revival of Vanderbilt football the last two seasons with his strong performance on the offensive line.
The 6-foot-6, 275-po...
Local gridiron standouts named to all-region teams A number of local high school football standouts have been selected to all-region teams in honor of their accomplishments on the gridiron this season.
Riverwood placed several of its players on the...
Former Holy Innocents’ star finds new role at Duke Editor’s note : This article is the first in a two-part series on local former high school football stars now participating in college bowl games. Look for a feature on ex-Westminster standout Ra...
Former NFL star named Pace football coach It was only last summer that Chris Slade arrived at Pace as an assistant football coach.
Now, the former NFL star finds himself leading the school’s gridiron fortunes after being named its new he...
Ex-NFL star Slade selected as new Pace football coach Pace announced today that it has hired former NFL linebacker Chris Slade as its new football coach.
Slade replaces Matt Hall , who has been the school's only football coach since the program's i...
Cartersville falls just short of the Dome
After making it to the semifinals with a spotless 13-0 record, the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes have finished their season with a 21-10 loss to Buford Dec. 7— a loss, head coach Frank Barden sai...
December 12, 2012 10:49 AM | 0 | 13 |
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Lovett falls to Lamar Co. in AA state quarterfinals As it has done all season, Lovett made a late rally in its Class AA state quarterfinal game against Lamar County.
This time, however, the surge fell just short as the Lions saw their season and sta...
Howard Thompson Trophy nominees named On Nov. 26, five senior football players from the Douglas County School System were nominated for the annual Howard Thompson Trophy award based on academics, athletics and character.
The nominees w...
December 05, 2012 11:19 AM | 0 | 18 |
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Cartersville one win away from Georgia Dome The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes defeated Thomson 21-13 Friday night in the Class AAA quarterfinals, earning themselves one of the four spots in the semifinals.
The ’Canes are set to play perenni...
December 05, 2012 10:55 AM | 0 | 16 |
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Northside Football Scoreboard Here is a look at this weekend's local high school scores:
Friday
Lamar County 35, Lovett 28
Marist 15, Stockbridge 7
St. Pius X 40, Washington County 35
Raiders’ season ends in second round of playoffs First-year head coach Chuck Goddard predicted “a tight game” between his East Paulding Raiders and Stephenson .
“They have amazing athletes and a really good tradition of football, but so does East...
November 29, 2012 10:43 AM | 0 | 13 |
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’Canes dominate, squeak by in first two rounds of playoffs Round two of the state playoffs have come to an end and Cartersville is still in the running for the 3A Championship as they pulled out a 24-23 victory over the Titans.
The game was tied at seven g...
November 28, 2012 10:47 AM | 0 | 16 |
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Lovett lone local team left in state football playoffs Lovett is the only local team left standing as the state football playoffs enter the quarterfinal stage this week.
The Lions continued their run with a 23-0 victory over Manchester in the second ro...
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