MCDONOUGH, Ga. — When Ola football coach Jared Zito showed up back in 2014 to take over a largely moribund program, he knew he’d have his work cut out for him. After all, he was taking the reins of a program that had never seen a winning season, let alone the playoffs. Future Division I/Power …
FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Latest poll features pair of ties for No. 1
Eventually it’ll all work itself out. But for now, several teams are stuck in a two-man tussle for the top spot in their respective polls. In Class AAAAAA, Colquitt County and Marietta are tied for No. 1, while Dublin and Rockmart share the top spot in Class AA. Both teams will have major non-region, non-classification …
Peach County-Lee County game to be a highlight matchup of top 10 teams
While region play for most teams is still a week or two away, several intriguing matchups featuring top 10 teams — some playing each other outside of their own classifications — will take place tonight. Arguably chief among them is the 8 p.m. matchup in Fort Valley, Georgia that features Class AAAAAA No. 1 Lee …
GSWA Football Poll – Week 3
AAAAAAA School, Points, Last Week 1. Colquitt County, 68 (5) 1 2. Marietta 65 (2) 1 3. Parkview 52 4 4. Grayson 49 3 5. McEachern 39 5 6. Archer 35 6 7. Lowndes 27 7 8. Hillgrove 20 9 9. Milton 17 8 10. North Gwinnett 7 10 Others Receiving Votes: Westlake 2, Walton 1, …
GSWA Preseason Rankings
Georgia Sports Writers Association/Associated Press Preseason Rankings For immediate release Class AAAAAAA Colquitt County Marietta Parkview Grayson Archer Milton Lowndes North Gwinnett McEachern Hillgrove Class AAAAAA Lee County Valdosta Northside Warner Robins Coffee Dacula Allatoona Harrison Stephenson Creekside Glynn Academy Class AAAAA Rome Carrollton Dutchtown Buford Bainbridge Warner Robins Jones County Wayne …
2018 Writing Contest Results
2018 Georgia Sports Writers Association Contest Division I Best Event Story On Deadline – Pro/College Sports Travis Jaudon, Savannah Morning News (Ga. Southern wins Camellia Bowl) Best Event Story On Deadline — High School Sports Dennis Knight, Savannah Morning News (Benedictine wins season opener over Burke Co.) Dennis Knight, Savannah Morning News (Benedictine wins …
Cedar Grove’s Jadon Haselwood headlines GSWA’s 2018 all-state football team
All-Classification Player of the Year Jadon Haselwood, Cedar Grove Class AAAAAAA Offensive Player of the Year Jordan Yates, Milton Class AAAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year Owen Pappoe, Grayson Class AAAAAAA Coach of the Year Adam Clack, Milton Class AAAAAA Co-Offensive Players of the Year Tate Rodemaker, Valdosta and Cade Radam, Creekview Class AAAAAA Defensive …
Five Questions with new Times-Georgian sports editor Mason Wittner
In an effort to increase connectivity with our sportswriter population here in Georgia, we’ll be launching a “Five Questions Feature” with new sports editors/sports journalists that come into our area and are a part of our association. From time to time we’ll also chat with other, more tenured sports journalism professionals across the state just …
Plenty of movement in latest Georgia Sportswriters football poll
As the final lap of the stretch run of the regular season draws near, teams are running out of opportunities to climb the top 10 rankings before playoffs begin. Several teams such as Lee County (Class AAAAAA), Rome (Class AAAAA), Blessed Trinity (Class AAAA), Calhoun (Class AAA) and Hapeville Charter (Class AA) have a chance …
Latest GSWA football rankings show new No. 1 in Class A
When it comes to top-ranked teams in this week’s Georgia Sportswriters Association poll, most squads simply reinforced their places at the top, or near the top, of their respective classifications. But the Irwin County Indians jumped from fourth to first in the Class A, public-private combined rankings, thanks to a sound 21-3 win over previous …