Eastside of Newton Co. was playing Morgan Co. in a fastpitch game last night when word came Newton was suspending sports. Morgan County coaches Jason McBay (pictured) & Anne Stamps decided to honor Eastside's 2 seniors in case it's their last HS game.
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@OfficialGHSA
It's official: The GHSA has passed a reclass plan that will have private schools in classes 3A to A playing for state championships separate from public schools starting in 2024-25. Power ratings will seed playoff brackets in all classes 3A to A (including public).
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GHSA to consider having all private schools in 3A-A play for one state title in every sport. There would be public-only state champions in 3A, 2A, 1A-I and 1A-II.
GHSA to consider separate private-school championships again
High-paying Georgia gets many of its best football coaches from Florida. Minimum stipends of $22,500 for Florida football HC's might curb that.
Possible bill would mean big raise for Florida high school sports coaches via
@pbpost
Congrats to Coach Adams on a great run at Cedar Grove!
On staff for 5 state titles, 2 as head coach. College football could be next.
Cedar Grove football coach Adams resigns to pursue other jobs
GA teams in MaxPreps preseason top 100
10. Buford
12. Carrollton
14. Hughes
20. Colquitt County
27. Gainesville
37. Walton
44. Milton
46. Parkview
52. Grayson
57. Mill Creek
66. Ware County
85. Westlake
The 2023 MaxPreps Preseason Top 100 High School Football teams heading into the Fall. 🔥
Gridiron hotbeds California (14), Texas (14), Florida (13) and Georgia (12) account for more than half the teams. 🏈
Full list ⬇️
Congrats to WaCo's Takeo Spikes, named Monday as one of 4 athletes to be inducted into NFHS Hall of Fame!
Spikes' 1994 WaCo team (15-0) was one of greatest in GHSA history. Spikes had 40 receptions for 751 yards that year; scored 22 TD; 33 TFL as LB; 3 INT; 2 blocked punts.
Can't believe it was just a month ago that Roswell stunned No. 2 North Cobb 46-43 in the playoffs and was the State Team of the Week.
Roswell trailed 43-34 w/ about 1:30 left, and North Cobb had the ball. But Roswell had Robbie Roper.
Jamin Davis's Georgia high school team won 1 game his senior season. He didn't start at Kentucky until his 4th season. Just got taken in 1st round of NFL Draft.
What does that say?
First-rounder Davis is ‘role model in today’s transfer culture’
Clarification on the GHSA's decision today:
Football 7-on-7 is allowed as intra-squad scrimmages, but not vs. another school. Still no pads, no helmets.
GHSA: "Workouts are conditioning only (inter squad competitions are allowed but competition between schools is illegal).''
Congrats to Kobe Hudson, GHSF Daily's State Player of the Week! The Troup QB passed for 326 yards, ran for 240, six total TD's vs. Ridgeland. GHSF Daily will be at his school this week to present POW plaque. Award sponsored by AstroTurf & Sports Turf.
Private schools won 6 of 8 basketball state titles in classes 3A-A (boys & girls). Next year, public schools will win all 8 while private schools will win 2 in the new 3A-A private division. No opinion on that, just pointing out things will be different next season in all sports.
Good luck to Georgia Super Bowl players:
Bucs:
Cameron Gill, Chapel Hill
Jeremiah Ledbetter, Gainesville
Kevin Minter, Peachtree Ridge
Andrew Adams, Woodward Acad.
Chiefs:
Tyreek Hill, Coffee
Mecole Hardman, Elbert Co.
Demarcus Robinson, Peach Co.
Harrison Butker, Westminster
East Carolina officially names Westlake's Rico Zackery as a DE/OLB assistant. Good luck to Rico in his return to college football and to Westlake in hiring a new HC. Good job available.
GHSA takes another step forward. Dr. Hines also asks districts to review COVID response policies. Current differences could wreak havoc once games begin.
GHSA lifts restrictions on showers, locker rooms, group size
Best wishes to Camden County coach Jeff Herron on his retirement. If you polled every coach in the state & asked which of their peers they liked and respected the most, Jeff Herron would finish
#1
.
@CamdenRecruits
@OfficialGHSA
Expect GHSA decision on fall sports this week. Likely either 'delay the season' or 'stay the course.'
GHSA president opposes canceling sports; key board meeting Monday
GHSF Daily is collecting all-region football teams. We published all 64 last season.
