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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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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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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Chapel Hill Panthers end season in playoffs Tre Mitchell’s yeoman rushing effort was not enough as Johnson-Savannah ended Chapel Hill’s season 32-23 Friday night in the first round of the GHSA Class AAA playoffs.
Mitchell rushed 42 times for...
November 21, 2012 11:03 AM | 0 | 16 |
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Alexander ends with two-game winning streak Alexander went into the last game of the season with a 1-8 record as they defeated Columbus 43-7 on Nov. 2 for their first win of the 2012 season.
After a rough eight weeks plagued by injuries and ...
November 15, 2012 05:34 PM | 0 | 16 |
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Douglas County working toward the playoffs With one week left in the regular season, the Douglas County Tigers are pushing hard to make it into the playoffs.
With Douglas County and their next opponent, Tri-Cities, tied at 1-3 in region pla...
November 07, 2012 05:55 PM | 0 | 17 |
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Lithia Springs gets first season win Eight games into the season and the Lithia Springs Lions are now 1-7 as they defeated the Woodland Wildcats on Oct. 19, 27-14, giving the Lions their first win of the season.
With the end of the se...
October 31, 2012 03:52 PM | 0 | 19 |
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New Manchester holding its own in first varsity football season After starting the season 2-0, the New Manchester Jaguars are now 2-5 overall as they fell to Allatoona 41-13 Friday, Oct 5, as part of their first region schedule.
With New Manchester opening its ...
October 10, 2012 04:45 PM | 0 | 15 |
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Chapel Hill enters region play after win Carried by the 308 rushing yards and three touchdowns of Tre Mitchell, the Chapel Hill Panthers won their first region game of the season against Rockmart, 23-22, on Sept. 21.
After winning their s...
October 03, 2012 12:58 PM | 0 | 17 |
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Alexander Cougars aim for first win of season With three games and a scrimmage behind them this season, the Alexander Cougars hope to get their first win of the season as they compete against Troup on Sept. 28.
Alexander has only seen one vict...
September 26, 2012 02:07 PM | 0 | 16 |
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Lithia Springs to face powerful Allatoona The head football coach of the Lithia Springs Lions is working with his team in normal fashion as it prepares to face the Allatoona Buccaneers Friday, Sept. 21.
While they are new to the region an...
September 19, 2012 11:31 AM | 0 | 16 |
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Tigers move on to face Chattahoochee after big win, loss The Tigers of Douglas County High are preparing to host Chattahoochee this Friday.
Going into this game, head football coach Jason Respert said he sees room for improvement in his 1-1 team.
He s...
September 12, 2012 03:25 PM | 0 | 16 |
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Douglas, Paulding counties’ two youngest teams meet on the gridiron This Friday, Sept. 7, the undefeated New Manchester Jaguars will host the North Paulding Wolfpack in a battle between the newest schools of Douglas and Paulding counties.
New Manchester already has...
September 05, 2012 12:12 PM | 0 | 15 |
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County rivals meet in preseason scrimmage Chapel Hill traveled to Alexander Friday for the first taste of football this season as they defeated the Cougars 19-7 in a preseason scrimmage.
The coaches met center field prior to the game as th...
August 22, 2012 05:34 PM | 0 | 19 |
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