To coaches: Please include players' year in school (Sr., Jr.) & save us untold hours we annually spend on that duty to make these better to fans, media & college coaches who request it. Thanks!
Stetson Bennett, a former Pierce County Bear, is the 8th QB from Georgia over the past 42 seasons to lead a team to a national title. You're welcome to guess the other 7.
@PCHS_Football
@OfficialGHSA
Maurice Freeman, who won 250 games in Georgia and 2 state titles at Brooks County, is the new head football coach at Daleville High in Alabama. Georgia will miss you, coach!
@m14free
Jahmyr Gibbs of Dalton receives his GHSF Daily Player of the Week plaque at his school Thursday with (L-R) Ted Langford of GHSFD, Dalton coach Matt Land, Gibbs, Speizio Stowers of AstroTurf.
Gibbs, a Georgia Tech commit, rushed for 420 yards & 8 TD's vs. Ringgold!!
Can't express how important & influential this man was to GA HS football. SW DeKalb's Buck Godfrey will be inducted into the GA Sports HOF in Macon on Saturday.
Story:
Sonny Spurlock, outstanding OC & great friend to GHSF Daily, was forced into early retirement to care for his terminally ill wife. Hope folks will read this & help out. Spurlock has done great work at Tucker, Ware Co., Lamar Co., Lincoln Co., Stephens Co.
Congrats to
@HoustonEddrick
, GHSF Daily's State Player of the Week! He's a 247 5-star recruit who produces on Friday nights, one of state's most fearsome pass rushers for
@buford_football
.
(Thanks to our POW sponsor,
@STCFieldBuilder
!)
Collins Hill might not appreciate the rat poison, but ...
Here is every team in GHSA history that has beaten every opponent by 15 points or more:
1961 Carrollton
1968 Valdosta
1971 Valdosta
1994 Washington County
2020 Marist
2021 Collins Hill
Congrats to our state Player of the Week:
Wayne County RB/LB Matt Fuller!
Rushed for 291 yards & 4 TD on 14 carries, had 4 tackles in 49-20 win vs Bradwell Institute.
Pictured w/ coach Jaybo Shaw.
Thanks to this award's sponsor:
@STCFieldBuilder
!
@Matt27284681
@WayneCo_FB
Georgia Tech allows high school football coaches to request two (2) complementary tickets to attend all home games. You must be an active HS football coach or retired coach with a GHSA Lifetime Pass. (GT vs. UNC at 8 p.m. Saturday, btw)
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Congratulations to Walton junior QB Jeremy Hecklinski for being named GHSF Daily state POW after his performance last week vs. Buford. He celebrated Wed. with his offensive line and top players from the game.
@buford_football
@STCFieldBuilder
Fun to debate where football finals should be played, but keep in mind:
-It's decided by vote of all regions, not GHSA office.
-The 2006 vote to play at neutral site was unanimous. All South GA regions supported it.
-Mercedes-Benz charges $450,000 more than Georgia State.
Four of state's 23 NFL draft picks were essentially 0-star prospects coming out of high school. Only one 5-star prospect was taken. The median national ranking for Georgia's 23 draftees was No. 669.
In short: NFL players are not usually the ones you expect. They are usually the…
Chris Kelley was part of 82-game losing streak as player. As QB in '93, rode bus w/ 12 players to play Lincoln Co. (lost 72-0). Now in 22nd year as HC, leads alma mater Glascock Co. to 1st playoff berth. "Our little school has never quit.''
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Here’s our preseason Class 7A all-state team. Could’ve picked a second team just as good. High class is deep. Notice QB’s to pick from.
Had to make a lineup change this a.m. Never fails that a player transfers w/o notifying GHSF Daily. 😀 It’s usually not the punter, though.
Carrollton HS RB Bryce Hicks was presented the GHSF Daily state Player of the Week award on Wed. for his performance last week in the Class 7A state semifinals. His teammates, coaches and school officials were on hand for the presentation.
@Carrollton_High
Carrollton QB Ju Ju Lewis is on the cover of Sports Illustrated this month. Who remembers the last time that a Georgia high school football player was on an SI cover? He'll be inducted into the GA HS Football HOF on Oct. 21.
@marcusstroud99
Georgia will certainly miss Coach Freeman, who won 2 state titles at Brooks Co. He's expected to take a job out of state, probably in Alabama. His 250 wins ranked
#3
among active GHSA coaches.
Brooks County coach Freeman resigns
Georgia High School Football Daily will be returning to Inboxes across the Peach State on Aug. 1. Looking forward to our 10th season! We’re also working to establish a better social media presence. So expect some tweets to keep you up to date on what's happening.
Congrats to
@ahsbucsfootball
WR
@Asvntedas
, the
@GHSFdaily
state player of the week! Asante set a
@CCSD_AD
single-game record with 294 receiving yards. Scored all 5 of his team's TD's. Allatoona is 4-1 heading into big game vs. Harrison on Friday.
Well-deserved!
.
@mj_morris7
was 10-of-11 passing for 196 yards & 2 TDs, caught a 25-yard TD pass from himself, rushed for 82 yards, quick-kicked a 41-yard punt downed at 1-yard line & threw a game-winning, 33-yard TD pass with 41 seconds left.
@Carrollton_High
@PackFootball
Congratulations to Carrollton QB MJ Morris on being selected as the player of the week from the
@GHSFdaily
! His performance last week help lead the Trojans to a 37-32 victory over Westlake and put them in the Semi-Finals for the first time since 2013!
@Carrollton_High
GHSA could announce June 1 re-opening of sports (conditioning) on Friday if things go well in today's board of trustees meeting.
@OfficialGHSA
,
@GACACoaches
What GHSA’s guidelines for return of sports look like
Mill Creek also just set the record for most points for one team in a state championship game with 63. Record of 62 was held by 1971 Valdosta (vs. Avondale) and 2020 Warner Robins (vs. Cartersville).
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@GPBsports
Former Georgia HS quarterbacks who've won national titles:
1980 Buck Belue
1981 Homer Jordan
1990 Shawn Jones
1993 Charlie Ward
2010 Cam Newton
2016 Deshaun Watson
2018 Trevor Lawrence
2021 Stetson Bennett
2022 Stetson Bennett
(5 of the last 13, fwiw)
Georgia has more than 20 NFL Draft picks for the 4th time in history. Six are their schools' first NFL Draft pick
Georgia’s 21 NFL draft picks rank 3rd nationally, tied for 3rd in state history
''Competitive balance'' might be the future of GHSA reclassification. It's a long ways off yet but gaining steam. Imagine classifying schools based on how they historically perform and not simply school size or out-of-zone populations.
There will be a presentation on competitive balance at the
@GADACOACHES
conference on Friday, March 8th at 4pm. To attend you MUST be registered for the conference and have a conference badge.
Julian Lewis is the first player in state finals history to throw for more than 500 yards. One more TD was tie Aaron Philo's state record of six set two days ago.
GHSA has made its choice for new executive director. Tim Scott is slated to be voted in on April 15. Scott is superintendent of Dalton Public Schools.
Dalton’s Scott is GHSA trustees’ choice as new executive director
Congrats to former Georgia HS football players Nate Wiggins (Westlake/Clemson/Ravens) and Amarius Mims (Bleckley County/Georgia/Bengals) for their selections in the first round of the NFL Draft. (Wiggins also played at Grady/Midtown)
Congrats to Norcross QB A.J. Watkins (POY), Peachtree Ridge coach Matt Helmerich (COY) & all honorees on all-region team for Region 7-7A. Watkins had 17 rushing TD; 9 passing TD; 3 receiving TD.
We've published 20 of the 64 all-region teams so far:
Congrats to our Player of the Week!
Parkview's Trelain Maddox rushed for 220 yds on 12 carries, had 5 solo tackles, 5 assists, 1 INT & scored winning TD w/ 1:10 left in 35-32 win vs. North Gwinnett!
Also scored nice book bag from
@STCFieldBuilder
!
@ParkviewFB
@Trelain2raw
Most improved football programs this decade. Did you know it was Stockbridge? Congrats to coach Kevin Whitley, Stockbridge and all the schools on this list.
Today's issue:
Suddenly, we've got a 3-time champion vs. a 5-time champion on the
@OfficialGHSA
schedule this weekend:
@ELCAFootball
vs.
@BTTitansAD
Updated: ELCA to play Blessed Trinity after Pace game canceled
Georgia is No. 1 at NFL Draft!
Six former
@OfficialGHSA
players go in the first round. Florida is 2nd w/ 5. Two Georgia players in top 10, 3 in top 12. Two QB's for the first time in history.
State leads nation with 6 first-round picks in NFL draft